Let's all talk about our experiences smoking weed. That'll be farging great.

[ice grillin you]

i was joking skipster as it would be aprroximately the 47th time in the last six months that its happened

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I think that might be a slight exaggeration.

[SunMo]

45?

[Seabiscuit36]

900%

[Sgt PSN]

I think weed should be legal and taxed.  And hookers too.  But only the pretty ones. 

[Diomedes]

I think the U.S. should have a lot less prisoners.  It's nuts to keep this many people in jail, under supervision.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Legalize gambling.

Tax it and that would take a fat chunk outta the national debt.

[Diomedes]

it is already legal to the point of saturation...from atlantic city to mississippi to vegas to reno to connecticut

not to mention every state has government run numbers games and many have slots, horse tracks, etc.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'm talking more about sports gambling. Legalize it and make it like the lottery so I can bet whenever and wherever I want to.

[Diomedes]

So, more government huh?  More taxes, more commissions, more panels? 

Sounds stupid.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Put it under whoever deals with Vegas and AC and the lotteries. Want to keep taxes low on wages, legalize sports betting.

[Diomedes]

Nevermind that gambling revenues accrue to the detriment of the poorest and least educated?

And what exactly does this have to do with the country's failed drug policy and (quite literally) war on personal freedom?

[ice grillin you]

And what exactly does this have to do with the country's failed drug policy?

coke is rampant around casinos?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Nevermind that gambling revenues accrue to the detriment of the poorest and least educated?

And what exactly does this have to do with the country's failed drug policy and (quite literally) war on personal freedom?

Who cares what people spend their money on? Whether it is legal or not, like drugs, people will still buy it or lay down bets. Why not legalize it so the govt gets caked off?

And it has zero to do with drugs, sorry to go off topic. But anyways, poor and the lesser educated buy alot of drugs too. So shouldnt your argument to legalize drugs refelct that too?

[Diomedes]

Hey, I didn't say it shouldn't be done..I was asking questions.

Thing is, we aren't turning millions of people into criminals on account of gambling being illegal.  Our prisons and parole offices are not full of gambling convicts.  We're not winnowing away our liberties and pissing away our wealth to fight a holy war against sports betting.   See my point?