tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post3775389130652498234..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Outmoded AttitudesJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-63595738848652922092009-06-11T11:49:55.673-10:002009-06-11T11:49:55.673-10:00thanks for the response
dwpsthanks for the response<br /><br />dwpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2309564948063325892009-06-11T09:30:11.816-10:002009-06-11T09:30:11.816-10:00.but wow, are you saying that pot used to flow in ...<em>.but wow, are you saying that pot used to flow in multiples of what it does today? </em><br /><br />Yes, locally grown mj was much more abundant before GH. Now much of what is available is imported.<br /><br /><em>and there is no correlation with the general increase in meth production and use on the mainland (ie, it went up all over the US in the 90s..including HI?)</em><br /><br />I'm sure there is a correlation with the general increase in use of meth nationally. However, some do argue that locally, the rising cost of pot, and the difficulty in growing one's own supply, made the relatively cheaper and longer lasting high of meth more appealing.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4855639979153439342009-06-10T09:42:39.368-10:002009-06-10T09:42:39.368-10:00Our polititians love to remind us of what "f...Our polititians love to remind us of what "free" country we are. "They hate us for our freedom." But we imprison a larger percentage of our population than any nation on earth - thanks to the war on drugs. Until that ends, we're not really that free - by definition.<br /><br />Jails are filled with non-violent folks who just wanted to get high. Instead they could be out working and paying into the tax coffers. But we're now paying to house and feed them, and paying the salaries and pensions of those that guard them. And their families are more likely to be on public assistance - when a breadwinner gets jailed.<br /><br />This war also forces police to enforce unpopular laws, diminishing the respect the officers get. I think the latest survey is 60-70 percent of population has tried pot. When something is illegal (even jail-able in Hawaii) and half the people use in anyway, it makes it easy for the government to persecute political enemies. Anti pot laws were frequently used to jail loud voices in the early civil rights movement.<br /><br />Like most wars, this war on drugs also includes an "educational" component, in which public schools fill our kids with anti drug propaganda - lying to them about how pot is a gateway drug, and the disasters that will follow if they try it. Of course, the kids try it, and no disaster ensues - so the result is just more mistrust of the government and antipathy for cops.<br /><br />Tax revenue from legal pot alone could knock some 10 percent off of the deficit. And in Holland, the violent crime rate is far, far less than here. Coffee shops, like pubs line the streets, without scandal or problem.<br /><br />And most of us know the history behind the prohibition - the protection of industry (Hearst newspaper) profits.<br /><br />I cant support legalizing meth, for example, but with pot- the case seems clear: increased freedom, less tax money spent on jails, more tax revenue, more respect for police, less crowded courts, safer drug supply (due to regulation), less profit for criminal element, and probably even more tourism. <br /><br /> When is some brave pol going to take on the alcohol lobby make the case? Arnold should be applauded for bringing this debate to the mainstream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-18170111040322796212009-06-10T09:40:54.080-10:002009-06-10T09:40:54.080-10:00"attitudes toward the missionaries "
--..."attitudes toward the missionaries "<br /><br />-- yes very interesting subject<br /><br /><br />"scuttling constituted a rather egregious instance of sexual harassment."<br /><br />-- sexual assault <br /><br /><br />"we understand that addiction and alcoholism is a disease"<br /><br />-- debatable, esp as to addiction<br /><br /><br />"subsequent scarcity of pot"<br /><br />-- i defer to long time residents...but wow, are you saying that pot used to flow in multiples of what it does today? and there is no correlation with the general increase in meth production and use on the mainland (ie, it went up all over the US in the 90s..including HI?)<br /><br /><br />"KPD spent $27,000"<br /><br />-- pennies <br /><br />six figures are spent all the time by kauai gov on lawsuits created b/ it was easier to settle a case than spend the political capital to fire a person, change a law, hire a qualified person, etc<br /><br /><br />dwpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com