Meghan McCain, the 27 year-old daughter of Senator John McCain, is currently promoting her new book, co-written by Michael Ian Black, titled America, You Sexy Bitch. (She wins a lot of points with me for choosing that title, because I’m sick of people acting like “bitch” is a dirty word. It’s not, bitches.) The book is a kind of travelogue across America with Meghan and Michael chronicling their adventures and talking politics. In an appearance on The Tonight Show recently, Megan discussed a point she made in her book, that she’s for legalizing marijuana and that she thinks it makes sense for the US economically. That’s a surprising stance from the daughter of a famous Republican politician. Here’s more:
During an appearance on Tuesday’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno, McCain discussed her new book, America, You Sexy Bitch, which includes a section about her advocating for the legalization of pot.
“I was living in Los Angeles very briefly last year, and I was shocked at how people here smoke weed the way people in New York pour wine,” she said. “Once I started doing research onto the economic benefits for our country by decriminalizing marijuana, I decided to come out publicly in support of it.”
McCain repeated her comments on The View Wednesday morning, adding that she’s “not a cannabis user … frequently.”
When Barbara Walters quipped that her “father’s going to be so proud,” McCain responded, “He knows everything … and he loves me.”
The discussion also prompted Elisabeth Hasselbeck to suggest a breathalizer-style system for testing marijuana users’ levels of intoxication before they drive, to which Sherri Shepherd responded: “You don’t leave the house when you’re high.”
[From People]
I like that she took a somewhat controversial stance on a typically liberal issue. This is a much better route to self-promotion than sharing potentially scandalous stories about herself to try and drum up publicity. I’m not saying her opinion isn’t genuine, just that she knew the attention this stance would bring. I wonder how her dad feels about this and if they’ve discussed it at the dinner table? He’s said that he’s against legalization, and he’s called marijuana a “gateway drug.” This is what John McCain said about marijuana in 1999. “I can’t support the legalization of marijuana. Scientific evidence indicates that the moment that it enters your body, one, it does damage, and second, it can become addictive. It is a gateway drug. There is a problem in American with alcohol abuse, and there’s no doubt about that. We have to do whatever we can to – prevention, education, and that applies to drugs too.”
I don’t have strong feelings about this because I grew up and live on the east coast, and I’m not a marijuana smoker. It’s just not something my friends do. I smoked in college a bit, but I don’t know a lot of people who toke up now. As Meghan mentioned, it’s much more common on the west coast due to medical marijuana and decriminalization out there. I agree with her, though, I think marijuana should be decriminalized across the country and not just in certain states. It’s also outrageous to me that people can obtain prescriptions for Oxycontin and other addictive and potentially deadly drugs but they can’t get a prescription for medical grade marijuana. That’s another issue I guess.
Megan on The Tonight Show:
Meghan is shown on 6-6-12 with her co-author, Michael Ian Black Credit: Michael Carpenter/ WENN.com
Yes! This girl gets major points for this. I have yet to hear a valid argument for NOT legalizing weed. Hell, put it in a vending machine and tax the hell out of it. Just get it out of the hands of dangerous criminals and druglords. It’s a plant, people. In fact, it’s a weed. It ain’t gonna hurt nobody 😉
@C/B-a prescrip for Oxy is VERY hard to get, which is why so many pharmacies get robbed for OC to the point that they don’t carry it in their stores anymore. Unless you’re famous and know a crooked doc, or you have back cancer/VERY severe pain, it’s very hard to obtain legally. On the streets, it’s easier to get but is very very expensive.
Hi Kitten…I agree, legalize it and put it on the shelves at the Wawa right next to the ciggy’s and chewing tobacco with a big ole tax added! That should put a dent in our deficit as well as free up the court system to deal with the real criminals!
One thing that bothers me a bit, is the surprise people show when a kid express’s ideas that differ from their parent. Are we not supposed to be raising individuals here? I mean it’s not like she is a radical on either side, which could be upsetting to a parent.
Hi Chat! Agree. I am SO about getting AWAY from how effin’ polarizing politics are. Can’t we all just agree that Dems and Repubs suck alike? Argh. Free-thinking is the easiest path to progress. Plus people always have an inate desire to denegrate anything that doesn’t resonate with them. Meaning-“if it’s not what *I* subscribe to, then it must be inferior”. It’s so juvenile. But alas, that is what is at the heart of politics right? Two teams vying for the largest fanbase.
Spot on Kit! I am heading down to DC this afternoon for the weekend to attend a wedding in which my oldest is a groomsman/family friends son is being married. I hope every stinkn politician has left the city before I get there!
Good for you. Let the farmers grow it so they can stay in business, tax the hell out of it, and we’ll be out of debt within a few years. The older I get the less I care about who smokes the Mary Jane. Let’s make a profit off of it and call it a day.
I definitely think it should be legalized, not only for the tax dollars it would bring in and the farmers it would help, but we would see a huge savings in the judical system. Depending on where you live there are still people going to jail for possession and many more on probation (Texas). Another bonus of legalizing is the fact that the Mexican drug lords are making apx 80% of their profits off of selling pot in the US and hundreds of people are dying every month because of their evil gready operations. To me it’s a no brainer.
I find her kind of annoying, but at the same time give her credit for not simply falling in line with party politics, and being open about what she thinks.
I’ve never smoked pot and have no interest in it, but basically agree with decriminalization. Especially when alcohol and Rx drugs seem to do a lot more harm.
Good for her. Then we could grow hemp too. Her dad had his head up his ass about pot.
Hasn’t been a gateway to anything for except getting off 14!!! Prescriptions.
It would become a huge moneymaker for the govt. they are voting on it here in mass. This nov. even Michigan and DC have passed. 17 states have, wake up America. It’s like a good glass of wine.
Big pharmacy does not want this to happen. Who will they sell all their snake oil to? The majority of the AMA supports MM.
I hope the country legalizes it ASAP.
No young girl ever passed out at a party and got date raped from a joint. Look at the sloppy alcohol parties where all kinds of crazy goes down. I’d rather my kids smoke pot than drink when they are of age.
After working with Palin, ANYONE would start smoking-up. Even McCain!!
That is why he has probably changed his stance.
OMG-why do I have to agree with Meghan McCain? This is one of my three main political issues: Decriminalization of marijuana, right to choose, and right to marry. I’m pro-drugs, pro-gays, and pro-abortion, and I want to ruin American and marriage according to the right-wing nut jobs. *sigh* The life of a Libertarian.
You know, I don’t even know what I am anymore except disillusioned.
I’ve always been a republican with Libertarian leanings. Maybe I should go independent.
I’m socially more liberal, fiscally more conservative and I think our two big parties are both full of shit.
ha, and you just described exactly how I feel/think about politics..
Tiff…that is me…previous Republican now registered Independent because I have moderate views as you do per your description. There are alot of Republicans who believe in a lot of what the Dems support such as gay marriage, pro choice and legalization of weed…but are adamantly against big government and lack of individual accountability.
Totally the way I feel!
Shoot, we are on a permanent tour with Cirque, so obviously I am socially liberal. I am conservative about some things.
The more you watch and really learn, it’s all just a big shill game for big government, big banking, Monsanto, lobbyists. Completely corrupt on both sides. The pres doesn’t even do anything, he green lights the same guys to run the financials and the SEC, as the last guy.
Some great docs on Netflix. Bush one to Clinton to Bush deux to Obama, they put the same guys who led to our downfalls back in charge. We know who really runs the game.
I told you I’m starting my new Western country, with a consumption tax, legal weed and social equality for all…and lots of Champagne and strawberries.
That’s always how I describe myself, since many people hear “Libertarian” and think “liberal.” I’m socially uber-liberal, fiscally conservative, and pissed off in general. Marijuana would be a good choice for me-currently I drink instead. I am formally applying to be the first immigrant to OriginalTiffanada or whatevever you decide to name your new country.
I’m a recovering Democrat-I’m now registered as an Independent but I’m definitely fiscally conservative. I’m totally sick of both parties and soooo disappointed in Obama. What a mess this country is in-and now we’re going to go after Lance Armstrong for doping?? Really?! UGH.
Hey, I called it the other day. I’m dividing the line north and south and I’m taking the west, including Hawaii, where my presidential beach house will be on hanalei bay. I’m including BC because they are cool.
I’m Toying with the name. No douchebags, famewhores, lobbyists or blohans welcome!
The stupidest new law? They want to make it a 200 dollar fine in NYC to purchase more than a 16 ounce soft drink. That makes it twice as illegal as pot. THAT my friends is what we are wasting money on when people are being foreclosed on, driven out of their jobs and insurance.
SOFT DRINKS! Yes, a wise use of money and police time. See how much America ISN’T a sexy bitch right now?
@ChatCat, the present Democratic party is very much conservative. They are a lot more centered-right than previous administrations. Which makes a lot of Democrats mad, because they are looking for something more aggressive in response to the other party’s also aggressive behavior.
But I think the new supreme-right Republican party is very much scaring reasonable people. Just thinking about what was said during those awful GOP debates makes me ashamed that those people are also Americans (booing a US soldier for coming out was the least of them).
I think it is a difficult topic, while it could be good for the economy, I do believe it is a gateway drug. Count me undecided on the subject!!
Gateway to what? Pot smokers, I know a million, typically do nothing but smoke pot. In fact, none of them do anything else but drink a bit.
Pot does not lead to coke or smack. Proven fact. It is a natural plant that isn’t even cured like tobacco to give you cancer.
Hooray for the pot smokers. I’ll spark one up for you later. Oh, I’ve never tried another illegal drug, I held down a super demanding job for 20 years, had two amazing kids and rode 100 mile endurance horse rides. All while smoking. Not at work or pregnant or nursing, because it isn’t addictive. You can easily give it up for that stuff. Was harder to give up caffeine.
Please read up on how they made all the drug laws in the first place. Stupidest thing ever.
You can be a total contributing member of society on pot, no mean angry drunks either.
The main reason it’s “gateway” is because it is an illegal substance! Therefore to get it, you interact with people who might not do legal things all the time (especially if you are young). Then you are exposed to other illegal items from drug dealers (potentially). Make it legal, eliminate that link!
Yes, yes and yes to everything you just wrote. Same here…except the horses…but I run between 10-15 miles per week, don’t smoke cigarettes and have had a full time (well paying) job since I graduated high school amost 20 (gag) years ago! Same goes for my husband…
Embo, it is completely and totally legal in the state I live in. Find another argument. Alcohol is the gateway because it blasts you out of your mind like big drugs do.
Pot smokers like to be mellow, they usually aren’t gonna go do coke or meth you know?
I use for medical reasons. I used to be on fentanyl for pain and loads of benzos for anxiety, not to mention the anti depressants from the other pills effects. I am unable to eat or not be in pain without pot.
It’s legal in 17 states. Read up. Educate yourself, I’m not saying do it, but understand how drug laws were made in the old days and then come back with a rational argument about what should be legal and what shouldn’t. You didn’t even know it was legal in so many places. I now see you said legalize, but in general people should know how the drug laws were formed based on racism and ignorance.
It barely got defeated nationwide in the US AND in Canada. It will be legal soon. Mark my words.
Oh, and I wrote this high, so obviously my brain on drugs isn’t too muddled.
Great post 🙂 Marc Emery is sitting in a US jail for selling seeds (and was paying taxes on this business the whole time) while others who have killed while drinking and driving are scott free, which is sheer insanity, but that is our “Harper” government in Canada.
I know. Poor guy, it’s a crime what they did to HIM!
I’m hoping things will have changed in Canada by the time we go back next year. A full third admit to being regular pot smokers, never been hassled there. Decriminalized there as well.
When can you guys vote Harper out? I should ask my kids, they still attend Quebec school system even though Cirque travels.
There’s no way it’s a “gateway” drug!! That is ludicrous. I started working when I was 16 and have worked ever since. I put myself through college (TCU), while working the whole time and did not go into debt to do it. I’ve smoked weed for 40+ (yikes!!) years. I work hard and make good money and have never failed to pay my taxes. I don’t do other drugs…I never have. To me it makes no sense that we do not legalize it.
I can’t believe I’m going to say this.
I love pot. I smoke everyday. I’d rather smoke than drink or take any drugs, but it can be a gateway drug just like it can be addicting to some. It all depends on the person and their personality and tendencies.
I know plenty of people who started smoking and then moved on to bigger and badder things. Of course just because they smoked pot doesn’t mean that’s why they try other things, but some people do think hey, this is nice, let me try coke or whatever.
Doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be leagalized or decriminilized. I shouldn’t have a flipping record because there was a roach in my ashtray!! I’ve been denied jobs because of that crap! >=(
I’m 23 and in college and if I get denied for a job at Spencers of all places because of that, I can only imagine how great my career life will be… Pft!
You make a good point person3514, not everyone will behave or be affected the same way. But I don’t believe it’s a gateway drug. A person is much more likely to decide to do something really stupid when they are drinking than when they are smoking pot. I know things are so much harder now if you’re a smoker and trying to get a job. The answer is not that hard. When you’re job hunting you HAVE to quit until you get hired. Most companies will not test again once you have the job. I’ve worked for the same company now for 19 years and the owners know I smoke. Of course they didn’t know for a very long time but now it’s no biggie. You don’t have let the weed keep you from having a great career!! Good luck!!!
To believe is to not know. It’s not a gateway drug that has been debunked of the last twenty years, you should really do some research.
Couldn’t agree more with her stance on this issue. I’m also so sick of people saying it is a ‘gateway’ drug. I know lots of people who smoke pot for years and they have no desire to try anything harder. But that could just be that the pot makes them lazy.
You know what’s a REAL *gateway drug*? ALCOHOL. Shoot, I’ve seen kids who have never done ANYTHING suddenly think an eight ball is a “great idea (!)” after too many jack and cokes. You never see pot-smokers do that. Pot-smokers are gonna get high, watch a few Tarantino films, eat some Twizzlers and then promptly go to sleep.
Completely and totally agree that alcohol is the one thing that makes you do stupid things! And it is perfectly legal.
Everytime I’ve tried it it made me crazy. Like I was super freaked out and couldn’t leave my apartment. So I’m the weirdo who can’t mess with it, but why not legalize it?
I agree, it should be legalized and taxed. It would help with the deficit and free up jail space for the real criminals. I hate it being described as “gateway”, it’s not true in a lot of cases. Some people smoke and that’s all they do..
I’m not surprised with her stance. She’s often left-leaning when it comes to social issues. It is nice to see someone who actually figures out their own ideas rather than blindly following everything under the veil of the party they’re registered as(as so many-on either spectrum-do). That said, she STILL ANNOYS THE HECK OUTTA ME!
Totally love her. I totes agree too! I have respect for John McCain and he def raised an daughter who can think for herself!
I do live on the East Coast, and I would say that most of the people I hang out with (young professional age range 25-35) actually smoke from time to time as opposed to having a drink to unwind! No problems with it at all, it’s quite relaxing! Plus, I get more accomplished if I am a little buzzed from MJ as opposed to alcohol!
My aunt and mother always say if it were legal/decriminalized they would partake too.
Really, what’s the big deal. Tobacco and booze are allowed, and it’s certainly not any better or worse than these two choices.
Also, if anybody read the Jezebel article that was posted on the links section of C/B yesterday (re: military refusing to fund abortions for female soldiers) then you would know that McCain was one of a few who atcively OPPOSED this. I think it was McCain, Sheehan and Scott Brown?
She’s a spoiled rich girl with too much time on her hands, who is always trying to shock people. I really don’t care what she has to say.
Do you know what would really be shocking? If she got a REAL JOB!
Pot can be a gateway to drugs. Example.
I’m from the west coast and in Canada we get good pot. My friend moved out east for school, where the quality of pot just nearly isn’t as good and he missed that really great feeling that good pot gives you. Since all of the east coast pot wasn’t up to his standards, he started doing harder stuff to ‘chase’ the high that you get from west coast pot.
However, it is technically a HERB, not a drug.
Sorry, but this doesn’t make much sense to me and speaks more about your friend than it does about pot. There is no equivalent to the high you get from weed-other drugs cannot replicate that so I dont understand the “chasing the high” thing. It’s not heroin ya know? And I feel VERY sorry for your friend if he thinks there isn’t good weed out east. Holy hell, I feel TERRIBLE for him. Has he ever been to a beautiful state called VERMONT? Because I can assure you, the BEST stuff in the country is coming out of that state, I don’t give a damn what they have out west or in Canada.
And now I must retreat from this board as I’m starting to feel like I sound like a pot-head! Ugh. 😉
makes me think of the guy in school. “its not addicting, i know it, i smoke it everyday” lol
the money should be used to make people realize all drugs are only for losers who fail at life. its so pathetic to see people who need drugs in their lives.
oh and “alcohol is allowed” is a pretty weak argument. just because some digusting drug is allowed it doesnt mean another should be allowed too.
The same can be said for alcohol, or ciggs, or food etc…are all of those partakers losers failing at life as well? Your take just seems a wee bit harsh.
I read where Alaska tried this back in the 70’s,but they reversed the law,mainly because it had a devastating affect on the young teen population…..talk about dumbing down a generation….Sarah Palin Hmmm? Pot today is laced with all types of mind altering drugs. People have to remember that once you kill a brain cell..that’s it…..they unlike livers can’t be cured with a transplant.
You’re incorrect, pot DOES NOT kill brain cells, that was a myth based on a study that has since been proven wrong. It is actually alcohol that kills brain cells, do some more research…
Do your research. Most pot dispensaries sell organic grown in house. No other substances. You can grow your own, it is a plant, an herb that just needs drying.
There has NEVER been an OD, a definitive case of cancer due to pot, it does not kill your brain cells. There are no empirical studies that back your position up.
Do I sound adled to you? You sound ignorant to me.
BTW, I am happy to see that most people see what’s up with this issue. Make it legal, make it home grown or tax it, but let’s put the murder and cartels to an end in regards to marijuana.
The prison overcrowding would ease up too. There is no down side to this.
Pot is not physically addictive that has been proven time and time again. It is mentally addictive like video games, tv, gambling, and food all of which are legal to do.
You really do not know very much about pot. Pot itself is organic,it is the cool little additives that the distributors will add to pot to differentiate their pot from other varieties on the open market. You know like the nicotine they added to cigarettes which in turn created a tobacco lobby which in turn was used to fight the big bad lawyers who sued on behalf of their clients who became addicted and suffered the consequences of their addiction like CANCER!
Garvels-you’re starting to sound like someone with an agenda. Amazing that you can predict the future. Anyway, if they did go that route and start adding chemicals/additives to weed there will still always be an alternative and you will ALWAYS be able to find organic weed (um grow it yourself maybe????). Just like you can go to McDonald’s or you can shop at Whole Foods OR you can grow your own fresh produce. Your argument is just so silly….
I don’t need the government dictating what I put in my body-whether it be a 16 oz soda, a pack of smokes, 3 beers, whatever.
Well, bless your heart. I guess my degrees, super successful job, big ass house, and happy son and husband make me a loser at life. I didn’t realize that being happy in my marriage and family, financially secure, and successful in my chosen field was failing-you know, since I like to drink and all, and alcohol is apparently a “disgusting drug” that is only for “losers who fail at life.” Good thing I have you here to set me straight!
Julie-you sound like fun. Let’s go out and party.
What about the thousands of people who are hooked on prescription drugs, would you say they are all losers as well?
I worked in the pharmacy industry and had customers tell me along the lines of “I wish I never took this drug in the first place, because it doesn’t help me and if I try to go off I get withdrawals” with various antidepressants.
Also had customers flip out on me if they couldn’t get their clonazepam because it was too soon for their refill. A good read on this subject is called Addiction by prescription, by Joan E Gasby.
I believe it is the pharmaceutical industry that is keeping weed illegal because they don’t want to lose customers.
So if pot is legalized,we will have lawyers sue the pot growers just like they sued big tobacco. I can’t stand 2nd hand smoke and cigarettes period…so now we will have people smoking cancer sticks laced with all types of fun mind altering drugs….sounds like fun fun fun. This should be great for the developing brains of young teenagers. This will remove the problem of incarceration for pot use but it will introduce major societal problems;expect obesity to be on the rise due to the munches…ha ha ha.
It would be illegal for those under 21 JUST LIKE alcohol. And you won’t be able to smoke anywhere designated areas only, again just like alcohol. If we use common sense and treat this just like the rules with alcohol and cigs, things will be fine and you will be okay. Let people smoke without fearing the law as you get to go to the bar and drink till your heart’s content and it’s okay to do.
Ha ha ha..like a law stating you have to be 21 will prevent teens from partaking in pot. I have no problems with medical marijuana or even reducing the penalties for pot possession, but I can see all types of problems if pot is legal on the open market. You will have distributors lacing their pot with all types of substances in attempts to make their pot the best. The tobacco industry used nicotine to ensure a generation of smokers and healthy profits. Instead of taxpayer dollars going to police illegal drugs,they will be spent on rehab facilities etc… do people actually think that cigarettes cause cancer but reefers are cancer free”?
In general, it is the curing of tobacco that makes it so carcinogenic. Not the plant itself. The rates of cancer smoking uncured is much lower.
You sound like you don’t know much about pot. Who’s adding to it if I am growing it? MM is not added to. Read up please.
@Garvels, like most products made for consummation, marijuana products or sub-products will also abide under either Food and Drug Administration laws, and list pharmacological ingredients.
I think you got your point all reversed: Pot dealers DO lace their products in order to ensure a better high and aim for repeat customers, but if under federal law and control (or would it be state?) pot products would be under much-tighter quality control.
The whole, “read up on it, please,” “do your research,” is, in itself, insulting. Look at so many other controversial subjects that, at least to the degree of people’s arguments, are hardly proven, or supposedly are(nice what’s fed to us on either behalf)-scientists with global warming, the cooldown, the reason for this disorder, that disorder, why we exist etc. When someone says, “it’s scientifically-proven,”THAT is an ignorance-as that stuff always changes, some things years from now that we first understood otherwise, other junk, years in the making. On a big or small scale. I, personally, am not going to be held in a conviction one way or another, but I think we should try-it just seems it would be difficult(with beaucracies amd what not). I realize I misspelled some jazz.
I support anyone who supports or brings attention to the issue of legalization/decriminalization of marijuana. Anything that gets the word out and raises awareness. It’s not evil, it’s pot.
The only people that are for continuing marijuana prohibition are hypocrites, people that haven’t done their research, and industries that stand to lose a lot if made legal like big pharma, alcohol/tobacco industry, the paper industry, and the cancer industry. Reefer madness was made up by these people because the medicinal plant grows very easily and they can’t make money on it. Stop believing the hype and research for yourself. You people on here against DO realize that NOT ONE SINGLE person has EVER died as a direct result of marijuana right? Considering that thousands of deaths each year from alcohol and tobacco we can reason that marijuana is far safer than either of those two.
A big yay on everything you said. If you add the more than 200,000 RX deaths, it’s pretty compelling, non?
I do wonder if there has ever been a violent fight over Cheetos sometimes. That’s your biggest danger with pot.
If you OD(not technically possible I don’t think!), you just fall asleep!
agreed, profitable and reasonable to take this harmless (beneficial) plant and make it a proud and profitable industry. It is a medicinal miracle for many, many illnesses, and big Pharma (death merchants) keep pumping out misinformation about cannabis, such as what Meagan’s father John McCain is spouting about addiction. Lies. Please support full legalization of cannabis for everyone in America, land of the free and home of the brave. I salute you Meagan McCain. This is an issue that you should immerse yourself in, and continue to advocate for!
About an hour ago, a co-worker that I am close to told me she has cancer and is starting chemo. One of the thoughts that ran through my head was that it’s too bad we’re not in a state with legal medical marijuana. It just intensified my already extremely passionate stance on this subject…
So smoking does not cause cancer? I am all for medical marijuana. I am opposed to legalizing it so young teens can become addicted to smoking reefers. You don’t think that distributors will place addictive additives like nicotine to the pot when creating their special variety of pot?
How many times can I say this. Where pot is legal you can easily grow your own. Its no harder than your average houseplant, and I used to do it when I was living at my permanent residence.
I believe it is 6 plants in Ca, states differ.
Slow your roll, dude. It’s breast cancer. I seriously doubt it’s tied to any type of smoking. I was more thinking for the nausea relief and appetite boost that chemo patients experience when they smoke up. But you know, if you want to get all hostile, you go ahead and do that…
One idea behind decriminalization is that you grow and smoke your own. A true grass-roots movement, if you will. Part of the problem with the current situation is that it creates a void for production-there’s a higher risk, higher reward for producers and distributors, and the people filling that void are often, though not always, motivated by profit. If your dealer is unethical, he’s already looking to increase his revenue stream by increasing the addictive properties as a way to hook you in-he’s creating a false gateway to move you to another substance. It’s not marijuana’s fault. If you decriminalize, anyone who wants to grown their own herb can have it planted right next to their basil. If you legalize it, then you do have to create regulations to avoid artificially increasing addictive properties, and a whole industry will spring up. It’s a fine line, and I won’t pretend I have all the answers, but our current system is broke. The “War on Drugs” is a useless joke.
People vaporize dude, no cancer there cause no smoke. But im sure you knew that alreay… Herb tea is used in many cultures as medicine. research people just google.
@PrettyTarheel, don’t forget appetite suppression that chemo causes, and (obviously) pot helps counteract. You need to up your white-cell blood count while battling illness, and nourishment is the first step.
I’m a democrat, and I have to say I enjoy Meghan a lot. I think she’s super smart and her own person. I honestly don’t see what the big deal is about pot. There needs to be laws about it like drinking. Not in public, can’t be behind the wheel. Other then that, I have no problem with it. To each there own.
I have changed my mind on this subject because I just saw old Bloomberg on TV talking about banning large sodas. I am sick and tired at how large and intrusive government has become! I am sick and tired of the government telling restaurants in New York that they can’t place salt on tables and I am sick and tired of the government twits telling us what we can and can not eat…..so I say anything goes!
I am for legalizing not only pot but all drugs including prescription drugs.If we legalize pot,additives will be added to it to create the addiction affect so you might as well go and legalize all drugs. If we did this, it could also negatively impact the drug cartels cashflow and business. If a person wants a prescription drug,they should be able to buy it, by just signing off on a waiver. People who chose to indulge in drug use can not sue the vendors if they become addicted or take ill due to their habit. I do not want to see another battle against big Tobacco. People will take the drugs at their own risk!
I also absolutely do not want my tax payer dollars to go towards creation of rehab clinics or to welfare cases addicted to drugs.
Did you read anything that was said to you? At all? Legalization and/or decriminalization means we’re growing our own. You keep beating this same tired drum in the same dramatic way. Also, I have news for you-right now, your insurance premiums are helping people kick nicotine and your tax dollars are going towards federally funded rehabilitation programs. Legalizing production means, for individuals who grow for profit instead of personal use, that they have regulations, documentation requirements, accountability, and FDA testing, just to start.
How are you going to police your system and differentiate black market drugs from government approved drugs?? Are you going to have to show the paperwork for your pot if you are pulled over? This is a pipe dream? Your solution will just make lawyers richer and the government larger. If you are going to legalize it then legalize all drugs.
I think you are naive to think that people will only want to buy the government approved pot. The people in the black market will produce a better brand of pot that people who indulge in drugs will want to try. The government approved pot may not get them high enough, so they will resort to the black market brand. You are then back to where we started from where the police will be arresting people for taking the black market drug, verses the government approved drug. That is why I say if you are going to legalize pot then you need to go all the way and legalize ALL drugs.
One more thing…I always have thought medical marijuana should be legal if the physician prescribes it for his patients. If people wish to legalize pot for everyone for recreational use, then that is where I go off the reservation and state that all drugs should be legal if you legalize pot, due to the logic I used in my prior comment.
@ Prettytarheel-you’re awesome.
We’ve been speaking specifically about pot here, which is why I’ve been addressing pot, but I am personally for the decriminalization of drug posession and use. I believe that if you can produce something, it’s your right to use it. When you begin to infringe on anyone else’s rights, then you are eligible for prosecution (I could go off on this tangent for days). To your point about the police, this is the difference between decriminalization and legalization. If you decriminalize-you can make it, grow it, and possess it for personal use, but you can’t be selling it all over the place, so you don’t have an issue with someone else adding stuff to your pot without your knowledge. If you have your pot in your possession, you’re not driving under the influence, and it’s for personal use, then it’s no one’s business what’s in it. If you legalize it, you have to have the licenses to make it, sell it, and package it, the FDA has to approve it, and it will be clear if what you possess is legally made or not. Can anyone not clearly identify moonshine when they see it? Even if it’s been properly distilled, it’s usually obvious that it was not produced legally. I personally believe decriminalization is the way to go, with the understanding that the government will not get any financial gain, they will just cut funding for the so-called War on Drugs.
I wish it would be legalized nationally also. In California it’s a constant battle between federal, state and even city governments for the medical shops just to stay open. It’s ridiculous for people that need it to have to go way out to the middle of no where, as if they are doing something illegal, just to get a prescribed drug.
I also agree that alcohol use, alcoholics, do way more damage to publicly and personally than marijuana smokers.
I also am for the complete and immediate legalization of all drugs. And, mind you, not because I do drugs, because I don’t.
Legalize all drugs, prescription meds excluded. That’s where my opinion differentiates from yours, garvels, because that’s meds, not drugs, and there must be a reason why people who are allowed to precribe them have to go through long years of university education which provides them with enough knowledge about those meds. But that’s just my opinion.
What the legalization of drugs would do is: It would, on one hand, provide governments with a lot of tax money and it would create a lot of new jobs, which is, if I am not mistaken, one of the main problems worldwide in the contemporary economic situation.
AND it would, from one day to the other, dry up a lot of wells crime wise. It would be the biggest blow into the face of organized crime ever. These people fund murder, slavery, and terrorism. Taking away two thirds (my estimation) of their income would do a lot of good and save a lot of lives. The End.
Well, I have to say I like this girl. She seems a lot of level headed than a lot of Republicans I’ve encountered (no offense intended) and I even admire John McCain. He proved himself to be a total class act during the ’08 election.
I love how she gave Babs a screen-door to the face slam:
When Barbara Walters quipped that her “father’s going to be so proud,” McCain responded, “He knows everything … and he loves me.”
Game, set and match….
Love that! Totally rad
This is for some of you:
“The available evidence suggests that removal of the prohibition against possession itself (decriminalization) does not increase cannabis use. … This prohibition inflicts harms directly and is costly. Unless it can be shown that the removal of criminal penalties will increase use of other harmful drugs, … it is difficult to see what society gains.”
– Evaluating alternative cannabis regimes. British Journal of Psychiatry. February 2001
Does anyone else find it hilarious that I hit this page again (for like the 8th time today), and the ad on top is for DelRay Addiction Treatment Providers? Apparently they think I have a problem!
I’m pretty sure that Meghan McCain is the only one who cares what Meghan McCain thinks.
Quite appropriately, today in the news:
Rhode Island voted to decriminalize pot. Way to go!
I doubt we’ll see the day it’s legalized other than medicinal purposes, besides…it smells like sh*t! 🙂
I work with medical marijuana (plant scientist) but I don’t partake because I do not have a medical need. The potential medical benefits are vast and many academics are extremely keen to pursue further research. The public has been mislead: alcohol and tobacco are far more detrimental. I hope in my lifetime it is legalized and taxed, but I’m doubtful.
How many times do you hear about someone smoking a joint and beating the crap out of their wives? Or killing someone in a DUI?
How many times do you hear about someone getting drunk and beating the crap out of their wives? Or killing someone in a DUI?
I rest my case.
Albert Camus was a genius and he turned his back on politics.
someone needs to tell megan that sleeveless tops are not her friend.
Marijuana should be legalized because it can be used as medicine. It helps to stimulate appetite and relieve nausea in cancer and AIDS patients.But if should not be used as drugs.