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Old 02-05-2004, 11:35 AM   #89
Troubleshooter
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Originally posted by Uryoces
I hit the tail end of this conversation, but I think pot should be decriminalized, not legalized. Slap on the wrist instead of jailtime for something as dangerous as wine, IMO.
Guys like these make smokers look bad:

http://www.thestranger.com/2003-11-13/city3.html

SEATTLE'S DUMBEST POTHEADS
Or, How to Get Busted, Post-I-75
Erica Barnett

By passing I-75, the initiative making marijuana possession Seattle cops' "lowest law-enforcement priority," in September, voters handed potheads a pass to indulge in their favorite illicit substance without police interference. Starting in September, Seattle cops were ordered to ignore small-time possession and only arrest dope fiends dumb enough to flaunt their pot use in public.<snip>
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