About time, maybe 50 years too late. Of course then we had President Nixon – so no chance then. You could smell the weed smoke in the college dorm halls.
The liquor industry is still stunned wondering why all those lobbying efforts and campaign contributions stopped working to keep reefer madness from destroying lives.
The tobacco companies are gleeful. They’re back…back in the USA. In a short time they will be rolling out (pun intended) their brands. Four out of five doctors recommend….
I like the pardon plan. Our governor is looking at doing the same thing for our state. But I don’t quite know if I like this cartoon. Is he pro or con?
So Campbell thinks that someone caught with even very small amounts of pot deserves the sometimes decades long prison terms ithat often are longer and in more severe prisons and jails than those even for some violent crime? And no, I do not use pot but I do think that the charges and prison terms are draconian. Is Campbell a descendant of Carrie Nation?
So Campbell would you pardon the traitorous rioters of 1/6 and those who incited them or those who used pot and got caught? Again I do not use drugs but think the laws are like the overblown actions of Carrie Nation and think one set of pardons from the sitting president does far less harm than most all of the pardons by TFG
@brwydave_ Yep. And I’m not only glad they made it legal, but more smoke shops are starting to sell it and we can also buy it online despite the fact much of it has been toned down THC wise.
It is a US citizen majority supported decision that should have been done decades ago. Looks like it is just upsetting to the right wing extremists that Biden was the one that got it done. It’s not like he pardoned the majority of the key players in his campaign and administration for convictions associated with not divulging association with russian interests or stealing the funds from a build the wall non profit, or Don King for murder.
On the whole, the initial economic effects of Prohibition were largely negative. The closing of breweries, distilleries, saloons , truckers, waiters, and other related trades led to the elimination of thousands of jobs. Prohibition cost the federal government a total of $11 billion in lost tax revenue, while costing over $300 million to enforce.
The growth of the illegal liquor trade under Prohibition made criminals of millions of Americans who were tempted by the inflated profits of illegal activity. As the trade in illegal alcohol became more lucrative, the quality of alcohol on the black market declined, killing on average, 1000 Americans each year.The effects of Prohibition on law enforcement were also negative. Police officers and Prohibition agents were tempted by bribes or the lucrative opportunity to go into bootlegging themselves. Many stayed honest, but enough succumbed to the temptation that the stereotype of the corrupt Prohibition agent or local cop undermined public trust in law enforcement. The jails and courts were overflowing demanding time that could have been devoted to other crimes.
We need to learn the lesson of prohibition. Cops are spending too much time fighting the drug war. Instead, legalize everything. Let the drug companies produce it. Sell it at cost plus taxes. If the drug lords come up with something something popular on the street, legalize and produce that too. History shows that taking the “naughty” factor out of it actually decreases use. Allow sales in bars, pharmacies, so their revenues increase. People gonna do what people gonna do. Give up the “drug war”, reap the tax rewards, cut down on the number of people we are having to feed in jails and put a whole lot of drug dealers out of business, while their profits go to better causes.
To the Christian nationalists I quote Jesus’s words:
Galatians 5:14 ESV For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 25:35 ESVFor I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
Proverbs 22:8 ESV Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
Luke 10:29-42 ESV But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. …
James 2:2-15 ESV For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? …
Hebrews 13:2 ESV Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
I’ll bet a lot of these politicians get bombed out of their minds being that they have access to all the good stuff! Not to mention all the orgies they probably have! But they keep it well undercover.
brwydave Premium Member over 1 year ago
About time, maybe 50 years too late. Of course then we had President Nixon – so no chance then. You could smell the weed smoke in the college dorm halls.
admiree2 over 1 year ago
The liquor industry is still stunned wondering why all those lobbying efforts and campaign contributions stopped working to keep reefer madness from destroying lives.
The tobacco companies are gleeful. They’re back…back in the USA. In a short time they will be rolling out (pun intended) their brands. Four out of five doctors recommend….
Durak Premium Member over 1 year ago
Biden shows courage, Campbell slams him.
Our little county was dry, up tntil 2010 or so, then we legslized liquor sales.
Everyone shouted about blood on the streets. Hadn’t happened.
Campbell, just supporting For Profit Prisons.
RitaGB over 1 year ago
I like the pardon plan. Our governor is looking at doing the same thing for our state. But I don’t quite know if I like this cartoon. Is he pro or con?
WickWire64 over 1 year ago
So Campbell thinks that someone caught with even very small amounts of pot deserves the sometimes decades long prison terms ithat often are longer and in more severe prisons and jails than those even for some violent crime? And no, I do not use pot but I do think that the charges and prison terms are draconian. Is Campbell a descendant of Carrie Nation?
cdward over 1 year ago
And right he is!
rossevrymn over 1 year ago
Yep, can you handle that hit, timmy?:
WickWire64 over 1 year ago
So Campbell would you pardon the traitorous rioters of 1/6 and those who incited them or those who used pot and got caught? Again I do not use drugs but think the laws are like the overblown actions of Carrie Nation and think one set of pardons from the sitting president does far less harm than most all of the pardons by TFG
djtenltd over 1 year ago
@brwydave_ Yep. And I’m not only glad they made it legal, but more smoke shops are starting to sell it and we can also buy it online despite the fact much of it has been toned down THC wise.
Free Radical over 1 year ago
It is a US citizen majority supported decision that should have been done decades ago. Looks like it is just upsetting to the right wing extremists that Biden was the one that got it done. It’s not like he pardoned the majority of the key players in his campaign and administration for convictions associated with not divulging association with russian interests or stealing the funds from a build the wall non profit, or Don King for murder.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 1 year ago
On the whole, the initial economic effects of Prohibition were largely negative. The closing of breweries, distilleries, saloons , truckers, waiters, and other related trades led to the elimination of thousands of jobs. Prohibition cost the federal government a total of $11 billion in lost tax revenue, while costing over $300 million to enforce.
The growth of the illegal liquor trade under Prohibition made criminals of millions of Americans who were tempted by the inflated profits of illegal activity. As the trade in illegal alcohol became more lucrative, the quality of alcohol on the black market declined, killing on average, 1000 Americans each year.The effects of Prohibition on law enforcement were also negative. Police officers and Prohibition agents were tempted by bribes or the lucrative opportunity to go into bootlegging themselves. Many stayed honest, but enough succumbed to the temptation that the stereotype of the corrupt Prohibition agent or local cop undermined public trust in law enforcement. The jails and courts were overflowing demanding time that could have been devoted to other crimes.
We need to learn the lesson of prohibition. Cops are spending too much time fighting the drug war. Instead, legalize everything. Let the drug companies produce it. Sell it at cost plus taxes. If the drug lords come up with something something popular on the street, legalize and produce that too. History shows that taking the “naughty” factor out of it actually decreases use. Allow sales in bars, pharmacies, so their revenues increase. People gonna do what people gonna do. Give up the “drug war”, reap the tax rewards, cut down on the number of people we are having to feed in jails and put a whole lot of drug dealers out of business, while their profits go to better causes.
librarylady59 over 1 year ago
To the Christian nationalists I quote Jesus’s words:
Galatians 5:14 ESV For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 25:35 ESVFor I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
Proverbs 22:8 ESV Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
Luke 10:29-42 ESV But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. …
James 2:2-15 ESV For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? …
Hebrews 13:2 ESV Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
djtenltd over 1 year ago
I’ll bet a lot of these politicians get bombed out of their minds being that they have access to all the good stuff! Not to mention all the orgies they probably have! But they keep it well undercover.
dnie1951 over 1 year ago
Yes…I still can’t believe Biden, msMedia, and bail-raisng Harri$ pardoned the 2 year long BLM/Antifa insurrection………..deplorable indeed.