Legalize it.

pooor ron paul, howard the duck candidate, not connected, no chance in hell, Diebold will decide......

I'm glad he has the balls to take the issue by the horns. Unfortunately, here in Jesusland, we have many people in denial of the actual drug problem there is here and how much worse the prohibition perpetuates that problem.

http://www.immi.gov.au/

I'd like to knock those smug smiles off Pauls competitors.

Ron Paul is the only candidate who has logical views backed by data, and not just spewing generic talking points. I'm voting for him.

If, like me, anyone else is seriously considering moving away from the USA, here is a pretty good site that gives you the lowdown on the legality of weed in many countries around the world.

Australia is starting to bump up my list....

Ron Paul is one of the only candidates telling the truth about anything. If you consider all of his views, put together they don't seem very realistic. However, just hearing the truth from a candidate is so compelling that I think I will vote for this man just on that basis alone. We need to encourage candidates to speak their mind and tell us what they really think so therefore I think voting for a candidate like Ron Paul is beneficial to the whole process.

How can you quote percentages for drug users? I'm sure they're all lining up to tell the polls that they smoke.

The same way you conduct any survey of illicit behavior in this country. Usually the information comes from non-governmental sources like University studies or anonymous medical questionnaires. You can also use law enforcement records to track usage, but the evidence is overwhelming that the majority of drug users in this country are non-minorities. If there's any doubt all you have to do is look at the relative numbers.

The white population (self-reported) in 2000 was 216.9 million or 77.1 percent of the country's population. Even though proportionally some minority groups may have a higher rate of use, there are going to be far more white users overall in terms of actual numbers.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-4.pdf

factor in the pharmaceutical abusers, users, and cruisers,, and that about covers the entire country of druggies....


Drugs will not be legalized, until both sides stand to make no money-illegally or legally....history shows a market, consistent, and loyal.....dream-on potheads......

Mainstream politicos need to adopt these anti-Prohibition positions, not just kooks and intarweb dweebs.

What the hell are all you internet kids doing? Ron Paul is not a good idea.
Sure he's anti-war and anti-drugwar but are any of paying attention to his other ideas? It seems that everyone seems to ignore the fact that he's pro-life.
He not only voted for but, in fact, introduced the Sanctity of Life Act of 2005 that would define the beginning of life at conception and has even called himself an "unshakable foe of abortion."
Ron Paul is opposed to any individuals "not related by blood or marriage" adopting children and, in conjunction, is opposed to same sex marriage thereby preventing gay couples not only from getting married but also from starting any kind of family. Although, to his credit, he did oppose the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
Congressman Paul is also opposed to any form of national healthcare. He would like the United States to remain the only western industrialized nation to not provide free healthcare to it's citizens. If you ask me, that's about as ridiculous as allowing the fire department to send you a bill after saving your life and your home from a devastating fire, or worrying about calling the police when your house is broken into because you can't afford to pay the "cop bill."
But it seems that, despite all this, Ron Paul has gained an immense amount of support from communities of people on the internet. I can't hit my stumbleupon button or check videosift without seeing some Ron Paul zealot blindly pushing a candidate that I suspect holds views that directly oppose his supporters. This is really weird too, considering that he opposed Bill HR 5252 Amendment 987 which would have legally protected network neutrality.
Ron Paul doesn't want the government to fight in these wars or spend so much money fighting the drug war but he also doesn't want the government to do anything else for you like allow you to get stitched up at the hospital without worrying about a giant bill or even protecting your precious internet.

Legalize Ron Paul!!!

Lucasgreen, apparently you didn't read his platform very well. While I don't agree with his position on healthcare (since it is mostly decided at a national level), his position on abortion and same sex marriage is not an issue. He wants to fully give those decisions back to the states to decide how they would like on their own. He believes the national representation is not tailored enough to many sections of the country.

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