News (Media Awareness Project) - US NV: Column: Three Ounces? Well, How About Just |
| Title: | US NV: Column: Three Ounces? Well, How About Just |
| Published On: | 2002-09-29 |
| Source: | Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 23:55:12 |
THREE OUNCES? WELL, HOW ABOUT JUST TWO-AND-A-HALF?
Have you heard the latest -- and lamest -- line going around on the lips of
would-be public servants when they're asked about Question 9, the ballot
initiative that would legalize up to 3 ounces of marijuana? "That's a lot
of pot," they say, shaking their heads solemnly.
What a joke.
Do they really expect us to believe that had the limit been set at only 2.5
ounces, or maybe 1.75 ounces, they would be supporting it? Oh, 3 ounces is
way too much, but if they dialed it back just a little we'd be able to go
along with the idea.
The reality is, medical marijuana is about as far as most politicians are
willing to go when it comes to the Kind, Green Bud. It's amazing that the
Legislature voted to make possession of 1 ounce or less a misdemeanor.
What the politicians are really afraid of is being seen as
pro-legalization, and that Question 9 is a first step toward making
marijuana legal no matter how much you have. And you know what? They're
right. This is the first step toward legalization. And instead of taking a
couple baby steps down the road, we ought to be sliding behind the wheel of
the new Jaguar S-Type (the one with the 390 horsepower V-8) and putting the
pedal to the metal.
So there's your answer, politicians: Organizers figured it would go over
better with the public if they said "3 ounces" instead of "300,000 metric
tons." Now that could get downright unwieldy.
And another thing: Could the opponents be any more disingenuous when they
fight the initiative than by pointing out its financial backers are from
out of state?
Oh, the horror.
They say when the finger points at the moon, the idiot looks at the finger.
That's another way of saying, who cares if the proponents come from out of
state? We should be debating the merits of the proposal, not the merits of
the proposers.
(In reaction, proponents have started gathering some actual Nevadans --
such as Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani and former police union chief
Andy Anderson -- to buttress their local cred.)
Have you heard the latest -- and lamest -- line going around on the lips of
would-be public servants when they're asked about Question 9, the ballot
initiative that would legalize up to 3 ounces of marijuana? "That's a lot
of pot," they say, shaking their heads solemnly.
What a joke.
Do they really expect us to believe that had the limit been set at only 2.5
ounces, or maybe 1.75 ounces, they would be supporting it? Oh, 3 ounces is
way too much, but if they dialed it back just a little we'd be able to go
along with the idea.
The reality is, medical marijuana is about as far as most politicians are
willing to go when it comes to the Kind, Green Bud. It's amazing that the
Legislature voted to make possession of 1 ounce or less a misdemeanor.
What the politicians are really afraid of is being seen as
pro-legalization, and that Question 9 is a first step toward making
marijuana legal no matter how much you have. And you know what? They're
right. This is the first step toward legalization. And instead of taking a
couple baby steps down the road, we ought to be sliding behind the wheel of
the new Jaguar S-Type (the one with the 390 horsepower V-8) and putting the
pedal to the metal.
So there's your answer, politicians: Organizers figured it would go over
better with the public if they said "3 ounces" instead of "300,000 metric
tons." Now that could get downright unwieldy.
And another thing: Could the opponents be any more disingenuous when they
fight the initiative than by pointing out its financial backers are from
out of state?
Oh, the horror.
They say when the finger points at the moon, the idiot looks at the finger.
That's another way of saying, who cares if the proponents come from out of
state? We should be debating the merits of the proposal, not the merits of
the proposers.
(In reaction, proponents have started gathering some actual Nevadans --
such as Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani and former police union chief
Andy Anderson -- to buttress their local cred.)
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