Comments on: Because People Smoking Dope are Dangerous http://archpundit.com/blog/2009/06/15/because-people-smoking-dope-are-dangerous/ Illinois, From Misery Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vasyl http://archpundit.com/blog/2009/06/15/because-people-smoking-dope-are-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-19222 Vasyl Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:11:40 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11734#comment-19222 My perception is that Kirk is running against the tide on this one. There seems to be a growing tolerance of marijuana use in suburban areas -- not enough to make it legal, but enough that any enhanced penalties are considered a gimmick at best. For example, the picture of Michael Phelps smoking dope seemed to engender as much sympathy for him as outrage. This proposal would have had political traction ten or twenty years ago; today, I think a lot of suburban moms and dads will see it as another expensive, useless "war on drugs" program. The Cheetos lobbyists will be livid. My perception is that Kirk is running against the tide on this one. There seems to be a growing tolerance of marijuana use in suburban areas — not enough to make it legal, but enough that any enhanced penalties are considered a gimmick at best. For example, the picture of Michael Phelps smoking dope seemed to engender as much sympathy for him as outrage.

This proposal would have had political traction ten or twenty years ago; today, I think a lot of suburban moms and dads will see it as another expensive, useless “war on drugs” program.

The Cheetos lobbyists will be livid.

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