Am I the only one who read "practically legal" to mean that there is such a high percentage of users that law enforcement can't take it very seriously because 1/3 of the city would constantly be in and out of jail? That's the way I took it, at least. Since everyone knows that pot is illegal everywhere in this country, when someone says something like that, I interpret the statement in the most reasonable way it can be interpreted. I don't assume they're misinformed.

Hahaha, you are fucking arguing with me plain as day. Well, actually.......to you......it's probably "educating me".

My points are not inaccurate or misapplied. You are too ridiculously stubborn to realize what I am trying to say.

Take a step back and try to comprehend what I mean by "practically legal". It really isn't that hard. There's already a poster here who "got" what I was trying to say.

I assume people are misinformed if they use phrases like "practically legal." Not only because "practically legal" doesn't exist but because it only applies to the people who law enforcement choose not to enforce the law on.

That's discretionary bullcrap that results in certain "types" of people being arrested versus ticketed (or ignored).

And his assertions of "practically legal" were used to preface his expertise on marijuana. Yikes.

Either way, the main point was already made so that's that.

Thank you. That's all I meant. Nothing more, nothing less. Apparently thinking that way is totally ludicrous/foreign/asinine to some. Oh well.

To me, it's replying.

I know what you meant by "practically legal" and there's still no such thing. But you wouldn't know that because you probably aren't the "type" who will be arrested and detained for marijuana possession.

So you take a step back.

It's a figure of speech used to highlight the fact that marijuana in Austin, Texas is tolerated to such a high extent that it would appear to be practically legal. That is not a hard concept to understand. You can stop telling me that there is no such thing. Seriously.

......and what exactly is my "type", dick? Please, please go down the road I think your heading towards. I'd love to here it. I don't walk around town thinking that I am above the law or that drug use in this town is perfectly legal. I never once stated that.

White and not of the lower socioeconomic strata, college educated, probably doesn't spend a substantial amount of time in certain neighborhoods, and would probably not need a public defender if you were arrested. DUH.

If that acknowledgement makes me a dick then I guess you're a p....

ETA: Change "white" to "black" and I also fit that description. My knowledge of crime and arrest data is not because I fit the general description of the "types" of people who are targeted and arrested for drug offenses.

Exactly.

Thanks for the explanation. The way you phrased that and put quotes around "type" made it seem like you meant that in quite a more negative way.

Sorry for jumping the gun.

You asked for clarification so it's cool.

:)

I can think of quite a few more things that are more "disgusting" than feeding people some pot. Like, for instance, this guy in my hometown that murdered his girlfriend and then ate her. That is one of the most disgusting things I've heard of in a while, in the sense that it was not only gross but incredibly heinous. The act was very stupid and childish, and they should be punished......absolutely. Not disputing that.

If I appeared to have a cavalier attitude towards weed then, sorry, I guess. The overly sensationalized garbage that gets put out about marijuana and how "horrible" and "dangerous" it is irritates me.

As far as drinking underage...I can't really say that it appears that way to me. Illegalities that go along with drinking down here are more heavily enforced in my experience. In other words, you are probably more prone to getting an MIP or a PI than you are a possession ticket.

was it that new fraternity that is running around not joining IFC...I think they are kappa sig

When I saw it on TV, they never mentioned which fraternity it was.

hee hee I don't know, an argument could be made to say marijuana is "PRACTICALLY legal" in my zip code when the city council passes a resolution to not prosecute for personal possession. yep freedom to smoke out on my front porch. lol

http://www.e-stoned.com/rec/110-Mari...est-Hollywood/

That article used "practically legal," too. LOL.

(Un)fortunately, those who don't use it for medical purposes can't blaze up on porches just yet. It is only a West Hollywood resolution, which "only sends law enforcement a message to leave potheads alone." They couldn't make it an ordinance because marijuana is still illegal based on federal and state law.

They just want it low on the law enforcement priority list (as shinerbock said about where he lives). It makes me wonder if that will be fairly applied across all people or if some people will still be targeted, such as those with a prior record.


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