If drugs like marijuana are ever legalized, who should supply them?

[apples and oranges]

Should the government regulate the production of the drugs, or should customers just continue to get them from where they got them pre-legalization? Should certain drugs, like heroin, require a prescription?

[zappaman]

1. Me. n/t

[malaise]

2. marijuana is a plant not a drug

I'd choose the farmer's market or some of our friends' organic vegi gardens.

[orpupilofnature57]

5. Exactly Farmers Markets !!!!

And if you sold it with apples & oranges ,eventually people would know the difference between Marijuana & Heroin .

[Politicalboi]

3. Treat MJ like tobacco

And allow imported stuff. And other drugs through a pharmacy of some sort.

[orpupilofnature57]

6. That kinda blows the Holland fantasy ,

but thats cool

[DefenseLawyer]

8. I would treat marijuana more like coffee than tobacco.

The level of "danger" is more comparable.

[FrodosPet]

14. Years ago, I knew a guy who sold moldy pot.

Literally so moldy you can see the fuzz. It gets that way because the jackass adds water to bump up the weight.

True, he shouldn't go to jail for selling pot, but should he go to jail for selling a dangerous product at a fraudulent weight?

[DefenseLawyer]

23. If I sell moldy anything I should be liable for it

If I mix ground coffee with potting soil I would be liable for damages and if it and if it violates regulation I should be fined and if it constitutes a crime for fraud I should be prosecuted. One of the big problems with a black market in general is that you can't sue someone for bad pot or call the cops when someone rips you off. That's why violence during prohibition was through the roof. Disputes had to be settled with violence. The same is true for the black market for some drugs we have today.

[Marrah_G]

4. Pot? Everyone can supply themselves.

[FrodosPet]

11. Not everyone has a green thumb

If you don't know what you are doing, you MIGHT be able to grow some leafy ditch weed, but nothing good enough to have any real medicinal value.

Legalize SAFE pot, and set up systems where people can have it tested for molds, fungi, pesticides, and other harmful impurities.

Remember, even if marijuana itself is relatively healthy, the crap in it and on it can be bad for you.

[madokie]

7. It'll be my luck that now that I really can't smoke anymore

they'll legalize

[wandy]

12. I can get with that....

I never could deal with it.
I can deal with Uncel Jack.
No reason why marijuana should be treated any differently.

[man4allcats]

9. I'll be happy to grow some as a marketable crop

if anyone's interested in the convenience of purchasing without having to grow their own. Keep me in mind. I could use some extra cash.

[wandy]

10. Darn good question....

It's a weed. In some parts of the country It grows wild.
Not here. Here we have wild asparagus growing in irrigation ditches.
Darn, just about time to go gather. Asparagus that is.

Not saying this would be the best solution but let's just try it on for size.
Let the 'gobument' do it.
We already have an FDA. This could insure potency and quality.
Like cigarettes and alcohol it would provide tax revenue.
Lord knows many communities could use a bit extra money.
As an added plus, regulating it on a federal, state or even local level would eliminate some of the nastiness.

Or we could let folk just go gather. Taxing/profeting only if local conditions did not provide for growth.

Thanks for reminding me. Time to get out the waders and wander around irrigation ditches.
For Asparagus that is.

[angstlessk]

28. Where do wild asparagus grow? I would love some asparagus

wild or no...they are hard to grow...but wild..WOW!

[Snake Alchemist]

13. I'll supply my own. nt

[treestar]

15. It'll end up being the pharmaceutical companies

Which will be sort of ironic.

[ThomThom]

16. states rights.... like alcohol

everyone decides

[Go Vols]

17. .

You can make your own wine,beer.Grow your own tomatoes,ect.If one chooses not to do these,they go to the store to buy them,MJ should be the same.

[nebenaube]

18. agreed...

plus ditch weed is a strain, not due to a green thumb or lack thereof.

[Snake Alchemist]

19. Can you make your own liquor? nt

[Go Vols]

21. yes

clicky

[Snake Alchemist]

22. Are you sure that's legal? nt

[tabasco]

29. Wine, beer, cider, mead - legal most places, as long as for personal use.

No homemade distilled spirits allowed in U.S.

[roody]

20. Marijuana? Your garden.

[kentuck]

24. Licensed dispensaries...

Just like it is right now in Colorado Springs...

[tech3149]

25. Like making liquor during prohibition

You can make enough for your personal consumption regarding marijuana. For those that can't or won't grow their own, regulate and tax. For all those other drugs that require processing, tax, regulate and control costs.
The primary goals should be to let people do what they would anyway an keep the profits out of criminal enterprises as well as generating income to cover the regulation, enforcement, and treatment for abuse.
My grandfather used to make his own hooch all during prohibition. Most of the yard were grape vines and raspberry bushes. Those and the dandelions were used for wine. Since he preferred his whiskey, he had a small still in the garage and would get his mash from the local farmers so long as there was some quid pro quo.

[Junkdrawer]

26. If government "legalizes" pot, it will be heavily taxed and available only by "prescription"....

If you think Cialis vs Viagra commercials are obnoxious, just wait....

"No stems and seeds that you don't need, Accapulco Gold is bad-ass weed"

Cheech and Chong were 40 years ahead of their time...

[Kaleva]

27. Treat marijuana like alcohol and tobacco are now treated.