Shakopee Valley News - Poll - Comments

I complained about the old

kidjon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:16:38 -0600

I complained about the old format because it was confusing and hard to navigate through. So, I will give my opinion about the new format. It is much better and easy to navigate. My compliments to the webmaster.

I would like to see a Huge

PAT T LAND — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:54:59 -0600

I would like to see a Huge Bronze Statue of Jim at the entrance of the Huber park theater and a yearly Concert to Celebrate and remember his contribution to our freedom. This could be the spring board to benifit other Shakopee Iraq war veterens. No memorial could be big enough in my eyes

Oops. Sorry about that. I

bhall09 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:03:31 -0600

Oops. Sorry about that. I of course meant the wonderful winter sports season, when it is freezing just going from your vehicle into the game. AHHH, I love Minnesota. 30s today, I can't believe it.

Brian, Small typo in the

MarkO — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:06:28 -0600

Brian,
Small typo in the title of your poll. All of these sports are played in the winter, not the fall.
Mark O

Yea, we tried banning

kidjon — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:19:44 -0600

Yea, we tried banning alcohol and it did not work. The main reason it did not work is because alcohol had been legal to possess for decades. So, you are comparing apples and oranges.

Marihuana is scary because it is harder to detect that someone is under the influence of marihuana, unlike alcohol which there are obvious signs of intoxication.

Another thing about marihuana, is there is a segment of society that does not use it because it is illegal. These people are called law abiding citizens. If you make it legal, these people will be inclined to use it.

As far as the black market is concerned, it will not go away. Marihauna is easy to grow and you will still have dealers making money selling it. The only difference that will exist if marihuana is legalized, is that the government will be dealing the drug as well.

Medical marihuana exists in marinol, a pill form. It has THC just like the green stuff. These medical marihuana initiatives are being driven by people that just want to get high legally. People that have headaches, or back aches or other non descript pain can be given a "prescription" written by a doctor recommending medical marihuana. That patient can go to a drug dealer and buy "a 60 day supply" of marihuana (whatever that amount is). They can also grow a "60 day supply" of marihuana. Now, as it turns out, these "patients" are growing this marihuana and selling it to other people that have letters written by someone claiming to be a doctor. It is one big scam.

If someone is dying of cancer or AIDS and wants to ingest smoke into their lungs (and give themselves additional medical problems to deal with), fine go ahead. But if the medical marihuana initiative allows for anything more than terminal AIDS or cancer, you are only asking for problems.

Why would going against

sfiecke — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:28:20 -0600

Why would going against federal law require marijuana to be purchased by gangs? I would think if Minnesota legalized mairjuana for medical purposes, it would be somewhat regulated. If it truly is just a step away from legalization, this would actually take the market away from the gangs, wouldn't it? The reason drugs are so expensive is because of the risk of selling them. So legalized medical marijuana would likely be produced by Minnnesota farmers and sold in stores, decreasing the cost of mairjuana sold on the street, which would make it less lucrative for "gangs" to sell marijuana, which would lead to less violence that's generally associated with black market drug dealing. This would lead to fewer drug arrests, less people in jail/prison and relief for our congested court system. All around, everyone is a winner-- most importantly, us taxpayers who don't even use the drug, but feel the negative ramifications of the black market system.

Based on your argument, that

sfiecke — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:16:12 -0600

Based on your argument, that today's marijuana is different and would lead to more intoxicated drivers on the road, shouldn't we ban drinking? Alcohol is a lot more scarier of a drug because it has the potential for causing WAY more harm to people's lives-- especially innocent ones-- than marijuana.

You don't want the government regulating marijuana, but yet you say that today's marijuana is so much more addictive and dangerous than in previous years. I would think that would be an argument for legalizing the drug so the government could make sure it is of a safer quality. Right now, because of the black market system, marijuana users are taking a gamble on what they purchase. I assume they'd prefer to know what's in whatever they're smoking. I think the same goes for other illegal drugs.

Aren't a lot of the risks from illegal drugs caused by people taking drugs that had things in them they didn't realize? Wouldn't it be better to have the government- or some approved company-- producing and labeling the drugs? Plus, then you get away from all the dangers that go with drugs being traded on a black market system.

I have relatives in Washington and just recently visited there. I haven't heard anything negative about "medical marijuana" there. How does it "not work" there?

It has been legalized for

kidjon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:21:58 -0600

It has been legalized for medical use out here in Washington for a few years. The people behind these medical marihuana initiatives do not care about anyone's medical issues, but they are people looking to legalize it just so they can get high legally.

The marihuana of today is not your daddy's marihuana from the 60's. It has a higher THC (about 15% to 40% THC) concentration and very addictive. It should be classified as a hallucinegen, it is that powerful. The last thing we need are more intoxicated drivers on the road.

As far as government regulating and taxing it, that's ridiculous. The government should not be in the drug dealing business. I say "NO" to "medical marihuana". It does not work in Washington or California, it sure won't work in MInnesota.

I definitely don't support

gordman — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:31:57 -0600

I definitely don't support marijuana legalization, this would be another niche for drug addicts to have easier access to this drug. Isn't there another medicine to replace it and don't create addiction? Right now my brother attends Narconon for drug rehabilitation for marijuana addiction.

I am 26 and do not smoke

justinlindahl — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:45:29 -0500

I am 26 and do not smoke marijuana. I once was between 13 and 21 and DID smoke PLENTY of it. Now, legalizing it sounds good to some people right? Tax it, regulate it blah blah... Well, if you really want a bunch of unmotivated, zombies walking the streets go for it, but my kids get first dibs on the jobs they are gonna loose. And for medicinal purposes only...HA! yeah right, it will just be esier to get then. Remember when it was almost impossible to get pain killers and anti-depression medicine? Now they have commercials telling you to ask your docter for some of that candy they like to hand out because they make a killing selling it. Marijuan will follow the same path if it is legalized for medical practice. The goverment will become the "dope dealers". More power to you if you can smoke dope and live a normal life with out effecting others, but in my experience, all pot does is make you not care about the world around you or yourself for that matter. I do believe that there are far worse things to worry about than marijuana but come on now.

Justin Lindahl
Lindahl Construction Inc.
Shakopee Minnesota
612-598-0673

Go for it. And while the

oldman — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:46:50 -0500

Go for it. And while the wheels of justice turn construct some toll booths around the "Sovereign Nation" to our south to pay for the County's legal fees.

Don't waste any more of our

petersod — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:20:51 -0500

Don't waste any more of our tax payer money fighting a racist cause. It's bad enough that the County gave Unmacht that raise. He makes about the same as a U.S. Senator and that car allowance is a crime. He should not get a car allowance only mileage. Why should we have to pay for all these perks???

There are currently legal

jcrosby — Sat, 19 May 2007 11:32:33 -0500

There are currently legal prescription medications that contain substances that are very similar to THC (Marinol), so legalizing marijuana for "Medical Reasons" is not necessary. This is a smoke-screen to eventually get marijuana legalized all together. Marijuana is more dangerous than users realize. Unlike alcohol, Marijuana is fat-soluable and stays in your system for a very, very long time. Users become lazy, unmotivated and depressed after long term use. Also, the smoke from it is just as dangerous to the lungs as tobacco. Also, for Minnesota to go against federal law will mean buying marijuana from gangs, which will mean that we will fund more violence in Minnesota. It would be a very bad idea to legalize marijuana, even for "Medical reasons" in Minnesota

I agree with bsorenson, they

jennyjean4 — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:01:23 -0500

I agree with bsorenson, they should legalize it and then tax it. The police could focus more on the really harmful drugs, like meth, cocaine, heroine, etc. Plus with all the smoking bans, no one could smoke marijuana anywhere anyway.

If marijuana in any form

bsorenson — Mon, 14 May 2007 10:35:46 -0500

If marijuana in any form were legal, the government could tax it and I don't think that they are getting any revenue from the sale of it currently.