# Can't talk about legal marijuana? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 21, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885 "2013-10-21T23:34:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/21 "2013-10-24T00:14:11Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So wait, if there is a thread about a movie I don’t like, all I have to do is mention that I took my pet lion to see it in Baltimore and thread closed? > > Sweet. > [@Bob's Zombie](#): > > No. This is about encouraging illegal activity, not making reference to breaking a law. And it’s about federal law, not local laws. Ah, you’re no fun anymore. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/22 "2013-10-24T02:57:10Z")
In Saudi Arabia, it is illegal for women to drive. I propose a ban on threads about drivers, particularly women drivers. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/23 "2013-10-24T03:27:05Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Ah, you’re no fun anymore. 😉 I never was and you know it. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/24 "2013-10-24T03:33:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Not even in the mouth? That would be in the butt, Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/25 "2013-10-24T03:54:43Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > That would be in the butt, Bob. Which is still illegal in some states, ya know. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/26 "2013-10-24T03:59:10Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So wait, if there is a thread about a movie I don’t like, all I have to do is mention that I took my pet lion to see it in Baltimore and thread closed? > > Sweet. You have a pet lion? I doubt it. I think you’re lion. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/27 "2013-10-24T04:02:51Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Which is still illegal in some states, ya know. See post #16. The US Constitution also currently says that alcohol is illegal! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/28 "2013-10-24T04:13:38Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > The US Constitution also currently says that alcohol is illegal! Except later down it says: “Just kidding!” ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/29 "2013-10-24T04:25:52Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Except later down it says: “Just kidding!” Well, if it were written in the 80s, it would say “Syke!” (sic) In the 90s/in Kazakhstan right now: “Not!” ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/30 "2013-10-24T04:26:41Z")
What a silly rule. We’ve had lots of pot threads and they weren’t closed. Was it just the growing part? Hello, say it’s tomatoes. That’s what my local grow shop does. Well, did. It’s Colorado. We’ve entered the 21st century, and can talk about pot all day long if we want. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/31 "2013-10-24T04:34:46Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > What a silly rule. We’ve had lots of pot threads and they weren’t closed. Was it just the growing part? We’ve also had plenty that were. The difference is discussing illegal activity in a general sense vs. promoting it or telling people how to do it. A thread about how to grow and prepare marijuana is on the wrong side of that line. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/32 "2013-10-24T04:56:21Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > What a silly rule. We’ve had lots of pot threads and they weren’t closed. Was it just the growing part? Hello, say it’s tomatoes. That’s what my local grow shop does. Well, did. It’s Colorado. We’ve entered the 21st century, and can talk about pot all day long if we want. The thread was about trimming leaves to get the most potency in the buds. I don’t think this concept translates to tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/33 "2013-10-24T05:15:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The thread was about trimming leaves to get the most potency in the buds. I don’t think this concept translates to tomatoes. Poor newbs. Pot growing is like taking up skiing. 3 months later all the equipment ends up on craigslist. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/34 "2013-10-26T15:57:01Z")
> [@Satan's Spawn](#): > > Which is still illegal in some states, ya know. Just because a law’s on the books doesn’t mean it’s still actually a law. The Supreme Court says those laws are forbidden by the Federal Constitution, so the states which refuse to repeal them can sit and spin. (Which is legal, in case you didn’t catch my drift.) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/35 "2013-10-26T16:57:08Z")
Marijuana now being sold, legally, in DC. Even the feds don’t care apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/36 "2013-10-26T19:39:15Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Marijuana now being sold, legally, in DC. Even the feds don’t care apparently. Which, again, means nothing as to the actual status of the law. A future president could decide he wants to crack down **hard** on all the scofflaws in the states with “legal” marijuana, and instruct the DEA to make it a top priority. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/37 "2013-10-26T22:02:45Z")
> [@Satan's Spawn](#): > > In Saudi Arabia, it is illegal for women to drive. I propose a ban on threads about drivers, particularly women drivers. I’m sure they’ll get right on that just as soon as the Dope relocates to SA. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/38 "2013-10-27T03:20:17Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Just because a law’s on the books doesn’t mean it’s still actually a law. The Supreme Court says those laws are forbidden by the Federal Constitution, so the states which refuse to repeal them can sit and spin. (Which is legal, in case you didn’t catch my drift.) Cool. I propose, in the spirit of the old sit-ins, a mass protest butt-fuck in some public park somewhere. (I mean in broad daylight to Stick It to the Man, not after dark and furtive like usually happens.) > [@Satan's Spawn](#): > > In Saudi Arabia, it is illegal for women to drive. I propose a ban on threads about drivers, particularly women drivers. > [@TBG](#): > > I’m sure they’ll get right on that just as soon as the Dope relocates to SA. Or until they outlaw women drivers in the States. Like they should! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/39 "2013-10-27T03:40:50Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > You have a pet lion? I doubt it. I think you’re lion. Well, part Lion, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885/40 "2013-10-27T06:09:43Z")
> [@Satan's Spawn](#): > > Cool. I propose, in the spirit of the old sit-ins, a mass protest butt-fuck in some public park somewhere. (I mean in broad daylight to Stick It to the Man, not after dark and furtive like usually happens.) Ah, but decency laws\* are still permitted, so not even _straight_ people can enjoy Afternoon Delight out in public, or even in their own homes with the windows open. After all, you never know if Little Suzy has finally gotten around to borrowing her parents’ fifty-foot ladder to accidentally stumble upon people getting busy on an upper floor of their house. \*(If burglary laws outlaw burglary, and fraud laws outlaw fraud, decency laws outlaw… ?) The only kinds of laws which are now invalid due to _Lawrence_ and the purulent interests of the state of _Texas_ are the ones which required people to monitor the private places of consenting adults who weren’t doing it for the money in any honest sense. This greatly put out all of those people doing the monitoring, let me tell you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885.md?page=3)