Even with regulations, there are abuses of the system, and indeed keeping underage drinking to a minimum is a good thing. Because alcohol is legal, it is easier to keep it out of the hands of children, but that doesn’t mean it will be 100% perfect. Still, the level of control for alcohol (and tobacco) is far greater than the black market for drugs.

A drug dealer does not check for ID and will sell to anyone. If cannabis were legal, taxed and regulated, it would be more difficult for children to get their hands on it.

The majority of Americans favor legalization and know it makes no sense to arrest over 750,000 of our people per year for marijuana crimes.

Over $50,000,000,000.00 tax dollars have been spent this year alone so far on the war on drugs. More of that money was spent persecuting Americans for marijuana crimes than any of the hard drugs.

The $en$able and responsible thing to do is regulate and tax marijuana at a reasonable rate, free up many of those billions and the billions more used to prosecute, imprison, and monitor the Americans manufactured into criminals under the currant policy.

Collect billions of dollars more in taxes that could fund education and treatment for addictive personalities who can not or will not help themselves.

Take the money away from cartels, gangs, and the growers that are so often pointed to as why we can not stop the war. Take it away from all of them, off the street corners and out of the schools. Remove the money and most of that and much of the crime around it will disappear.

Reallocate our resources that have not made things better, they have made it worse. We have swat teams running around holding children at gun point and worse, telling us they have to do it. Give the police and prosecutors direction and resources to fight and solve crimes like the Halloween rape in Kona or the murders of Kaycee Smith and Dawn Gambsky. Using resources busting potheads while these crimes go unsolved is inexcusable. The worst part is it makes no difference marijuana is easy to get for anyone. What a total waste of manpower and resources the whole war on marijuana has proven to be. You could have thrown that money in the toilet for all the good it has done. In fact it has made it worse turning people and the police against each other. What a mess.

Those setting the law enforcement priorities in Hawaii county are addicted to the money and that drives the policy. Until we fix that by changing the laws marijuana crimes will get more resources than the violent crimes that do not pay. We as voters and citizens have to hold them accountable. The prosecutor, corporation council, and police leadership are refusing to obey the lowest priority law passed in Hawaii county. Lets just end this now and decriminalize or legalize it and move on to the many problems facing all of us. Until we do we are doomed to the social and economic black hole of the endless war on a basically useful plant.

The American Medical Association has now endorsed the medical use of cannabis and called for more research into the drug’s potential. The AMA’s Council on Science and Public Health concluded that “controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.” …. decide for yourself who is credible, who does not know what they are talking about, and who is intentionally misleading people …..ASA Medical and Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Sunil Aggrawal, the AMA’s Medical Student Section pushed the larger organization to change its position based on the thousands of published, peer-reviewed scientific articles exploring the therapeutic applications of cannabis and cannabinoids, including 79 controlled clinical trials. “The AMA has written an extensive, well-documented, evidence-based report.” Quit stealing peoples homes and sending them to prison for this….,The voters in Hawaii county have passed a law that the county just will not obey…….Lowest law enforcement priority…..its the law……..For anyone with out a medical degree to assert that licenced physicians are risking their licenses and freedom to give people marijuana so they can get high, is patently ridiculous, libelous, and very dangerous to our civil liberties and health…..Many of the medications forced on defendants by prosecutors and judges have serious even deadly side effects that are not present in marijuana…..with the mounting scientic evidance that supports this it is time to give health decisions back doctors and patients…….The state has no legitamate vested interest in forcing a defendant to take a drug that is not the safest for or preferable chioce of those defendants ……who are the criminals….reefer madness lives in Hawaii County

The American Medical Association has now endorsed the medical use of cannabis and called for more research into the drug’s potential. The AMA’s Council on Science and Public Health concluded that “controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.” …. decide for yourself who is credible, who does not know what they are talking about, and who is intentionally misleading people …..ASA Medical and Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Sunil Aggrawal, the AMA’s Medical Student Section pushed the larger organization to change its position based on the thousands of published, peer-reviewed scientific articles exploring the therapeutic applications of cannabis and cannabinoids, including 79 controlled clinical trials. “The AMA has written an extensive, well-documented, evidence-based report.” Quit stealing peoples homes and sending them to prison for this….,The voters in Hawaii county have passed a law that the county just will not obey…….Lowest law enforcement priority…..its the law……..For anyone with out a medical degree to assert that licenced physicians are risking their licenses and freedom to give people marijuana so they can get high, is patently ridiculous, libelous, and very dangerous to our civil liberties and health…..Many of the medications forced on defendants by prosecutors and judges have serious even deadly side effects that are not present in marijuana…..with the mounting scientic evidance that supports this it is time to give health decisions back doctors and patients…….The state has no legitamate vested interest in forcing a defendant to take a drug that is not the safest for or preferable chioce of those defendants ……who are the criminals….reefer madness lives in Hawaii County