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Wednesday, 12-Dec-12 12:13:39 UTC from web-
Why don't we just legalize pot and use the massive Keebler cookie sales to justify it. It's a win/win for Wall Street.
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@abigpony Do want
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@abigpony that makes me curious.. how many potheads are otherwise criminally active?
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@pony Substantially less than the 100% often implied, that's for sure.
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@pony I read a study somewhere a while back stating that 90+% of those who commit gang crimes are involved with marijuana while a significantly lower percentage of individual criminals are involved with it. I believe it's the fact that it takes away your sense of reasoning. It's the reason alot of professional athletes and stuff use it.
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@anarchycarcino Keebler cookies or pot?
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@abigpony Uhhh... Keebler pot cookies?
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@abigpony Also, I don't remember the source or legitimcy, but knowing what pot does to your mind, the higher percentages seem likely in that scenario. Maybe not that drastic, but definitely higher.
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@anarchycarcino Dispensaries sell pot cookies under ripoff names I heard. It's funny.
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@abigpony Kevin has a card now, he said he's going to get me some tea next time he goes. Going to get high in the classiest way possible.
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@anarchycarcino tsk tsk. drugs are for LOOOOOoOOSERS
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@pony A well-educated public makes well-educated social decisions. I think the best decision for pot would be to legalize it and tax it like tobacco, reducing it's potency slowly over time. The only problem I see is, if it does turn out to be too bad, we won't be able to take it back due to the likely mass addiction we'd have. At least that's what I predict. Just legalize it. Keeping it illegal only causes the government to lose money and tax other things more.
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@abigpony Bluh bluh. At least it's not like, everyday.
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@abigpony nah. Even though it costs money to keep it illegal, it would cost more and affect the public negatively in the long run to legalize it.. think of all the side-effects
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@anarchycarcino You'll get addicted. *Not even once.*
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@pony marijuana is way healthier than alcohol. It's proven. If it's legalized then it will be taxed and be of very poor quality. That's a bad idea. Keep it illegal but decriminalize it. Like here in Canada
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@abigpony I don't even like pots. Give me alcohol anyday.
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@abigpony do you actually listen to that carp?
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@pony Well the thing is that they DO effect people, but they aren't drastic or even noticeable sometimes unless taken in larger amounts. that cadence guy or whatever suggested perhaps setting a legal limit. Though that would be hard to measure, if it was possible, it seems like a decent idea. Sure it effects people, but so do alcohol and tobacco. We lose money by fighting it and it only makes financial sense to legalize it and reap the benefits.
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@renovatedkitchen I said it as a joke, but it is a scientific fact, so I guess. Not religiously or anything. Look at you and cigarettes.
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@abigpony look at you and all your computer time. Thing is neither is good for you, but we do those things because we enjoy them
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@renovatedkitchen but how's that work? illegal but not criminal? sounds contradictory xP
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@renovatedkitchen I don't claim to be influenced positively from the internet/computer/whatever, we're just slaves to technology at this point. All I can do is hope for the best in it's influence.
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@abigpony bleh.. if we're going to legalize something that will hurt society I'd prefer it be censored-due-to-rdn money's just not a good enough reason, nor do I think we'd be ready for unforeseen side-effects.
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@pony if you get caught with it they take it from you. In the states they take it and you get a criminal record from it
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@renovatedkitchen so it still costs money to enforce in Canada then? unless it's not really enforced in which case it's as good as legalizing it..
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@pony nations live off it's citizen's pain and death. It's keeping the people oblivious to their own destruction that keeps them together. Tobacco? Alcohol? Only legal because so many people are addicted to them and they have so many dangerous side effects, the government can rake in money from the damages caused by them as well as the taxes from the helpless addicts in the first place.
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@abigpony Alchohol can be used without addiction if you're careful. Tobacco less so.
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@abigpony yeah. that's why I'd be all for the return of prohibition except for when used in ceremonies affiliated with a legally recognized religion #squeestormincoming
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@pony prohibition of alcohol I mean.. and tobacco while we're at it
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@pony Boy, that escalated qu- **shot**
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@fortecadenza xD
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@pony I believe in government for ad by the people, but then I realize how impossible that is. Prohibition would cause mass riots and stuff because people need their fix and I ddon't want that of course, but then I'm also a strong believer in violence as means of large-scale social change.
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@pony Sweden actually has a store called Systembolaget. it's open at certain times of the day etc etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systembolaget I am only saying this because of the fact you were speaking of alcohol. -w-
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@abigpony politics bleh..
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@pony there's pretty much no laws against it. Unless a cop wants to be a sick like usual. But they can't say anything from smell or anything
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@pony and of course, we musn't forget alcohol! -w- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_in_Sweden
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@vampixxkitty oh interesting!
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@renovatedkitchen ah gotcha
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@pony I hate the nature of politics, but the megalomania in me makes me interested in the general well being of myself and others.
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@pony yeah! XD it's quite interesting though.. i don't drink though. neither does my gf. ^^' we don't like the taste of alcohol..
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@abigpony I think it's healthy to interested. it's good to be proactive about our government, but I feel like we've come to expect rights without responsibility too often. Consequently, places like CA take away peoples' rights and tell everybody how to live their lives because the government there supposedly takes responsibility where the people abdicate it.
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@vampixxkitty It's definitely an acquired taste yeah xP
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@pony Eh. CA is alright. We're trying to keep our state safe as the tourist state it is while trying to find a way to recover from our massive debt. I think CA's main problem is the channeling away from education. Education is a big thing, but we keep taking from it.
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@pony i tried it before.... it was alright. haha. ^^'
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@vampixxkitty I've never drunk alcohol on purpose except in medicine. The times I drank it not knowing beforehand it depended a lot on the drink xD
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@pony My uncle's a wine merchant, so you can't escape the alcohol in our house.
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@moonlagoon Welcome to RDN! You get a party, he gets a party, she gets a party, EVERYPONY GETS A PARTY
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@abigpony massive debt hm? I'd be interesting in knowing how that accrued.
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@moonlagoon welcome to RDN newpony!!
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@pony Thanks. I've been sitting here for like half an hour, not really sure if i should speak. I'm easily scared of people.
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@moonlagoon wine is one of those drinks I feel mostly unthreatened by xD
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@pony Spending during Schwarzenegger and Grey Davis' terms. Arnie was a bad idea to start and he didn't make the worst decisions in terms of helping the people, but he wasn't the best with money.
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@pony yeah...it does has a weird taste.. ^^'
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@moonlagoon aw. well I hope you feel at home soon enough. RDN can be a neat place to hang out, especially mid-season when the topic of conversation more often revolves around ponies. :3
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@vampixxkitty mhmm
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@pony yeah, everyone seems really nice. So I should settle in soon enough
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@moonlagoon Introduce me to him, mang.
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@abigpony ah that makes sense. hmm.. I don't remember much about Schwazenegger's term, but that sounds familiar.
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@moonlagoon If I'm ever on and you poke me or reply @ me I'll talk, I'm usually on at this hour Monday through Thursday and I love talking anything related to ponies.
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@pony okay, thanks
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@pony Eh. It's alright over here. I don't see much of a difference between CA and other states. Then again, I haven't gone much of anywhere outside of navada and jersey/new York
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@moonlagoon Have you seen all of seasons 1 and 2 yet?
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@abigpony I think it makes a bigger diffrerence once you become a home-owner and reach middle class.. currently I'm neither xD
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@pony yes I have and I can't wait for season three
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@moonlagoon i know right!? neither can I! Do you have a favorite pony?
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@abigpony Aren't you supposed to be banned forever again?
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@pony I need a job. Taxes in general is not something I'm looking forward to.
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@pony Umm Doctor Whooves, the perfect crossover between my two favorite things, but my favourite of the mane 6 is fluttershy
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@ceruleanspark From last night or whatever? I calmed down.
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@abigpony yeah I don't make enough (after paying for school) to actually have to pay taxes.. so exempt due to poverty basically xD
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@moonlagoon Ah yeah! Doctor Whooves rocks. :D Fluttershy and Twilight are my number one mane-6 ponies.. I don't like to choose, but when I'm forced to I say Twilight. :3 Do you have a favorite Princess, CMC, and side-character (eg. Cheerilee, Spike, Big Mac)?
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@pony Oh, cool.
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@pony Well, Luna is best princess, but am otherwise undecided.
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@abigpony From before that, I thought.
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@ceruleanspark I got unbanned saturday. I was banned for a week. You know you guys can't keep me off of here.
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@moonlagoon ah I gotcha. I'm a huge Celestia and Sweetie Belle fan personally.. as for background and side characters it's hard for me to choose. I think Cheerilee and Lyra may be my favorites. Although I love Berry Punch, Carrot Top, and Octavia as well
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@pony I've always liked Carrot Top. I also love Derpy, I'm gonna cosplay as her for MCM next weekend.
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@abigpony You ought to be careful saying things like that. Widget is a lot more motivated than I was and might take it as a challenge to find a way to make permenant banning actually work
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@ceruleanspark But people love me. I can do no wrong even though everything I do is wrong.
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@abigpony That sounds more or less exactly like my career as site administrator.
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@moonlagoon yeah ^_^ Derpy's character design never really appealed to me, but I lvoe the cute fan art I see of her. http://mylittlefacewhen.com/media/f/img/mlfw7539-FillyDerpy.icantstopwatchingit_77470b_3990615.gif
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@ceruleanspark It's everyone's career as a site administrator.
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@abigpony I've never been upset by things you say on here. xD
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@pony I partly love her out of loyalty, my bf adores her. Also I ship her with Doctor Whooves, so it's convenient. I do find her adorable though.
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@pony You are the few.
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@moonlagoon they are a cute couple yeah. :) So I'm guessing you've seen the fan episodes of those two?
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@pony Yeah, I really enjoyed them, but haven't watched any for a while. I also read a lot of tumblr blogs with the pair of them.
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@moonlagoon oh yeah Tumblr is awesome for fan content. One of my guilty pleasures is my !fluttertwi shipping tumblr. I avoid the r34 stuff. I just love seeing them cuddle. http://fluttertwi.tumblr.com/post/29588489381
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@pony I keep my shipping just above platonic, I don't want to sexualise something so special to me.
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@moonlagoon ^_^ same. of course i have lots of clopper friends !lol but yeah.
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@pony Cloppers can do as they wish, but it's not for me.
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@moonlagoon Around certain RDN users that topic escalates into a *squee*storm funny enough. I just mention it as a heads-up to you. :P :3
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@moonlagoon Even though I know I'm the one who brought it up xD
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@pony Thanks
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@moonlagoon if you're interested in pony fan content (episodes, music, fanfics, etc.) I keep a number of playlists on Youtube that I recommend. http://www.youtube.com/user/extremawesomazing/videos
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@moonlagoon and there's a playlist for the show song too..
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@pony Oh, thanks. I'll look into it
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@pony oh cool. I love the songs more than I like to admit.
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@moonlagoon everypony here loves a good pony song. ^_^
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@pony I have found my people
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@moonlagoon yus. x3
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@widget hey widget guess what im unofficially official see lol http://ur1.ca/aofig
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@xvinylscratchx I want one.
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@xvinylscratchx Lawl, just kidding.
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@rainbowmaui that id badge cost me about $20 with shipping. but it was worth it cuz i made the templet. was going to make some for my friends but thats money i dont have so they will have to settle with laminated card stock versions
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@xvinylscratchx XD Sounds like work.
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@rainbowmaui yeah thats what iv been working on since i got home from work. going to make 9 of them got 6 done now but thats only cuz i already had 4 done befor
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@xvinylscratchx 9?!
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@rainbowmaui yeah im giving them out at the brony meetup im setting up at the anime convention nekocon.
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@widget And the lights are loooooooow.
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@widget ;__;
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@widget Dancing Queen, by ABBA. It's a classic!
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@widget Friday night and the lights are loooooooow. Lookin' out for a place to goooooo. Where they play the right music. Getting in a swing. You come to look for a kiiiing.
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