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There's a difference between banning and criminalizing weed. You can support one without the other.

• rsj_hn 7y ago
  1. What is the difference between banning and criminalizing? You are going to use the power of the state to punish someone that does not obey your ban, right? Is it about fines versus jail time? 2. Do you support SF treating weed the same as e-cigs?
  • ryanmercer 7y ago
    >What is the difference between banning and criminalizing? I would assume banning the sale of via business located inside San Francisco vs police throwing you against a wall and patting you down when they see you vaping something.
    • rsj_hn 7y ago
      So your problem is the level of intensity? E.g. it's OK if a business is given a huge fine and maybe has to close as long as the owner of the business is not "thrown up against the wall"? It seems to me that whether someone is thrown against a wall is not nearly as important as whether something is legal or illegal, in terms of infringing on liberties.