Legalization of Marijuana

How can you make a plant illegal.... It's from the earth....

Dude, you might just be the smartest person here.Also, look at all the things that are legal

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They're talking about Salvia Divinorum, a drug that is legal in 46 states. How can you legalize that without legalizing marijuana?

Every drug should be legalized. This is a democracy and by definition we have the right to take whatever substance we feel like. It is not the governments job to tell us what we can and cannot consume. If anything the opening of these new markets would help our economy and the general population. Our government should stop getting involved in people affairs and start doing its job which is protecting us and maintaing order instead of making regulations and taxing everything that they can.

I support prescription marijuana but not recreational.

i think it should be legalized for medical purposes but with the wide supply, it could get out of hand

I think it depends on the person, if you are a responsible person, do whatever you want, but if you are an irresponsible person, then you shouldn't touch any of it, for example, if you're an alcoholic, then you shouldn't drink alcoholic bevreges, so does that mean we should have prohibition again? No, it's unfair to the people who drink responsibly, and look what happened the first time (moonshine), so if marijuana was made legal, I don't think it would matter, because if it's safer than smoking ciggarettes as I hear they are, and as long as the smokers aren't harming anybody while they are high, then what's wrong with it? After all, it's legal in Amsterdam (or so I hear), and I haven't heard of any problems over there yet, it's just if it's outcome is completely harming you, and harming the people around you that it should be totally illegal, and if used responsibly, it could be used as a good way to unwind and relax, but it should be kept outside for the fact that the stench is unbarable (smells like burning garbage)The main problem is it's hard to legalize or illegalize something like that because you never know how somebody's going to deal with it, and if it's in the wrong hands, it can cause a lot of problems

Edited by gamegeek2, 11 December 2007 - 07:01 AM.

Legalize all the way. Far too many benefits to be ignored!

well i stabbed my thumb really bad today trying to make a bong so maybe thats a sign....but not really it should be legal compared to drugs that are legal

I guess it can be used illegally but only at the hands of med specialist. If some High School Kid touches Marijuana then I'm pretty sure they'll abuse it and get addicted to it.

Becareful.... serious side effect of marijuana.You might turn into a.... peace activist.... oh or even worse a tree hugging hippy.Ok Seriously... people who support medical use but not recreational make me want to puke.

No..marijua should stay illegall..end of story Period END!.

Every drug should be legalized. This is a democracy and by definition we have the right to take whatever substance we feel like. It is not the governments job to tell us what we can and cannot consume. If anything the opening of these new markets would help our economy and the general population. Our government should stop getting involved in people affairs and start doing its job which is protecting us and maintaing order instead of making regulations and taxing everything that they can.

Let's take this apart, shall we?

This is a democracy

Wrong. This is a republic. A democracy means everyone has a vote on every issue. In a republic, we vote in people to vote for us.

This is a democracy and by definition we have the right to take whatever substance we feel like.

What dictionary have you been reading? A democracy is a form of government, and a government is created to protect the people. By your argument, I should be allowed to kill people because I feel like it.

It is not the governments job to tell us what we can and cannot consume.

It is when the substance in question has health issues. And I notice you aren't complaining about the government checking your meat, vegetables, and dairy products for disease and quality.

If anything the opening of these new markets would help our economy and the general population.

Hey, look everybody! It's the friendly neighborhood crack dealer! C'mon kids, first snort's on me!

Our government should stop getting involved in people affairs and start doing its job which is protecting us and maintaing order instead of making regulations and taxing everything that they can.

What? The government should protect us but it shouldn't make regulations, which would help keep everything in order without the government's help? And how are they supposed to pay for the people who keep order if they can't tax anyone? Or did you think that government workers are paid with imaginary money?

I think in the system of government the people have consented to, it is in the rights of the government to decide to make a drug illegal. This does not mean that I personally think marijuana should be illegal, I personally feel it should be legal.

well look at it this way if it were legal people would smoke it less cause the Govt will just tax the hell out of it so people will just start privately growing and distributing thus breaking the law again lol im fine with others doing it but keep that smelly crap away from me

I wasn't comparing weed to anything, weed just ISN'T dangerous. Just like sitting on the computer ISN'T dangerous. I'm not saying "Sitting on the computer is less dangerous then jumping off a building" I'm just saying that it isn't dangerous. There may be small consequenses over long time use for both (weed = bad lungs because its smoke, computer = obesity because you're not being active) but neither can be deadly. Sure, you could do stupid stuff while under the influence of marijuana, and the stupid things you do could be fatal, but thats a user-side error and should not be blamed on weed. Weed just isn't dangerous enough to be illegalized.

I still say that it should be blamed. Of course the person is responsible, but so is the substance. There's still other negatives besides dying though. Ideally, a person would have enough responsibility to control himself, but people are extremely stupid to the point where you think WTF? And while, you won't die from being obese, you're chances do increase. Besides, I don't want to see any more kids come to class high. I've already seen it happen (as well as drunk kids).

Its the same as drinking and driving. If you need to be transported from one place to another while high or while drunk, you should get a designated driver.

Key word is should. We should do a lot of things we don't.

and thats why we just have to hope that the drivers are caught early.

Or we can try to prevent it as much as possible.

There are no addictive properties to marijuana. You're just as likely to get addicted to porn, or get addicted to watching tv. People don't go to twelve step programs because their addicted to weed, they go because of serious drugs like meth, coke, heroin... addictive drugs.

I have a low tolerance for stupid people, especially if they're annoying me with it. For me, it's why it's the idea, legalize something that brings out both? There will still be a lot of people who will smoke it regularly than there are now.

You could look at it that way, but look back at alcohol, it was illegal for a while, and people made up for it by brewing their own, but now how much moonshine or home-made alcohol do you see or hear about? none. because it was pointless to buy illegal alcohol when theres legal alcohol as well. Same thing will happen with marijuana

But getting the stronger weed will take longer for a company if they have to go through a lot of legal junk. And it'll probably take a while to remove those legal tape simply because we've made it illegal for a while now. Also, It's harder for people to make better alcohol than it would be to make better weed because the good alcohol has been aged in barrels. You don't have to age weed, other than growing the plant.

Sure people will get stupider if the competition increases, but the drug itsself will always be safe.

Safe in that you won't die from overdose, but there are other negative, and potentially deadly effects.I'm remembering why I usually get tired of debating things. After a while, you'll get to the point where nobody some gives anymore. And nobody ever changes their stance, which kind of defeats the point of debating on it in my opinion. Since I'm getting a little bored of this, I'll give some more general facts. I remember reading in TIME magazine a while ago, that Britain used to ban a certain product (I forget whether it was alcohol, some drug, or whatever). In the few years that followed, people that were addicted or had some other problem dropped from like 30,000 to 2,000 (or some other big jump like that). Potentially, the same could happen with marijuana. Also, as I'm sure most people know (which is why I'm surprised most people didn't mention this), the Netherlands has already legalized it with relatively good results. Of course, it's become the place where everyone goes if they want to smoke some week without getting in trouble. However, it has to be noted that the Netherlands has a unique policy when it comes to drug problems (it's a disease and should be treated as such). Changing the general outlook which has been ingrained into us is difficult, making it nearly impossible to bring about legalization.

i don't know... i just don't like any kinf of drugs you smoke....Yeah, i'm anti-smoker. i just can' t get over the smell. <-So i can't work at bars...CRAP!!!

weed does not have addictive qualities

There are some areas where it is completely natural to walk down the road and see someone smoking it. If you go to a concert, there is no doubt that you will see at least a few people smoking it. I went to Bonnarroo this summer, which is a four-day concert event, and saw it EVERYWHERE. The people smoking it were cool, and some of the staff even smoked it. Without caring who saw. Really, it doesn't matter if it's legalized or not. If people are able to find places where they can comfortably and publicly smoke it, and no negative consequences occur, they will smoke it. Whether it should be legal or not is another matter entirely. I say yes.

Marijiuana is no way healthy - so shouldn't be allowed. For that matter, tobacco too.

Marijuana is a drug and was made illegal for a reason. I believe that making it legal would start the process for other hardcore drugs to be legalized. Therefore I say that it should remain illegal, I know it won't stop anyone from using but at least there isn't a tolerance for it.

Pot should be legalized. It would only benefit our country. We could tax and regulate it. People are going to smoke no matter if it is legal or not, but legalizing it would make it safer. When people buy weed now they have no idea what it has been laced with, but regulating would allow the government to control this.

To everyone who thinks it should be legalized have you ever taken it or known someone who has?It's a drug which means people can get addicted and screw their lifes up. It's a drug that like alcohol slows reaction meaning slower reacting time meaning like alcohol if we legalize marijiuana people will without a doubt be smoking and driving now driving with a slower reaction time means probability of causing an accident to occur think about it

To Omega, of course there would have to be laws associated with pot just like alcohol. I believe that to drink or smoke one must first take safety courses and earn a license.

I think it's great because theres no reason to have people get thought life by taking marijuana. Bad for health these day.

Only legalization would remove the criminality of it and the any "addicts" could be treated as patients and not criminals.The only criminal thing about marihuana is the amount of money our government spends on chasing normal otherwise law abiding citizens.

To everyone who thinks it should be legalized have you ever taken it or known someone who has?It's a drug which means people can get addicted and screw their lifes up. It's a drug that like alcohol slows reaction meaning slower reacting time meaning like alcohol if we legalize marijiuana people will without a doubt be smoking and driving now driving with a slower reaction time means probability of causing an accident to occur think about it

I have used marijuana for 30 years i have a family and a buisiness it hasn't messed up my life or any of my friends. However i do not drink alcohol as it turns people into raging morons. Taken orally it is harmless. smoking it runs the same risks as cigarettes.

I don't think its right to legalize alcohol but not ganja. Alcohol is worse for you than weed.