Quote: Originally Posted by
StarDust
No. Weed ought to be illegal.
Since so many people are getting high off of it, it really has no medicinal purposes.
Why do we have to spend our money on stuff that supposedly helps, but instead it really gets people high?
Quote: Originally Posted by
Kerry
Well I am not a stoner and I don't support legalization of it either. In a case of Medical reasons and it could potentially help someone then I am supportive of that but legalizing it just so people can get stoned and act stupid I don't agree with.
Either of you ever heard of Alcohol? Or tobacco? Either one of those make you think "That could help people!"?
Quote: Originally Posted by
LiteBrite
I don't smoke weed, but I see it as something similar to alcohol. It's no more dangerous to use as a recreational substance than alcohol. You can also argue that alcohol is BOTH physically and mentally addictive, where marijuana is not. I more see it as a personal choice and try to refrain from judging other people for the decisions they make (if they do not hurt other people.)
Alchohol is both mentally and physically addictive, and Marijuana is only sometimes mentally addicitve. Depends on the person.
Quote: Originally Posted by
Indiscrete
Keep it illegal.
Costs less.
And I'm all for that

Haha

That's the argument around the local high school. It's cheap this way.
Quote: Originally Posted by
Dave
I don't think it should be legalised. I see no concrete reason why it should be.

So. I suppose you've never seen someone drunk? They usually seem to like it. That's why alcohol is legal.
Quote: Originally Posted by
Gordon Frohman
I do not smoke weed but i support it being legalized. You see so many clinics opening up for marijuana up anymore anyway and their taxing it just like they do tobacco so why not? If they open it up for the general population they could make a killing off the taxation alone. Alot of money.. not to mention if you have stores selling it then it will eliminate the stupid little stoner teenagers selling it at school hopefully. Plus, marijuana does have healing properties in my opinion, and if someone is high they are mellow not aggressive like a alcoholic is aggressive.
Two very good points. The taxation added up to like an estimated $14 billion in the US or something? And Marijuana wouldn't cause fights like in bars, but rather the opposite.
Quote: Originally Posted by
JordanJACKOFF!
In Holland the government have put that much control on it, bud is now pathetically weak.
An 1/8 barely gets one person stoned.
Wow. That's sad... I didn't know that. Last time I smoked it up we had a stale 1/16. Got two of us high.
Quote: Originally Posted by
Star
I dont smoke it, but i think it should be legal. People do it anyways, and sometimes put themselves in dangerous situations to get it. Its not really too too bad so...
Such as the Mexican drug wars!
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This is one of my favorite topics.
Here's some easy reasons to legalize:
-Taxation money.
-Stop drugs wars. (Mexico, near US border I believe)
-Almost all drug dealers would be out of business.
-Use of Marijuana may very possibly go down, especially in teenagers. It's "cool" because it's illegal.
-Studies have shown people that start smoking marijuana often don't smoke so much tobacco, or at least don't have cravings.
-Police forces could focus on much more important tasks.
-An extremely healthy alternative compared to Alcohol and Tobacco.
Downsides:
You tell me.