Marijuana: The Great Taboo Topic

[Ganado_Headshot]

First off, I know this has been done before, even without using the search bar, and I'm fully aware this topic is very heated and not a lot of people like to touch it, but please....Humor Me! Think of me not as a pothead, or a law enforcement officer. I am merely a mediator on this subject. I'll express opinions from both perspectives, and I hope you do to.

Recently, a friend of mine was caught with marijuana by their parents. The ignorant guardian immediately grounded my friend, giving them no say in the matter. It seems to me, that authority figures are quite ignorant when it comes to this subject matter. How can they lock their own child up, and throw away the key, when they know very little of the drug that we all call marijuana. It makes me angry when injustices like this happen. A few fun facts that you might not have know

1. Marijuana is not toxic to humans.
2. Prohibitions have been trying to rid the world of weed since before MY generation was born.
3. It's the most annual grossing cash crop in America.

Which brings me to my fellow writers of the escapist. What do you think? Are you for or against it? What do you think about the legalization concepts? If you have something to say...Now is the time to say it. Let's drag this subject into the light, and hopefully everyone will be a little more knowledgeable about the topic.

 

[Robert632]

i don't care, to be honest. if you use it good for you, just don't force it on me(i don't use recreational drugs like alcohal, tobacco and marijuana, if you want to know.).

 

[ActionDan]

I am for it. I think Marijuana should be legalized, it will then only be there if people want it, not shoved in peoples faces like cigarettes. I do smoke Weed, every other night or so. It just makes a good day better. And as for parents, mine smoke it with me. They introduced me to it a while back. They said they smoke it. And later on in the year I asked if I could try some. They accepted, and now we smoke it together and watch movies and stuff. It's great.

 

[Raven's Nest]

I'm against the smoking of weed and I think your friend's parents have acted in an entirely non-ignorant manner. Weed is illegal in most countries, what does that tell you?

 

[dududf]

I smoke hydrochloric acid.

It's great! *Coughs chunks*
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Seriously though, its less harmful then alcohol, and you are less dangerous to the surrounding people, as from what I've heard you're "Baked" and just want to sit down have eat some snacks


Personally I'm anti drugs, but my personal preferences shouldn't be messing with other peoples preferences.

 

[ma55ter_fett]

i don't care, to be honest. if you use it good for you, just don't force it on me(i don't use recreational drugs like alcohal, tobacco and marijuana, if you want to know.).

Same as the above, if it's not my son then I don't really care.

If it was my kid, I would have grounded him as well. Because it is illegal to have and until it is legal (if ever) his haveing any would constitue a crime, and being grounded is a lot less serious than the alternative.

 

[Ganado_Headshot]

It tells you that most political parties are ignorant of the drug itself, they know very little about the effects of the drug. (see opening scene to Pineapple Express.)

I'm diggin' the discussion everyone, keep it coming!

 

[technoted]

I myself dont smoke it but it should be legalised, it has no actually side effects, it's healthier than both alcohol and cigs. it would even help the economy.

 

[Colours]

The hypocrisy is that most parents have tried marijuana.

I've met some very happy people who smoke alot. They don't get in fights, or abuse people like those drinking alcohol.

It seems like the most harmless (illegal) drug I can think of, and I'm all for relaxation of Cannibis laws similar to Amsterdam. Alas, that is unlikely to happen anytime soon due to a large population making a lot of fuss over something they don't understand, or know much about.

 

[benylor]

I'm against the smoking of weed and I think your friend's parents have acted in an entirely non-ignorant manner. Weed is illegal in most countries, what does that tell you?

Until recently so was homosexuality. Are you saying that when it was illegal, anybody who practiced same-sex intercourse was doing something bad? Law is not driven by science or reason, it's driven by irrational mood.

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Weed's fine, I smoke it myself. The problem's the prohibition. I've argued this so many times now and it's so late in the evening I won't bother to publish my evidence or explanation, because somebody else will do it further down the line.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

I'm against the smoking of weed and I think your friend's parents have acted in an entirely non-ignorant manner. Weed is illegal in most countries, what does that tell you?

It tells me the government loves obedience, and nothing else. Ignorance may be bliss, but bliss is not logic.

 

[Jarc42]

If anyone should be profiteering off people's addictions, it's the US goverment, goddamnit! Might as well legalize it and tax it.

 

[Ganado_Headshot]

I'm against the smoking of weed and I think your friend's parents have acted in an entirely non-ignorant manner. Weed is illegal in most countries, what does that tell you?

Until recently so was homosexuality. Are you saying that when it was illegal, anybody who practiced same-sex intercourse was doing something bad? Law is not driven by science or reason, it's driven by irrational mood.

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Weed's fine, I smoke it myself. The problem's the prohibition. I've argued this so many times now and it's so late in the evening I won't bother to publish my evidence or explanation, because somebody else will do it further down the line.

I would love to see all statistics and or studies you have, please post them if and whenever you get the chance.

 

[Emilie Diabolica]

Which brings me to my fellow writers of the escapist. What do you think? Are you for or against it? What do you think about the legalization concepts? If you have something to say...Now is the time to say it. Let's drag this subject into the light, and hopefully everyone will be a little more knowledgeable about the topic.

I'm for it.
That said, i'm not for habitual use of it. I had the nasty task of getting my boyfriend off the stuff once his stoner behaviour really started grating on me (again, i'm quite happy with getting stoned and acting like an idiot every now and then, just not all the time)..

Recently, a friend of mine was caught with marijuana by their parents. The ignorant guardian immediately grounded my friend, giving them no say in the matter.

I feel his pain.. D: I came home yesterday afternoon to find out my parents had discovered that i'd given my sister a stick of weed.. Thankfully, i'm legally an adult now so they couldnt do anything besides give me a very long and angry talking to (and potentially kick me out of the house :s ), but god...

ITS JUST WEED! its less harmful than alcohol! GAH!

 

[TailsRodrigez]

I'm against the smoking of weed and I think your friend's parents have acted in an entirely non-ignorant manner. Weed is illegal in most countries, what does that tell you?

If all countries decided to make alcohol illegal because a very small minority scared them into thinking it was bad (like pot was as well as alcohol during the 1920's), how would many people react to this?

They'd call it insane, and many would object to it because the consumption of alcohol is and always has been normal to do, but when people attacked pot most of the public had no idea of its existance, so when it was called it evil, there wasn't much support for it, and so it became illegal.

 

[lostclause]

A grounding for breaking the law? That doesn't seem to unjust (nor does the law itself).

I'm against the use of weed in any cases other than medicinal. But I'm also against using alcohol and tabaco too so maybe I'm just a killjoy. People say it's less harmful than alcohol or whatever and simply because it is less harmful doesn't mean it should be allowed.

 

[j0frenzy]

Considering your friend possessing marijuana can lead to up 20 years jail time and up to $1,000,000 fine in the United States, they weren't being ignorant. They were punishing him for breaking a law that could have produced a much more severe penalty.
Is the law bad? Yes. Marijuana should not be a schedule one drug when when there are drugs much worse than it that legal (see alcohol, nicotine and caffeine).

 

[Ganado_Headshot]

I'm reminded of the music industry, I challenge any of you to find an artist be it now or earlier years that hasn't used marijuana in song writing and music composition.

 

[TailsRodrigez]

also, I have many good friends who smoke, and they don't have any problems, and some are more productive than people at my school who claim pot will make you an unproductive member of society, what does that say about pot itself?

Hell, a friend of mine who happens to be 60 has smoked since he was 14, and he is still just as healthy as any so called normal person, because him and all the people i know used it in moderation, like anything else should be.