Poll: Legalize cannabis Yay or Nay

[Housebroken Lunatic]

Yay.

After all it has been scientifically proven not to pose any larger risk to your health or causing addiction than alcohol or tobacco. And I don't care what anyone try to say of the contrary, I trust the british medical journals and the sound science they present over any politically motivated crap you might come up with...

 

[lilmizzazle]

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Like alchohol, then.
Except with far less fighting, vandalism, pissing in the street, and being incredibly loud; and with far more spirituality, musical inspiration, and open-mindedness.

Oh [deity] no, if only we were so lucky.
It in no way makes them better people here. They start as assholes, then become drugged-up assholes.
At least if they were drunk, they would have more trouble walking. None of the latter, good stuff you mentioned happens here when people use cannabis. These assholes aren't hippies, unfortunately.
And it only brings out more of the former stuff you mentioned.
I am so glad for the people who don't have to put up with the same people I do.

dude, you probably don't know shit about cannabis. first of all, legalization would make LESS drug addicts because they dont have to go to dealers to get it. people go from cannabis to other chemical drugs because they are lured into it by the dealers or they are just plain stupid. It would calm people down, it can be used as medicine against depressions and pains, it will be taxed and the countries legalizing it will get ALOT more income. there really is no bad or at least critical consequents of legalization, it will just make everything better.

 

[John O'Toole]

I do agree with legalizing Marijuana, I do use it. I find it relaxes me, I have a better sleep at night. Plus it is better for you than smoking cigarettes and drinking.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

I don't do it myself but I think it should, the economy could benefit from it, and alcohol is legal so cannabis might as well be.

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

Oh, I suppose the over 25,000 products that can be made from hemp don't exist. All right, carry on.

Oh and when it comes to fabrics, hemp is superior to cotton in plenty of aspects. Especially when it comes to rugggedness. Cotton fabrics tear easily. Hemp is pretty fucking hard to tear apart.

Which in turn serve to explain why cannabis has recieved so much stigma since the 1800's. Remember which timeperiod the Cotton industry was the big thing? You think the investors who earned their profit through the growing and processing of cotton were just going to let a superior material which would also cut down on consuming (if you have a shirt that is unlikely to tear from normal wearing and abuse, you won't have to buy new shirts quite as often now would you?) threaten their financial interests? Not bloody likely.

As always, the greed of a few capitalist assholes got to decide what the rest of us can or cannot do.

You can just imagine the evil grin forming on some rich and pampered gentleman wearing a chimney hat and with his pinky extended as he holds a cup of tea or a glass of brandy when he hears the news that apparently hemp CAN ALSO BE USED AS AN INTOXICANT/STIMULANT.

"Good show. Now my cotton manufacturing business interest are secured for decades to come. I'll just pull some strings and use my political (if informal) clout to make cannabis seem like a sin and a moral threat to society. Muahahaha!"

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

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dude, you probably don't know shit about cannabis. first of all, legalization would make LESS drug addicts because they dont have to go to dealers to get it. people go from cannabis to other chemical drugs because they are lured into it by the dealers or they are just plain stupid. It would calm people down, it can be used as medicine against depressions and pains, it will be taxed and the countries legalizing it will get ALOT more income. there really is no bad or at least critical consequents of legalization, it will just make everything better.

Again, please don't call me "dude", we wouldn't want things to become uncivil in such an enlightening conversation.
I'm sorry, but you are just repeating things that I already know, and that people have already said more times than I care to remember.
As for medicinal use, again, last I checked, it could be and is prescribed to those who really need it.
Legalisation might have some good effects, but it still has negative ones. The good effects are tempting, but is it really worth it? Only one way to find out, but could the damage be undone if it is the wrong choice? That is the question to consider. Not one you have to answer. I already have my answers.

 

[JaffaFrost]

I thought for ages it said "Legalize cannibalism"
I wondered why so many people said yes.

BUT HELL YAY! To cannabis I mean..

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

I thought for ages it said "Legalize cannibalism"
I wondered why so many people said yes.

BUT HELL YAY! To cannabis I mean..

What's wrong with cannibalism? If people ate eachother, imagine how the problem of over-population would be a thing of the past. Also imagine how much real-estate you'd unlock by not needing graveyards anymore!

With these things in consideration I have to say YAY to CANNIBALISM! Recycle your fellow man! XD

 

[JaffaFrost]

I thought for ages it said "Legalize cannibalism"
I wondered why so many people said yes.

BUT HELL YAY! To cannabis I mean..

What's wrong with cannibalism? If people ate eachother, imagine how the problem of over-population would be a thing of the past. Also imagine how much real-estate you'd unlock by not needing graveyards anymore!

With these things in consideration I have to say YAY to CANNIBALISM! Recycle your fellow man! XD

But what is someone starts to chow down on you? I don't want to be eaten D:

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

But what is someone starts to chow down on you? I don't want to be eaten D:

Bah! Survival of the fittest. Eat or be eaten.

If you're worried about upper body strength and stuff like that we can always level the playing field with guns.

Or we can simply impose laws that require people to hand over their dead relatives to meat processing plants or something. You won't really know the difference anywaonce the meat has been processed to look like hamburger or something. XD

 

[Del-Toro]

Once we have a reliable roadside THC test, then yay.

 

[Hunter65416]

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dude, you probably don't know shit about cannabis. first of all, legalization would make LESS drug addicts because they dont have to go to dealers to get it. people go from cannabis to other chemical drugs because they are lured into it by the dealers or they are just plain stupid. It would calm people down, it can be used as medicine against depressions and pains, it will be taxed and the countries legalizing it will get ALOT more income. there really is no bad or at least critical consequents of legalization, it will just make everything better.

Again, please don't call me "dude", we wouldn't want things to become uncivil in such an enlightening conversation.
I'm sorry, but you are just repeating things that I already know, and that people have already said more times than I care to remember.
As for medicinal use, again, last I checked, it could be and is prescribed to those who really need it.
Legalisation might have some good effects, but it still has negative ones. The good effects are tempting, but is it really worth it? Only one way to find out, but could the damage be undone if it is the wrong choice? That is the question to consider. Not one you have to answer. I already have my answers.

DUUUUUUDE, Actually many aids and cancer patients who really need it cant get because its only available medicinally in a few spread out places i have an auntie with cancer who had to move because the drugs she was being given worked very inconsistently and had some terrible side effects she now has a medicinal license and its working out well for her.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

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DUUUUUUDE, Actually many aids and cancer patients who really need it cant get because its only available medicinally in a few spread out places i have an auntie with cancer who had to move because the drugs she was being given worked very inconsistently and had some terrible side effects she now has a medicinal license and its working out well for her.

Yet again, since you seem unable to comprehend such a small request, please refrain from calling me "dude". There is no need to bring insults into such a lovely conversation.
Anyway, if the patient really needs it, then they will get it. If there are other things available, then they will get that. Simple as. That is about supply, not legalisation. If they have it, they have it. A hospital isn't about to supply patients with skunk if they have other alternatives. And since it is illegal, they don't do such a thing anyway.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Where'd all that morality shit come from? Oh right yeah, you can't see over the top of your flame-thrower. Not your fault really, I forgive you. ^^
If you hate booze and coke, that's great. I dont get on with drunks or coke-heads either! Those sorts of people need to chill out and eat some pies. Hmmm... I guess a spliff is the perfect answer!

I dunno, I read it from from your piss stained streets of Britain. And, no, I am in no way flaming you. I didn't try and get a rise out of you in any way, I wanted a response that was worthy of replying to and I got one. Lets not turn a good discussion into a discussion about flaming though.

Oh, I don't hate coke or booze, I especially don't hate booze, it provides countless unforgettable forgotten nights. The thing I have with weed isn't a personal one, I'd try weed if the conditions were right but as one person said on this thread, I think it was the OP, that he could get a bag of weed in about ten minutes. Now to me, it sounds like availability isn't an issue. And from the fact that you're posting on this forum tells me that the problem of it being a crime doesn't deter you from using it or from staying free. So if you can get it 'cheap' and readily, why do you want it legalized? The only reason you could want it legalized, from my point of view, is so that you can sit and home and smoke it in the comfort of legality.

The law is trying to stop you from smoking weed, much like it's trying to stop me from drinking. The difference is that you want to smoke cannabis in the comfort of legality for the comfort of itself. Then people like the OP try to justify it by saying it'll help the economy. If there is one thing worse than trying to change that one tiny thing for a selfish reason, it's trying to hide that selfish reason behind a care for others. Not a stab at you, you haven't tried to do that, but a stab at those who do it.

I can't see cannabis benefiting you or your country if it's legalized so why bother?

 

[Something Amyss]

Impairment? Crap? It's a shame you're allergic.

there's an old saying where I come from, "Don't bullshit the designated driver."

The concept that it's like, addictive or a gateway drug I'd call BS on. The concept that it inhibits your mental capacity? That's pretty easily measurable, actually. I know pot smokers insist otherwise, but so do those drunks who try and insist they're good to drive.

Sorry, I'm not taking it out of context. I'm not pretending it's the devil's gateway drug or that it's going to kill everyone who uses it, but to pretend it doesn't impair your cognitive abilities is self deception. and you may feel awesome, but so does the average drunk.

 

[dlsevern]

I can't see cannabis benefiting you or your country if it's legalized so why bother?

I'm not trying to pick on you but you just don't seem to be comprehending ALL of the benefits of cannabis, not just for the U.S., but for all countries. This plant has the potential to completely eliminate the need for oil and coal, reduce the deficit, reduce cannabis related crime, eliminate the use of trees for paper products and building materials, can be used medicinally for numerous ailments, can be used to power whole cities, eliminate the need for natural gas for heat, and about a thousand other uses, and with it legal to grow who knows what else people will think of. Yes, it would be used recreationally but so f**king what, aren't those other issues more important than whether some stoner is getting high or not?

 

[dlsevern]

Sorry, I'm not taking it out of context. I'm not pretending it's the devil's gateway drug or that it's going to kill everyone who uses it, but to pretend it doesn't impair your cognitive abilities is self deception. and you may feel awesome, but so does the average drunk.

You know what, I know for a fact that it doesn't impair your cognative abilities anywhere near as bad a alcohol does. I used to be a pot smoker and I've done my fair share of drinking and to say that someone cannot function properly after smoking is complete BS. Boozing it up is way more dangerous. Yes, smoking pot does impair your memory process some but it also heightens your awareness to what is around you. You can argue this point all you want but I call your bluff, I know better.