Poll: marajauna legalization
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Unless those people become dangerous trying to get more drugs or while high become dangerous to others, which is very often the case.Agayek said:
I'm for the legalization of pot for medical use. I see no reason it shouldn't be allowed for the sick and dying, it's not like it could do anything malignant cancers couldn't.
Yes. If we legalize marijuana, we can make a buisiness the size of the tobacco industry and tax the hell out of them. That would help the economy alot.
I tend to mix tobacco with mine... that way I can have a fair few joints, instead of getting battered from just the one.Boober the Pig said:
Obviously, I'm one sided about this & would like it legalising.
The government would rake it in on taxes & it'd help the economy, plus it would make a huge dent in the black market.
And to the naysayers, sure... it may be bad for you, but there's much worse things out there, many of which are already legal & can be bought over the counter.
Well I don't know really, it's already used by enough people that it doesn't really matter either way, but if it was legeal, they would have so much crime related to it. They could also sell it and tax it which would make the government more money, then they have no reason to ***** about it. So maybe it should be legeal.
Marijuana is nothing like cocaine-- that's like saying Tylenol is just as harmful as any other drug.Malicious said:
Overall I believe in the legalization and proper regulation of marijuana, or as it should properly be called hemp. There is a significant amount of information available that draws some questions to the real reasons it was prohibited in the first place. If you are so inclined a decent synopsis of those reasons followed up by accurate historical data can be found here.
http://www.venusproject.com/ethics_in_action/Real_Reason_Hemp_Illegal.html
Furthermore the government for reasons I believe to be accurately outlined in the above link, did not make the distinction between the hemp plant, which has no psychoactive properties and is very useful for a list of applications so long most people think it was made up by stoners just to support a pro legalization position and its cousin the cannabis or as it's more commonly known these days marijuana plant that does actually have a psychoactive nature.
This is something I believe needs to be addressed, this plant can't be controlled it grows naturally in every non-arctic part of the world. Too much time and too many resources are being wasted on the fight against hemp, as well as the fact that I have always been told I live in a free country. However, I can not do with myself what I please in the privacy of my own home within the law.
I'm hopeful that in the future people continue to come around on this issue. Many parents seem to be against it's legalization not realizing that the use of the drug by the young is much lower in countries with proper regulation. Another common concern I've heard is that it is believed there is no way to actively test someone for intoxication under marijuana. This is also untrue a device has been available (but unused) for nearly a decade now that works in a similar method to the breathalyzer in use to determine alcohol intoxication.
I can't understand why people don't believe in its recreational use. They are also generally people who partake of a drink now and then themselves. People die in the hundreds of thousands every year due directly to the use of alcohol and tobacco, yet both of these substances are legal for adults to purchase.
Another thing here is that alcohol was once prohibited, the country nearly tore itself apart. They were forced to legalize it again to protect the public from itself. Marijuana users are however generally peaceful people that don't put up a big fight, or kill each other on a daily basis. Therefore it's prohibition has been allowed to continue.
To clarify something someone previously mentioned, there is no pill form of marijuana. The synthetic THC pills have been shown time and again to cause more negative side effects and treat far fewer symptoms than the plant itself. You actually have to go digging into medical websites and official databases to find this information though as the media seems dead set against making public any information about hemp that is positive in any way.
http://www.venusproject.com/ethics_in_action/Real_Reason_Hemp_Illegal.html
Furthermore the government for reasons I believe to be accurately outlined in the above link, did not make the distinction between the hemp plant, which has no psychoactive properties and is very useful for a list of applications so long most people think it was made up by stoners just to support a pro legalization position and its cousin the cannabis or as it's more commonly known these days marijuana plant that does actually have a psychoactive nature.
This is something I believe needs to be addressed, this plant can't be controlled it grows naturally in every non-arctic part of the world. Too much time and too many resources are being wasted on the fight against hemp, as well as the fact that I have always been told I live in a free country. However, I can not do with myself what I please in the privacy of my own home within the law.
I'm hopeful that in the future people continue to come around on this issue. Many parents seem to be against it's legalization not realizing that the use of the drug by the young is much lower in countries with proper regulation. Another common concern I've heard is that it is believed there is no way to actively test someone for intoxication under marijuana. This is also untrue a device has been available (but unused) for nearly a decade now that works in a similar method to the breathalyzer in use to determine alcohol intoxication.
I can't understand why people don't believe in its recreational use. They are also generally people who partake of a drink now and then themselves. People die in the hundreds of thousands every year due directly to the use of alcohol and tobacco, yet both of these substances are legal for adults to purchase.
Another thing here is that alcohol was once prohibited, the country nearly tore itself apart. They were forced to legalize it again to protect the public from itself. Marijuana users are however generally peaceful people that don't put up a big fight, or kill each other on a daily basis. Therefore it's prohibition has been allowed to continue.
To clarify something someone previously mentioned, there is no pill form of marijuana. The synthetic THC pills have been shown time and again to cause more negative side effects and treat far fewer symptoms than the plant itself. You actually have to go digging into medical websites and official databases to find this information though as the media seems dead set against making public any information about hemp that is positive in any way.
We have a Fox news correspondant people!Malicious said:
OT: Short answer Yes it should be legalized.
Yes.
Weed is what every dealer falls back on, so by legalizing and regulating it, a huge portion of the illegal drugs market would be wiped out.
And you could tax the hell out of the stuff.
Weed is what every dealer falls back on, so by legalizing and regulating it, a huge portion of the illegal drugs market would be wiped out.
And you could tax the hell out of the stuff.
I've known a couple of people who have died of alcohol poisoning and I've never even heard of someone ODing on weed so I think as long as alcohol is legal, weed should be: for medicine and recreation.
How about actually researching it before we make up our minds?
Let's get the real data on addiction rates, effects on brain development and cancer risk and so on, how well it works against MS, how long it takes to eliminate it from the system, how badly any given level in the bloodstream affects driving ability and so on and so forth, then make rules about it, rather than just being offered "it's totally harmless man the government just wants to ban it because they don't want us to have any fun" and "it's evil evil evil and the gateway to other drugs and hell and if you touch it you're hippie scum who'll never pay back into the system what you owe the country for the privilege of living here which you don't deserve because all drug users are child-molesting rapists who want to destroy Our Great Nation!" The first one is actually quoting someone. The second is parody, but the capital letters near the end are quoting someone.
Of course, it's pretty much impossible to get that research done while it's illegal.
Personally, I think you need to look at means of delivery as well as the substance itself.
Given my very own chain of mineral-rich mid-Atlantic islands just north of the hurricane belt with lush environments and lots of money, I'd quite like to allow the stuff on one arc of islands but not allow smoking of anything anywhere. It'd take fifty years to get any really useful data, but it'd still be interesting.
Let's get the real data on addiction rates, effects on brain development and cancer risk and so on, how well it works against MS, how long it takes to eliminate it from the system, how badly any given level in the bloodstream affects driving ability and so on and so forth, then make rules about it, rather than just being offered "it's totally harmless man the government just wants to ban it because they don't want us to have any fun" and "it's evil evil evil and the gateway to other drugs and hell and if you touch it you're hippie scum who'll never pay back into the system what you owe the country for the privilege of living here which you don't deserve because all drug users are child-molesting rapists who want to destroy Our Great Nation!" The first one is actually quoting someone. The second is parody, but the capital letters near the end are quoting someone.
Of course, it's pretty much impossible to get that research done while it's illegal.
Personally, I think you need to look at means of delivery as well as the substance itself.
Given my very own chain of mineral-rich mid-Atlantic islands just north of the hurricane belt with lush environments and lots of money, I'd quite like to allow the stuff on one arc of islands but not allow smoking of anything anywhere. It'd take fifty years to get any really useful data, but it'd still be interesting.
I think it's a plant that's not indigenous to my region but is cultivated in abandoned mines and breweries.
Just because it's a magic plant that fits a third of human needs doesn't mean it's good.
The other two things are water and dandelion cows (pikmin?). Which are pretty much self-explanatory.
Just because it's a magic plant that fits a third of human needs doesn't mean it's good.
The other two things are water and dandelion cows (pikmin?). Which are pretty much self-explanatory.