Poll: Medical Marijuana

[Mcupobob]

14 U.S States allow this loophole to legal marijuana(I think Canada has a similar thing too correct me if I'm wrong). If you don't belive its a loophole to legal weed well I got my "green card" as we call it up and i'm a healthy 18 year old, and the clinic to get your card was right next to the dispenser. Now this whole thread is about should we keep this system or just make the stuff legal already. What I like about this system is untaxed but still regualted, and of higher quality. I can see some companies pushing out cheap ineffective stuff to fill the market not to mention using pesticide and poisons to ensure a larger crop.

What I don't like about it is there is still people who don't get this cards and are getting thrown in jail, not to mention those who don't go out and sign up are supporting criminals and drug cartels.

So escapist, should we keep this system or just make it legal already? My state is already putting it on the ballot.

EDIT: Damn google misspelling Marijuana *Shakes fist*

EDIT: For those saying i'm taking advantage of the system, it's really a joke and the people there know and want you to take advantage of it. The questions are silly and pretain to everyone. Now thats not to say that MMJ is bad idea and only is a loophole, I know some sick people who need to take it and strongly belive in Marijuana as a medican.

 

[photog212]

1. Its spelled with a 'J'.

2. Way to take advantage of a system designed to legitimately help people. Thank you for giving the opposition fuel.

3. Pot should should be decriminalized. Its less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes, and our prisons (US) are filled with petty criminals on pot charges (they usually come out worse than they went in, and is very expensive tax wise).

 

[Jadak]

So...what, the system is bad just because your doctor is an irresponsible douchebag who will prescribe things to people even if they don't need it?

That's like saying having speeding laws is pointless because you once saw a cop let a hottie slide on a ticket.

Regardless, I don't smoke it, but think it should be legalized anyways, let people do what the fuck they want. Better yet, if it's legal, it can be turned into a nice taxable industry.

 

[Mike Andrews]

I think it should be legalized. I believe in a theory that if something that was illegal is legalized, it's consumption will be diminished because of people who think, "It is illegal, so it must be awesome!"

 

[Dango]

"It is illegal, so it must be awesome!"

I know I'm gonna get flamed for this but...

So if they legalize murder people will stop doing it to be cool? Cause that's why people kill each other, right? And obviously all the people who smoked it before will just go "Oh, it's legal now? Well then I'm not gonna do it anymore because doing things that are legal is stupid."

Look, for the most part people are pretty smart and sensible, they will try to avoid doing anything illegal unless pressured to do it by someone else. So legalizing it will not do a great job of decreasing the numbers of people who smoke marijuana. If people want to stop others from smoking marijuana, they need to stop it at the "source", which in this case would be the people who pressure others to do it.

 

[Slaanax]

I voted no, because they should just legalize it.

 

[Avaholic03]

I live in one of the states (Colorado) to have medical marijuana laws. The idea that it's supposed to be medicine is a joke. Anyone can get a medical card for any reason, no diagnosis is necessary.

Basically, this is just a step along the way to fully legalizing it. You gotta take it slow so all the conservatives won't freak out and make a big deal about it.

So I voted "no" in the poll because I don't think the current system is the final step.

 

[FolkLikePanda]

Never seen anyone get violent after smoking Mary Chuhana, plus people now the side and health affects so its at their own risk so I say let 'em. I think seriously ill people should smoke it so they can relax and have a break from all the stress both physically and psychologically.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Look, for the most part people are pretty smart and sensible, they will try to avoid doing anything illegal unless pressured to do it by someone else. So legalizing it will not do a great job of decreasing the numbers of people who smoke marijuana.

I think part of the opposition is "so the hell what?" Its negative effects are greatly exaggerated and its potential positives restricted. Long as you don't go out driving, it's not all that different from alcohol.

 

[Mike Andrews]

"It is illegal, so it must be awesome!"

I know I'm gonna get flamed for this but...

So if they legalize murder people will stop doing it to be cool? Cause that's why people kill each other, right? And obviously all the people who smoked it before will just go "Oh, it's legal now? Well then I'm not gonna do it anymore because doing things that are legal is stupid."

Look, for the most part people are pretty smart and sensible, they will try to avoid doing anything illegal unless pressured to do it by someone else. So legalizing it will not do a great job of decreasing the numbers of people who smoke marijuana. If people want to stop others from smoking marijuana, they need to stop it at the "source", which in this case would be the people who pressure others to do it.

I think you were misunderstanding the statement. Most people I know who have tried it have done so with the purpose of undermining the law. Peer pressure does cause some people to try it, other forms of media (video games as an example) do cause others to investigate it more out of curiosity.

 

[Polock]

I dont really care about how it helps people and how its safer. Thats great.

I just don't want to see morons laughing in the day time because they are high as a kite. No offense, most potheads I know are at the bottom of being productive..

I know this isn't true for all, but from where I'm from....augh...

 

[Dango]

they need to stop it at the "source", which in this case would be the people who pressure others to do it.

Erm, I wouldn't say that myself. Sure, peer pressure can be a definite reason for those who take drugs, but calling it the source of drug use? Bit of a generalization, to be honest.

I mean, I don't actually have any friends who smoke pot. I discovered it by myself, rather than having others force it on me.

I would suppose it depends on things like how old you are (I'm 15 for example) and where you live. Now, as a 15 year old, I can tell you that to be honest, most people in my age group are pretty thoughtless, they don't understand anything outside their own lives (and sometimes, not even their own lives), and therefore, they will do what they're told without question as their friends tell them to do it. Only in situations of desperation or need do they break from that cycle permanently.

 

[Dango]

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I think you were misunderstanding the statement. Most people I know who have tried it have done so with the purpose of undermining the law. Peer pressure does cause some people to try it, other forms of media (video games as an example) do cause others to investigate it more out of curiosity.

Like I said in another post, it depends on your age group and where you live. And also doing it simply to "undermine the law" is not a good reason to do anything. EVER. If people do that, it's because they don't any better, and they've never been taught otherwise.

 

[Mcupobob]

I dont really care about how it helps people and how its safer. Thats great.

I just don't want to see morons laughing in the day time because they are high as a kite. No offense, most potheads I know are at the bottom of being productive..

I know this isn't true for all, but from where I'm from....augh...

I have a system, anyone who calls themself a "Stoner" or "pothead" Shouldn't be taking drugs if their going to be basing their life around it. Most people I know get their shit done before token up.

 

[Dango]

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Oh, I absolutely agree, and I wouldn't like to see anyone forced into something like that. It should be a choice. I just got the impression from your original post that you believed that the main reason why people took drugs was because they were pressured into them.

It's quite a common misconception you see, that all drug users are drug users simply because they have no self control or succumb too easily to peer pressure. While it's true that there are drug users out there who fit into these categories, you'll usually find that the vast majority of drug users do drugs for a fairly straightforward reason, they like drugs.

I don't know if that's what you intended to say or if I'm just misinterpreting you, but it's just a thing that bothers me a bit when people say it.

Well.. you didn't exactly get it right. I guess what I was trying to say was pretty much that my age group is stupid and easily pressured into doing things like drugs and alcohol. Then most of them decide to quit things likes that because their more innocent selves resurface and they start to think that what they're doing is wrong.