Poll: Should they legalize pot?

[Citrus]

There should be an age requirement (18, probably) but I don't see why it shouldn't be legal. Marijuana is less destructive than alcohol is.

 

[MgsTheFury]

Are you saying that if you smoke Weed you'll be on you're way to meth or heroin. I've Smoked weed and I'll never even think of trying heroin or meth

 

[Autumnflame]

If it could be legally sold and the US government taxed it, we'd be out of debt in a year.

incorrect. those that smoke it to stick it to the man would stop smoking. cause their smoking would be helping the man.

it would be taxed and regulated.
eg no smoking while driving so operating machinery or working just like strong pain killers.

the poor people will not be able to afford the new more expensive pot.
and people will want a strand not given by the govt. and hence less money to the govt.

 

[Maverick Siragusa]

if drug dealers make money off of it let the government too!

then hippies have to do something else illegal like killing themselves

 

[Littlee300]

Most drug laws in our country (US) were originally passed out of racist fears towards minorities in the 20s and 30s. As far as research that people claim about pot killing braincells that all goes back to a study done under the Nixon administration where monkeys were forced to inhale nothing but marijuana smoke for 5 minutes at a time. Anybody with even a shred of common sense would tell you that there is nothing that shows that its more harmful than anything else thats already legal right now. I say legalize everything and just let people live with the consequence of their decisions.

Hell, we already allow men and women who are 18 sign up to go to the middle east to get shot at. Why is it too much to let a person decide if they want to smoke a joint? I was under the impression that human beings were born with an innate right to free will.

Last thing I want is the streets filled with dangerous meth heads You could cause anarchy!

 

[Miumaru]

I think it should be as legal as smoking is now. I worry it will be too legal though. It should still be avoided, and it should not just be thrown about. I also just hate how some people are about weed. There is just something immature about it. Certainly wish my dad would quit. But he apparently wants to stay acting 17 forever.

 

[Littlee300]

If it could be legally sold and the US government taxed it, we'd be out of debt in a year.

incorrect. those that smoke it to stick it to the man would stop smoking. cause their smoking would be helping the man.

it would be taxed and regulated.
eg no smoking while driving so operating machinery or working just like strong pain killers.

the poor people will not be able to afford the new more expensive pot.
and people will want a strand not given by the govt. and hence less money to the govt.

How does the government get less money? And weed would be cheaper if legalize so if anything it would help poor people. I don't understand your logic, are you sir high? People would probably prefer just going to a gas station and getting some then getting some from a shady drug dealer.

Edit: Best part is breaking the dangerous drug dealers buisness

 

[darkfire613]

It is less destructive than both cigarettes and alcohol, not to mention the government could get a lot of money from taxing it, opposed to that money going to the dealers and growers. I figure it should be legalized.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Have it legal in one city... On an island... With no weapons... Or tacos...

Quarantine it!

I don't think it should be legalized as I have seen many lives here in my hometown ruined by pot.

 

[Marsell]

There is a documentary on the history of weed, it was originally made illigle because people thought it gave mexicans super-human str. and a violent rage.

I'm not kidding.
look up GRASS

 

[Iron Lightning]

I say, legalize all drugs, people have a right to determine what goes into their bodies. There's nothing more senseless in modern law than victimless crimes. I'd say more but I've been sick for two weeks straight now and I've got to go to bed.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

I think it should be as legal as smoking is now. I worry it will be too legal though. It should still be avoided, and it should not just be thrown about. I also just hate how some people are about weed. There is just something immature about it. Certainly wish my dad would quit. But he apparently wants to stay acting 17 forever.

Wait until you get older, and you'll find out why he still acts like he's 17.

It's because no one likes getting old. I'm only 30 and I freak out constantly that half, if not more or less, of my LIFE is GONE. I want nothing more than to remain who I am throughout the remainder, and not let a number get to tell me how I should be acting because society says it should. I only get one life, I'm living it the way I want to, be damned the public perception.
As long as you're alive and healthy, he's done his job, so why can't he have a little fun and enjoy his life as well? I mean, basically, as long as you handle all of your responsibilities, without hurting or seriously endangering others, you should be able to live life how you want.

Cut pops a little slack, is what I guess I'm saying. ^_^

 

[atombeast707]

people want to smoke pot because to them it's cool and edgy.

Since when was giggling incoherently cool and edgy?

OP: I believe so, yes. I think it should be at the same status as cigarettes, and sold in specialized shops. I think marijuana can be very beneficial, and not just in a recreational sense either. Marijuana has been proved to reduce the pains of chemotherapy, and give the patient a better chance of pulling through. It's been used to treat schizophrenia and Alzheimers, and is often used in general medicine as a pain reliever, where it's legal, obviously.

Add to this that studies by UK government funded projects have consistently proved that cannabis is far less dangerous than both alcohol and tobacco, which are both legal, and there's really no reason not to. The amount of crime it would reduce and people whose lives it would help practically make it the obvious choice.

And if you needed proof, I'm pretty gone right now.

i love you just for that line furburt.

OT: fuck yes. in cali (my state) its gonna be on the ballot this november to make it regulated like booze. i hope it wins out, cuz then my sisters can hook me up! haha but really, nothing bad would come of it.

(and i am completely sober right now unfortunately fyi)

 

[Feste the Jester]

Legalizing it would help to eleviate the government debt, provide a "safer" product for those who smoke it, cut into profits of drug dealers, and perform social darwinism all at once.

 

[Unesh52]

It does in my honest opinion from experience make people stupider,so I was wondering what do you all think?

I think that it's not the pot making people stupid, I just think it's stupid people doing pot. Since it is a crime, reasonable people with stuff to do don't do it. And real pot heads (the one's who you're most likely to notice as users) obviously have very little else to do bedsides smoke, meaning that they, because of their lack of initiative and not their drug use, are probably stupid.

No, because scizophrenia is terrible and I don't want to risk people getting it because people can't deal with life.

Yeah. Not that it's healthy to use, but if alcohol and cigarettes are legal, there's no reason to keep weed illegal.

This is the worst argument for anything ever. It's like kindergarten all over again.

Now that's a little mean. If it can be stated that pot is illegal for health reasons, then it's harmlessness compared to other, legal drugs undermines the reason for it being illegal. It's not even very poor grammar.

Also, I didn't know pot caused schizophrenia. How is that?

Another thing I realized about the not being chemically addictive argument,it is psychologically addictive just like chocolate but chocolate doesn't leave you incoherent for a good half hour...it's also addictive in the sense that a large number of people use it to medicate their feelings.People who are psychologically addicted to marijuana tend to let it define all of their activities. Instead of going to see a movie, they need to get high and go to the movie. Instead of going dancing at a club, they need to get high and then go dancing. And so on.

Alcohol is addictive in the exact same way. The tendency of people to use it irresponsibly should not stop responsible people from using it. And tobacco's chemical addictiveness can leave a person incapacitated for days if they stop, regardless of their level of use. Barring the effects of psychological addiction, not smoking pot for a while would be at most "totally lame."

Tired of quoting and this discussion has probably already moved on. Anyway, I think chemically addictive substances in general should be made illegal, because it screws up market incentives. Consumers stop buying because the product is valuable, and instead because they "need" it. I.e. the product makes itself valuable by virtue of it's use, which could be abused to no end by producers. Chemically addictive products would simply drag on the economy as people compulsively resigned their money to ostensibly useless substances.

 

[Miumaru]

I think it should be as legal as smoking is now. I worry it will be too legal though. It should still be avoided, and it should not just be thrown about. I also just hate how some people are about weed. There is just something immature about it. Certainly wish my dad would quit. But he apparently wants to stay acting 17 forever.

Wait until you get older, and you'll find out why he still acts like he's 17.

It's because no one likes getting old. I'm only 30 and I freak out constantly that half, if not more or less, of my LIFE is GONE. I want nothing more than to remain who I am throughout the remainder, and not let a number get to tell me how I should be acting because society says it should. I only get one life, I'm living it the way I want to, be damned the public perception.
As long as you're alive and healthy, he's done his job, so why can't he have a little fun and enjoy his life as well? I mean, basically, as long as you handle all of your responsibilities, without hurting or seriously endangering others, you should be able to live life how you want.

Cut pops a little slack, is what I guess I'm saying. ^_^

Its fine not to want to be old, but no how he does it. Honestly, both my parents seem like they want to stay as losery teens who are completly depressed about their lives. Sure I can swear infront of my parents and hell...being a gamer and nerd is all my parent's faults...but I wish they were more typical...and more loving. Just in a way that makes me feel I can actually talk to them. I think Brendan Small's mother in Home Movies does it well. But she is not real and certainly not my parent.

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

Making it illegal only puts it in the hands of criminals. If it was able to be sold legitimately (like tobacco and alcohol are) then those criminals wouldn't be able to compete with regular stores selling it, decreasing drug-related crimes. They would also be able to safeguard the quality and make sure it's distributed in a safe way. Hell, they could even tax it and make some money off it.

Of course the same could be said for hard drugs as well, but those have been proven to be very harmful. Marijuana is less harmful to people than, for example, tobacco or alcohol so I don't see why it should be treated so much differently.