marijuana legalization (us)

[fdsgfg55465]

do you ever think marijuana will be legal in the us? why or why not and when?

discuss

[Bankai15]

I dont have a problem with it as long as people use it in a controled manner.

[Activate]

it fucks up your brain, of course not. my dad does it and abuses alcohol. hes a stupid man...

[fdsgfg55465]

maybe he is stupid because hes drinks? alcohol would mess with you more than marijuana

[Bobby]

Ya I know this is about drugs.. but I'm going to move this to debate. I wouldn't want to give anyone a warning...

MOVING

[0=]

It will be, there is plenty of growing support.

Brody, it is 100% harmless if used in small quantities.

[Cap'nCrunch]

It won't be, because the government is hell-bent on banning any and all substances that might alter a user's consciousness. Substances most people have never heard of are being or have been banned, so why would they legalize one of the most popular?

[0=]

The people will run the government again one day, or at least elect enough democrats, or even independents.

[*Dissident*]

there has been one person in history to have Cause of Death labeled as Marijuana Overdose. She smoked over 6 joints a day for over 20 years. and she was in bad health for other reasons as well. anyway...the only lasting negative effect from marijuana is partial loss of short term memory, and not even a lot....tobacco is SO MUCH worse than marijuana. and...let me see. I did a 15 minute report on why this stuff should be legal...let me recall my memory.

1) Medical benefits much outway risks. Reduction of nausea, headache, blood pressure, anxiety, anorexea, and more. Already perscribed as a medicine to millions of people. Risks? a small chance of lung cancer after many, many decades. and unlike tobacco, this can be avoided by using alterntive smoking methods, such as a Waterpipe to filter many otherwise harmful effects (pot has a lot of tar). Marijuana is NON addictive in a physical sense. it is as likely you will get addicted to VT and TV and potato chips as it is to get addicted to pot.

2) Money waster. the united states arrests about 1.6 million people for marijuana charges. 80% of those are possesion related. 46% of the arrests are for marijuana. so, whats 46% of 1.6 million? 750,000. now, the average cost per prisoner in the US is 22.5k per year. so, 750k x 22.5k = 16.8 billion dollars. thats how much the United States is spending on keeping Marijuana violators in jail. Not to mention the $4 billion we spend on arresting people for it. Wow. $21 Billion spent on keeping a drug thats not harmful off the streets.

3) Public Opinion is not Against marijuana. In a study by Pew Research, they found that 35% of Americans have tried Pot. 75% of them are comfortable telling their children. In another survey of 1,000 people, Zogby International found that 47% of those polled said, out of the three, Alcohol was the most dangerous, 28% said tobacco was, and only 20% said marijuana was. 75% of Americans say we should legalize perscription marijuana. And heres the kicker: 50% of americans say that Marijuana use should not be a crime, but merely a sickness.

4) Hemp. There are over 25,000 different products that can be made of Hemp. Hemp comes from the same plant Marijuana does, Canabis Sativa. George Washington and Ben Franklin grew hemp. Hemp does not requre fertalizer, pesticides, much sun light, good soil, or trimming.It can grow almost anywhere. it grows fast. bt unfortunatly, this WONDERFUL plant they make everything from bags to shirts (im wearing one), to lotion to food to fuel, is illegal to grow and sell without a hard to obtain and expensive permit. Is this fair?! no.

Ok, thats just about all i got for why marijuana should be legal. is that enough?

[0=]

Right on, except short term memory loss is not a lasting effect, and we only spend 10-12 billion a year on enforcement, as not all the arrested go to prison, and the cancer is caused by what is created in the process of burning it, so if it is consumed in baked goods, you will never suffer any negative effects from using marijuana.

You also forgot to mention that it also wastes the time of our law enforcement officials, and is taking the focus off of stopping harmful drugs such as cocaine and heroine.

[*Dissident*]

there is a mandatory 1 year imprisonment in my state for anyone caught with pot. up to 10 years for selling it.

[Mannequin]

there is a mandatory 1 year imprisonment in my state for anyone caught with pot. up to 10 years for selling it.

Another uninforced law.

[0=]

Well you need to take into account the national laws.

[Bankai15]

Anyone found with a small amont of pot, not intent for sale will most likely be charged with a misdimeaner. And probbly wont face a lot if any jail time.

[serial-thrilla]

that is still insane. im glad my country isent quite like that...yet.

[fdsgfg55465]

how close do you guys think it is becomeing to being legal?

[Maverick]

There isn't much buzz about it. I don't think people will be all for it.

[0=]

In 10 years, definitely enough support, legal by 2025 I say.

[*Dissident*]

california and colorado are leading the way to legalization. Cali is actually pretty close to having it legal to possess. anyway, speaking of marijuana, i believe i am buying a quarter tomorrow. gonna smoke it on the weeknd maybe.

[tomedix]

I think it should be legalized, yes it kinda messes with short term memory but only for a day or two. Also it helps with A.d.d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA36quTRtT0
It has helped me with depression.
Personally I love the smell

[thesphinx]

But still.. pot is giving you a fake feeling thats not real.. we need to learn to feel good without stuff like that.
do we want everyone running around high all the time we'd never get anything done!

[fdsgfg55465]

well not everyone would be high all the time.

[Mannequin]

Marijuana needs to be legalized.

1. If it is legal, the amount of teens doing it wil decrease anyways. Legal isn't too cool. Although this might make meth the new marijuana..oh well lol

2. It smells great and is less harmful than smoking and alcohol

3. It's not near as addictive as nicotine or alcohol.

4. It really isn't even enforced anymore, if you go to berkeley, ca the streets smell like pot. plain and simple. everyone knows and sees it and no one any longer cares about pot useage near as much as they did.

5. The fact is almost everyone has tried pot. if america wants to stop being so contradictory than it needs to make more things legal. i mean if this country was "Free", homosexuality wouldn't be such a big issue.

[fdsgfg55465]

i dont think less teens would do it, i mean look at teens smokeing and drinking, and i dont think meth will be the new marijuana

[serial-thrilla]

it will not become legal anytime soon in the united states. thats for sure.

[*Dissident*]

the feeling IS real...just as the sensory of LSD is. the drug just makes us able to realize it. anyway, who is to say what is real? is real what you can taste, touch, see, smell, hear? if this is so, then isnt perception reality?

[0=]

Let's not turn this into philosophy.

[RowanVer.3.0]

Either make Marijuana legal or make Alcohol and every other drug illegal. Marijuana is just as potent as alcohol, and although it doesn't have as strong of an influence on it's user, is even less addictive than Cigarettes aka tabaco...

I don't see a point in making one illegal and the other legal.. Besides, the government would make a hell of a lot of money off of it. I mean, think of the people that smoke dope already.

Anyway, I'll never do any of that. I have a drink every once and a while.. But nothing serious at all, nothing that would affect me in any way.

[Maverick]

Either make Marijuana legal or make Alcohol and every other drug illegal.
Drunk driving is as big of a problem as it is. Druggies driving while high will make the problem worst. Also healthcare would be affected from people messing up their bodies.

[terith]

i dont care if they do.actually ill b happy if they do lol

[cmpcmp]

I think that the problem with having it illegal is that it doesn't really help anything, as ppl that want to get high can easily get high anyways, and it creates many 1000's of more prison inmates, and drains money for the tax payers for what amount of gain??? by having it illegal no one is being saved, and in my opinion it is lumping a drug that is more akin to alcohol to harder drugs which makes it a so called "gate way drug" to bigger (and worse) things. If we made it legal, it would generate profits, make harder drugs more of a stretch, and let 1000's of people out of prison, take away entire underground operations that all too often end in things like gangs and deaths.

[chelsea714]

there are so many reasons to legalize marijuana...and the many uses of hemp have already been mentioned in this thread. you can make three times more paper with a pound of hemp than with a pound of wood from a tree. Plus, alcohol is legal in this country and alcohol is WAY worse than marijuana. In fact, tobacco is worse for you than marijuana. that's reason enough to legalize marijuana

[serial-thrilla]

Drunk driving is as big of a problem as it is. Druggies driving while high will make the problem worst. Also healthcare would be affected from people messing up their bodies.well people drive high all the time anyway.

[0=]

As I've already mentioned, it would not generate a profit. Personally, I'd grow it in my back yard.

[chelsea714]

well people drive high all the time anyway.

hell yeah, all of my friends drive perfectly normal no matter how high they are. I'm not disturbed by the fact that every time you're on the road you most likely pass somebody driving high