Legalization of Marijuana.

Nahh just decriminalize it like we did in Minnesota. Prices stay lower without government regulation, the plug makes more money since he doesn't pay to Uncle Sam, and keeps the market on its feet for better bud.

 

High risks of losing the plot from constant use... i've got an uncle and a few friends who now have psycosis and will never recover from it.

I am however all for the use of cannabis oil as it's got many many medical benefits, and can hault tumour growth aiding in the recovery from cancer etc. If you really wanna smoke legal pot so bad just go to amsterdam lol.

 

As I have personally smoked cannabis before, even if you smoke a lot of it, you just feel good and relaxed, a lot more chill than some dumbass that is completely drunk, and smoking tobacco is actually worse for your lungs than marijuana, and there is a reason that some states have legalized it. I could definitely see it being completely ok if they added some kind of driving restriction while under the influence, just like you cannot legally drive after drinking a certain BAC of alcohol.

 

Citation needed.

Anyways this thread is pointless. Marijuana will be fully legalized, it's just a question of when.

 

Spain made all drugs legal and they seem to be doing just fine.

Marijuana has been illegal for decades because the hemp industry was up and coming and the big wigs needed a scapegoat to protect their paper/textile assets (things never change do they?). So the campaign against the "dangerous marihuana" began and has lasted ever since. It has been persecuted for racist reasons which started in the 30s/40s against predominantly black jazz musicians and the black communities, used aginst the counter culture of the 1960s/70s, and more recently it's to protect the governments and pharmaceutical industries interests in legal heroin (pain pills, which are classified as opioids).

With times changing and societal ways of thinking evolving over time, less people are trustworthy of the government. With access to more information people are learning for themselves that things like marijuana are not dangerous as the government would have you believe. The head of the DEA couldn't even make a logical reason why marijuana is just as dangerous as heroin. Her response was basically, "Well it's Schedule I on our list, so it's dangerous". Idiocy. It's completely hypocritical that I can buy cigarettes/alcohol or be prescribed pain killers, but I can't legally spark up a joint within the confines of my home.

To the person who said the argument "I don't want to see everyone stoned", just because something is made legal doesn't mean everyone is going to go out and do it. Tobacco/nicotine products are legal but not everyone smokes/vapes do they? Be logical.

 

Weed should be legal but obviously on certain conditions
It shouldn't be in the workplace, it should not be in public, and it shouldn't be for kids under 25 (drives down their ambition)
It should be in your private area whenever you just wanna get high, nothing wrong with that

 

I am waiting for Nevada to legalize.

 

Do you want alcohol and tobacco to be illegal?

 

I smoked a little bit over the past week since I'm allowed to do so after not smoking for a few years. It gets the creative juices flowing if you're a writer

 

Cant think of any, plus i think each person should be able to decide for himself - what he wants to eat/drink/smoke etc as long as they do not become a threat to other people.

 

I agree.

 

There's honestly no good argument as to why it should be illegal. Unless your argument is any mind-altering substance should be illegal (ie. alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, etc...).

Definitely have restrictions on it's use with age and driving, but that's about it.

 

The only argument against it is when it puts other's lives at risk.

You shouldn't use marijuana while driving, operating machinery, or anything else where a slip of your judgement could adversely affect another's well being.

 

Actually guys, 99% of you are just potheads that want to smoke marijuana,but as hard as it is for all potheads to say it publicly,they all know that marijuana is addictive as fuck (whoever smoked it regularly on course of 2 years knows this)
And since its way easier to get addicted to marijuana then alcohol or cigaretes,its considered as drug(which it ACTUALLY IS,yes i know its hard to admit it to yourself but marijuana is drug,does not matter how long it exists,or what ever other reasons you potheads are giving to yourself (economy etc) you do not give a shit about economy you want to get high,also know as getting drugged LOL
this is my opinion tho

 

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All those things you are saying,arguments you have are 0,how much of you actually think about economy? about stuff? none those are just chit-chat talks between junkies lying themselves and giving reasons how marijuana is great,and for anyone who oversmoked it,they know its not,plus if anyone is saying they can control theire habbit with marijuana,you cant,if it got legal worldwide it would be disaster,in 20 years everyone would be high

 

You have obviously never smoked marijuana before. I smoked very regularly my sophomore year in college. Every other day for almost a year. I had a two month break in that year with no problems at all. After my sophomore year, I decided I was going to take a break from smoking and drinking all together. Didn't smoke for an entire year. It was extremely easy. I remember smoking my last joint, going to bed, waking up and continuing on my life as if I hadn't been smoking for almost a year. It didn't affect me at all. Zero addiction.

After my year long break, I smoked again on a trip to Colorado. It was amazing. I smoke every now and then. Whenever I have a day off from working and school and want to relax and read/write. It has brought no problems in my life. Only positive things to say about it. And, most importantly, zero addiction.

 

You aint right,i smoked marijuana for very long time,and even now i know to give it a light here and there,its scientific proof,thc(the thing you got high from) is releasing dopamine to your brain,and thats why you get extra happy,extra mood,food taste better and everything is more enjoyable,cause of high level of dopamine released,brain needs time to make dopamine level normal again,and if you do not give it , by daily releasing dopamine trough smoking mary,and thats how junkies are born after that its hard to quit,cause brain cant work normal since its tired,and you feel like shit when not high.

 

It's has no greater addiction than any other enjoyable experience. Playing video games releases dopamines. Gaming can be very addictive because of this. It doesn't mean it should be illegal. Same with loving, watching tv, masturbating... literally anything that brings you joy can be addictive. So, yes, marijuana can be addictive, but it's all mental. Marijuana itself has no addictive chemicals in it as, let's say, alcohol. Alcohol is chemically addictive. Marijuana is not.

 

It depends on the person, mainly. I've smoked marijuana a few times, and I never really felt the urge to do it again or have had withdrawals since. However, there are people I know who simply can't go a day without it. Some feel marijuana fills an empty void they have in them, making them addicted to the "high" experience.

Correct. Marijuana does not have any additives in it that purposely make it more addictive, other than the plan itself. The same could be said about alcohol, however alcohol can be both a habitual and chemical addiction. Marijuana is typically habitual to those who are addicted to it.

 

Is this a troll account? It's EASIER to get addicted to marijuana than alcohol/cigarettes? Here, have some sources:

Experts Tell the Truth about Pot
Is marijuana less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco?
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/opinion/what-science-says-about-marijuana.html

...Of course marijuana is a drug! So are aspirin, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, antibiotics! "Drug" isn't some magic curse word that immediately means bad news.

Economy? What has that to do with anything?