Legalize Marijuana?

[raskal-]

marijuana should be legal..however i have some doubts because what fuels the shipping of weed and costs is what makes weed hard to get and one of those once in a while things.

 

[Blessed Sin]

I'm against the legalization of Marijuana. Marijuana is an illicit drug for many reasons. If you are under the influence of pot while you are driving, you may as well be drunk! Sure, there are differences, but your depth perception is altered, as well as your reaction time. You could get into a car accident and majorly injure, or possibly kill the victims!

Therefore, I am against the legalization of Marijuana. So, consequently, all of you pothead, stoner mother fuckers.... GTFO?

 

[MegaMatt]

Would be too easy for young ones to "start".
Therefore, they would go and get more dangerous drugs, to try more stuff when they found out that marijuana is fun. Therefore. A lot of high people, a lot of addicts. Is that cool? No.

Not true, studies have shown that people (especially teens), would be less likely to try the drug if it was legalized, mainly because it would be alot less popular if there was no risk in doing it. Look at alcohol and teenagers, teens get more excited about drinking than someone over the legal drinking age would. Just because someone has legit access to the drug, doesn't mean they're going to do it.

 

[xestrox]

Would be too easy for young ones to "start".
Therefore, they would go and get more dangerous drugs, to try more stuff when they found out that marijuana is fun. Therefore. A lot of high people, a lot of addicts. Is that cool? No.

marijuana is already easily obtained by youths of the world, let alone if it was legal, after 10-20 years it would not be looked at as a drug really, which would eventually declassify it as a gateway drug anymore, preventing kids from starting heavier drugs.

this is a stupid idea ppl will just abuse this law and criminals that sell it will get around the law no no no

wtf are you even talking about, if it was made legal how would the law of it being legalized be abused? and dealers get around it? they wouldn't have to if it was legal, dont spam my thread with retarded shit like what you posted.

 

[xestrox]

I'm against the legalization of Marijuana. Marijuana is an illicit drug for many reasons. If you are under the influence of pot while you are driving, you may as well be drunk! Sure, there are differences, but your depth perception is altered, as well as your reaction time. You could get into a car accident and majorly injure, or possibly kill the victims!

Therefore, I am against the legalization of Marijuana. So, consequently, all of you pothead, stoner mother fuckers.... GTFO?

obviously you are a fucking idiot for having to flame people about this topic. first of all if you dare quote and reply to me, answer this question, alcohol is legal as you compared it to "you might as well be drunk" don't you think there would be laws prohibiting and restricting when or where marijuana would be allowed to be used or where and when you are able to be under the influence? 2nd of all alcohol is far more dangerous, let alone if it was illegal while driving but legal for recreational use than how does it become wrong?

marijuana should be legal..however i have some doubts because what fuels the shipping of weed and costs is what makes weed hard to get and one of those once in a while things.

since when did marijuana become hard to get?

 

[Fsoul]

Im for this in some ways, this can help our economy, tax the hell outa it, I work/opporate a headshop, and know the leader of the local NORML leader (im 17 btw dont smoke). If the government taxed this as much/more than cigaretts/guns they could make a killing, it also helps with some illnesses like my friend (hes bipolar) smoking is easier than taking pills (his dad OD'd on pills when he was a kid giving him a fear of them) so its not just a fun time drug

 

[TheMasterMind]

For. it's mpt even bad for you!

 

[The Riddler_]

The best description of marijuana is a mix between alcohol and cigarettes with less of a serious side effects. It would lessen crime of this drug ONLY, not other drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamine. If it is laced with anything other drug, it would be hard to catch, and would raise the likelihood of people lacing the weed with other drugs in-order to "use other drugs" by hiding it in weed.

But as far as I'm concerned, that is the only reason why I can think we shouldn't legalize it. They could just add the same regulations for it as alcohol usage like not permitted to DUI or use the age of alcohol for the same as weed. Publicly intoxication would be harder to catch, but wouldn't be much of a problem because people wouldn't act as people under the influence of alcohol.

Not true, studies have shown that people (especially teens), would be less likely to try the drug if it was legalized, mainly because it would be alot less popular if there was no risk in doing it. Look at alcohol and teenagers, teens get more excited about drinking than someone over the legal drinking age would. Just because someone has legit access to the drug, doesn't mean they're going to do it.

This would not work if they inserted an age limit for it as they did for cigarettes and alcohol but if they didn't it would help it's chances of teens staying off it.


If it was legalized, I'd assume they'd treat it as cigarettes.

For.

 

[antchak]

Idiotic idea, marijuana is terrible for you.

 

[Teh Ranger]

On the news recently they made a Discovery that marijuana helps create new brain cells so for you ignorant people they said they might legalize it for Alzheimer's XD

 

[MatthewGor123]

Idiotic idea, marijuana is terrible for you.

Evidence?

On the news recently they made a Discovery that marijuana helps create new brain cells so for you ignorant people they said they might legalize it for Alzheimer's XD

Medical marijuana...

Here's the problem I see with complete legalization:
People like to do stuff for the THRILL. The thrill of "Dude, we might get busted but let's get strung out tonight" is the main motivator behind many of the teens that do drugs. People would just switch to cocaine, and then argue that it needs to be legalized, etc. The high you get from weed is not overpowering (I've heard), like it is when you're drunk or high on many other drugs, so people would just switch to harder stuff if weed was made legal. The risk factor IS why many people do the drug.

 

[Shredderbeam]

Idiotic idea, marijuana is terrible for you.

It's no cure-all health tonic, but do you agree that people should be allowed to use it if they wish?

 

[antchak]

It's no cure-all health tonic, but do you agree that people should be allowed to use it if they wish?

That is a tough question...

I think my answer is no. I have no problem with others using it, but legalizing it would inflame the drug trade and corrupt (I assume we are talking about the U.S?) the States even more. I believe by legalizing it drug problems etc. would see an astronomical increase, and make street dealers now millionaires. We have to have some laws, just for moderation. If not, the States would become the sales outpost of Colombia. However, by keeping it illegal moderation is held, and many people still smoke it without any major risk of being apprehended.

 

[Shredderbeam]

That is a tough question...

I think my answer is no. I have no problem with others using it, but legalizing it would inflame the drug trade and corrupt (I assume we are talking about the U.S?) the States even more. I believe by legalizing it drug problems etc. would see an astronomical increase, and make street dealers now millionaires. We have to have some laws, just for moderation. If not, the States would become the sales outpost of Colombia. However, by keeping it illegal moderation is held, and many people still smoke it without any major risk of being apprehended.

By arguing from end effects, you presuppose that the end effects are important - that the end justifies the means. My position is based solely upon natural rights, where the end effects are irrelevant. I argue that an individual, as the owner of their body, has the right to smoke whatever they wish.

 

[Tgump]

Does anyone have a proven and reliable source of a case where someone overdosed on marijuana?

 

[antchak]

By arguing from end effects, you presuppose that the end effects are important - that the end justifies the means. My position is based solely upon natural rights, where the end effects are irrelevant. I argue that an individual, as the owner of their body, has the right to smoke whatever they wish.

An individual has the right to do whatever they wish; this has no bearing on whether it is legal or not.

 

[DropKick Murphys]

An individual has the right to do whatever they wish; this has no bearing on whether it is legal or not.

Well it should have bearing on whether or not it is legal - aren't laws supposed to protect our rights?

 

[antchak]

Well it should have bearing on whether or not it is legal - aren't laws supposed to protect our rights?

I did not state that laws are rendered void. I said that an individual can do whatever they wish, and no law can stop them. I can go kill someone, and does the law prevent me from doing that? No. So the law really has no bearing on what an individual can do. The law is, in essence, a set of consequences for certain actions deemed immoral or inappropriate.

 

[The Riddler_]

Does anyone have a proven and reliable source of a case where someone overdosed on marijuana?

Mostlikly there is not an overdose SOLELY on marijuana. Of course there may be if you add other drugs into the body at the same time.

I have no problem with others using it, but legalizing it would inflame the drug trade and corrupt (I assume we are talking about the U.S?) the States even more. I believe by legalizing it drug problems etc. would see an astronomical increase, and make street dealers now millionaires. We have to have some laws, just for moderation. If not, the States would become the sales outpost of Colombia. However, by keeping it illegal moderation is held, and many people still smoke it without any major risk of being apprehended.

Then what is your intake on cigarettes? Because they have done the same thing, and I can bet that the BIG cigarette companies will sell marijuana too.

Also, I think Amsterdam is a good reference for this subject.

 

[Shredderbeam]

An individual has the right to do whatever they wish; this has no bearing on whether it is legal or not.

Laws should be based upon these rights. A law is essentially a rule imposed by somebody with authority (legitimate or not) that bans somebody from doing something, or forces them to do something. If a law violates my rights, that law should be abolished.