Legalization of marijuana

I know loads of people that smoke it, they have no problems with mental health or anything. It's not addictive so its not as if you are going to get out of control with it (Unless you like it so much you don't want to stop, but thats easily defeat able). I guess as long as it's done in moderation it's fine. I reckon if it was legalized, the number of smokers would drop. Why would people smoke something that is extremely bad for your health, really expensive and generally not nice (AKA. Cigarettes) when they could get high on a legal drug that is nowhere near as dangerous, and a lot more enjoyable?

Also, seeing as Marijuana is illegal, what kind of people are the real, big time dealers? Criminals, obviously. So money spent on this drug is just funding crime. So legalizing Marijuana will probably solve more problems than it will cause.

 

I wouldn't want it legal because it's bad enough people glorify it like it's cool. At least cigarettes distribution can be controlled. On the other hand weed can't people can grow it and it won't get taxed properly and who can tell the difference from taxed legal weed from illegal. cigarettes are death sticks but people make money off it so no one cares same as with beer. Weed does in fact mess with peoples skills while under the influence but I can't deny some people skills actually enhance.

There will still be teens glorifying the use of it because they will be underage and smoking it.

@Deacon hai..

Also difference between video games and weed is this. If i was 13 i could never walk into a game store and purchase Grand theft auto games or any mature games unless someone 18+ got it for me. Granted people can get their mates to get the game but that is the store owner fault for selling the game to a minor. kids shooting up other people is the parents fault for buying the game for the child and action should be taken.

Edit: making it legal will force dealers to compete with the legal stuff and prob put extra stuff in it to give you a bigger bang for your buck and who knows what he put it in.

 

Marijuana distribution can be controlled. You have the freedom to grow your own plants as long as you pay whatever tax for them.

Cigarettes are imported illegally all the time, they're not perfect candidates for taxing.

Just about any drug will have an effect on your skills, and yes it can better other skills.

There will still be teens glorifying the use of it because they will be underage and smoking it.

Not sure what point you're making, but I guess I'll put it in context with marijuana.

It's easier for kids to get marijuana due to that it's not regulated. With regulation, there's an ID system where people 21+ are sold alcohol, thus making it hard for people below that to get it. With marijuana, the dealer doesn't give a damn about the age, all he wants to know is where the money is.

People want regulation for the very fact that extra substances can be added to the marijuana, which is not desired. With regulation, health checks on the product will stop this.

 

Or it would run the dealers out of business... Lol.

 

Some people actually do desire an extra kick in it. People will get bored with the regular stuff now I'm just going off what I interpret to be human thinking. Weed is not addictive at all so they will have no need to buy the regulated stuff because how can you tell the difference from the regulated weed and the dealers weed. Cigarettes are highly addictive and once people buy it they don't get tired with the same brand that they normally smoke.

You are correct about the gaming/weed I wasn't clear about it and I apologize. There is always a way around paying taxes some get caught and some don't. Making it legal will help us but it's taking a chance with th
e health of other people. People can smoke it with the right prescription but everyone does it for the wrong reason It causes breathing problems such as cigarettes. Why would you want another thing out there that can actually make it worst for people of today. It also messes with the natural way the brain functions.

 

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You honestly think it's easier for kids to buy marijuana than alcohol? I don't think this is a good argument at all.

 

Why do you care if other people choose to take certain drugs? Where did you get the authority to control what substances people choose to consume? Care about yourself and let people smoke their weed and snort their cocaine, I for one don't care if you or anyone else does meth so just leave them the fuck alone?

 

Exactly.

 

Morttt, I do have to say that in my area it IS easier for kids to get weed than alcohol... Hands down.

 

i have 5 people on my phone that will drive me a sack with a single txt.
only 2 for alcohol.
so yeah, weed is alot easier for most underage people to get. people care so little about it now days its pretty much legal.

 

It's easier to get because there's money in weed, not alcohol. Besides, it's completely irrelevant.

 

Legalize it definitely.

 

exactly my point. They should just legalize it already!

 

I care because we are one as a human race we should care about each other but the way we live no one cares about anyone but themselves. I don't have any authority to control any drugs or distribute them to anyone. You can help the cause by keeping some stuff off the market if someone else does meth that same person can influence a guy to do it then next thing you know your brother,uncle or sister is on meth. You don't have to care about anyone else in the world for all you care we can all die. I will leave them alone i just won't agree with it in any sense at all.

 

Ok I havn't read all the little kid whinny talk here because frankly half the people here are idiots. Im going to give 1 reason it shouldn't be legalised.

If it was legalised people will missuse it and cause more traffic accidents due to them being completely off their head.

I've smoked it plenty before and know what it can do and even I think it should remain illegal.

 

When I buy my weed, that's all I want. I don't want some chemicals mixed up with it, because the high will feel unnatural and there's a good possibility it's damaging my brain. If someone wants an extra "kick" they are free to add as they please, but you should always have the choice.

It's not the marijuana itself that causes respiratory problems, it's the the smoke. Lungs do not like having smoke in them and regardless of what that smoke is, it's always going to be damaging to them. Cigarette smoke is much worse than marijuaan smoke and shouldn't be compared. Alcohol messes with the brain too, in face it's even worse. Have you ever heard of someone knocking another person down while they were high on marijuana? The answer is most definitely no. But what about alcohol? It's a daily occurance to hear about another person killed because someone had too much to drink.

Studies suggest that instead of killing brain cells, marijuana may stimulate the growth of new ones too.

Yes it is, because it's regulated. There's an ID system in use. The people who enforce this ID system are the people employed in shops. The license to sell alcohol is hard to get and easy to lose. You have to be able to prove you are 21/18 to buy alcohol. Dealers don't give a crap about age, all they want you to do is show them the money. If regulation of marijuana was in place, dealers would die out, leaving it as hard to get as alcohol: Less kids using it.

Personally I find it a lot easier to function under the influence of marijuana than on alcohol.

Also, by your logic, let's ban alcohol. Oh wait, prohibition doesn't work.

If caught you'd be given a DUI as is already done with alcohol, yet the risk doesn't stop anyone. You're not supposed to drive under the influence of anything, why should that be used as a reason to the many people who would obey the rules?

 

I think the government should sell it. But only in small amounts. I think they should sell it for a lot so the government makes money off the stuff
P.S. It doesnt matter if its illegal people will still sell/buy it. Back when the U.S gov. made alcohol illegal Gangsters made a fortune selling the stuff.

 

They can't sell it for a lot or a lot of people will just go back to dealers who receive it via illegal means. California's AB 2254 would have a $50 per ounce sales tax which I think is good.

 

Nah people would buy it from the government for a lot because they wouldn't need to hide the fact that they do weed.