Legalization of Marijuana and Comparison to Alcohol Topic:

My Opinion: Ok my opinion on this Topic is that it should be Legalized, now before you start Spamming how Horrible it is ill give you some of my Fact's. And no i didn't get this off the Internet i did this when i was high.

* First of all it isn't that bad.. People assume these type of things because it's "Illegal", as they would do to anything else Illegal even if it isn't marijuana. I mean im not saying Everything that is Illegal is not Bad, im just saying that Most thing's Illegal are not that bad. Mostly Adults and Speakers say it's so bad is to scare you into not doing it, when it's mostly not true.

* Second it Doesn't harm you that bad. You cant really overdose on it, to overdose on Marijuana you have to smoke your body wait which is highly Impossible. And it doesn't harm you as bad as Alcohol does, Alcohol you can overdose on by getting Alcohol poisoning. And Alcohol is more Effective then Marijuana, and Alcohol kill's more. But yet Alcohol is Legal and Marijuana isn't Hmmm..

* In Conclusion Marijuana is not that bad.. If you had to smoke alcohol it would be Illegal in a Heart beat. And if Marijuana is Legalized Crime Rate would go down alot.. Not as much Percent of People who smoke Marijuana will rise. And another thing People say is "oh it's a Gate way drug", Well Alcohol is this same Damn thing it mostly got you to smoke Marijuana in the first place. I just think Marijuana has the Right to be Legalized More then Alcohol should, and just Because it's Illegal doesn't mean someone is going to try it. If it was Legal they can do the same thing they do to Alcohol does Has a Age limit and not Driving while high. Well that's my Opinion on Legalization Against Marijuana.

Your Fact's and Opinions Disagree or Agree?

 

Moar facts.

I agree with you, but a lot of what you said has no sources, and are more speculation than facts. Give links to statistics and such.

For example, there has not been one recorded death ever from a marijuana overdose. Tobacco is the number 1 cause of death in the united states. Tobacco is no more a "drug" than marijuana, as they are both plants which alter the state of the brain when incinerated and inhaled.

http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30

Asprin kills more people a year than weed.


It isn't illegal because it's harmful, but because it would be difficult to control and regulate. Also, the media depicts weed smokers as lazy bums who don't contribute to society, so when legislation is trying to to legalize it, a lot of people are misinformed about it and vote against legalization.

 

I know i Misspelled that i meant Cant Overdose.

 

Cannabis is illegal because it makes kids like you mad knowing you can't legally have it!
gf, no rm, sit down.

/troll

In reality it was only prohibited because Hemp fibers grow faster than traditional wood trees and it threatened business of the bigwigs of the tinder/paper industry at the time.
Now-a-days it's just being reconsidered for legalization because of it's possible stupid high tax benefit.

 

^^ True, And it wouldn't really Change Much if it got Legalized. I wouldn't smoke it as much as i do now.

 

no, it shouldn't be legalized because potheads would strolling the streets causing havoc. plus drugs aren't cool they fuck you up in a really bad way and make you depressed and i know people are gonna flame me now saying "fuck you man you never smoked weed" and i honestly don't care. i have done it for 3 months and its horrible i lost so many of my friends and got expelled. for any of you who want to try weed, don't. it will fuck up your life so bad.

 

Are you too high to just read the other topic that exists on this? =| It's like 5 posts down below this one.


Basically, I'll say the same thing here as I said to XSafire, who will post on this topic but not in his own thread? :huh: Your points are just too simple. Looking at deaths is only one cause of it. Drinking alcohol doesn't cause you to spontaneously drop stone dead while driving, so it should be legal? :huh:

Seriously, these topics are starting to irritate me. The same "facts" (lol'ed just now) over and over with little scientific citation, and the real scientific facts that I provide are just glossed over? Maybe Karl was right in closing XSafire's first thread...

http://sythe.org/showpost.php?p=7407484&postcount=4

http://sythe.org/showpost.php?p=7437696&postcount=28

 

Why would you smoke any less if it were legal? Does smoking weed make you feel like a badass because it's illegal >_>?

 

I hope they make it legal here in virginia. Im on probation so i get drug tested..It really sucks.

 

wouldn't change any for me.
I been smoking 9 years, and it's not something I do to feel like a badass, but rather to get high and have fun from time to time.
There's different kinds of highs though.. people who smoke all weed are the people who want to feel cool... I really don't like any cannabis that makes me feel a body high, it's no fun to me.

 

I don't smoke it to be cool, i just will feel safer if its legalized.

 

legalizing weed is gnna be terrible. yes it helps the us with taxes. but its gonna ruin so many people. so many more people then that already smoke

 

I think im going to push forward that these threads are no longer to be discussed in SFA, its being to irritate me and other users, becoming just like Religion threads.

 

Rates of use are higher because of prohibition. Define "ruin" too please.

 

I fully agree. Rates are definitely higher because of prohibition, it makes more people curious to try it. Alcohol consumption rose to record levels during alcohol prohibition. National alcohol prohibition began in 1920. Five years later in 1925, arrests for public drunkenness and similar alcohol-related offenses were already above the pre-prohibition records. Consumption by women and children increased dramatically.

 

Technically the government wouldn't be able to monitor all of the sales. Yes you could just go down to your local store and buy it then get taxed that way, but come on now. Do you think people will be willing to pay MORE plus tax then they do to their dealers? Nope. Yes there is the comfort that nobody has given you any mixed stuff and you wont OD on some random crap someone added to your Marijuana. Also if it was legalized then the drug war in Mexico would drastically increase as people trying to smuggle it over here to make a large profit selling it under the market price would increase. Thus making illegal products even more abundant then they already are. Yes the government should legalize it because honestly it doesn't hurt your body but it does have the risk of leading you to heavier drugs. If they make it legal they would also have to apply SOME rules. Like smoking cigarettes it shouldn't be allowed to be smoked on school grounds, parks, the metro.. On the other hand you should be allowed to smoke it in your front yard and not be arrested for doing so. This will probably lead to a bigger debate like legalizing heavier drugs like meth, or heroin.

EDIT: My bad on the massive gravedig didn't check the post above mine before I posted =/