Marijuana legal or illegal?

[demongod51]

First I apologize for making two threads in a row but i'm not sure how I could incorporate two threads in one, but if this needs to be deleted or is considered spam, go ahead and delete it.

This topics been itching me for a while, a lot of people say it should be legal because its been proven that it could be less harmful than alcohol and tobacco. But when we have tobacco and alcohol already ruining so many families why would we legalize marijuana? Now I realize that it doesn't seem fair for one thing to be legalized when its more dangerous but if alcohol and tobacco has proved to cause so much damage. Why would we bring more trouble into our society? So yes I'm anti-marijuana but I do know some people who do it, they've both dropped out of school.

Discuss your opinons.

[mehike]

I believe cannabis is a smart man's drug, however it is being used by too many idiots who give it a bad reputation.

Like alcohol it can obviously be exploited, so why is alcohol that is even more dangerous and definitely damages your body still legal? Cannabis is just a plant and has no effect on your organs whatsoever. Also the reports of people going scisophrenic and what not because of marijuana is absolutely ridiculous. More and more people who are experiencing a spiritual awakening, but don't understand what's happening or can't comprehend the world that's opening to them are diagnosed with stupid "mental disorders", simply because modern science doesn't understand our world as it is. Shamans all over the world have been using this plant for spiritual purposes as far as the history goes.

In my opinion as long as the person knows what he is doing I don't see any problem with the legalization of marijuana, but not for underage obviously. I myself enjoy it for relaxation, mostly meditation and exploring human consciousness.

To your comment about people dropping out because of marijuana, I'd say rubbish! Do you really think they dropped out because of using a mind opening substance? It is more likely they were just punks who didn't care about studying and would have dropped out eventually anyway. If they were kicked out because of being caught with drugs however, I am sorry, but that's the fault of hypocritical governments that try to limit our awakening.

[Mrs. Morris]

Marijuana is more than just a recreational drug. It's a medical drug with many benefits outweighing those of many of the drugs used right now.

Pain relief.
Sleep aid for those with sleep apnea or other issues.
Upset stomach/eating disorders.

Marijuana is a much safer and natural alternative to the drugs normally used to help these symptoms. I've even used it myself for sleep aid and nausea. I've always had problems sleeping, and when I started smoking, I noticed it made me feel really tired, so on some nights I started using it before bed, and I went to sleep in NO TIME. It really is amazing, and much safer than the Ambien I've had prescribed, which made me hallucinate, lose memory, and feel very dizzy and disoriented. I also had Hyperemesis earlier this year, lost 25lbs in a very short time from not being able to eat or drink due to the nausea it caused me. The few times I smoked while sick, I was able to at least snack on something because of how it dulled the nausea and made me hungry. I can't say it is more effective than the Zofran I was prescribed for that though. Zofran is tough shit that kicked my nausea's ass and had no noticable side effects.

I don't have much opinion on legalizing it for recreational use, except I do believe it should be an "either/or" situation. Either legalize it, because it's much more harmless than tobacco and alcohol, OR make tobacco and alcohol illegal, because it's just hypocritical to keep them and ban marijuana when they both have serious life-threatening effects, whereas marijuana does not. Either way, I will continue to buy it illegally when I can, whether they legalize it or not. I don't think it's a life-ruining drug unless the person allows it to be. Marijuana is not addictive, the person CHOOSES to become dependent on it, much how many fat asses become dependent on mcdonalds cheap food. Anyone who lets themselves become addicted to something risks ruining their life over it. Including many WoW players. How many people are living off cheese puffs and soda, never sleeping, spending every penny they have on better equipment so they can get their WoW fix? Playing WoW can be fun, or dangerous, depending on the personality of the person playing it. Same goes for marijuana. If you can't control yourself, then yes it might 'ruin' your life.

"Everything in moderation".

[frapp]

Originally Posted by demongod51

Why would we bring more trouble into our society?

Marijuana is already a part of society.

Originally Posted by demongod51

So yes I'm anti-marijuana but I do know some people who do it, they've both dropped out of school.

Dropping out of school doesn't make smoking pot at fault. I've smoked it in the past for years and I didn't drop out of school.

I say legalize it, not on the argument of "omg cigs/alkohol r worse", but for the fact that people do it anyways. You can set age limit laws like they do on alcohol, and make it to where you have to be sober during work and school times just like alcohol. I'm not comparing weed to alcohol, but rather how there are limits to alcohol use and how they can bet set on weed.

Tax the hell out of it too. I don't care what grade weed it is, if it's considered cannabis it can be taxed state, locally, nationally, whatever. Might as well make money from it and that money to use.

Man I swear I remember having this conversation here many times before..

I love weed, and I would in a heartbeat pay outrageous taxes if I knew I could do it and not get in trouble and lose my job. I would never touch alcohol or cigs again.

[orphagn]

Cigarettes and Alcohol are already in our society and they already cause enough problems. If Marijuana were legalized I truly believe that it would cause even more problems.

[Akira]

Some use marijuana for a good reason, and some people use it just to use it.

If it has good effects, why is alcohol and tobacco legal? Shouldnt the drug with more positive effects be the legal one?

Those who want to use it, i say use it.
We all have a brain. We know the effects of use.
We either use it, or we wont.

[demongod51]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Morris

Marijuana is more than just a recreational drug. It's a medical drug with many benefits outweighing those of many of the drugs used right now.

Pain relief.
Sleep aid for those with sleep apnea or other issues.
Upset stomach/eating disorders.

Marijuana is a much safer and natural alternative to the drugs normally used to help these symptoms. I've even used it myself for sleep aid and nausea. I've always had problems sleeping, and when I started smoking, I noticed it made me feel really tired, so on some nights I started using it before bed, and I went to sleep in NO TIME. It really is amazing, and much safer than the Ambien I've had prescribed, which made me hallucinate, lose memory, and feel very dizzy and disoriented. I also had Hyperemesis earlier this year, lost 25lbs in a very short time from not being able to eat or drink due to the nausea it caused me. The few times I smoked while sick, I was able to at least snack on something because of how it dulled the nausea and made me hungry. I can't say it is more effective than the Zofran I was prescribed for that though. Zofran is tough shit that kicked my nausea's ass and had no noticable side effects.

I don't have much opinion on legalizing it for recreational use, except I do believe it should be an "either/or" situation. Either legalize it, because it's much more harmless than tobacco and alcohol, OR make tobacco and alcohol illegal, because it's just hypocritical to keep them and ban marijuana when they both have serious life-threatening effects, whereas marijuana does not. Either way, I will continue to buy it illegally when I can, whether they legalize it or not. I don't think it's a life-ruining drug unless the person allows it to be. Marijuana is not addictive, the person CHOOSES to become dependent on it, much how many fat asses become dependent on mcdonalds cheap food. Anyone who lets themselves become addicted to something risks ruining their life over it. Including many WoW players. How many people are living off cheese puffs and soda, never sleeping, spending every penny they have on better equipment so they can get their WoW fix? Playing WoW can be fun, or dangerous, depending on the personality of the person playing it. Same goes for marijuana. If you can't control yourself, then yes it might 'ruin' your life.

"Everything in moderation".

never knew some of this, thanks since i've never touched any drug I didn't know how addicting it was

[tox tha fox]

Originally Posted by Akira

Some use marijuana for a good reason, and some people use it just to use it.

If it has good effects, why is alcohol and tobacco legal? Shouldnt the drug with more positive effects be the legal one?

Those who want to use it, i say use it.
We all have a brain. We know the effects of use.
We either use it, or we wont.

I agree with you entirely

[kibblenecessity]

There have been NO deaths due to Marijuana biologically.

The only deaths there have been while dealing with marijuana was the dealing itself. People would kill others over the money and stupid shit like that.

Tobacco causes cancer. That = death
Alcohol f*cks up your kidneys. You can't filter anything right = death

Marijuana has what? Cannabis does what? It helps prevent cancer? No way! Opposite of tobacco.
Marijuana doesn't do what? It doesn't mess up your kidneys like alcohol does? No way. Imagine that.

In short. I think tobacco should be illegal and marijuana should be legal. Sure you don't get high when you smoke tobacco and you can drive and do other stuff while you smoke but you don't die from cancer. In fact I would bet 100$ that less deaths would occur if dro was legal and cigs were illegal.

[Puppet]

I'm not even a smoker and I believe they should legalize it. I would buy it, but by legalizing it they're wont be so many shady dealings going on and it'll put the dealers in the slums out of business. + Government will make waaaaaay more profit off it, so maybe they could lower taxes for others if the increase taxes on marijuana