| Do you think marijuana can be legalized? What do you think? Please state a reason why...why it should or should not be legal, and feel free to express personal opinions too, just write whatever you want about it I should be charged with 1000 counts of possesing weed(cause i have smoked everyday for about 3 years now. that sound ridculous. for what smoking a plant. thank god i have never been caught. |
| Yes, it should be legal. It's a victimless crime. Arresting, trying, and imprisoning people who were in possession of marijuana is a waste of time and tax payer money, when they aren't even real criminals. Either way, I don't smoke. |
| It should be legal because the war on drugs is irrational, ineffective, and costly to tax payers everywhere. The dangers of drugs generally don't lie within the drugs themselves, but in the means people have to go through in order to obtain them. It's less of an issue with marijuana compared to narcotics as marijuana is so easy to obtain and less addictive, but that just makes the criminalization of marijuana even more stupid. What should be a crime is being an obnoxious pothead who won't stop smoking in my apartment. At least I'm out of there now. And... there are other topics similar to this now that I've used my brain a little http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=194263 http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=171027 http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=37892 |
| Yes. And tax the hell out of it. |
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| Well, I live in Holland, and it's legal when you're 18 or older. And I'm fine with that - I wouldn't want the age to drop. Also, I don't think the marihuana smoking is really a problem here. Also, it's like REALLY easy to get, so there's not much 'danger' in obtaining it. When I was 15 I had a period when I smoked it a lot... Now I only do it like, twice a year? :) |
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| Yes. -Taxes -Safer than Alcohol |
KyuuAL said: Yes. And tax the hell out of it. Perfect answer, not to mention the U.S desperately needs it... |
| Yes, and might as well legalize other drugs, no more traffic related crimes, no more swat teams shooting honest citizens (they should offer to do seppuku every time they do) and people would know where the product was coming from I only see advantages this is a no brainer. |
| most definitely it should be legal, among most drugs, it doesn't kill people (never heard a news article where someone killed someone else because of weed lol). |
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| yes since it is safer than most others and if we put high taxes on it...well every bit helps :) |
| Yes. They can tax it and marijuana isn't as harmful as people want you to believe. |
| Land of the free, indeed. This has always been something I've never understood. The amount of alcohol related deaths in the US is close to 40%, yet people find weed to be socially unacceptable. Uncle Sam needs to stop telling me how to live my life imo, legalize weed and stop taxing the shit out of the withering tobacco industry. I have no clue why but society today has a huge stick up it's ass about smoking anything in general. |
| I think it should be legalized. Personally I believe cigarettes and alcohol are much worse for you. |
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Lolis_and_Shotas said: I think it should be legalized. Personally I believe cigarettes and alcohol are much worse for you. It's because they are. I don't condone smoking Marijuana, but I don't condone drinking Alcohol. So if Alcohol is legal that so should Marijuana, and tax the fuck out of it. |
| Yes it should be legalized. Or least penalties for smoking and selling weed significantly reduced.A lot of punishment imposed on weed are blatantly excessive and why the ACLU has not sued I do not know why. The government being able to collect shits loads of money in taxes is a pipe dream of stupid stoners. Here is why it is a pipe dream of stupid stoners . Pot is not that hard to grow. So it would be very easy for people to grow. I do not see the government taxing the hell out of gardening and hydroponic supplies. The only way I could picture the government being able to actually tax the hell out of pot like they do cigarettes is to get the seeds out of the hands of people by making it really convenient and cheap for the consumer for a couple of decades or more to buy high quality packaged joints,blunts and packaged unrolled marijuana without any stems and seeds before they can add any significant amount of taxes. more convenient to buy pre-rolled joints and prepackaged pot that has all the seeds and stems already removed. They would have to get companies to flood market with high quality pot that has been pre-rolled |
| Honestly, I feel it shouldn't be. I hate the way its effects have on my friends so, in my opinion, the social effects are just devastating. I could care less about the economy, we're all fucked anyways because of corrupt politicians and the popularity contest known as the election. That and I feel tobacco and alcohol should be prohibited as well. |
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| I think it definitely should be. I don't smoke it myself and don't ever plan to start, nor do I even smoke tobacco or drink alcohol (not a fan of the tastes/smells), but I am perfectly fine with lots of drugs being legal, but I do agree with laws prohibiting smoking and such in public places. It would be a great thing to tax too as previously stated too. |
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| Yes. Really, why not? Cigarettes and Alcohol are better for you. And economically it would work awesomely, granted it is taxed quite a bit. |
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| If gas stations and grocery stores sell cigarettes and alcohol then marijuana should be legal. Honestly, I think all drugs are bad for your health. |
| Yes, it should. I don't smoke weed anymore, I've gotten over that phase, but the truth is there's really nothing wrong with it. Hardly any health issues, and much less than tobacco and alcohol anyway. It should simply have an age limit, and a nice tax. It would reduce problems with crime and shady drug deals where your shit could be laced too. If the government gave it out you'd know it'd be safe and all that. |
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| It should be; limited quantities of course, though. It'll boost the economy. ;D Also, for the younger people, they smoke weed mainly because it's illegal, lol. If you make it legal, they won't find it to be as "cool", and you'll find the number of people smoking it drop dramatically. |
| I want it legalized but I know that if it becomes legal, the taxes on it will be a bitch. But then again, if it is legalized...I can grow marijuana in my home and smoke it. .... Jackpot. |
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| I've never smoked weed before (never have, never will) but it really should be made legal, and taxed. |
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| yes, legal, and taxed...instead of the government, local authorities running in the red trying to police it. filling up jails, prisons 1000's per year costing 20k+ per inmate (low estimate). taking up police, courts, and feds time and money (when they could be doing other things) the cost of keeping it illegal is extreme adding all the above into the total. and our taxes pay for that...yeah...makes soooo much sense keeping it illegal >.> |
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alexcampos said: KyuuAL said: Yes. And tax the hell out of it. Perfect answer, not to mention the U.S desperately needs it... Agreed. Making it legal doesn't mean the same thing as affordable. Besides the Government needs the money, though I'm sure it'll just go back to the war funding when the republics take the house again. |
| No, because there's nothing like "a drun that doesn't effect." and it can become worse when a more serious drup will be taken. Maybe for those who are sick and all, it's different but for those who don't need it. I guess calling it a crime is too much, such as you can't call smoking ciggrates a crime, but it doesn't make it any better. |
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| It should stay illegal, but decriminalized. |
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lordish said: Demons and Hell only exist in fairy tales. >.>All those no lifers who are doing drugs like Marijuana must die, ofc then they will go to hell and demons are gonna smoke them. Life is ironic don't you agree? |
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| Legal and taxed. More people smoke cigarettes, and tobacco is more harmful to your health, so why's that shit still legal? Sure, marijuana impairs judgment and all that jazz, but so does alcohol, and I'm pretty sure alcohol is also worse for your health, if not around the same level. While I think making tobacco illegal or just removing it completely is realistic over time, history shows that making alcohol illegal is impossible. The only reason tobacco is so huge is because the tobacco industry was so huge at one point point in time, although it has shrunk, laws should be trying to make it shrink even more. Marijuana actually has proven health benefits for some people, and for those who smoke in moderation, I think it would cause less problems than alcohol since it doesn't make people more violent and more likely to get in a fight and stuff like that. Anyway, that's just my opinion. Marijuana is decriminalized in the Netherlands, and their crime rate is actually lower than in the US. Also, I'm just going to say that I would rather drink alcohol than smoke marijuana. I've smoked a couple of times and its been a good experience, but I've never payed for it, it was always when people offered for free. So this opinion isn't based on the fact that I would be smoking more often or no longer be afraid of the law when I smoked or anything like that. It's based on what I see as facts. lordish said: A troll is a troll...Gogetters said: You know that skepticism is a sin? Hell is the punishment for that alsolordish said: Demons and Hell only exist in fairy tales. >.>All those no lifers who are doing drugs like Marijuana must die, ofc then they will go to hell and demons are gonna smoke them. Life is ironic don't you agree? |
| BTW, I never said it wasn't harmful. I said it was less harmful than cigarettes and maybe on the same level of being harmful as alcohol. And I'm pretty sure smoking it 5 times hasn't done any substantial (noticeable) damage to my brain. It also has health benefit for some people, which has been proven by medicine and science. I'm not even going to start on you. A medical student? And the first thing you posted here is about how we're going to go to hell for smoking marijuana? (This isn't a discussion about religion, so I'm not going to say much about the extreme unlikelihood of heaven/hell/God even existing, since the only proof we have for them is the Bible, a book written by a bunch of humans 2000 years ago, before the existence of modern science and medicine.) |
| Marijuana doesn't kill directly although highly addictive like cigs, it should be legalized with a heavy tax. |
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Hoppy said: It's WAY less addictive than cigarettes. Dunno where you heard it was highly addictive.Marijuana doesn't kill directly although highly addictive like cigs, it should be legalized with a heavy tax. |
Goosey said: Of course, marijuana is good for the soul, didn't you guys know? And bad for the mind...well, I don't care, they should legalize and and let people waste their life... |
lordish said: PS:Brain cells can't be reproduced:D Goddamn misinformation everywhere. This was believed for a long time, but neurogenesis is now a well established fact. Neuron do reproduce, at a slow rate. And glial cells we always knew could reproduce. ("Brain cells" covers several types of cells.) As for whether it "kills brain cells", we aren't in the clear. It might have an adverse affect on the hippocampus or it may not. And what the actual effects are of "brain cells" dying is, that we really don't know. They're probably adverse if they exist, but a cell dying is not per definitionem a bad thing. In short, go back to studying medicine, as your trolling has showcased a severe deficiency in that. EDIT: Well as of your last post it's obvious you are some form of sarcastic stop doing that geez |
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| PS: You failed to put pressure on me. Also, to realize that I'm not a him. No idea where or why you were even having fun, but good for you. Really. Also, although cancer cases are what marijuana is prescribed for most, it's also prescribed to treat multiple other health problems. (Must not say more about God or religion, although it's ridiculous when such a thing (as hell) is even mentioned in a conversation about law, science, and medicine. Not everyone follows your religion, so society should not be ruled by it. Laws in the US should not be based on the beliefs of one religion, when we are a diverse nation.) |
| lordish stop being a judgmental dick. There's nothing wrong with voicing your opinion, but coming in here and telling people they're going to hell and whatnot for smoking marijuana? Number 1, this discussion has nothing to do with religion. In the U.S. there's a separation of church and state for a reason. And fyi, Dante's Inferno is a fictional work of literature, it's not even part of any religious doctrine. Number 2, judging by what you've stated, you must be a pretty shitty med student. Marijuana is hardly harmful for your health. And really, is there anything that's fun and isn't harmful for your health these days? People need to chill out :/ |
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astronomical said: PS: You failed to put pressure on me. Also, to realize that I'm not a him. No idea where or why you were even having fun, but good for you. Really. Also, although cancer cases are what marijuana is prescribed for most, it's also prescribed to treat multiple other health problems. You can treat some really devastating ailments that afflict only AIDS and HIV sufferers, most known is HIV wasting syndrome with weed, it makes them keep on a healthy weight. |
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| Marijuana, Pot, Weed or what ever you want to call it.. should be made legal my reasons for this being that it is a natural drug which is naturally grown, unlike all these other man made drugs like LSD, Crystal Meth and Cocaine which are full of chemicals and hardly have a ounce of anything natural in them. Also People who do try Marijuana for the first time never die whereas people who do try drugs like Heroin can die from trying it for the first time. If Marijuana was made legal then it would make life easier for a lot of people and also cut down the amount of people sent to prison each year and sort out the problem of prisons being over crowded. |
| Not to mention that it's status as a gateway drug would likely disappear if it was legalized. |
KidGrim said: Exactly.If Marijuana was made legal then it would make life easier for a lot of people and also cut down the amount of people sent to prison each year and sort out the problem of prisons being over crowded. Instead of taxpayer money going to keep people in prison (who got there because of marijuana), pot should be taxed. More money for the government, less waste of the government's money. |
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