ok, first off marijuana is not addictive. nuff said. nicotine is not essentially bad for you. it is addictive, but not bad for your health. show me a case where nicotine has caused cancer.
I do agree with you about making it legal and taxing it though.
second, there will always be a "drug war". marijuana is not the only export from mexico. ie cocaine, heroine.. etc
and believe me, im sure the government wants this drug war to be over. USD is leaving the country and going into the hands of forgien druglords. the government doesn't care that its going to druglords. they care that the money is leaving the states.
third, I agree with you. people shouldn't smoke marijuana. there are other ways of consuming it that is more beneficial for your health. ie vaporizing, baking, etc.
though no harmful side effects of marijuana have been found, the smoke is still not good for your lungs.
fourth, marijuana is a plant not a drug. definition of a drug is " a mind altering substance". marijuana does not alter your mind any more than a Tylenol would.
it does not effect your ability to work, drive, etc. the person who uses marijuana makes the choice of being lazy, negligent to observe and pay attention to the raod, so on and so forth. marijuana does not just make you sit there and do nothing. again that is the persons choice. forcing someone else to pick up the slack<< lulz
What, about marijuana, alters your perception of reality?? LSD alters ur perception of reality, so does methamphetamine, k2 "spice" "incense", bath salts. ie seeing, hearing, etc.. things that are not there
again, nicotine does not harm you. nicotine is a crutch. whats along side the nicotine is what harms you. nicotine is in chew as well... fyi. guessing you didn't know by the way you wrote it.
ok, let me clear some stuff up for you. you use weed as an escape? sad. I smoke weed for medicinal purposes. constant migraines, lower back, left knee, and ankle pain. marijuana is not a gateway drug. if marijuana is a gateway drug, why haven't you or any of your friends tried any other drugs. marijuana is not the gate way.
the typical people that you have to deal with, ie dealers, are the gateway. the more you are around marijuana, chances are the more likely you are going to be around other people who use marijuana, and other drugs. the more time you are around them, the more likely the other drugs will be around you. the more you are around the other drugs the more likely they will ask, push, want you to try it. or it might be ur own curiosity that makes you want to try it. I have past experience in this. im not just talking out my ass. I had some pretty low friends. but as soon as I got away from them, I cleaned up my act. buuuuut, I still smoke marijuana.