http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMM_T_PJ0Rs

Weed should be legal, it isn't even harmful. Drugs like meth and heroine tho should stay illegal.

I've not read this thread, I've determined on other forums that there cannot be a intellectual discussion about this. If I'm wrong, I'll be very impressed and even more happy to be a part of this community.

I'm against it.

 

1. You can't use religion to impose laws. Sorry. So that argument fails

 

 

2. People claim it relieves nasuea, etc... with chemo patients. Bullshit on this one because the isolated drugs work better. No need to smoke it when you can just get the desired chemicals synthetically without the not so desirable ones.

 

3. It lowers worker productivity - economies bad enuf br0 - so maybe making it legal wouldn't be worth it even though we would save millions on drug enforcement and make millions on taxes.

 

some interesting sources - unrelated but good reads...  

Crockett, D, H Klonoff, and C Clark. "The Effects Of Marijauna On Verbalization And Thought Processes." Journal Of Personality Assessment 40.6 (1976): 582-587. MEDLINE. Web. 19 June 2013.

 

 

I'm against it.

 

1. You can't use religion to impose laws. Sorry. So that argument fails

 

 

2. People claim it relieves nasuea, etc... with chemo patients. Bullshit on this one because the isolated drugs work better. No need to smoke it when you can just get the desired chemicals synthetically without the not so desirable ones.

 

3. It lowers worker productivity - economies bad enuf br0 - so maybe making it legal wouldn't be worth it even though we would save millions on drug enforcement and make millions on taxes.

 

some interesting sources - unrelated but good reads...  

Crockett, D, H Klonoff, and C Clark. "The Effects Of Marijauna On Verbalization And Thought Processes." Journal Of Personality Assessment 40.6 (1976): 582-587. MEDLINE. Web. 19 June 2013.

i know a few personal acquaintances who have tried drugs/other relievers for nausea while under Chemotherapy and to this day they swear by Marijuana working better.

Though, I guess thats personal.

But still, Saying it does not work is complete blasphemy. 

I'm against it.

 

1. You can't use religion to impose laws. Sorry. So that argument fails

 

 

2. People claim it relieves nasuea, etc... with chemo patients. Bullshit on this one because the isolated drugs work better. No need to smoke it when you can just get the desired chemicals synthetically without the not so desirable ones.

 

3. It lowers worker productivity - economies bad enuf br0 - so maybe making it legal wouldn't be worth it even though we would save millions on drug enforcement and make millions on taxes.

 

some interesting sources - unrelated but good reads...  

Crockett, D, H Klonoff, and C Clark. "The Effects Of Marijauna On Verbalization And Thought Processes." Journal Of Personality Assessment 40.6 (1976): 582-587. MEDLINE. Web. 19 June 2013.

 

Weed is natural. If you take something for just one problem it has been made with bad chemicals, unnatural ones. Also it doesn't actually lower productivity you choose to do that and 99% of them time you're a person who's just as unproductive when they're not high. I personally either get in a really really calm chill mood and choose to sit in my room and play video games with friends. I do this normally though. Normally I do not have a shitload of energy and body box my friends or go run around for no fucking reason. I do however do this when I'm high. That's just me though, Well and many of my friends.

there are a lot of states here in the USA that have it legal too for medical use. either way i was watching a documentary a while back and it said that teen cannabis usage was higher in places where it was illegal than legal, does that tell you something? you want your kids to stop smoking pot? make it legal and the allure of it is gone.

Weed should be legal in the US. Nothing harmful comes from the drug, so studies have said, and it has no bad side effects that make people go all loony. Nicotine is more addictive and unhealthy and has years of evidence that shows that it creates a problem with cancer. My theory, along with a lot of other law enforcement minded kind of people is this:

 

Make marijuana legal, and tax it. The country gets another source of income from the people, which could help raise money for such things as health care, roads, city parks, rejuvenation of bad parts of cities, and almost any other thing that you can imagine that the government takes part in.

 

The second part of this would be ending the Drug War. For so long now, US has fought this war with the drug lords of Mexico. Eliminating the illegal drug by making it legal would make so many of the drug lords lose business that it could possible shut them down, or at least take a hit for quite some time. Ending this drug war should be one of the top priorities within the government, as well as making money/income without raising taxes on middle to poor Americans.

 

I personally think people shouldn't smoke marijuana because it is a mind altering drug that can affect your ability to work, operate a car, and most everything in life. People will say it just makes you sit there and do nothing at all, but that's my point. Instead of getting out there and working on a job, you are sitting there at home forcing someone else to pick up the slack left behind by you. So, while I believe that you shouldn't smoke anything that alters your perception of reality, I also don't think people should do anything that will harm you like nicotine or do chew. 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, I think you're wrong. How will it stop a drug war LOL?! There is plenty more drugs than Marijuana, and I'm sure the drug lords sell different drugs than just weed...

i know a few personal acquaintances who have tried drugs/other relievers for nausea while under Chemotherapy and to this day they swear by Marijuana working better.

Though, I guess thats personal.

But still, Saying it does not work is complete blasphemy. 

Eh still highly subjective. It is still hard to find the isolated chemicals in pill form atm- don't think their FDA approved but will be in the next few years-- but they are out there.... IMO.. most people just want to get blowed. OFC they can GE or selectively breed it to lower thc content to negligible levels. Then see if people feel so passionate about it

 

Weed is natural. If you take something for just one problem it has been made with bad chemicals, unnatural ones. Also it doesn't actually lower productivity you choose to do that and 99% of them time you're a person who's just as unproductive when they're not high. I personally either get in a really really calm chill mood and choose to sit in my room and play video games with friends. I do this normally though. Normally I do not have a shitload of energy and body box my friends or go run around for no fucking reason. I do however do this when I'm high. That's just me though, Well and many of my friends.

??? Weed is natural and therefore safe is a terrible argument. Hemlock and Castor beans(1 contains enough ricin to kill a person) are equally as natural. Synthetic is not synonymous with dangerous and natural is not synonymous with safe. Also, many studies indicate that marijuana kills worker productivity more so than alcohol. You can search them on ebsco and other databases.

I smoke a eighth every 2 days, cigs and alcohol damages your body much more than weed. Only bad thing about weed, it's a gateway drug to others. Also you get mood swings if you smoke for years and decide to stop. 7year smoker here

I don't think it should be illegal.

 

Limitations, yes, such as public usage should be enforced.

I used to be a daily smoker for about 2 years. I got off of it and felt no need to go back. I will smoke maybe once every 3 or 4 months with a group of friends but the addiction is all based on mental state and things that are happening in your life. Many people use it to escape reality for a couple hours. This SHOULD be legal because it being illegal is actually making jails over populated, raising crime, ruining lifes. Alcohol is a lot more dangerous to your body and if you go driving. Driving under the influence of weed is nothing compared to driving drunk (I have driven high). I do have to say you do have to focus to drive right but I think it is a lot less dangerous. Many people also say that it messes with lungs but that's because any SMOKE will be dangerous to the lungs. One way around it is to use a Vape or Edibles which edibles make the high 10x better to me.

 

Link to Drunk vs High Driving: http://kdvr.com/2012/05/17/web-poll-driving-high-vs-driving-drunk/

Why all drugs should be legal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mwDtPJMMnI

Eh still highly subjective. It is still hard to find the isolated chemicals in pill form atm- don't think their FDA approved but will be in the next few years-- but they are out there.... IMO.. most people just want to get blowed. OFC they can GE or selectively breed it to lower thc content to negligible levels. Then see if people feel so passionate about it

 

??? Weed is natural and therefore safe is a terrible argument. Hemlock and Castor beans(1 contains enough ricin to kill a person) are equally as natural. Synthetic is not synonymous with dangerous and natural is not synonymous with safe. Also, many studies indicate that marijuana kills worker productivity more so than alcohol. You can search them on ebsco and other databases.

 

It is natural which is a plus. It isn't bad for you. Name one thing that is proved it causes that is actually harmful for your body. There isn't any. It doesn't cause cancer that has been prooved wrong a few years back. It's a medicine used by indians today and has been used by them for 100's of years.

It should be legal to an extent, but I usually brew weed into tea because inhaling anything burning can cause cancer.

I think it should stay illegal because it messes with your head and people end up doing stupid shit.