Marijuana

[esupin]

Legalizing marijuana will not stop kids from abusing them. Drinking and smoking are legalized, yet you see many underage kids drinking or getting cigarettes from someone who can legally buy them.

[B3NJ1]

Originally Posted by british_bmx2005

HappyHippy123 wrote:

You are still harming people around you. If either they are smoking or not, you are still blowing smoke into the atmosphere where people breathe.

And having a fire in your backyard is any different? If marijuana was legalized, we would have two kind of users. Responsible users who use it during stress, depression (death in family, use your imagination) and then we have junkies who just get constantly stoned for no real reason. As altrock said, why shouldn't this be a replacement for some of the depression medicines? Of course, if it was, how much was taken would have to be decided so you don't go to school high.

overall, marijuana should be legalized.

[gardyloo]

If you are going to outlaw marijuana because it has long term effects that aren't good for your body, you might as well outlaw cigarettes, alcohol, automobiles, etc.
If you are going to outlaw marijuana because it is psychoactive and horrible things happen when abused then that is alright for the time being. You have to also remember that drug stores are making cold medicine under the counter now, so this isn't the only thing that is being controlled because people aren't smart enough to use in moderation.
I am totally for the legalization of marijuana/cannibis, not because it can give you a cheap high, but because it is a lot better for the environment than cotton. It uses less water and it is a lot more durable.
Remember: no matter what you smoke it is NEVER good for your lungs. ANYTHING you smoke will always have carbon, and it can not be avoided. If you want to smoke, do it when you are alone. Use a water pipe or filter, it is a lot better for you. Always use in moderation, if you fuck up and die that's your own fault, and that is why it is not legalized as of yet.

[MalReynolds]

If you need to mellow out, there are plenty of OTC pills that you can take that'll have pretty much the same effect... If you could get your hands on any kind of muscle relaxent (Percogezic, Percoset) then you'll be off... But, Hemp is another story. Yes, I believe that we should use hemp as much as possible, considering I went to my little sister's school library and they had a book with the pros and cons of the legalization of MJ... Hemp is the strongest case it has going for it.

If it were legalized, it would also be standardized... A lot of the time you get weed, you're not getting the straight plant, you're getting a lot of other stuff cut in, which helps cause a high and addiction to the substance... When standardized, people who regularly smoked would not get the same high, but I suppose you would get a high non-the-less. Anywhom, I'm off to watch porn.

Mal

[Chocoborider29]

legalize it. who cares? we legalized gays. It couldn't screw us up any more. (shaww, who wants to move out of america w/ me and go to Ireland?)

~~Micah-D2~~

[jewpinthethird]

Originally Posted by Chocoborider29

legalize it. who cares? we legalized gays. It couldn't screw us up any more. (shaww, who wants to move out of america w/ me and go to Ireland?)

~~Micah-D2~~

It was never illegal to be homosexual.

[MalReynolds]

Jewp, didn't you read the sixth amendment to the constitution?

"Thou shoult not be gay."

There's a reason... uh... that sounds like it was from the ten commandments... the uh... amenders... were... on a vacation bible trip at the time.

Mal

[Skikamukazi]

I think of it this way. If it grows out of the ground. Let it grow.

A police officer has a gun. I have a plant. Who is the real criminal?

(Note: I say I have The Plant purely to make a point.)

[chocoborider30]

[quote="Skikamukazi"]A police officer has a gun. I have a plant. Who is the real criminal?quote]

He's got a gun. You've got access to the happy side of shit.

Skunk really isn't bad, except it kills your brain, it makes you pissy when it wears off, it makes you careless [in a dangerous way]

The cop is only going to shoot you when you try to hug him

[Skikamukazi]

Actually, Where I live, A cop Won't shoot unless you have harmed another human being. If you try to hug him, you will be tazed.

I'm not sure about Herb Making you careless. It tends to make me just Chill. I get the urge to just sit in a bean-bag chair and watch re-runs of "The Dukes of Hazzard"

So yeah.

[jewpinthethird]

Smoking marijuana makes me want to strangle people and listen to Jazz music.

[Skikamukazi]

Everybody reacts differently.

[TehWhack]

I could write a 50,000 word essay on why cannabis should be legalized out of will, but I'll just try to sum up my opinion in one simple quote.

"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to
control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things
that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very
principles upon which our government was founded."

-- Abraham Lincoln
December, 1840

[Bahamut-X]

Think of it this way: Would there be more positive effects if it was legalized or illegalized? I personally think more good would come out of illegalizing marijuana than legalizing.

[TehWhack]

With plenty of years researching the substance, I have come to the conclusion that there is no prominent, good aspects to having cannabis illegal. It all relates back to the Abraham Lincoln quote.

[JurseyRider734]

I have a feeling that if we legalized marijuana, we would regret it.

Kids try to pull off coming to school stoned...what if everyone who does pot came to school stoned? It would ruin the atmosphere for people like me...who choose the smart way of things and decide not to use drugs or alcohol to alter the way I think or feel. Also, it would ruin their education because they won't give a damn about anything happening in the class.

Legalizing marijuana has effects in more way than 1.

[jewpinthethird]

Dont knock it 'till you rock it Jursey.

[The_Q]

Kids try to pull off coming to school stoned...what if everyone who does pot came to school stoned? It would ruin the atmosphere for people like me...who choose the smart way of things and decide not to use drugs or alcohol to alter the way I think or feel. Also, it would ruin their education because they won't give a damn about anything happening in the class.

So you're complaining about reducing competition? What the living crap is wrong with you. Run with it, Eva! Fewer people to compete with in school. Take the opportunity while it's there. Go!

Q

[Skikamukazi]

Originally Posted by JurseyRider734

I have a feeling that if we legalized marijuana, we would regret it.

Kids try to pull off coming to school stoned...what if everyone who does pot came to school stoned? It would ruin the atmosphere for people like me...who choose the smart way of things and decide not to use drugs or alcohol to alter the way I think or feel. Also, it would ruin their education because they won't give a damn about anything happening in the class.

Legalizing marijuana has effects in more way than 1.

Let them ruin their lives, you shouldn't let it be of your concern. If those kids weren't coming to school stoned, they would find some other way to ruin their education.

You also stated that those kids ruined the atmosphere of school for you? How so? You shouldn't be going to school for the atmosphere, you should be going for an education. No matter how stoned they are, unless they are burning books or blowing smoke in your face, they should not affect your Educational Experience.

[Tokzic]

Anyone who does drugs is a moron. There's no opinion about it.

Question to all of you people that smoke/have smoked pot: When your friends slit your wrists, what do you think about it? What do you say to them? No, I don't care about your answer so don't bother posting it, it's for you and not me. I say that they're fools for harming themselves and you shouldn't slash yourself apart to make yourself feel better.

You may still be wondering, "What does that have to do with anything?" It's the same thing. You're screwing up your body to make yourself feel good, which is a stupid trade. Then I get potheads who at this point pull out a bunch of facts and try to show me that it's good for them, or it doesn't hurt them as bad as other things. Cowards. Is that what you were thinking of when you started? No, all you care about is making yourself high for personal entertainment and now that you're hooked on it you have to justify yourself.

I know people that are permafried, and they're the ones who regret it or will. Your life gets really screwed up once you're this far in, and though I don't speak out of personal experience, I speak out of the experience of those I know. I can't stand seeing people I care about like that. So here's my place in the issue.

Pot shouldn't be legalized. Whine about the economy and criminalization and whatever other crap you want to justify yourself with, but when something's illegal, it gives the impression that it's bad. I'm going to bring up kids now. You're going to say "THERE JUST KIDS LOL WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO WIT IT!!" but you're wrong. Kids are people in development. Whatever views they have now they keep until maturity proves otherwise. When kids look around to try to get a grip on what's right and wrong, one of the first places they look is the law. If pot's legal, kids will do it. They will turn into adults, and they will have children who will do it because their parents do it and it's legal. They will cause other children to do it, leaving only the ones who aren't reliant on others views in the end, which are few indeed.

Concerning alcohol in comparison. Before any of you try to say "BUT TOKZIC ALCOHOL IS ILLEGAL FOR CHILDREN BUT LOOK AT ALL OF THEMT HAT DOIT!!! lol moron u so pwned" No, this actually further proves my point. Children look at the law, see that it's illegal for them, but that when they turn eighteen they can do it, therefore it is justified somehow. Eventually they just see it as okay and disregard their age. I will bet 95% of the teenage population sees it like that. However, most of the people who find alcohol perfectly fine find pot completely wrong. I say this out of evidence from people I know, and I know a lot of people. I have my own views independent of anyone else's, and I find alcohol just as bad as pot. I avoid all drugs (yes, even caffiene) to the best of my ability, and I live for entertainment anyway, just in places that don't kill me in the process.