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Here's my interpretation of marijuana. Please let me know if you agree/disagree (please have something to back it up with, otherwise I'll perceive it as empty and ignorant):
1) The health effects of smoking pot recreationally are no worse than those of drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes (probably not close to as bad, if used responsibly) 2) If legalized and taxed, the economy would benefit tremendously - both through taxation and by ending the money-draining "war on drugs" 3) The debate against legalization of pot seems to focus on problematic pot smokers vs One-Glass-of-Red-Wine-ers, instead of either pot-heads vs alcoholics or responsible users of both categories. 4) The individual (and responsible) consumption of ANY drug ought to be legal (oh where oh where has my freedom gone??)
Thanks everyone, I look forward to some answers!
corporations is what made it illegal so they could eliminate weed from the competition people would grow their own medicine and this could put corps out of business so they made up lies about it for their own selfish needs
These are some of the comments I have copied from a forum
-pharmaceuticals are known to kill more people than illegal drugs
-marijuana is the number 1 cash crop in the world it serves as a natural medicine and has many other uses thats why they prohibited it so big companies can make more profit thanks to "bad journalism"
-can also help aids patients, aids diminishes appetite have them smoke a joint and they regain their appetite counteracting the illness
-no one can die from smoking cannabis and has been no known deaths compared to everything else including alcohol, tobacco, etc..
I myself have asthma and smoking opens up my airways making it easier to breathe with no side effects when medically legalized in my state I look foward to becoming a patient for prescription marijuana. 12 states have already legalized it along with other countries in the world and more following my job is to educate people that are not aware of the plants uses
re-legalize!
-I did most of my research through websites, books, magazines, and the news norml.org high times magazine etc..
-God bless the whole crop!
-all the better reason for the government to legalize.. couple reasons why it should be legalized: -will be removed from black market and stop empowering gang members -medical reasons -would be sold like alcohol, remember alcohol was once prohibited too (in stores away from children, have to be 21+) -would be a law that you cant drive while intoxicated on weed -prison population would lower (prisons are overcrowding with nonviolent offenders) -keep patients from being convicted -would provide millions of jobs for people -would make us an independent country (fuel, etc.., debt free america)
people with an addiction (including hard drugs) shouldnt be thrown in jail, they need help theres more people in jail with mental illnesses than there are in mental institutions
the list goes on
the truth must be exposed, theyre dirty work must stop!
-Of course we can do something about it, we all just need to unite screw the federal government remember slavery? if no one stood up im pretty sure it would still be going on people were tortured, beaten, killed and thrown in jail but that didnt stop them standing up for their rights eventually slavery was abolished same with alcohol prohibition eventually became re-legalized
get up stand up!
all facts stated have been double-checked and confirmed want to learn more? norml.org americandrugwar.org hightimes.com lets all make this a better place to live in!
Yep... the problem lies not with the drug itself, but with the individual's lack of self control...
No problems there for me either...
Prohibition has already been proven to be unsuccessful...
agree!..but you know how it is..the government wants you numb
I bet the people that made it illegal never tried it!
I agree so long as it is only legal for adults.
Agreed