Legalize weed, or not?

[Prime Rib]

So many pot heads on here

Keep it ilegal, but don't ruin peoples lives over a little weed.

The prison system is too damn harsh on drug users.

Actually very wrong, its "drug traffickers" who are in prison for drugs

 

[Prime Rib]

Well if it does become legal then will criminals be pardoned and released for selling weed?

no beccause they broke the law at that time. its like this a law thats put in place for just a year, and someone breaks it and they get sentenced. so when that law gets thrown out the person still does the time. thats how it works

 

[Prime Rib]

It's already legal in my state. I see weed clinics at every corner I drive by.

Fliz you have to educate yourself on the full law on both state and federal.

Weed is legal under state law which you are correct. but under federal law its illegal, the federal is above the state which means even if the state allows you to sell weed as long as you are doing everything legal, the feds can step in and state cant do nothing about it and your screwed.

and alot of people think cops wont turn a person over to the feds if he has smalls amount of weed on him thats myth they can and most likely will

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

I don't see it being any worse than cigarettes or alcohol. Just be ready to be taxed very hard and have the former dealers delivering pizzas to your house.

 

[Six Paths of Logic]

So many pot heads on here

Keep it ilegal, but don't ruin peoples lives over a little weed.

The prison system is too damn harsh on drug users.

I smoke some, but not for a good while, it's been like months since i did, so dont assume everyone here is a pot head
And i dont think you will do hard time for a little weed, and if so then thats another reason for it to be legal.

 

[Six Paths of Logic]

Facts that weed if ever fully legalized more problems*

1. Crime rate will go up
2. More violence
3. More Murder
4. Less profit selling it for people who want to grow/sell
5. will cost so much more growing it hence even if they grew it for themselves it will cost them more then usual
6. gangs and cartels like to tax drug dealers and even Dispensaries, and since they wont be making as much $ as they usually do they will tax more thus more violence/murder.

Can you please cite these so-called facts. And i will check their credentials

 

[nativ3s]

Drugs, alcohol and everything else are all bad. Although I see most people who are defending weed on here ignorant of the harms of it. And some people against exaggerating.

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Summarized it DOES have actual health benefits, and social benefits if it were to be legalized. Although you shouldn't ignore the harms of it as well (which most advocates like to deny as I have seen everywhere).

Also:

The conception of marijuana as a potentially fatal, highly addictive narcotic, on which much of last century’s anti-weed propaganda was built, has been disproved by science, which has shown that it’s almost literally impossible for humans to consume enough THC to overdose. (In fact, dying from drinking too much water would be far easier.)

Speaking of dependence: Pro-pot advocates (as well as the number of people who regularly smoke weed without needing to smoke weed) suggest that marijuana isn't addictive. And, while it's true that the overall addiction potential is less than that of caffeine, our bodies can become dependent, says Dr. Cooper. Is kicking pot a Trainspotting-style withdrawal? Absolutely not, she says — but there are effects. "It's not to the same degree as opiates or alcohol," she explains. "Marijuana withdrawal is subtle. If you're smoking every day and you suddenly stop, there are symptoms — decreased sleep, irritability, decreased calorie intake — that people don't tie to stopping marijuana." That's because, she says, the withdrawal is not an immediate response. The onset of symptoms doesn't begin until the day after a person stops smoking, and it doesn't peak until three or four days later — too late for most people to connect the two.

Some Cons of Medical Marijuana
Marijuana can be addictive and have short-term side effects like memory loss and trouble thinking. It may have harmful long-term effects, like lung cancer, a weakened immune system, and increased heart-attack risk in the hour after smoking it.

Some Pros of Medical Marijuana
Marijuana also may have good health effects, like treating glaucoma, nausea, appetite loss and seizures. Proponents say it’s helpful for people experiencing side effects from AIDS and cancer medications and may help treat multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.

And like any other drug and alcohol, it can put you in stupid situations that will lead to death.

I'm against alcohol and drugs altogether, but I think if we're talking for an overall social benefit, that you should legalize it. Although both the legalization of alcohol and drugs should be controlled. For example its legalization in The Netherlands:

The drug policy of the Netherlands officially has four major objectives:
To prevent recreational drug use and to treat and rehabilitate recreational drug users.
To reduce harm to users.
To diminish public nuisance by drug users (the disturbance of public order and safety in the neighborhood).
To combat the production and trafficking of recreational drugs.

..and alcohol laws in Norway (in Norway it's illegal to walk around with alcohol, you can only drink in closed places. It's also ridiculously expensive and has high tax-- that most citizens support.)

And before anyone brings up the "ermahgodz its dose religion ppl ugh ruining da world 4 us".. i'm a muslim

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[Aya San]

I can already get it whenever I want so :eww:

 

[Crossroads]

I say legalize it, with restrictions.

For instance, you can't be out in public, outside the mall or any other department stores, walking on the sidewalk, and smoke pot.

I for one, have never smoked period, and I don't want to inhale that shit. Being around Marijuana smoke can actually get you high if you're around it long enough, and if this happened to me because some inconsiderate ******* cares not for the people around him, I would be hella pissed. If it was legalized the government could tax it and it would essentially benefit the country.

In my opinion, make the restrictions similar to alcohol.. You can't smoke it while driving, or walking down the street. Obviously not at designated stores in restaurants that don't allow smoking.. do it at home, or in an area where it's just you and whoever doesn't mind smoking/being around the drug.

 

[Hexuze]

Legalize it and tax it = profit.

 

[Bad Touch Yakushi]

I say legalize it, with restrictions.

For instance, you can't be out in public, outside the mall or any other department stores, walking on the sidewalk, and smoke pot.

I for one, have never smoked period, and I don't want to inhale that shit. Being around Marijuana smoke can actually get you high if you're around it long enough, and if this happened to me because some inconsiderate ******* cares not for the people around him, I would be hella pissed. If it was legalized the government could tax it and it would essentially benefit the country.

In my opinion, make the restrictions similar to alcohol.. You can't smoke it while driving, or walking down the street. Obviously not at designated stores in restaurants that don't allow smoking.. do it at home, or in an area where it's just you and whoever doesn't mind smoking/being around the drug.

Yup, I agree. Having people out in everyday life being stoned, boring zombies who can't function properly and smell bad would suck so much.

I still think the culture alone is enough reason to not legalise it but eh, that's just my opinion.

 

[Penguin]

Legalize it for recreational and medical use.

First off, it would put a much needed boost in the economy if we were exporting Marijuana and selling it in the states, making us all a little wealthier. You could grow your own even and make a little on the side.

Secondly, people in jail with Marijuana related crimes would be dropped of all charges and kicked out of prison, which would also save us money.

 

[Supreme x Uchiha]

I live in New York, and if I want to smoke it, I'll smoke it. Doesn't really matter to me.

 

[Fearmonger]

side-effects can sometimes include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes, feelings of paranoia or anxiety and long term respiratory damage when smoked.

Putting all this into account, does anybody except for the addicts who already smoke it -and will continue just for the sake of the ensuing yet temporary euphoria like a smoker who smokes his cigarettes despite the cancers, ulcers and tooth decay or a drinker who continues to drink no matter how shriveled up his liver gets among other things- believe that this rightfully classified drug should be legalized and made accessible to even more Americans?

 

[Xlad]

Legalize for practical and medical purpose.

 

[YowYan]

Legalize it. Period.

It has so many benefits. The most interesting (theory) to me, is the claim of dr. Masaru Emoto. Down below.

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[amarusboobs]

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[Deathwink]

i think they should legalize it

 

[Henrik]

I want weed now... And I did it like first time last week with a homie.

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[Inichi Matsuka]

Of course you should legalize it. That crap about it depleting your brain cells is just the media's bullshit.