Legalizing Marijuana & Other Drugs

They've already legalized it here in Illinois for people who are ill. People who suffer from appetite problems, or those who have AIDS that can't eat properly, because in fact Marijuna helps boost your appetite to help you eat and keep you healthy. At least that was the discussion I heard on the news a month or two ago. Obama used to be a marijuana addict evidently, and he could still be for all we know, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were eventually legalized. It's better smoking that herbal stuff than it is smoking cigarettes with all that nicotiene in it...Tbh, I think they SHOULD legalize it. People would certainly be happy and on cloud 9 all the time. :wacky:
 
Personally I think it should be legalised. I think that adults should have the right to choose if they want to smoke marijuana or not.

Plus if it is legalised, than it can be regulated. I remember when I was 14 it was easier for me to get weed than it was to get alcohol. But in order to get weed I had to associate myself with some less than reputable characters. If weed was legalised, people would be able to purchase it in a safe environment.

The only con I can see with legalising it, is the possibility of people (particularly kids who are not old enough to legally purchase it) turning to harder drugs as an alternative.

♥Aerith♥ said:
because in fact Marijuna helps boost your appetite to help you eat and keep you healthy.
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You're telling me. Never let a group of stoners in your kitchen! Not only will they eat everything, they will even eat stupid things like avocados.
 
I thin it could be very profitable to the government. In this economy, they might as well. I t would help tremendously. Plus if the same laws that applied to alcohol applied to marijuana, it wouldn't be bad at all. People would get to smoke and not worry about cops. Cops could focus on much more dangerous things. Like murderers perhaps?

It's all morals really. If it's legal and you don't like it, then don't do it. LEave the ones who do alone. They ain't hurting nobody.
 
Honestly I should stay out of this thread if I knew better, but that's where the ball drops. I will not post about me at all. This will only be centered around my concern to the subject.

I for one think Mary Jane should be legalized for more than one reason to be honest. In the past however long Mary Jane has been around it always been a recreational drug in the back of my mind, but the thing about it is, I would subscribe it to people who are whiffing hints at depression.

There are pros and cons to the drug though, so let me go through the cons first:

1) Number 1 people suffer from burn outs - meaning they have lower brain activity than others over long periods of time. My buddy Jason who lived 3 doors down from me in college dorms, always had the stoner accent, always was slower than others, and never could recognize it.

2) Lack of short term memory if always high - they can never commit things to long term memory, unless they write it down

3) Some.. are affected with bouts of slowness. They sit there not even aware of their surroundings, not caring about anything else but the high. They can't even comprehend what is going on half the time. If you ask them a question their response time is .....slowwww.

4) Stoners think they found God's gift to the world. They find skepticism in all foundations from what I've seen. They open their minds waaaay to much at times, and believe that everything in government is a lie, as well as religion.


5) Makes some people entirely too lazy.

Pros:

1) Calms people down

2) Creates harmony among people

3) Makes people question things

4) Works as a therapeutic drug for depressed people.

5) Not Addictive.
 
Well, in history, marijuana has always been called a "drug" and as a result is automatically targeted as a bad thing. I don't smoke myself (never have and never will), but I think legalizing marijuana is a good idea. It's a "drug" that never killed anyone. As Kat Williams has said "you might think he was dead, but he'll wake up in a half hour and eat everything in your house". The amount of people that actually smoke weed is pretty astounding, and I think it's bad to pin down someone for doing it who never created any negative situations as a result of being stoned. A good friend of mine is a reformed smoker and I honestly see very little difference in his behavior as a result of him being stoned. Not to mention you'll have a lot less dealers (who a lot of people consider to be shady) roaming the streets and alleys. They can legalize it, sell it in stores, tax it and it won't be illegal, it's a win situation for everyone except dealers (for profit purposes).

However, as far as other drugs are concerned, thats a totally different story. I think it's good that heroin is illegal because most of these people will OD at a relatively young age, and that's not good. I guess I can't comment so much on cocaine, I've never known anyone on it, but I think all in all it's not the worst thing to go into your body. It will make your system move faster, which in turn strains your heart, but I don't think actual cocaine users do it often enough to really put themselves in danger at a young age (some will naturally). Ecstacy seems to have a big and ill effect on people, so I think it's good that it is illegal as well. PCP is probably the craziest drug I've ever known. Should definitely be illegal if it makes a person virtually immortal for a time period, creating bad situations.

I know I'll get a lot of backlash for this, but I think excessive drinking is probably the most dangerous thing anyone can do. It has too much of a changing effect on people, which for the most part isn't a good effect. I think drinking is far more dangerous than marijuana could ever be. Social drinking is all well and good, but getting absolutely plastered just isn't a good night for anyone, for the most part. (Please don't hate my view on drinking :) )
 
You know, marijuana is just a plant. Bob Marley says that making marijuana illegal is, technically, making God a criminal. It's true. God is now considered a criminal. He grows weed in his vast, planetary yard. To me, it's wrong to ban a simple plant, especially one so harmless. So, obviously, I'm all for legalizing it. Just because it's hardly a drug. Crack and stuff, on the other hand, is bad news.

Marijuana is a nice, relaxing, healthy plant. There's a reason God gave it to us to use. We're fools for not appreciating it. The most it can do is give you cancer from smoking too much. Smoking cigarettes is actually worse for you, because there's all kinds of drugs and chemicals in them (note that cigarettes are legal). Drinking is worse for you than marijuana. "Gateway drug?" Nah. Some people get into heavier stuff that way, but most people don't.

So, if we just keep speaking up for our plant, they'll legalize it eventually. Trying to stop it is putting off the inevitable.
 
SABR said:
You know, marijuana is just a plant. Bob Marley says that making marijuana illegal is, technically, making God a criminal. It's true. God is now considered a criminal. He grows weed in his vast, planetary yard. To me, it's wrong to ban a simple plant, especially one so harmless. So, obviously, I'm all for legalizing it. Just because it's hardly a drug. Crack and stuff, on the other hand, is bad news.

Marijuana is a nice, relaxing, healthy plant. There's a reason God gave it to us to use. We're fools for not appreciating it. The most it can do is give you cancer from smoking too much. Smoking cigarettes is actually worse for you, because there's all kinds of drugs and chemicals in them (note that cigarettes are legal). Drinking is worse for you than marijuana. "Gateway drug?" Nah. Some people get into heavier stuff that way, but most people don't.

So, if we just keep speaking up for our plant, they'll legalize it eventually. Trying to stop it is putting off the inevitable.
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I find it ridiculous when people say weed is a gateway drug. Alcohol is the most abused substance in the US. It's way more of a gateway drug then Mari jane.
 
Legalizing marijuana

I just wanted to hear your veiws.

I for one see no problems in this, as it is much healthier than cigarettes. And not to mention, this would be one less worry for the police. I'm sure it would be just as big a deal in schools tho, as it never changes. Same with the way it is for tobbacco

no im sure some people will not like that i want to say this but, we should actually tax it. If we were to tax such a product, with so many buyers it would be a HUGE help to our economy. I mean, So many people already smoke weed, so if were legalized AND taxed, this would import a lot of money, and also it would probably still be cheaper for the consumer.

However i see one potential issues if this were to happen. It is possable that the same that happened to tobbacco could then happen to weed. It could become diluted and even more unhealthy. this would cause so many problems for the health-nuts and others alike, such as myself (Tho i am no health-nut)

other than that little note i have no problem with it being legal...and ur veiws are?
 
Shotaro Kaneda said:
I thin it could be very profitable to the government. In this economy, they might as well. I t would help tremendously. Plus if the same laws that applied to alcohol applied to marijuana, it wouldn't be bad at all. People would get to smoke and not worry about cops. Cops could focus on much more dangerous things. Like murderers perhaps?

It's all morals really. If it's legal and you don't like it, then don't do it. LEave the ones who do alone. They ain't hurting nobody.
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Exactly. People that use it think it helps them, and sometimes it does. The cops should not worry about it because it's not like it is hurting or killing anyone.

Honestly, people will still do it, legal or not. It would be a welcome help for the current situation we are in.
 
Sure. Might as well, right? Half the people I know smoke or have smoked pot and I know people are gonna do things that are illegal no matter what. Why not make the drug, which is probably one of the most harmless, legal and then tax the shit out of it and make a whole lotta money in the process? Isn't that what Americuh is all about? :)
 
Squee said:
I just wanted to hear your veiws.

I for one see no problems in this, as it is much healthier than cigarettes. And not to mention, this would be one less worry for the police. I'm sure it would be just as big a deal in schools tho, as it never changes. Same with the way it is for tobbacco
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A lot of people smoke weed with tabacco, so the health-issue isn't really an argument. A lot of marijuana smokers are probably also regular smokers.

Squee said:
no im sure some people will not like that i want to say this but, we should actually tax it. If we were to tax such a product, with so many buyers it would be a HUGE help to our economy. I mean, So many people already smoke weed, so if were legalized AND taxed, this would import a lot of money, and also it would probably still be cheaper for the consumer.
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If marijuana is taxed to heavily (which most governments probably would do), people will still use their illegal connections to get their drugs. People use illegal ways to get their drugs now (often with little trouble by the law) so why would they switch to a legal provider which charges a higher price?

Squee said:
However i see one potential issues if this were to happen. It is possable that the same that happened to tobbacco could then happen to weed. It could become diluted and even more unhealthy. this would cause so many problems for the health-nuts and others alike, such as myself (Tho i am no health-nut)

other than that little note i have no problem with it being legal...and ur veiws are?
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The biggest pro for legalising drugs is that you can start controlling the goods that are on the market by making regulations and demands for the drugs. This means that any kind of pill or powder will not be mixed with other stuff (like speed mixed with laundry detergents) or marijuana will have a too high or low concentration of THC (the 'important' stuff in marijuana).


But as long as there are taxes people will get goods through illegal channels. That's not so dangerous with articles like clothing or sunglasses, but it is dangerous with stuff like drugs and electric appliances, which need quality control.
 
Sorry for bumping a long dead thread, but something happened the other day that is equally disturbing as much as it is funny.

Basically myself and a car full of others, with all our camping gear etc, were on our way to Sonisphere Festival. We stopped off at a Service station not too far from Knebworth to grab a bite to eat and take a piss. As we were eating we noticed a police CSO wandering about keeping an eye on people. Nothing odd there but as we got back to the car we were approached by two police officers in regular clothing asking what it is we were smoking, as there had been reports of people smoking cannabis in the car park (though we know that actually the CSO had radioed through with our descriptions as possible offenders. Discriminating twat...) but at that time it was just tobacco as we decided to not smoke any weed on the journey there incase the car was searched on our arrival to the festival. The police still asked if they could search the car as routine and we allowed them confident they won't find anything...they did, in my bag. There was the ickleist amount of weed at the bottom of a tobacco box that I had hastily brushed in earlier and forgotten about. We're talking not even half a fucking skimpy spliff worth! Apparently its still a big deal so I got a written caution. Now im not actually bothered about being busted, it happens and at the day they were just doing their job (albit rather sly and sneakily), but what gets me is that this bust took at least 20-30 mins overall (there was ALOT of stuff in the car), 3 officers of varying discriptions that will need paying (and lets face it, they arn't exactly on min wage are they) and they actually had proper embossed hardback notebooks specifically for 'cannabis possession' giving the impression they were specifically out to get cannabis users. Taking these things into consideration that 20-30 min bust probably cost quite a bit and that was only one of possibly quite a few that day. A fucking waste of resources in my opinion, could that time and money had not gone to better use in a better area like prevention of REAL CRIME! Apparently not, as we were being dealt with that the CSO was still wandering about making reports and had clocked a white van that was parked. By the sounds of it this van and its occupiers were being looked for by the police for something rather serious yet they just put it to one side until we were dealt with. Utterly stupid. This my friends is what some of those god damn taxes we are forced to pay in the UK go towards.

Best thing though is that despite finding that tiny amount that had been forgotten about, they completely overlooked the £250 worth of fine blissful bud we had cunningly stashed in the boot. So there we are, waste of money on something that DIDN'T EVEN FUCKING WORK!!!

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Wow, sorry to hear that happened to you. I love how honest you were filling out that sheet, makes me wonder what they expected you to do that was so harmful to the community in the first place.
 
The best thing to do in that situation is to cooperate and be honest, get the job done quick and be on our merry way. The amount was so small it really was laughable so just went with it and allowed them to be a bunch of jobs worths as I knew nothing serious can come out of it. Different story if they had found the real stash though, infact im pretty sure I'd be a man wanted for murdering police officers right now, as NOTHING was going to stop me getting to that festival lol.
 
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