Should Marijuana be Legal?

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Should Marijuana be Legal?; A debate.
Tweet Topic Started: Mar 8 2010, 06:06 PM (821 Views)
dpower12	Mar 8 2010, 06:06 PM Post #1
Level 6 Posts: 837 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Feb 4, 2009	This is a heated debate in a bunch of places but especially here in North America. I have a write up about this that I did for my Ethics class which I will post when I find. But in the meantime, everyone can post their opinions and reasoning behind them. Lets keep this mature. No bashing anyone for their views. My view really quick: It should be legal. Will post reasons why when I find my short paragraph on it.



Andsy	Mar 8 2010, 06:09 PM Post #2
Hurf n' Durf Inc. Posts: 1,480 Group: Members Member #1,443 Joined: Dec 14, 2009	It's been proven to be less harmful that tobacco and alcohol. So sure, legalise it, regulate it and tax it. Once the taboo factor has been dropped, people may start being less idiotic about it all.
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mypersona	Mar 8 2010, 06:19 PM Post #3
Defender of the Velvet Room Posts: 583 Group: Members Member #192 Joined: Jan 28, 2009	Yes regulating it is key. Supposedly, weed decreases intelligent brain activity, but at the same time it relieves stress. So you have to meet a medium with a substance such as marijuana. But yes legalize it, people are going to use it regardless.



Xsleepyx3	Mar 8 2010, 06:25 PM Post #4
VAPÖR Posts: 825 Group: Members Member #1,139 Joined: Aug 14, 2009	weed should be legal. it is less harmful then ciggarets and alcohol. i know ppl that take a puff on the grass before and they are perfectly fine. GOD MADE WEED. MAN MADE BEER AND CIGGARETS. IN GOD WE TRUST. besides the fact that we made a herb illelgal is retarded. its like saying "ok all the consoles are fine and legal except the ps2." -__-



KeeL246	Mar 8 2010, 06:44 PM Post #5
Posts: 1,711 Group: Founding Members Member #15 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	Yes, legalize it, tax it, clean it up. Hell, the government could do this with prostitutes and it'd work.



dpower12	Mar 8 2010, 07:30 PM Post #6
Level 6 Posts: 837 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Feb 4, 2009	Marijuana should be legal. Reasons: Economic: The tobacco industry makes about 150 billion a year (in America). Now if you add a substance like marijuana on top of that, you are looking at huge incomes for the government. Also, it would increase the economy of other countries that have the ability to grow marijuana and, since it can grow in many places, it could mean that third world countries would become more wealthy. Medical: It would make a good pain killer. Now, I know it is already a medicinal substance but doctors are reluctant to prescribe it since it is still, technically, illegal. It also has been proved to not cause cancer. Legal: It would free up space in jails and save money because you wouldn't need to arrest, prosecute, and jail people that are involved with marijuana. Also, since it would only be available in stores, since drug dealers would become useless, it would be harder for kids to get since you need to go to the store to get it. It would also eliminate all other illegal crimes associated with it: robbery and drug warfare etc.



Porcelain	Mar 8 2010, 09:38 PM Post #7
Level 6 Posts: 855 Group: Members Member #101 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	I think if it was legalized, for a while out of pure shock value a lot of people that have not tried it would, and perhaps those that were already regular users may be more liberal with it, I think it would be like a snow balling effect where we would see a very high peak in consumption since the illegal stigma would be removed. This may lead to more idiotic behavior for a a good chunk of time until it may even out when the initial excitement drops. People tend to abuse the power of "It's easily available so I can." It is proven to be less harmful than tobacco and alcohol, especially when alcohol GREATLY impairs your movement/judgement/speech if you over do it. Though again, with a substance that still impacts your motor functions, and delays responses reaching your brain in the normal capacity that it usually functions at, just like anything you have to be smart about it. I definitely think that this would greatly decrease the crime occurring with this drug, maybe freeing up some police time for more important manors, as well as government money. If the government regulates and taxes it and takes control I believe they would find a way to probably over chemicalize it, so those with the stance of "It's the most natural drug, grows from the ground as is, therefore much less harmless" will be pretty pissed, I can just see the government would find some sort of way to pump chemicals into it to premote a longer shelf life. The Tobacco in cigs tend to get stale after a few months, smokers would tell me this all the time when I would work in a grocery store. Additives help prolong this, so most likely if weed were sold almost as cig form in packs, that the government would combat this by adding more harmful substances to it. Which of course can clearly be avoided by those who don't smoke. The point I'm trying to make is I find that a lot of debate over this by those who are in favour of legalizing it has been "Don't know why it is illegal when it is natural" would be a moot point. This would be a huge money maker for the tobacco industry, and I don't know if that is necessarily a good thing. I really don't have a clear stance on whether I'm for it or not, I think there is an even amount of pros and cons for me that make it hard for me to pick one side over the other.
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browland1	Mar 8 2010, 11:33 PM Post #8
Posts: 3,481 Group: Admins Member #719 Joined: May 12, 2009 Currently Playing Bloodborne.	I used to be both a regular stoner and a heavy smoker, but I gave that up a while back and I limit my vices these days to the occasional drink. But I do feel that it should be legalized because I don't consider it a hard drug, certainly not to the same extent as cocaine or meth. It can be addictive to people who overdo it, but alcohol and tobacco are significantly more addictive and result in substantially more fatalities. From an economic standpoint, the government can profit handsomely from the sale of marijuana, and I am surprised that they haven't, especially during a global recession when it would have been the most benefit. The amount of money put behind jailing pot growers and users would also be saved. From a health perspective, it does have medicinal properties for people with certain chronic conditions, but like anything you smoke it can have health consequences as well. The Canadian government has legalized medicinal marijuana for people suffering from chronic and incurable pain, but this only allows them to grow a certain amount for their own personal use. It's heavily regulated and monitored. From a societal standpoint, drugs have led to gang wars, deaths, and countless amounts of money and manpower being spent on keeping marijuana off the streets. Decriminalizing it would effectively make it easy for those wishing to partake to obtain it, thus there would be less incentive for people to obtain it through illegal means. Less support for criminals sounds good to me. There are arguments against legalizing marijuana, but I find them to be hypocritical since alcohol and tobacco are just as harmful and are perfectly legal. Like any substance, difficulties arise if you overdo it, but that's a choice the consumer makes. I don't see moderate use as being a big problem. That's my point of view anyway.



Faaip de Oiad	Mar 9 2010, 04:39 PM Post #9
Level 3 Posts: 145 Group: Members Member #1,674 Joined: Mar 9, 2010	the benefits of it far outweigh the concerns. I think its completely insane that it was ever considered dangerous and I would think that most people today are smart enough to realize that its alot safer than most prescription drugs.
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FisHeaD	Mar 10 2010, 09:56 AM Post #10
Team Hoff! Posts: 821 Group: Members Member #857 Joined: Jun 13, 2009	If you think about it, since alcohol and tobacco is legally available marijuana would seem suitable. It's funny that everyone says all of these drugs should be legal instead of banning them totally since they cause more problems around the world than do much good (This isn't what i think should happen). But of course there's too much money involved.



Draven26	Mar 10 2010, 10:05 AM Post #11
Posts: 1,328 Group: Founding Members Member #63 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	I think it should be legalized, think of all the money that the country could get from the taxes just from the product alone.
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dpower12	Mar 10 2010, 04:56 PM Post #12
Level 6 Posts: 837 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Feb 4, 2009	Interesting that everyone wants to legalize/decriminalize it. It's usually 50/50.



Scott	Mar 10 2010, 05:05 PM Post #13
Licensed Dark Cloud Fanboy Posts: 893 Group: Members Member #1,281 Joined: Sep 26, 2009	I am questioning the government's ideas on what should and shouldn't be legal. Marijuana isn't nearly as dangerous as alcohol or tobacco, yet the government bans it. They can't really ban every psychoactive drug, because that would mean that everything with caffeine would be banned, which may be about 5% of all food products in America. What I think is that the United States should either legalized marijuana, or ban alcohol, tobacco, and all other psychoactive drugs (with the exception of caffeine).
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slavko123496	Mar 10 2010, 06:48 PM Post #14
Pokemon-obssesed freak Posts: 392 Group: Members Member #983 Joined: Jul 10, 2009	Who cares? Let's protest to make Heroine and Cocain legal, Marijuana is old school! Actually I was JK, the thing I want law to allow is, DRUNK DRIVING, I always have to hire taxist or go to bus to get home when I'm drunk, it's so tedious!



browland1	Mar 10 2010, 10:06 PM Post #15
Posts: 3,481 Group: Admins Member #719 Joined: May 12, 2009 Currently Playing Bloodborne.	dpower12 Mar 10 2010, 04:56 PM Interesting that everyone wants to legalize/decriminalize it. It's usually 50/50. I think that people are more liberal towards marijuana nowadays, and even people who don't indulge in it seem to be fine with it, so most people you meet will either be for legalizing pot or they will adopt the "who cares" mentality. Marijuana really became popular during the 1960's when the whole "peace and love" movement came about, which the government absolutely hated and they viewed weed in the same light as long hair, hippie culture and protest songs against the Vietnam war; as being dangerous and something that should be stopped. I'm sorry, but those hippies were onto something. If we could all be into peace, love and respect, the world would be a much better place. I don't think weed necessarily breeds peace and love, but I have never met an aggressive stoner in my life. On the other hand, I've met quite a few aggressive alcoholics. Marijuana is a softer drug than most legal options, so it seems illogical to not legalize that as well. I would never advocate that people should take up smoking weed, but I don't see it as being the moral panic that others do. Make it legal already!



S1r Panda	Mar 11 2010, 09:28 AM Post #16
Level 4 Posts: 361 Group: Members Member #1,325 Joined: Oct 14, 2009	Andsy Mar 8 2010, 06:09 PM It's been proven to be less harmful that tobacco and alcohol. So sure, legalise it, regulate it and tax it. Once the taboo factor has been dropped, people may start being less idiotic about it all. i agree ppl are still going to use it regardless of it being legal or illegal.
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KBgames	Mar 11 2010, 10:34 AM Post #17
Level 4 Posts: 383 Group: Members Member #785 Joined: May 25, 2009	i also think it should be legal, alcohol is 100x more harmful then marijuana and cigarettes are 10x more addictive. another thing that i think is retarded is how the smoking age is 18 but the drinking age is 21. i'm not saying the drinking age should be 18 but atleast have a little consistency.
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S1r Panda	Mar 11 2010, 11:45 AM Post #18
Level 4 Posts: 361 Group: Members Member #1,325 Joined: Oct 14, 2009	KB18fan Mar 11 2010, 10:34 AM i also think it should be legal, alcohol is 100x more harmful then marijuana and cigarettes are 10x more addictive. another thing that i think is retarded is how the smoking age is 18 but the drinking age is 21. i'm not saying the drinking age should be 18 but atleast have a little consistency. now i dont know where you live and what kind of laws you got there but i live in finland (a country in the eu) and the drinking age here is 18.
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dpower12	Mar 11 2010, 04:27 PM Post #19
Level 6 Posts: 837 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Feb 4, 2009	Another thing that lots of people forget to mention is the invention of vaporizers. When used with weed, they have no long term health affects at all. I'd say if you are going to smoke (although I'm not endorsing it at all), use a vaporizer.



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