Should marijuana be legal?

Whenever where ever! They say the brain isn't fully developed until 25 years of age but I really don't have much of an opinion on what the legal smoking age should be. It really shouldn't be regulated at all. Would I? Yes! Do I? Hell yes!

I want it for the tax dollars it would bring. Just give it the same restrictions as alcohol it's not worse.

Of course if Alcohol is legal so should Mary Jane. It will bring Jobs, billions to the economy, and can be used as medicine so it's a duh for me

@removekebab said:

Marijuana's not a drug. Drugs are invented in labs by scientists.

uh huh

Yes smoke weed everyday

I can't fathom how it's still illegal. It's a safer than alcohol, and cigarettes. The taxes from legalizing it would be very good for the US now. It seems to be moving toward legalization now, and it will happen in the near future

No people nowadays are already idiots and spaced out enough

Yes. All the arguments against legalizing it have been disproved.

They said it would increase crime. It didn't.

They said it would increase unemployment. It didn't.

They said all other kinds of tings about it, and none of it turned out true.

At this point, I see no reason to keep it illegal.

Already a few threads on this. A poll doesn't really make it much different. The discussion is the same and redundant.

Alcohol is worse in my honest opinion, plus marijuana does good for certain people suffering from various ailments/physical disabilities.

So yeah, legalize it and let those tax dollars roll in.

Only for medicinal purposes. Other than that, I don't see the reason to legalize it. There would need to be restrictions like alcohol.

No cuz f*** the government.

Jk.

But seriously, yes it should be.

Works everytime

It already is in my state.

Yes, although I don't find it useful to assume it's harmless, either. Nowhere near enough research has been done on weed to understand the full extent of it's health benefits and negative side effects. But under the current paradigm where you're allowed to poison yourself to death with alcohol, cigarettes, fast food and prescription drugs, I cannot see why smoking a piece of green plant matter that has never directly killed anyone can be subject to stricter regulation.

The idea that putting anything in your own body, as your own choice with no victim involved, can be considered a crime punishable by force, is immensely stupid. I cannot take you seriously if you really think someone who smokes weed in their living room is deserving of fines, a criminal record, being put in handcuffs or spending time in a prison, and then in addition, you think drinking alcohol is fine.

Yes.

All the Weed smokers I know are idiots, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be legal.

Cancer sticks and pills that do more harm than good are mainstream but a plant is dangerous? Foolish.

I'm a libertarian. I think all drugs should be legal and regulated. Making drugs illegal doesn't take it off the streets, just adds an unfair punishment for a choice any human should have the right to make, meaning more money for the government on both sides of the fence.

one reason would be to stop letting cartels profit off it instead of it getting taxed and profiting the economy as a whole

It's health risks outweigh its benefits.

What "health risks"?

no. it should be banned and the penalties should increase dramatically. things which really leave a mark on people who use it (ranging from losing their license to drive to mandatory therapy and repetive drug testing afterwards) and even stricter on people who distribute it (heavy prison sentences with no parole)

o.0

Why should it be banned? And prison sentences for it are already waaaay to steep as it is.

@supremegeneration, I gotta disown our son.

@cor_tsar: You are libertarian and you want regulation and money for the government?

in my country it was mandatory for growing male adults to either go for military service or social service. i picked social service and spend 9 months in a therapy clinic for drug abusers. there have been horrible things like attempted and successfull suicides, dealing in the and abuse in the clinic itself, police arrests and other stuff.

since i was part of every branch in the clinic i also dealt with anamnesis/case history. and every single one started with: yada yada yada marijuna/cannabis/alcohol - to often then proceed to harder drugs.

with alcohol and cannabis being the two gateway drugs i belive we should do everything for curious people/young adults to learn how to handle them. that is already enough of a task for alcohol alone, adding a second one with even less enlightenment on the matter is therefore not benefical.

@revan2424: Increased Heart Rate which means more chances of a heart attack, decreased blood pressure and damaged blood vessels caused by the smoke. Lung damage as the smoke from marijuana contains many of the same toxins, irritants, and carcinogens as tobacco smoke. Not to mention it's multiple effects on the brain.

@ravensupreme:

in my country it was mandatory for growing male adults to either go for military service or social service.

0.o What country do you live in?

I can see your PoV, and I can respect it. Although I don't agree.

I would argue that it's your horrible oppressive government that caused people to use harder & harder drugs & attempt or succeed in suicide. I'm down for mandatory service but I'm sure there are other undesirable oppressive aspects of your government that caused these problems not marijuana and/or alcohol.

If drugs were legal, they'd need control. Which would be a good thing as drugs like coke and dope would be less susceptible to being cut, and we could perhaps monitor use. Same thing we do with alcohol, but anybody could own a bar as long as they're licensed and have the proper paperwork. That's all i Meant when I said they'd need to be regulated. As for money for the government, Imo taxes are a necessity, if currently the money is used improperly, that's another issue entirely. More of a fault of the government and not the tax system itself. Right now, the government banks more off the illegalization of the drugs and people who could have jobs and training for how to properly monitor use and run a business, instead end up incarcerated for upwards of dozens of years.

Couple of things.

Yes, increased heart rate is a thing, and is the main pitfall of mary jane. However, it rarely does ever contribute to an actual heart attack. However it may not be due to the marijuana itself. According to a study, it may very well be other factors, such as the carbon monoxide from smoking it, or burnt plant particles.

I don't see how lowering blood pressure is an inherently bad thing. Marijuana is a known hypotensive, and has been used medicinally because of which.

And about the damaged blood vessel,bit. That's because of smoke. Not the pot itself. Smoking is not the only way to use marijuana. Same goes for the lung damage.

And unless it's on a developing brain, marijuana's effects on the brain's health is minute.

im sorry but i dont really get your point here im afraid. because we used to have universal conscription we have a horrible oppressive government? maybe i have worded it in a bad way but the experience i made were because instead of going to the military i chose to spend my service time in a therapy clinic for drug addicts. that basically was the foundation as to how i gained my opinion on the matter. these things are not related.

yeha no need for hard feelings. i dont try to missionize anyone. just have my opinion based upon work with actual drug addicts.

I'm sorry I shouldn't just assume your government is horrible oppressive since you never stated where your from but there must be other underlying factors since those sorts of things just simply don't happen in many other countries.

what other things you mean? people being addicted to drugs? i think we maybe have a misunderstanding here

Not until after you're 18 or so years old, but yes for a host of reasons. (Not until after your 18...22 in all actuality because your brain is still developing until then, but 18 is a reasonable cut off I think).

It could be a wide variety of things even climate, in the US Alaska has the highest suicide rate because it's cold & dark most of the time.

ah i think i have not made that clear then. i meant while i worked in the therapy clinic with the drug addicts, some of them attempted to commit suicide/succeeded in doing so. i dont mean people randomly committing suicide due to reason X. i think this was the misunderstanding

So you weren't saying addiction was the cause?

i still cant believe its illegal but cigarettes are

honestly, when you are in treatment for drug abuse and your life is really messy - who can even think to imagine what reasons one could have to commit suicide? im sure being addicted at least has an impact on your decision, since it lead you to this path. only my humble opinion on it without any medical background.

If alcohol and cigarettes are legal weed definitely should be.

It already is.

Nah, it brings nothing but bad things.

I'm glad my country doesn't follow Liberalism.

@khael said:

C'mon, that's not true. It feels great(imo), and that's a good thing. So, it's not like it brings 'nothing' but bad things.

Yes.

@cor_tsar: Feeling good is great and everything but there are a lot of other "effects" to your body which will probably affect the world around you entirely. I recommend not doing it but it's up to you if it doesn't harm anyone.

@khael said:

Nah man, nobody should recommend doing it. It's a drug, they're bad for you, even though I use and enjoy my use. Yes, there's a couple pro's, but I agree, there's definitely a lot of cons, and probably way more. But just because something not recommendable doesn't mean it should be illegal. I don't recommend chewing gum while sleeping, but that doesn't mean you should go to jail for doing it.

Let idiots be idiots as long as though don't hurt anybody else, that's how I feel. Your thought process doesn't seem too far off, I don't know why you would dislike liberalism? Though maybe you meant you prefer your countries government, which is understandbale

@cor_tsar: Because some thinking in Liberalism actually harm people around them whether it's physically or emotionally in some, most or even all cases. But in this case, nahh....