Should marijuana be legalized?

[bdydrpdmazda]

IMO

All drugs should be legalized and taxed. This would almost eliminate the crime involved with it.

All the taxes earned from them should be spent on education of the drugs and services to help the ones who want to get away from them and need help

+1 Thats a great way of looking at it. Ive debated on this subject with friends many times and that thought has never crossed my mind.

[Ludester]

yes! it would eliminate road rage and hole lot of other shit that is unecessary in society today.....

[Black R]

i don't smoke, but think it should be legalized.

that being said, it never will get legalized here in the USA.

why? well phillip morris and friends don't want to give up their monopoly on the legal highs... and they have the lobbying $'s to make sure that will never happen.

[GTScoob]

why? well phillip morris and friends don't want to give up their monopoly on the legal highs... and they have the lobbying $'s to make sure that will never happen.

They could make so much more money if they also cultivated weed.

Tobacco:
Pros-umm
Cons-lung cancer, throat cancer

Weed:
Pros-feels good, does not cause cancer
Cons-illegal

[AlliRae]

it should deifnatly be legalized. I mean all the arguments about how bad reaction times are, are great but i mean think about it. People who are stoned don't want to do anything. They are just mellow people enjoying themselves. They don't want to get up and drive unless they absolutly have to.

To be honest - if i had to be around someone doing something (drinking, smoking cigs, smoking pot, acid, meth, etc.) i would much rather be around someone smoking pot. People who drink, not all but some, get violent, it's just true. Cigs are ok but i mean nothing extreme and the smell is worse than pot to me. And anything else people can have some crazy reactions to those.

ALSO, You cannot overdose on MJ. It's just a feel good thing.

and , the gov't doesn't realize how much money they could make if they legalized it through taxes.

[nunyadamnbiz]

hell yah it should be legalized....i used to smoke everyday all day until i moved down here last month, and now i havent since cause i dont know anyone that smokes.....so if anyone wants to help out with that i would greatly apprieciate it.....but yeah it should be legal all day

[Big J]

Compare alcohol to marijuana and you wonder how one can be legal but not the other.

[C22H19N3O4]

Marijuana advocates will NEVER overcome the deep-rooted stigma of marijuana use.

[Sledlude]

I love weed but legalizing it goes much further than that.


PS... Ill be bringing an ounce of alaskan bud back to georgia with me, who wants to join me in a blunt?????

ME ME ME!!!! i wanna come

[Sledlude]

It should NOT be. The idiots that do it and think they're cool as hail need to be shipped off somewhere away from regualr people who have a care in the world. Later, QD.

okay... i got MAD love for ya Q, but that is simply the most MORONIC statement I've ever seen. It's suprising that someone as smart as you would say that stupid shit. I mean, come on man, YOU'VE NEVER TRIED IT!!! so how the FUCK can you call me an idiot because I choose to be a user? It's not like I'm a crack head.
And BTW, don't you work for budweiser? please homey, you drive a bud truck-- your company contributes to so many drunk driving fatalities, ppl beating their spouses, etc etc... how is weed so bad? that was the most contradictory statement ive ever seen... sheesh...

[GsrTurbo320]

That's bull shit, im sure he's done it & or atleast tried it..fuck what he say.

[LordMDP]

simply my anwser would be yes

but if it was legalized now too many people would take advantage of it

kinda like if they took speed limits off the interstates

[SniperJoe]

It won't be legal until there is an easy, simple test of current intoxication for DUI purposes. Now, as an economist and a libertarian, it should be legal, I'm just saying that there are some significant roadblocks to that happening.

[Hektik]

well these are my views i have no facts to argue these but here goes


I say legalize it there really is no difference between weed and alcohol if anything alcohol is worse. but it should be controlled just like alcohol IEUI, intoxicate in public you know the same laws and restrictions maybe even a little more restrictions on weed for the first few years since everyone is going to go crazy going to the liquor and smoke shops and saying " hey let me get a pack of purp mediums and a lighter"



how ever I dont beleive the gov't will do it cause I dont think theyll really be able to tax it cause why would i go to the QT and buy a pack of bud for 4 dollars plus tax when i can go around the corner to the weed man and get the same amount if not more for the same price or less without having to pay taxes.

but whatever those are my views maybe someday but as of now its probably gonna remain illegal .....

[R3RUN]

Legalize it. The government spends billions of dollars a year going after marijuana and people who buy/sell/smoke it. Thats money that could be spent on education or put into social security. They also spend countless man hours trying to combat the use and sale of it. Think about all the other things police officers could be doing. They could focus more time on something that is much more threatening i.e. the gang problem in Gwinnett county. Instead of spending money trying to remove a drug that is as harmful if not less harmful than alcohol, they could be making money off of it through taxes on the sale and importation of it. A friend of mine's uncle is a narcotics officer and he says that marijuana should be legalized because of the amount of time they waste going after it when there are much more harmful drugs that need to be taken off the streets.

[SampaGuy]

its my body, i believe i should have the freedom to inject or smoke or do whatever the fuck i want to do with it. if u dont own ur body, what do u own?

[speedminded]

First off I’m an everyday smoker. and this is not directed at anyone just my I don’t see it becoming legal again for a long time.

First off the government makes too much money off it being illegal. Drug seizures, houses, cars, pay off money... you name it.

First off, anyone openly discussing what they do illegally on a public forum is a complete moron. IP lookup or just run a search your posts, see what you drive, find you at a meet, get your tag...bust you there or be at your front door that night. That simple.

Then how much money do you suppose is being made off it? about $50 Billion per year is spend on the 'War on Drugs'. Add up the salaries, time, labor, equipment, etc. spent on a seizure then in court and think again....the average cost to prosecute and incarcerate each person on drug charges is $450,000...PLUS welfare cost for that person's family. Nearly 60% of the 1.5+ million prisoners in the US are in for drug charges.

2 how are you going to tax something that people can grow at home? Sure you can tax over the counter cannabis but if the taxes get too high then people will grow their own. I know I would much rather grow my own if it were legal.

It's just as easy [or complicated, whichever way you look at it] to make liquor in your own home...you don't see too many people with stills or brewery's in their basements.

3 there’s no real sobriety test for marijuana, so it would be like if your high and driving you go to jail on dui. Doesn’t sound fun to me. Plus peoples judgment does get messed up on marijuana.

Make it zero tolerance. Try and come up with a good excuse at why your eyes are dilated...plus THC saliva tests are available.

Case in hand I used to smoke before I would go to a 1/4 mile track. My reaction times sucked. And it’s not because I don’t know how to count the tree. Then I stopped smoking before hand and they got much better. Now you take that situation to everyday driving on 75 or any other busy highway around here. Someone goes to get in the hole between you and the car in front of you and wham. All cause your reaction time was off.

You get better with practice. I'd imagine a majority of the peoples times would be better, i've seen how nervous people are at the tree.Then again good bud makes some people jittery and sometimes paranoid.

It's a tough decision to legalize or not, i don't see it happening...especially since the people making the decision have only smoked the much less powerful marijuana from the 60's and 70's.

[Double1Trey6]

well i could careless... but its more safe then alcohol... and i notice... recently.. and even before... alot of crashes are caused by SOBER people... or so they say...

[mirageturbo]

Well I think it should be legalized. I am tired of hearing about people going to jail over this stupid shit. Tax it and allow the farmers to grow it. Farmers then have a new cash crop other then tobacco. I figure in a year the USA would no longer be worried about stopping the weed from coming in because we would be exporting it. The price would drop because the market would drop due to high levels of production coming from the USA farmer. Tabacco companies like phillip-Morris could start packaging it over night to sell in stores, flitered or unfiltered. Uncle Sam would get his share in tax and all would be happy.

[jt money]

First off, anyone openly discussing what they do illegally on a public forum is a complete moron. IP lookup or just run a search your posts, see what you drive, find you at a meet, get your tag...bust you there or be at your front door that night. That simple.

Then how much money do you suppose is being made off it? about $50 Billion per year is spend on the 'War on Drugs'. Add up the salaries, time, labor, equipment, etc. spent on a seizure then in court and think again....the average cost to prosecute and incarcerate each person on drug charges is $450,000...PLUS welfare cost for that person's family. Nearly 60% of the 1.5+ million prisoners in the US are in for drug charges.


It's just as easy [or complicated, whichever way you look at it] to make liquor in your own home...you don't see too many people with stills or brewery's in their basements.


Make it zero tolerance. Try and come up with a good excuse at why your eyes are dilated...plus THC saliva tests are available.

You get better with practice. I'd imagine a majority of the peoples times would be better, i've seen how nervous people are at the tree.Then again good bud makes some people jittery and sometimes paranoid.

It's a tough decision to legalize or not, i don't see it happening...especially since the people making the decision have only smoked the much less powerful marijuana from the 60's and 70's.

glad i could be your example. dont think anyone is going through all that hassle for a smoker. now if i said i delt that would be dumb. you have a good point on money in versus money spent. 450k is a few cars at some seizures. and out of the 60% of drug offenders ill bet its less than 5% are for marijuana. now making it yourself. your right not many people make hard alcohol any more cause it is hard to reproduce all the science thats in it today. but i have plenty of friends with microbrew setups. the zero tolerence i have to agree on. now the track i had alot of experence (4 years @ 200+ runs a year) before i quit smoking before i got there. im not saying my reaction times where crappy before but they did get better if i had not smoked before hand.

[mirageturbo]

Yep stop wasting money on the war on drugs because the pot heads are just taking up space in jail. If you legalize it the stream of income from selling pot legally will allow the USA to focus on killing of other drugs coming into the USA.

[BluesClues]

Weed should be legal and that's it!

[A1EX]

Weed should be legal and that's it!

no it shouldnt

[{X}Echo419]

weed is like a fake vagina.

if you need 1 to have a good time I think that's pretty lame. but,

I don't give a shit if you have it or use it. just don't use it around me.

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

legal or not people still do it so what really does it matter tryin to get it legal??
its your life do what you want and when you get caught with it dont
be pissed at anyone but yourself, you chose to do it...

[R3RUN]

legal or not people still do it so what really does it matter tryin to get it legal??
its your life do what you want and when you get caught with it dont
be pissed at anyone but yourself, you chose to do it...

It matters because people are going to jail over it and billions of your tax dollars are going to fight it. Wouldn't you rather your tax money go to something more productive like education, road construction/repair, social security, etc.

I also think that there should be an age restriction on it to prevent, for instance, 6th and 7th graders from getting weed. Personally I would suggest 18 because I think it would please not only a good amount of those that smoke but a good amount of politicians and anti-drug advocates.

[PRiMAdonna]

Weed should be legal and that's it!

i concur...

[ECMgarrett]

i hope it never gets legalized.
it smells worse than shit and fucks with your mind. fuck that.

[BTEC]

I DNT GIVE A DAMN WETHER IT GET LEGALIZD OR NOT. BUT IF IT INTERFERES WITH HOW THINGS WRKS AS FAR A SHITTY WORK OR WHATEVER, THE CONSEQUENCES SHOULD BE HIGHER. IF UR GONNA SMOKE, SMOKE RESPONSIBLY. <- I MADE THAT SLOGAN UP. YAWL SAW IT FIRST.

[Ran]

It's only another step downhill IMO.

- The government spends lots of money trying to fight marijuana.
- So we legalize marijuana and now use that same money to fight cocaine.
- Oh no, now we're spending a lot of money on fighting cocaine!
- Why not just legalize cocaine now?


See how that's a real half@ssed excuse? Sure, there are worse drugs out there, but if you legalize something like marijuana, then other drug users will start pressing for legalization of other drugs. They'll even use the same excuses that you're using now.

Give somebody an inch, and they'll try to take a mile.

[~The_Duke~]

My view on this is that if it was legal to have some of this stuff that it would not appeal to alot of the users because it isnt cool anymore...

For example, younger people such as high schoolers, try to go to parties where they can drink and you are 'cool' because you were able to get ahold of beer or what ever the beverage might be, but if your parents make this avaibable to you and tell you just dont drink but you can have all you want, then I bet that kid drinks alot less over the long run than those kids that have to be sneaky and do illegal things just to get it...

I think it would work the same way with some of our illegal drugs...but the strong ones hey why not legalize those to because then you would have some darwinism going on and we wouldnt have as many retarded people walking around...

[SPOOLIN]

I hate it and dont really associate with people i know that smoke it. I hate the SMELL worse then cigs. Its illegal for the time being so stay the fuck away. Not to mention, everyone i know that does smoke it, is amazingly a worthless waste of human life at the same time. Funny how that works. I dont know about coincidence on that one. Ive never tried it, and i wont. IF it ever becomes legal, ill feel differently about it and might associate with some of those people just cause i can and not worry about going to jail if they get caught and im near by but i wont be anywhere near it when its lit. God that shit STINKS and the wreaking cloud of it at concerts is THE WORST!

[ctzfinest18]

It matters because people are going to jail over it and billions of your tax dollars are going to fight it. Wouldn't you rather your tax money go to something more productive like education, road construction/repair, social security, etc.

I also think that there should be an age restriction on it to prevent, for instance, 6th and 7th graders from getting weed. Personally I would suggest 18 because I think it would please not only a good amount of those that smoke but a good amount of politicians and anti-drug advocates.

i feel the same way why fight over it ? its useless waste of time an money

[lilmanx01]

its the gateway drug to other drugs most ppl would say... but its also the gateway drug for the cops to bust your ass...meaning bud smells a million ppl smoke it. they catch with a blunt...a lil nug whatever..the smell they get to search your ass. and boom they get your ass for a million other things...guns...other drugs or nething illegal. its an easy way for them to catch 'big fish' therefore i do not see them truly legalizing it. yes medicinal purposes and shit but thats probably about it..i dont think it will go back to the 70s or whatever where we can all puff a j posted up newhere blowin in a cops face

[ctzfinest18]

yea i feel that one i think the smell is the only thing that gets you caught an if u act like an asshole cause the smell sticks to u hard an when u act dumb its like pointing at ur self jumping in circles saying officer im high come an search me ive got a dub in my pocket

[lilmanx01]

^or worse in your pocket or on you. come on now how many ppl do you know that smoke bud.....AND THEN SOME. pop pills...tabs..bars...valiums..percusets...X... Then you have other drugs....that white, H, shrooms, cid..its all endless. THEN basically everyone that uses...sells. some real big time. some small time that buy little half quarters or quarters and jst sell off a lil to cover there money. but then out of all the ones that sell you have the ones that carry protection..knifes..guns whatever illegal and legal shit ya know

yea the gov could legalize it and make tons of tax money. but they could also keep it illegal along with all the other drugs and make a million more busts per year. get all the drugs...put them back in circulation...and bust even more. your not gona end crime by making crime legal. i think you have to look beyond jst bud...relate it to all the other drugs. lol and we all know everyone has/does smoke bud. therefore everyone has/or wants it to be legal

[ctzfinest18]

^ tru tru i feel that i mean its nuthin if u think about it ive smoked bud but thats old new theres a time to grow up everyone that does it now will see soon enuff that theres no point an hopefully move on

[cttdid666]

IMO drugs make the United States go round...if Bud were legal then a hell of alot of problems would drop and most ppl wouldn't use it as much.

[SOHC MONSTER]

I agree. As long as its done responsibly and out of direct sight of public, then who cares? I don't smoke it anymore and the smell makes me sick. If you do it in your own home... Thats your business, not anyone elses...

[lilmanx01]

oh yeah haha def makes the world go around. and i dont care if ppl smoke it...i dont ne more. but the smell def doesnt make me sick....haha reminds me of some wild times