darkSpyro

You know it has become popular, so tell me your thoughts about it.

Legalize it, as it is a decision for you to make like alcohol is.

it revived you so it must be okay

Legalize it because it's pathetic to ruin someone's life and waste taxpayer's money jailing someone for something as minor as possessing something that is not as dangerous or as addictive as legal tobacco.

I don't use it or intend to so I have no personal stakes in this I just think that's stupid.

Personally don't like it, but I don't see any reason why it should be illegal

I literally don't care, as long as people aren't waving it in my face then I'm fine with it.

If they're not going to outright legalize its recreational use (to a reasonable degree) then they should lessen the penalties for using it illegally.

That said, keep it away from me. >____>

I don't see any reason why it should be illegal. Is it really any worse than alcohol or tobacco?

thanks trudeau

Leave it illegal.

meh..

I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with marijuana, it should have never been illegal to begin with.

Quote: Seiki

Leave it illegal.

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I don't see any reason why it should be illegal. Is it really any worse than alcohol or tobacco?

Actually if you smoked marijuana at the same rate as the average cigarette smoker it would be substantially worse for your health. But no one ever does that, so really the only thing coming into play is the mild hallucinogenic effects.

The worst thing about it is that it's a gateway drug. Its use can lead to use (and/or abuse) of much more damaging and highly illegal drugs.

There's really no actual, logical reason that it should be illegal.
What someone else does with their body/their health shouldn't be any concern to anyone. Also, cigarettes and alcohol aren't natural, marijuana is. It's literally just a plant.

It's the same thing as eating unhealthy food. Bad for your health, but people like it. If you believe in keeping marijuana illegal, you should also be an advocate for banning all processed foods.

If somebody wants to use it, I won't stop them, as long as they don't stuff it in front of my face.

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It shouldn't be illegal so long as it isn't mixed with other drugs and/or harmful chemicals.

It's much healthier in comparison to cigarettes and alcohol, and both of those are legal, not to mention that marijuana is natural.

It's also a huge waste of tax payer's money to lock up people for possessing it, even if it's a tiny amount.

I wouldn't use it myself, but there is legitimately and absolutely no good reason to keep it illegal, especially when cigarettes and alcohol - which are far worse - are legal.

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Leave it illegal.

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I like how neither of you gave any reasoning for your opinion, which leads me to believe that you don't have any legitimate reasoning behind having it. lol

(Either that, or you have no clue about the subject whatsoever, which would be even funnier)

Aaaaaaaaaand watch one of them come back and destroy you with an amazing argument.

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Aaaaaaaaaand watch one of them come back and destroy you with an amazing argument.

I doubt it, tbh. It'll probably be the same BS that people against it spew out on a regular basis. If they do, good for them, I guess. *shrug*

I'm trying to get some sort of reasoning behind their opinion anyways, as I don't think they contributed much at all by just saying "Keep it illegal" and "- - -".

Probably the strongest argument I've heard behind it is the "give them an inch, and they'll take a foot" reasoning; that if marijuana is legalized, it won't be long until people start advocating for the legalization of harder stuff, like cocaine and meth.


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Legalize it for medical use only.

I've also heard this. In my experience, most people who tout the medicinal benefits of marijuana are just stoners who want an excuse for it to be legal.

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Legalize it for medical use only.

I've also heard this. In my experience, most people who tout the medicinal benefits of marijuana are just stoners who want an excuse for it to be legal.

That's because the people who actually use it for medical purposes are extremely sick (like, on chemotherapy for aggressive cancer) so of course they're not going to attend rallies and write the local news stations and government.

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Legalize it and only make it available to those with a prescription from a doctor.

This used to be the case in California. Often, there would be places where people could pick up "prescriptions" from "doctors" in dark buildings near or beneath the weed stores.

I genuinely believe harder drugs should be legalized as well.

There's been no rational arguments as to why it should be illegal, or only available with a prescription. "It's bad for people, I dun liek it". So are processed foods, cancer causing sugar substitutes, no exercising, driving a vehicle, tanning, and plenty of other things we do on a daily basis.

Legalize everything and purge the **** outta this planet.

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Legalize it and only make it available to those with a prescription from a doctor.

This used to be the case in California. Often, there would be places where people could pick up "prescriptions" from "doctors" in dark buildings near or beneath the weed stores.

My point being that legalizing it for those with a prescription would be to ensure that the marijuana that those with a prescription receive would be clean as the government would be able to regulate it. So under the current law, if someone who was ill wanted marijuana to cope, they will get it illegally and then there is the risk of it being contaminated with a virus.

Yep. That's why it's now fully legal there, IIRC.

I'd say legalize it, and tax the hell out of the recreational stuff, it'll put a lot of money back into our economy.

Taxing it would just keep black markets thriving, just legalize it and be done with it.

Let people do what they want, but not without ****ing caution. We have health classes for a reason. Don't be naive.

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It shouldn't be illegal so long as it isn't mixed with other drugs and/or harmful chemicals.

It's much less harmful in comparison to cigarettes and alcohol, and both of those are legal, not to mention that marijuana is natural.

It's also a huge waste of tax payer's money to lock up people for possessing it, even if it's a tiny amount.

I wouldn't use it myself, but there is legitimately and absolutely no good reason to keep it illegal, especially when cigarettes and alcohol - which are far worse - are legal.

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Quote: Seiki

Leave it illegal.

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I like how neither of you gave any reasoning for your opinion, which leads me to believe that you don't have any legitimate reasoning behind having it. lol

(Either that, or you have no clue about the subject whatsoever, which would be even funnier)

It's probably not going to "destroy you" but marijauana is a gateway drug, meaning that if you're smoking weed, you might start doing other drugs. meth use has gone up significantly since weed was legalized in colorado. While the article itself says noting, the chart says everything. After 2012, it goes up. I'm not saying that everyone falls within the same group, but the connection is still there. "But Paris, you said you wanted it legalized!" Not necessarily. I basically said "I don't care." Mostly because I'm really middle of the road on this issue. Though I'm leaning towards don't legalize it, because I've seen the long term effects. For example, someone who smoked weed when they were younger has a terrible short term memory now. Weed does have an effect on you, it might not be that life threatening, but the damage is still there.

I don't care if people want to smoke it, I don't want to smoke, but I see no reason why it should be illegal.

I'd rather all drugs be legal to some degree, or at least I'd rather that possession of drugs could not lead to jail time. I hate the idea of people going to jail when they did nothing to anyone except themselves. Regulate drug distribution, tax them, punish the hell out of people who actually do bad things while on them, but stop throwing people in jail just because of drug possession. It's stupid and wastes tax money.

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I'd rather all drugs be legal to some degree, or at least I'd rather that possession of drugs could not lead to jail time.

Absolutely ****ing not.

My mom was an addict for many years. Practically destroyed our family.

No one should have to go through that. No one.

Quote: Sesshomaru75

It shouldn't be illegal so long as it isn't mixed with other drugs and/or harmful chemicals.

It's much less harmful in comparison to cigarettes and alcohol, and both of those are legal, not to mention that marijuana is natural.

It's also a huge waste of tax payer's money to lock up people for possessing it, even if it's a tiny amount.

I wouldn't use it myself, but there is legitimately and absolutely no good reason to keep it illegal, especially when cigarettes and alcohol - which are far worse - are legal.

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Quote: Seiki

Leave it illegal.

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I like how neither of you gave any reasoning for your opinion, which leads me to believe that you don't have any legitimate reasoning behind having it. lol

(Either that, or you have no clue about the subject whatsoever, which would be even funnier)

Personally, I didn't state my reasoning as I don't really like discussing my full political views on things like this and just wanted to state my opinion and be done with it. However, since you brought it up, I'll post my full thoughts on the matter.

It may not be as bad as other things, but it's still not exactly good for you (granted what is), unless you have a doctor specifically telling you what amount, how often, and how to use it. I already don't approve of alcohol and cigarettes and want nothing to do with either as I've watched my father become a complete asshole from both all through my life.

It does have hallucinogenic properties which means if it is legal, then people will likely become less likely that people will stick to doing it in the privacy of their own home and next thing you know we'll be seeing ads for "No smoking and driving" like we do with texting. Hell, the roads are already unsafe as it is, like we really need people seeing slightly twisted reality behind the wheel. (again back to me having an issue with alcohol)

Of course there is the generic argument of more people will likely be prone to do it if it's legal as there are some people who would but don't due to not wanting legal trouble.

It may not be ass addictive as other drugs, but you can't seriously tell me it isn't addictive at all.

As for regulating it, is that seriously going to work in a proper and effective way that is happy for everyone? You'll still have dealers that aren't selling in an agreed and organized way as that is still revenue for drug dealers that why the hell would they give up? It just means they could and likely would be a bit more open about growing it. All it takes is a neighbor to not put out a cigarette properly before throwing it over the fence and next thing you know the whole block is high thanks to one guy's back yard.

I did have a guy in the room next to mine in my apartment that smoked it. That **** stinks like crazy. I could still smell it and it made my eyes water through both of our doors being closed. That's just an unkind inconvenience to anyone nearby who doesn't want to smoke it.

I am perfectly fine with it staying illegal, but on the chance it does become legal, I'll just scowl at whatever article I see this news in then go on about my life. It's not like I'm going to rally and fight to have it go back to being illegal.

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I'd rather all drugs be legal to some degree, or at least I'd rather that possession of drugs could not lead to jail time.

Absolutely ****ing not.

My mom was an addict for many years. Practically destroyed our family.

No one should have to go through that. No one.

Did drugs being illegal prevent it? Or just make her life harder because she had access to worse quality drugs and risked going to jail?

Addicts need help, not jail time.

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I'd rather all drugs be legal to some degree, or at least I'd rather that possession of drugs could not lead to jail time.

Absolutely ****ing not.

My mom was an addict for many years. Practically destroyed our family.

No one should have to go through that. No one.

Did drugs being illegal prevent it? Or just make her life harder because she had access to worse quality drugs and risked going to jail?

Addicts need help, not jail time.

I never said they should be thrown in jail. I just disagreed that all drugs should be legal. I think it falls more on the production and distribution than usage.

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Absolutely ****ing not.

My mom was an addict for many years. Practically destroyed our family.

No one should have to go through that. No one.

Did drugs being illegal prevent it? Or just make her life harder because she had access to worse quality drugs and risked going to jail?

Addicts need help, not jail time.

I never said they should be thrown in jail. I just disagreed that all drugs should be legal. I think it falls more on the production and distribution than usage.

Well, it's a complex issue that needs a complex solution. I'm not saying we should give all drug production and distribution free reign. I'm just saying our current method of punishing users and addicts is crap.

inb4 someone posts the whole youtube video

Spoilered for language n' ****, but please watch it all the way through.

Probably won't use it myself but I don't think it should be illegal.

My reasoning is this, Alcohol is far more dangerous and I don't think that should be illegal.

I'd say legalize it for it's medical purposes.

Really, why won't we ban ****ing tobacco instead, it's not beneficial in ANY way. EVERYTHING about tobacco is bad. What a shame that the money is involved, otherwise they might have actually done it.