Marijuana

If weed were legal, it would be mass produced and nasty like cigarettes. But the good thing about it being legal is that you can grow your own and avoid all that whole conundrum.
 
depends on the state. I got arrested but when I got to court the judge was like, "this is pretty minor, we don't want to be bothered with it, etc." So whatever, if the penalty for getting caught smoking is just paying a stupid fine then I don't really care. I just wish that employers didn't all drug test for weed. really dumb.
 
ya it really doesnt make a huge difference to me cause its so fuckin easy to get and #\3 g's for 25 bucks is porbs alot cheaper than if it were legal and the gov't was involved. so i dont really care.
 
tl;dr but I don't think any of those things would be fucked except growers and dealers and some big industries but realistically not that many.

I think if pot was legalized everyone who smoked would go out and buy some seeds and plant some weed. Then some months later they would smoke it. Drug dealers would quit or start selling something else, pharmacutical companies would start making a hell of a lot less money and probably collapse, but then new ones would spring up and just make antibiotics and such, and not so many people would be addicted to pain killers.

Alot more people would probably smoke, and America would be a little more chill. Cigarette companies would try to make a "weedarette" and no one would buy them because they would be shitty and cost too much money. A huge portion of prisoners would be released, and the prison system wouldn't be so overcrowded. Which might cause private ones to go out of buisness.

And everything else would just sort of keep going and then in 100 years people wouldl say "wow I can't believe marijuanna prohibition lasted so long".

Fuck, that was longer than it was supposed to be.
 
people always say the same shit and theres hundreds of these threads. why don' t you go out and do something about it then? you're all think and no act which can be just as dumb as act but no think.
 
hey can some1 explain to me how hemp products (lotion, necklaces, etc.) are still made and sold. i thought hemp was illegal because it comes from cannabis plant.
 
it should be legalized... but in a responsible way...I dont think people should just be smoking j's everywhere in public... i think that it would be totaly realistic if we were to smoke it in more private places... States are already starting too loosin up about it like Mass, and several other states...
We'll just have to wait and see what happens over time
 
states have legalized medical use, hell even denver voted to decriminalize it a few years back, the problem is that the federal ban is still in place, which trumps all of these laws. hence you see dispensaries getting raided by the DEA even though their own cities and states allow them to be there.

My problem is, that without all the publicity of getting raided most people wouldn't even know you could go buy weed legally at certain places with perscription. The world keeps on turning, no one gives a shit, its not a big deal. Its just weed.
 
i heard we're not allowed to mass produce it. is that true? is that why we can't make paper, clothing, oil, etc out of hemp?
 
ok P3ter, i will say something, marijuana could become legal in the future, and could be distributed on the market(whatever market u meant).

what!?
 
Also, how many fights and violence has been caused by people being drunk?
When you're high all you wana do is sit on the coach and eat and play some xbox.
 
My thoughts exactly. Thread creator are you defending weed or against it? Because alcohol is about a million times worse for your body that weed is.
 
Go to youtube, watch "marijuana documentary", its almost 2 hours long but its worth it even if you hate weed, i already posted in this thread and its been posted before as well theres an entire thread devoted to it. Legalizing marijuana would allocate a vast amount of money to be used elsewhere in our economy, and i mean alot. I could ramble off a very long list of reasons but you should just stop being ignorant and watch it for yourself.
 
If you think that legalization would handicap our society you need your fucking head read. Do you think you have some special brain chemistry that others don't, allowing you to handle "smoking more than most people in this thread"? fuck off.
 
legal isnt going to happen soon I'd focus the efforts on decrimieisation (sp?) so basically you get a $100 ticket any to prob
 
Lower the prison population dramatically, keep innocent people out of jail, keep me out of jail, probably make less people smoke it (as it did in the Netherlands), possible provide an alternate fuel source, definately provide an alternate textile source, dramatically stimulate the economy, ease the suffering of hundreds of thousands of dying people and just people with conditions, help end world hunger as a source of protein, probably decrease the number of minors that use it. Might improve race relations too who knows? Might lower the numbers of alcoholics too.

And thats just what I came up with off the top of my head in a couple minutes.

Plus I think it is our right as human beings to consume whatever the hell we want.
 
Haha its cool, i agree more than anyone that weed is not for everyone, but on the same hand alcohol is not for everyone. And its not a few million bucks, i think the number is closer to 14 billion annually which is a solid chunk of change. I just feel theres no logical reason that tobacco and alcohol should be legal while weed is not, just doesn't make any sense. I really doubt our society would be handicapped by legalizing weed, more people wouldn't be smoking the number would remain the same or maybe even be reduced. When you look at alcohol prohibition there were more speak easys than there are bars today. Its easier for kids to get weed because its on a black market than it is to get alcohol because you have to go through legal establishments to get it. With adults its just as easy to go to work high as its illegal today as it would be if it were legal. Just because its legal doesn't mean everyone would be running around high, you don't see everyone running around drunk do you?
 


MARIJUANA

With Research



In the late sixteenth century, Great Britain started exploring North America and setting up colonies to gain more resources and power. They ended up with 13 colonies that ran down the eastern coast of North America. They left these colonies to govern themselves for a while until Britain started to have money trouble. The British government started to abuse its power by instating random taxes to gain money from the colonies. The colonies were so outraged by the unfair treatment by their government that they grouped together and demanded independence from Britain. They wrote a letter to the king of England, stating that every citizen has individual rights and freedoms, and the only reason for having a government is to make sure those rights are protected. In 1775, they went to war with Britain to gain independence. To them, freedom from an authoritative government was a cause worth dying for. After thousands of deaths, the colonies finally were given their independence. They built a country based on individual freedoms and rights to pursue those freedoms. They built a government that was there to protect its people and keep its citizens safe. They gave birth to the United States of America.

Two hundred years later, the US is back where it started. The idea of legalizing marijuana has been a growing controversy since it became illegal in the late 1930's. According to the Declaration of Independence, the letter the colonies sent to Britain, our government should be protecting our rights, not restricting them. Nowhere in the constitution does it say the government has the power to control what substances we put into our bodies. Recent research has even proved that marijuana isn't as bad as previously thought. While making a speech Abraham Lincoln once said, "Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded" (Carnes 712). The US outlawing marijuana is completely hypocritical and has created more problems for itself than it has solved. There are numerous reasons that marijuana should be legalized in the US.

The negative effects associated with marijuana use has slowly become a popular debate in recent years. When marijuana was first outlawed, little research had been done about the short term and long term effects it has on the user. Breathing in marijuana smoke is said to increase the chances of respiratory problems like persistent coughing, bronchitis. Recent research has even proven that poor nutrition is more harmful and deadly to the body than smoking and proper exercise will help prevent these negative effects from ever even happening. Contrary to most beliefs, marijuana is proven not to be a cause of lung cancer. There has never been a documented case of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker. Donald Tashkin, from the university of California, has been studying the effects of marijuana for over 30 years, trying to prove that smoking marijuana can cause cancer. "We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect." (Kaufman A10). Cigarettes, on the other hand, is the cause of 90% of cancer patients ("Lung cancer" n. pag.). The worst part is that cigarettes are actually legal in the US, even though they kill thousands more people than marijuana. Marijuana is famously labeled as a "gateway drug" and could possibly lead users into more serious drugs. Outlawing pot on the basis of fearing that it can cause the user to do more serious things is just crazy. Its like outlawing skateboarding from the country because as kids get better at skating it can lead to them destroying public property by grinding businesses' rails and ledges. Besides Alcohol is just as big of a "gateway drug" as marijuana is. It is also said that smoking marijuana can cause minor brain damage. This is only proven true for long term abusers. If smoked sparingly, marijuana can actually help you grow new brain cells and increase brain activity. Recently, Xia Zhang, of the department of psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, was conducting experiments on rats by injecting them with a version of a chemical, HU210, in marijuana. He set out to see how badly smoking pot is for the brain. What he found though, was that the rats actually started growing new brain cells in the hippocampus. This even suggests the possibility that marijuana can cure depression and anxiety ( "Marijuana May Spur.." n. pag.). These are all mild negative effects caused by pot and should not be the basis for keeping it illegal. There are many more reasons to legalize marijuana than to keep it outlawed.

A major reason for legalizing pot is the enormous amount of money our government spends a year trying to fight marijuana use. In 2004, our government spent approximately 4 billion dollars towards drug prevention. That’s twice the amount they spent towards more important issues, like medical research for trying to cure AIDS and cancer. That’s not including the money for putting people in jail either. It's another $25,000 a year for each person locked up. The worst part is, all this money is coming right out of the tax payer's wallets. Our government only spends 2.4 billion dollars a year to fight cancer, while 150 people are diagnosed with cancer each hour. Almost everyone in America knows at least one person who has died from or currently has cancer. And the number of people with aids is rising greatly too. How do you feel that our government is more worried about fighting a pretty much harmless plant than they are about finding a cure that could save your friend or relatives life? Dr. Jeffrey Miron, a professor from Harvard, claims that prohibition of marijuana is "economic insanity and inherently immoral." He found that the government would save up to 14 billion dollars by legalizing pot (Blumner 10A). If pot was legal, it wouldn't only save the government their money to spend on more important issues, but they could even use the plant to make money. They could put a tax on the sale of marijuana, like they did in 1937, and make a profit by legalizing pot.

Another reason to legalize marijuana is that it will decrease the crime in the US. Just like the prohibition of alcohol, making marijuana illegal just increased the criminal activity surrounding the drug. As a result of illegalizing pot, there is a gigantic underground subculture of marijuana related activity. People are growing, selling, and smuggling pot into the country everyday. Since it’s a job that contains money and a risk of getting arrested, it creates more crime surrounding the drug. Six percent of the homicides in the US are drug related. If pot was legal it would not just cut down on the number of people convicted of pot possession, but it would cut down on murders, assaults, and even some gang activity. The worst part is the people who are just standing up for their rights are being looked at as criminals and drug addicts. Paul McCartney once said, "I support decriminalization. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them a criminal is wrong" ("Paul McCartney." n. pag.). Having marijuana illegal isn't stopping people from using it, it's just putting good people on the same page as murderers and rapists.

Another reason to legalize marijuana is that it provides a safer alternative to the use of alcohol. Alcohol is a poison. Drinking too much can cause vomiting, passing out, and even death. Over 1400 college students die every year from alcohol poisoning. Marijuana, on the other hand is almost completely non-toxic. To overdose from smoking you would have to smoke over forty two milligrams of pot for every kilogram you weigh. Which is practically impossible. Alcohol is also a physically and psychologically addicting substance. A user can become dependent on alcohol and need to drink every day. Marijuana is not physically addicting and there is a low chance of becoming psychologically addicted. (New research even says caffeine is more addictive and has a greater chance for a user to experience withdrawal symptoms ("Drug-Danger.." 5 )). Since alcohol is a poison, it can cause liver disease, brain damage, heart disease, strokes, hypertension and cancer. Pot causes respiratory diseases and loss of memory, only to the people that don't exercise and smoke everyday. A person under the influence of alcohol is also more vulnerable to attacks and injuries. Alcohol impairs its users' voluntary motor skill and decision making, making them completely helpless if trouble occurs. Alcohol abuse is also associated with domestic violence, sexual assaults, aggressive behavior, and violent crimes. Among spouse victims, 3 out of 4 incidents are reported to have involved a victim who had been drinking alcohol ("Safer Colorado" n. pag.). While marijuana is said to reduce likely hood of violence. Does it really make sense that our government allows its citizens to drink a highly addictive poison and restricts them from smoking pot?

Another reason to legalize marijuana is because of its medical uses. Marijuana is known to decrease eye pressure, stop muscle spasms, stop convulsions, suppress nausea, increase appetite, and even eliminate menstrual pain. All of these effects can help with a large variety of problems and diseases. Marijuana is used to help patients with cancer and AIDS because of its ability to suppress nausea and increase appetite. Marijuana is also used for patients with glaucoma, epilepsy, and multiple scleroses. Marijuana can be used to sedate patients and relieve pain as well.

The use of marijuana should be based personal opinion. It is each person's individual right to put what they want into their bodies. The government is not there to restrict our rights and should not be trying to control this issue. Places like Denver and Massachusetts are already proving that legalizing pot is something the majority of US citizens want. Why can't our government realize that?



take that biches.....



 
i'd just like to add that pot has been teaching americans the metric system for generations now. so ya, score one weed, public schools 0.
 
My two cents.

The whole medical thing is retarded, we all know there are drugs that work better than weed will ever do for each specific symptom/illness.

And the "well Obama is our president and hes cool so that must mean he will legalize it"

Obama wont even legalize gay marriage, get a clue. He basically laughs at everyone that thinks it will fix the economy, etc.

That being said, it would be pretty sweet if he legalized it, and allowed trade with cuba so I can finally get my Cuban cigars without having to be all sketchy.
 
Oh and sorry for the double post but people need to shut up about hemp. Its not the same thing as weed, and it is legal. Dont you notice the thousands of hemp bags and hand lotion products out there?
 
it shouldnt be legal. it should just become decriminalized to the point where you can only get a ticket or a slap on the wrist at most
 
it's still not legal to GROW it in the U.S. Why do you think the U.S. government keeps trying to extradite Canadian hemp growers, for something that isn't even a crime in Canada? Hint: it's because it's a crime in America, and they think they own us.
 
usually in my country, if u have under 5 grams or something, the police let u go with a warning, or they just let i go.

a friend of mine was smokin herbs, and a cop came up. and he said: get rid of thet! its to mutch paperwork. or something in that style:P

 
I disagree. There would be better bud and more of it. People would just buy their seeds from the Netherlands and import them if the weed was shitty and expensive around here. Not to mention that GROWING POT IS EASY. It's easy easy easy, and getting good seeds is easy. Once you've got your own plants, you can breed them to get more seeds.

The price of weed would be cheaper, because you could just buy seeds and grow your own. this is the hidden thought on alot of people who want it legalized minds. Sure the government could tax the hell out of it, but once the start up costs are done with you can basically become self sufficient.
 
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