Reasons why Marijuana is Illegal or should not be legalized???

[slim2fattycake 10+ year member]

I guess the retard pot heads are the only ones I have encountered. I based my thoughts on my experience. Also, I didn't say anything good about drunks. I think drunks are the same as pot heads.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

I guess the retard pot heads are the only ones I have encountered. I based my thoughts on my experience. Also, I didn't say anything good about drunks. I think drunks are the same as pot heads.

alcohol is worse to a drunk, than pot is to a stoner. the reason you only notice stupid stoners, is because normal people who smoke pot, don't stay high 24/7. pot is way down on my list of priorities, but i do enjoy good weed.

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

Well, i didnt want this thread to turn into the same exact threads that have already been posted about how stoners **** and all this, i just want some reasons why it is illegal and why is shouldnt been legalized.

TO ANYONE WHO THINKS TEENAGE STONERS WILL FAIL AT LIFE.......... why in the fvck do i have all A's while taking multiple AP classes???? I have smoked once at night pretty much every night since eighth grade and my grades, school activities, and sports have never slipped, dropped, or decreased in any way.... You guys that say these things must hang out some horrid people!

 

[▼)Ñ╩fZΣµ& 10+ year member]

lol hasnt done shit to me either..

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

Well, i didnt want this thread to turn into the same exact threads that have already been posted about how stoners **** and all this, i just want some reasons why it is illegal and why is shouldnt been legalized.
TO ANYONE WHO THINKS TEENAGE STONERS WILL FAIL AT LIFE.......... why in the fvck do i have all A's while taking multiple AP classes???? I have smoked once at night pretty much every night since eighth grade and my grades, school activities, and sports have never slipped, dropped, or decreased in any way.... You guys that say these things must hang out some horrid people!

i agree, like i said there are many successful people that smoke it and some might be suprised at who does. most people that think that smokers are lazy losers are ignorant and base their opinion of off stereotypical opinions not actual facts.

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

i agree, like i said there are many successful people that smoke it and some might be suprised at who does. most people that think that smokers are lazy losers are ignorant and base their opinion of off stereotypical opinions not actual facts.

yes. I try to keep my smoking to night times, but some weekends or days that i have absolutely nothing planned ill spark a J or something and then go ride my dirtbike or work on car audio or play my guitar or get on the internet... haha pretty much the same stuff i do sober. If you met me, besides the fact that i talk about it a lot, i dont think you would tell that i am extremely educated about drugs and have experimented with quiet a few.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Well, i didnt want this thread to turn into the same exact threads that have already been posted about how stoners **** and all this, i just want some reasons why it is illegal and why is shouldnt been legalized.
TO ANYONE WHO THINKS TEENAGE STONERS WILL FAIL AT LIFE.......... why in the fvck do i have all A's while taking multiple AP classes???? I have smoked once at night pretty much every night since eighth grade and my grades, school activities, and sports have never slipped, dropped, or decreased in any way.... You guys that say these things must hang out some horrid people!

you are the exception to the rule, not the standard. i started smoking when i was 16, and i turned into a piece of sh!t. i was part of the leather jacket wearing, metal head crowd. most of us were losers, with 2 or 3 exceptions. alot of them are still losers.

 

[strypersux 10+ year member]

im a supporter of legalization and taxing the government could lower taxs and in turn offer a product, of course black market sales would increase for low priced marijuana, the negative are that drug issues increase which may increase crime.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

im a supporter of legalization and taxing the government could lower taxs and in turn offer a product, of course black market sales would increase for low priced marijuana, the negative are that drug issues increase which may increase crime.

the government will lose money by making it legal.

 

[me and you]

Get back on the short bus and GTFO

get back on the fat bus and GTFO rolly polly

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

I would say that the fact that thousands of people are killed on the roads and while operating heavy machinery each year and the fact that marijuana has proven to be without a doubt to be addictive and a gateway to more harsh drugs would be a good reason to keep it illegal don't you?

Once you get older and realize the pot is for loosers who sit on the couch all day doing nothing and never becoming productive people to society you will realize what is wrong with marijuana and if you dig a little deeper an do some research on 'The War on Drugs' you will see that it really has done quite a bit to stop the infestation of marijuana and other hard drugs in our communities.

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

Here's my paper I wrote about this topic and got a B on it....take what you need from mine for your paper or just reword mine lol i dont care:

Criminal Justice 101 10/23/07

Legalization of Marijuana

You most likely know that marijuana is illegal, but do you know the real reasons why this

is? If you don't know what marijuana is, it is the dried flowers and leaves from the Cannabis

plant usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria. The active chemical in this plant that causes

the euphoria is THC. THC in marijuana can range from 1% to 8%. This chemical is a very

soluble substance and can remain in the lungs and brain tissue for three weeks or longer. The

legalization of this drug is very controversial and is talked about often.

Marijuana has been smoked for thousands of years for recreation and also medical

reasons. Marijuana is possibly the most versatile plant on earth. It can be used for just about

anything you can think of. From making paper to suppling power for cars. It can also be used to

make tanning lotion and clothes, the possibilities are endless. Before going on in explaining the

pros and cons for legalization, here is a little history.

From 1910 to 1920, the recreational use of marijuana began increasing and becoming

popular. By the late 1920s, sensational reports of violence resulting from recreational marijuana

use were common in the media. Most of these reports were false and were just propaganda.

In 1937 the government passed the Marijuana Tax Act which prohibited smoking pot

recreationally. Physicians were still able to legally prescribe marijuana until the 1970

Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. This is now known as the Federal

Controlled Substance Act of 1970. Since this law was put into affect, arrests from marijuana

has constituted 44 percent of all drug apprehensions.

So do you think marijuana should still be illegal in America? If so, read on and you'll

have a better understanding of why this topic is such a heated debate. After alcohol and tobacco,

marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America. According to a government

survey, 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than about 11

million still do. So if so many people do it, why is it still illegal? Marijuana is far less dangerous

than alcohol and tobacco. More than 400,000 deaths are caused from smoking tobacco each year

and 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. As where marijuana is a nontoxic

chemical, which you can simply not die from overdosing. In order to die from a marijuana

overdose by smoking, you would have to smoke the equivalent of your body weight. No one has

ever died directly from the intake of marijuana. So the facts show that marijuana is the safest

recreational drug Americans use.

There are many many more reasons why marijuana should be legalized. Such as drug

dealers and terrorist would lose most or all of their business since everyone would be able to

grow their own or buy it very cheaply. Not only would this slow down terrorism funding, but

would also decrease violence on the street. According to the FBI, "401,982 Americans were

arrested nationwide for marijuana offenses in 1980." "By 1999, a record 704,812 were nabbed,

88 percent of them for possession rather than trafficking." The Marijuana Policy Project

estimates that the government's war on cannabis users costs taxpayers $9.2 billion annually. Is

this really necessary for a drug that's proven to be less harmful than alcohol and tobacco?

Legalizing marijuana can decrease government expenses, which means less taxes are

required from the public. This can also be a source of additional tax revenues, if controlled by

the government as a taxable sales item such as alcohol and cigarettes. Using the U.S. Bureau of

Justice Statistics data, the Marijuana Policy Project calculates that 37,500 federal, state and local

inmates were incarcerated for marijuana violations in 1998. Of these inmates, 15,400 of them

were in for possession alone. At an average cost of $20,000 per inmate, the government spends

$750 million to imprison these offenders. This is a ridiculous amount of money which can be

spent on other problems we as Americans face.

Now you can see that keeping marijuana illegal is costing the government and you

billions of dollars. These statistics are rarely ever in the news or papers and are covered up by

propaganda. Another misconception is that "Marijuana causes cancer." This is proven false.

Here is an excerpt from the Washington Post, Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection.

"The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly

and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer. Earlier work established that marijuana doesn't contain

chemicals as potentially harmful as those in tobacco. However, marijuana also contains the

chemical THC, which may kill aging cells and keep them from becoming cancerous." So not

only does marijuana not lead to cancer, in a way it prevents it.

Marijuana also has many other medical proprieties that can be very useful to people. The

cannaboid chemical marijuana contains could possibly also prevent Alzheimer's. In this excerpt

from the BBC news, researcher Dr. Maria de Ceballos states, "These findings that cannabinoids

work both to prevent inflammation and to protect the brain may set the stage for their use as a

therapeutic approach for Alzheimer's disease."

Now for the cons of legalizing marijuana, there are some, but they do not outweigh the

pros. It is said that marijuana is often used as a stepping-stone drug, leading to cocaine, heroin,

and other harder drugs. After using it for a while, users start looking for a bigger "high" and

marijuana doesn't cut it for them anymore. They then go on to using harder drugs which do cause

damage and ruin lives. Another problem that would occur if marijuana was legal, is more people

driving stoned. Drunk driving is a major problem in the United States and causes many deaths

and injuries each year. Now if marijuana is legal, most likely there will be plenty of people that

will drive around after smoking. We certainly don't need any more impaired drivers on the road.

Marijuana slows your response time and this should not be mixed when operating a vehicle or

heavy machinery.

Also, another thing to add to the con list is, some religions and moral codes prohibit the

use of intoxicating substances. Marijuana would generally fit into this category. Legalization

would most likely increase the chances of marijuana falling into the hands of children. This is

probably the biggest con of legalizing marijuana. Developing bodies and brains can be damaged

by the use of marijuana at a young age. Kids and teenagers can already easily get their hands on

cigarettes and alcohol. Once you legalize something, you increase the accessibility to children

and teenagers. So even though there are many pros, there are definitely some drawbacks that

shouldn't be overlooked when debating over the legalization of marijuana.

Now after reading all of this, what is your side on legalizing marijuana in the

United States? After researching and looking at many statistics and articles, I believe it should

be legal. Many people assume that marijuana was made legal through scientific, government,

and medical hearings; that was meant to protect them, but it was not. It seems that the history of

marijuana's criminalization consist of profits, yellow journalism, fear, racism, and corrupt

legislators.

 

[tc3k101 5,000+ posts]

it isnt legal cause the government cant put taxes on it. ciggarettes(sp) should be illegal

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

Legalize it and tax the **** out of it......... The percentage of smokers we have is alot larger

than the GOVT knows - I quit smoking many years ago but I know so many smokers its not funny...... We could use the tax money in a big way IMO.......plus it would slow down street dealers and put them out of biz

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[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Didnt read any of this thread.

Shut up.

Proposal 1 passed and Im happy.

That is all.

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