Opinions on Marijuana?

[Mr. Wallet]

Fun fact: After cocaine was controlled, it was legal to sell with a permit for a long time in the U.S.
Not a single permit was ever granted to anyone.

Grats Headcrab you're the first person I've ever met to use the economy argument without being a pothead. So at least one vote for that is valid. :p

For my part, if we could somehow choose between legal marijuana and a utopian complete absence of marijuana even illegally - if we could somehow choose between "many people use this substance that makes them mellow" and "nobody uses this substance that makes them mellow", I think we know which one would be better for the economy. Mellow people don't work as hard, nor do they want things as badly which they don't have. I know that such a compeltely hypothetical choice is a little removed from practical discussions so don't feel as if you need to actually type out your rebuttals about how people are going to do it anyway etc. etc... it's just something to mull over when you're considering the effects it has on society, even if you don't believe that it forgets up your brain.

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[rockslide26]

well I voted for "No, because it will somehow help the economy if it becomes legal." because I illegitimately believe that it would actually help

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[Littledude]

I'd say it should be legal, putting a tax on it would help the economy at least some what even if it would be hard to regulate the taxes of it. Plus, it causes less damage to the human body then tobacco products. And it would of course be nice to be able to smoke it without worrying about it being illegal.

I've noticed just how many people smoke pot lately and it is ridiculous. loving at least 75% of my school has smoked at least once, including teachers. One of the managers where I work was smoking a blunt the other day outside the store after we closed for christ's sake.

[Katamari007]

Grats Headcrab you're the first person I've ever met to use the economy argument without being a pothead. So at least one vote for that is valid. :p

I'm not a pothead


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[Kalphiter]

I don't agree with the use of Cannabis.
I personally do not agree with or like people smoking Cannabis or Tobacco, particularly in public areas.
While I know that Tobacco is illegal, and I dislike it, I wouldn't call for it to be made illegal however. But mostly due to it being such a long-held traditional thing that it wouldn't really be worth it to force it become illegal.
I just don't like being around people who smoke.

Which obviously includes people who smoke Cannabis.
I mostly just can't stand the idea of being in someone elses second-hand smoke.
I don't want to stand in a cloud of the crap that another person has coughed and breathed out of their lungs.
I know that Cannabis isn't that bad of a drug, in physical or even psychological terms, but I'd rather keep it, with Tobacco smoking, out of sight.

I'm happy with Cannabis being illegal.

Let's change a few things.

I don't agree with the use of alcohol.
I personally do not agree with or like people drinking alcohol or smoking Tobacco, particularly in public areas.
While I know that alcohol is illegal, and I dislike it, I wouldn't call for it to be made illegal however. But mostly due to it being such a long-held traditional thing that it wouldn't really be worth it to force it become illegal.
I just don't like being around people who smoke or drink.

Which obviously includes people who drink alcohol
I mostly just can't stand the idea of being in someone elses second-hand smoke.
I don't want to stand in a cloud of the crap that another person has coughed and breathed out of their lungs.
I know that alcohol isn't that bad of a drug, in physical or even psychological terms, but I'd rather keep it, with Tobacco smoking, out of sight.

I'm happy with alcohol being illegal.

Wow, funny how when I changed any instance of cannabis consumption with "alcohol", all else that had to be done was changing "illegal" to "legal".

It didn't always work out, however it's important to focus on the point I'm trying to make.

[Mr. Wallet]

You make the dangerous assumption that he thinks alchohol is OK. As far as I know he never said any such thing.

Your point would have been better made with something like "sandwiches".

Of course the only thing he explicitly said he didn't like about tobacco and marijuana was second hand smoke and possibly seeing someone smoking. Alcohol does not produce second hand smoke, though it does look a little like smoking in that you bring something up to your mouth. Your point indeed didn't always work out - specifically, it never worked out with what he actually said was bad about it. You could replace any noun with any other noun in any argument made for anything ever in the history of mankind and it would work out at least as well, unless your whole point is that he was being long-winded and most of his post was just repeating himself.

[Messes]

Anyone who touches drugs, if they're legal or illegal, is an idiot for me.

looks like we shouldn't drink soda
or take an asprin
if we don't want to be called an idiot from Katadeus!

[FadedGlory]

looks like we shouldn't drink soda
or take an asprin
if we don't want to be called an idiot from Katadeus!

you win :D

Anyone who hates against marijuana has a 95% chance of never have even smoking it

[ultimamax]

Ugh. It seems like people are afraid of it or something. It'll stimulate the economy and for anyone pulling the lazy card, be reminded that's just a stereotype, and while it does have a degree of truth, I doubt anyone is going to not work and smoke weed at home. Remember that not every marijuana user is "omg i love wed man" and that's just teenagers being teenagers. Not to mention, lots of people could benefit from medical marijuana.

I don't agree with the use of Cannabis.
I personally do not agree with or like people smoking Cannabis or Tobacco, particularly in public areas.
While I know that Tobacco is illegal, and I dislike it, I wouldn't call for it to be made illegal however. But mostly due to it being such a long-held traditional thing that it wouldn't really be worth it to force it become illegal.
I just don't like being around people who smoke.

Which obviously includes people who smoke Cannabis.
I mostly just can't stand the idea of being in someone elses second-hand smoke.
I don't want to stand in a cloud of the crap that another person has coughed and breathed out of their lungs.
I know that Cannabis isn't that bad of a drug, in physical or even psychological terms, but I'd rather keep it, with Tobacco smoking, out of sight.

I'm happy with Cannabis being illegal.

You have no idea how selfish that sounds.
It's like saying you don't like people who chew gum, so it should be illegal. People enjoy marijuana and it doesn't cause serious health problems or addictions.

Anyone who touches drugs, if they're legal or illegal, is an idiot for me.
Legalizing it won't stop it, but it'll stop the black market, and the black market is quite harmful.
However, maybe if people were required to have a brain destroying permit or something,
I dunno. Permits for guns works. Permits for drugs, probably not.

You don't know what you're talking about.

[Messes]

I doubt anyone is going to not work and smoke weed at home.

well yeah, they gots to pay for they product somehow!

[ultimamax]

well yeah, they gots to pay for they product somehow!

While that is probably part of the reason, marijuana doesn't make you go "horry stuff this is all that matters. forget life ima smok forever 420 WOO," so you'd want to make money anyway.

[Otis Da HousKat]

Americans actually need to mellow out a bit. Our society pushes the 40+ hours per week standard with little to no vacation time and it really puts a strain on a lot of people. With no time for rest productivity takes a massive hit.

[ultimamax]

The legalization of marijuana would probably make it a big hit after a month or two, but soon it'd just be another thing. I seriously don't see any consequences that would last more than a week.

[steve5451]

I think it should be legal to some extent. People should only use it within their homes or on their own property but may not have the privileges of growing large farms of it and distributing it for cash.

[dorkdotdan]

What I really want to know is why do people think that weed and other currently illegal drugs are somehow different than ones that are currently legal. Is there something special about tobacco and beer?