Marijuana Legalization

[SeventhSandwich]

what is the problem with your clothes now? is there something about hemp that is better than every other fabric? same goes for all that other stuff. unless you can prove that it is something a lot better to be used for rope/clothes and other stuff for whatever reason, it probably won't happen.

Your argument of quality against availability makes absolutely no sense.

That's like saying people won't drill into an oil field because the oil isn't better than the currently available oil.

If you can exploit a new resource, you should do it. It's highly profitable considering hemp can make things from lotions to pieces of paper.

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[Tammy]

Why is that?

I like the idea allowing people to put whatever they want in their body and I like the possibly that some money could be made of marijuana taxes, but as I said earlier the effects it could have on society are really unknown. Yeah there's a good chance it won't do much, but there also the chance that it could hurt many people's health and degrade our society. Some people argue that if it doesn't work out we can always re-legalize it, but I'm sure by that point the new cannabis industry will already control Wahsington with their army of lobbyist. Right now our nation shouldn't be focusing on figuring out how to legalize marijuana (like the legal age, how it's taxed, ect.) we have bigger problems.

But we also need to stop this whole "war on drugs" bullstuff. That's what's getting people killed and wasting a lot of the United State's money.

[Sami2ss]

Your argument of quality against availability makes absolutely no sense.

That's like saying people won't drill into an oil field because the oil isn't better than the currently available oil.

If you can exploit a new resource, you should do it. It's highly profitable considering hemp can make things from lotions to pieces of paper.

i don't actually care, really. it's just that would, i'm guessing, most likely be the argument of the us government if someone brought it up.

[TheKhoz]

I think it would be loving hilarious if we bordered off a city, took out all the laws and police, and airdrop giant crates of free drugs for everyone, and then just airdrop all the druggies and hippies in.

but you can't leave muhaha

Yeah, it's worked before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu4q2-nbvrw

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[Doomonkey]

Wahsington

Washington is a state that has very little to do with the federal government. You mean Washington DC. You can shorten this as just DC. Please do not call it Washington.

[SeventhSandwich]

I like the idea allowing people to put whatever they want in their body and I like the possibly that some money could be made of marijuana taxes, but as I said earlier the effects it could have on society are really unknown

Okay, so you are just making a decision from a stance of ignorance.

[Goth77]

Your argument of quality against availability makes absolutely no sense.

That's like saying people won't drill into an oil field because the oil isn't better than the currently available oil.

If you can exploit a new resource, you should do it. It's highly profitable considering hemp can make things from lotions to pieces of paper.

Thank you for explaining it this way because you are correct.

@sami2ss

Hemp is cheaper plain and simple. Can you tell the difference between a shirt made of hemp and a shirt made of cotton? Go buy 2 of the same shirt made of each material and wear it. Tell me if you can feel a significant difference. I doubt if you do. You will notice the difference on the price tag, however.

Besides just clothes, Hemp can be used for many things. Why would you want to damage the economy more than what it already is by purchasing the exact same shirt for more money than what it's worth? Way to let monopolies profit off bullstuff

[¥ola]

Well you guys really flew with this one, was gone for an hour come back and 6 pages in already.

I really like some of the points you have all made, others I strongly disagree with.

I believe that Marijuana should be legalized at the age use of 18, when you are mature enough to make the decision of using it or not.
As in agreement with that laws should be conceived with the same ideas behind alcohol, such as under the influence while driving.

Also, to those of you who say "People will do it whether it is legal or not", please realize that if you legalize it, people importing it illegally or growing it illegally can be stuck with harsher sentences, also this would keep many, many people from going through our court system costing tax payers millions of dollars.

At this point in time I have to say I am for the legalization of Marijuana, and to let you all know, I have never smoked marijuana except for one time.

[Tammy]

Okay, so you are just making a decision from a stance of ignorance.

Making a decision either way is based on ignorance.

[Goth77]

Even from a smoking stance, drinking is legal at the age of 21. They say "Enjoy Responsibly" on the side of the can, and yet 75,000 U.S deaths occur each year that are linked to alcohol. Not many people can read can they?

If you put that on the side of a bag of weed and sold it to people there would still be less deaths each year from Marijuana than Alcohol.

This argument is quite handicapped and only stupid and naive people don't want marijuana legalized, simply for the fact that they "dont like it" because it has been illegal for so long. If prohibition had worked and this was the argument of legalizing alcohol I am sure this debate would be much more sensible.

[SeventhSandwich]

Also, to those of you who say "People will do it whether it is legal or not", please realize that if you legalize it, people importing it illegally or growing it illegally can be stuck with harsher sentences, also this would keep many, many people from going through our court system costing tax payers millions of dollars.

Just clarifying: the whole, "people will do it whether it is legal or not" is a pro-legalization argument for the very reason you listed. No one who is against marijuana legalization will use that argument.

[Goth77]

Just clarifying: the whole, "people will do it whether it is legal or not" is a pro-legalization argument for the very reason you listed. No one who is against marijuana legalization will use that argument.

But its the plain and simple truth? People are going to smoke weed whether it is legal or not, unless you have a magic device that allows for all people to be controlled which I doubt. I may be sounding like a richard and sorry if it seems that way, but reality is what actually happens, not what people want to happen.

[DrMaxwell]

If marijuana was legal and government taxed it, wouldn't people  just grow it or buy from someone else? Thus not really helping the economy.

Also I heard when Amsterdam legalized marijuana, taxes rose significantly because many citizens  quit their jobs and wanted to just sit around and smoke all day.

[Tammy]

Personally I've never smoked marijuana because it's illegal. However there's also the people who only smoke it because it's illegal.

[Jay the Cartoonist]

Cons

• People in society under the influence
[0]Second-hand smoke being passed to bystanders

I don't really see People under the influence as a huge problem.  We already have Drunks and they can be extremely dangerous.  Potheads don't do anything dangerous.

Second-Hand smoke however, supposedly smoke from marijuana is not lethal like cig smoke is, but smoke in the air is still annoying lol.  I'm assuming this also wouldn't be a real problem because the "no smoking inside" rules would apply pretty much everywhere except bars.