Marijuana- Should it be legalized?

personally, i don't think it should

too much chance for it to be abused

how bout NO.

yucky.

Nope.

I agree with Don, too much potential for abuse.

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Posted by don424

personally, i don't think it should

too much chance for it to be abused

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Ditto

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Posted by nferrandi

I definitely think it should be legalized. I just don't see the big deal.

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i can respect that opinion, care to elaborate?

This is not a topic I feel strongly about either way, but I do think the argument is stronger FOR legalization.

If you legalize the drug, it can be regulated, therefore people won't be getting anything with any kind of poisonous chemicals in it, and you would of course make it like alcohol...you can't drive while under the influence. Also, people will buy the drug in a store and won't be exposed to the dangers of drug dealers, etc.

They say Marijuana is a gateway drug, but I think this is at least partially attributed to the fact that people have to buy it from street drug dealers who after selling them the mj, will look to sell them other, harder drugs. If marijuana is bought in a drug store, people won't be exposed to those harder drugs. People who smoke cigarettes don't switch to ahrder drugs, because they buy it in a drug store, but I think if they had to buy it from a dealer who said 'oh, try this..' they'd be more likely to move on to harder stuff.

Marijuana is not shown to be physically addictive. Plenty of substances that ARE addicitve are allowed. Alcoholo, tobacco, pain killers, etc.

You shouldn;t drive while on vicodin, it impairs your judgement and it has significant potential for abuse, but it's completely legal, but regulated. This is why I especially don't see why medical marijuana is outlawed.

Another big argument people give againt the legalization of marijuana is the slippery slope..that next we'll legalize crack or something, but the truth is that there is a HUGE difference between marijuana and crack. HUGE. Crack is much more addicitive and causes far worse physical effects. Also, you can't OD on marijuana.

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Posted by marymoon

If you legalize the drug, it can be regulated,

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Maybe in a 'Perfect' world, but certainly not in ours, unfortunately!!

No
Personally, I see it as a drug that almost ruined my brother's life. I know that it's natural and that it's supposedly not addicting....and becuase of that I think people see it as a 'weak' drug and don't consider it to be all that serious. And that's so wrong. it is dangerous and it is serious and it can be addicting....
it scares me

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Posted by marymoon

Also, you can't OD on marijuana.

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But it's a hallucenogenic drug...look at what happens when someone drinks and gets behind the wheel...imagine being stoned, and then trying to drive!!??

Just too much exposure for abuse!


edited for spelling

Well, it can be regulated in the way that tobacco and alcohol are..you cna regulate the content, get the FDA involved. it would be sold by legitimate companies. If it's only legalized medicinally, then it would definitely be regulated by the FDA, and given only with a prescription. I mean, plenty of people abuse percocet, but it's a legal drug. They're not taking it off the market because people can abuse it. If they did, we'd have no pain killers, no ADD medications, no cough syrup, etc etc..

And it would keep a LOT of people out of jail and save our judicial system a lot of money in the long run, instead of wasting court time on petty possession cases.