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Topic: Legalize Marijuana?
PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 05:55 AM
What do you think? Alcohol is legal and is also very bad for you. So should marijuana be legalized?

SuzinVA Joined Wed 04/25/07 Posts: 28730	Sat 11/15/08 06:02 AM
Yes Or we could ban alcohol but we know how well that worked out.

Ted14621 Joined Mon 01/07/08 Posts: 2173	Sat 11/15/08 06:04 AM
Sure, but look what weed didi to my face...oh no, that was acid...nevermind

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Sat 11/15/08 06:04 AM
i knew after the third time i should have saved my response but did i listen nnnoooooooooooo so i may come back and answer this later light em if ya got em

OneMoreTimeAround Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 3649	Sat 11/15/08 06:06 AM
Yes, I think it's here to stay and money trying to stop it is wasted. It's like anything else, if you abuse it, it's bad for you. Legalize it, tax the heck out of it, use the money for education, etc. If pot can't be legalized then alcohol should be made illegal again and so should tobacco. None of them do any good with the exception of marijuana that is known to help cancer patients and people with glaucoma, etc. JMO

PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 06:06 AM
Haha.. True. But i still think marijuana should be legalized. But !! It should be kept under control like alcohol. Now a days people look at marijuana and they think themselves as criminal because they smoke ONE blunt. But 13 year old KIDS drink alcohol and see no problem with it. people will smoke, just like people will always drink. So I'd say yes. Some also smoke BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL, and if it would be legalized, perhaps fewer would smoke. But who know. Just an opinion.

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Sat 11/15/08 06:11 AM
Yes. It should be treated just like alcohol.

RoamingOrator Joined Fri 07/20/07 Posts: 4943	Sat 11/15/08 06:15 AM
Hmm, country is in debt up to it's ears. We, as a nation, spend somewhere in the neighhorhood of 12 billion dollars to enforce the marijuana laws. 75% of prison inmates are drug offenders, most of which are possession crimes (as mere possession implies intent to sell). The federal government pays to house these people. And the estimated annual income in taxes from the legalization would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 billion dollars a year (based on the average between the income of alcohol taxes (3 billion) and tobbacco taxes (5.7 billion)). SO lets see, from a purely economic standpoint. WE as a collective taxpayer have a conservative estimate of a 16 billion dollar swing, in our favor. Now I know with 800 billion dollar bailouts and spending more than that monthly in Iraq it doesn't sound like much, but every little bit helps. I haven't even touched about the jobs. Oh did I say jobs? Yeah, when in this quarter alone the U.S. is expected to see unemployment rise by over 1.5 million people (CNN Wednesday), wouldn't it be nice to have a NEW industry? Let see, going to need a few extra farm hands. Going to need some manufacturing jobs there, because John Deere doesn't currently make pot equipment. Going to need jobs in chemistry and science, see where those seed oils are good. Textile jobs, might want to use those fibers. Energy jobs, hempseed oil is a little better than corn for making fuel. Constuction jobs, hempboard is stronger than plywood, easier to replace than old growth forests. So, as an American, the land of capitalism, free market, free people, and well freedom in general, why wouldn't you want legal pot? And if that doesn't convince you, let me add one more arguement. If it was legal, I would have to go to a "pot shoppe" to buy it. Would probably need an I.D. and everything. Which means I won't have to go to the high school and buy it from your kid, because he won't be able to get it any more.

crickstergo Joined Fri 11/02/07 Posts: 1965	Sat 11/15/08 06:18 AM
Never. Would be too many weed puffing drivers.....

PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 06:23 AM
Hmm, country is in debt up to it's ears. We, as a nation, spend somewhere in the neighhorhood of 12 billion dollars to enforce the marijuana laws. 75% of prison inmates are drug offenders, most of which are possession crimes (as mere possession implies intent to sell). The federal government pays to house these people. And the estimated annual income in taxes from the legalization would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 billion dollars a year (based on the average between the income of alcohol taxes (3 billion) and tobbacco taxes (5.7 billion)). SO lets see, from a purely economic standpoint. WE as a collective taxpayer have a conservative estimate of a 16 billion dollar swing, in our favor. Now I know with 800 billion dollar bailouts and spending more than that monthly in Iraq it doesn't sound like much, but every little bit helps. I haven't even touched about the jobs. Oh did I say jobs? Yeah, when in this quarter alone the U.S. is expected to see unemployment rise by over 1.5 million people (CNN Wednesday), wouldn't it be nice to have a NEW industry? Let see, going to need a few extra farm hands. Going to need some manufacturing jobs there, because John Deere doesn't currently make pot equipment. Going to need jobs in chemistry and science, see where those seed oils are good. Textile jobs, might want to use those fibers. Energy jobs, hempseed oil is a little better than corn for making fuel. Constuction jobs, hempboard is stronger than plywood, easier to replace than old growth forests. So, as an American, the land of capitalism, free market, free people, and well freedom in general, why wouldn't you want legal pot? And if that doesn't convince you, let me add one more arguement. If it was legal, I would have to go to a "pot shoppe" to buy it. Would probably need an I.D. and everything. Which means I won't have to go to the high school and buy it from your kid, because he won't be able to get it any more. Yes yes yes! The hemp plant can be used for so much more than just to be burned. And, if I should guess, 30% of people smoke a blunt every-now-and-again, and if that many smoke, why not make it legal. So true with the school-yard dealing, it would properly minimize a whole lot, the farmers would sell to the government and earn a good profit.

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Sat 11/15/08 06:24 AM
Never. Would be too many weed puffing drivers..... yeah right probably are none now after all it is illegal right get real

RoamingOrator Joined Fri 07/20/07 Posts: 4943	Sat 11/15/08 06:27 AM
Never. Would be too many weed puffing drivers..... Whats the problem with that??? Oh right we need to put one of those "slow moving vehicle" signs on the back so they will be safe.

PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 06:28 AM
Who made alcohol? Man! Who made Marijuana? God!

PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 06:28 AM
Never. Would be too many weed puffing drivers..... Whats the problem with that??? Oh right we need to put one of those "slow moving vehicle" signs on the back so they will be safe. LMFAO!!!!

PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 06:32 AM
I'll say it again: Who made alcohol? Man! Who made Marijuana? God!

OneMoreTimeAround Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 3649	Sat 11/15/08 06:34 AM
Never. Would be too many weed puffing drivers..... And there's no drunk drivers? All the people who leave the bars are not dui? It's not right and I wish no one would ever drink and drive, but I don't live in a perfect world so I'd still vote to legalize pot.

Maikuru Joined Sat 10/11/08 Posts: 177	Sat 11/15/08 06:37 AM
Drug: something to be used for medicinal purposes; to aid,alleviate, treat and or cure ailments. Now should it be legalized for such use, I believe so. However (sorry to rain on your parade drug addicts) it should be regulated through FDA and its distribution and treatment measures monitored by the state and federal governments. Another thing that bothers me about this thread. Alcohol is not and has never been a drug. At best the only thing you can use alcohol for in a hospital is to sterilze open wounds. So i don't see where we get off saying alcohol and weed are the same thing. Alcohol is a highly addictive substance that resusts in thousands of deaths every year. I can't ever remeber opening a paper and finding an article about someone dying from a "weed induced" automotive accident or a weed related diesease. No but i bet all of you can think of someone who was killed in a DUI, or died from alcohol poisioning,or perhaps cancer and or cirrohsiss of the liver which is related to alcohol abuse. Weed is only lethal if you smoke it your entire life. Yes boys and girls..smoking kills you. Drug addicts typically move from weed to the drugs that kill them,e.i: meth,coke,crack,opium,prescription drugs and even over the counter medication. So lets stop trying to compare alcohol to any other substance as a way to get it legalized. It is just plain stupid.

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Sat 11/15/08 06:39 AM
I'll say it again: Who made alcohol? Man! Who made Marijuana? God! does that mean you should smoke poison ivy or drink hemlock tea

crickstergo Joined Fri 11/02/07 Posts: 1965	Sat 11/15/08 06:41 AM
Get educated. Do a google search on marijuana and car accidents. If it were legal, the number of people driving smoking the weed would skyrocket. So would the accidents. Evidently your family as never been touched by a drunk driving death. We need stronger alcohol and driving laws -get caught driving under the influence, confiscate the car, sell it, and give the money to the school system.

PDA Joined Wed 11/12/08 Posts: 690	Sat 11/15/08 06:42 AM
I'll say it again: Who made alcohol? Man! Who made Marijuana? God! does that mean you should smoke poison ivy or drink hemlock tea No. But mushrooms are alright? Herbs of any kind is alright? There are poisonous things in nature that's prone to kill you, stay away, but marijuana has never killed anybody. Be realistic man!