Tell me why won't the government legalize marijuana?
90538
Because it's illegal.
312749
Because the government cant make money off it. Pot and alcohol basically do the same thing(impair your mental processing). Pot is easy to get/grow so there isn't alot of money to be made by Washington, alcohol however is a little harder and expensive to make (other than moonshine) so the government can make hundreds of millions of dollars from alcohol taxes.
1022745
Well I think the only problem America has with marijuana is that its illegal.The Outlawing of marijuana only suceeds in clogging up our court systems and making the use of the drug dangerouse for the consumer. Its not like someone can report bad marijuana to the FDA or report a drug dealer for ripping you off. \n  Making Marijuana legal would rebuild this country. It would build tourism, pay off the national debt, and save the amican farmland. If all those farmers who are going under started growing pot, America's midwestern economic system could be saved.\n I also dont think the goverment would not have any problem taxing it if it was made legal, because if it was made legall than it would become commercial, just lke tobacco. Taxation on marijuana could pay off the national debt in just a few short years.
79600
Yes, marijuana should be legal, because the current system of illegalization is unfair. Why are cigarettes, which are proven to be tons more times unhealthy and deadly than marijuana, legal? Cigs kill through a physical addiction as well as a psychological addiction, which means that you actually become physically dependent on the drug and you enjoy how it makes you feel, and therefore you develop the diseases that kill you. On the other hand, marijuana does not cause a physical addiction, but a psychological addiction. So you don't die from weed, and there are very few reports that support the direct disease development of weed that kills you. So why are cigs legal and taxed, but weed isn't? Why don't they just make weed legal, tax the hell out of it so it can benefit the economy, and set an age limit for 21 years-old, just like alcohol. This will benefit everyone, because it will allow taxes for law enforcement to go towards people who are actually committing violent crimes instead of trying to calm down after a hard day by smoking weed. Also, it will stop the violence that erupts over the weed drug war between gangs and thugs. Money will no longer be an issue for the gangs to fight about over the weed.\n\nWe all know why weed is illegal - because the majority of its users are minorities and those in poverty. Sure, there is a fair share of middle and upper class young people who smoke weed, but the majority are those of us in the lower tier of society. If it was made legal, then those in power (the rich, upper class and conservative citizens) would not have as much power over us. Bottom line. Dispute it if you want, but the evidence is clear.\n\nIt's the same thing with why a smaller amount of crack carries a harsher legal penalty than the same amount of pure cocaine. Poor minorities use crack, upper class citizens use pure cocaine.
52019
why the heck would they want to legalize it in the first place? If they were doing it for the medicinal value, you'd still need a prescription for it and recreational use would still be illegal, besides, there are a whole lot of drugs out there which are more effective.\nIf it were legal for recreational use, that would just result in increased consumption and more fatal traffic accidents, etc. Nothing good would come from it.
67953
Sorry, marijuana is against Federal Law.
317261
If the government can figure a way to tax marijuana, they will legalize it, charge about $10 bucks a joint, so High School students can use their lunch money to get high and stop shootings in their schools, beating up fags, and raping girls; cause then it would be a "don't worry, be happy attitude", and nobody would feel hate, just love and peace.\nI vote YES, what the heck, give it a try, see if things don't improve in our country. Dealers would be out of a job, so they wouldn't be to happy. I say we legalize all illegal drugs, put all the DRUG LORDS out of business, cut down on crime; People only want what they can't have, if it were not illegal, the urgency would dissipate.
447853
Yes,the goverment already grows it and destributr it to terminally ill patients,and they can tax it to bring this country out of the defisant.Besides,how many people u c die from pot related accidents,none their only doing 10 miles an hour u cant kill no one @10 miles a hour.Besides canada has a man named,Mark Emery,named the (Prince of pot)he has brung the country of canada some much in come by selling pot seeds that they have no debt.Plus the U.S.A whouldnt have as many drug related crimes,and if it whould help with sick people to ease the pain then i`m all for it.with the pain Busch&our Gov.put the american people through we need something to help us cope.
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I think weed ought to be legal, the government could tax it and take all the money their spending on fighting marijuana and dump it into fighting the REAL drugs out there.
310667
Alcohol is more harmful to the human body. Marijuana is illegal because it is a drug and the government can't make any money off of it. If it were legalized, the revenue from it would be the releif that this country has been in need of for too many years. We have many legal drugs that are way more harmful and yet they are used every day. Pot makes you mello. I think it should be legalized, and sold like cigarettes. This would eliminate the drug dealers and make things safer. The gov must be in with the drug dealers... we go to jail and they are at fault for allowing this to happen.  Any body think this is true?
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Why should we decriminalize or legalize marijuana?\nAs President Jimmy Carter acknowledged: "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use."\n\nMarijuana prohibition needlessly destroys the lives and careers of literally hundreds of thousands of good, hard-working, productive citizens each year in this country. More than 700,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges last year, and more than 5 million Americans have been arrested for marijuana offenses in the past decade. Almost 90 percent of these arrests are for simple possession, not trafficking or sale. This is a misapplication of the criminal sanction that invites government into areas of our private lives that are inappropriate and wastes valuable law enforcement resources that should be focused on serious and violent crime.
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Mainstream politicians can't come out in favor of legalization, because they would never get elected/re-elected.  The libertarians have the advantage of not REALLY having to worry about saying things that will tank their ability to get elected, because they won't get elected anyway.  \n\nIt is another issue where politicians can't be truthful or use concrete data to make decisions because the American people don't see the nuances in arguments.  Politicians can't be in favor of mj decriminalization, because then the tv ads of their opponents will say they are for the legalization of drugs with a visual of someone shooting up.  \n\nThe founding fathers were right.  America can't handle a true, one person, one vote democracy.  It would require too much time and thought for most people to develop a good understanding of the issues.  Not to mention, it requires a good education which most of our population isn't getting.  Instead, we watch 30 second tv commercials and base our votes on those.  It is sad actually.
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lol people are stupid.. when it does become legalized, the US will have more money from marijuana taxes\n\nive been a stoner since i was 14.. im 21 now. ive graduated high school, never been arrested, never commited a crime, never got any vehicle violations, never forgotten anything important or crucial, ive been just like everyone else, maybe even better. \n\nmarijuana doesnt cause people to kill. its been proven. if you still believe that, then youre believing claims from back in the 1930's. its the 2000's. it helps with aids and cancer paitents. its a natural pain killer. tons of famous people smoke it.\n\nto each is her own, thats what i say :)\n\ngreat question :)
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because the gov can't make any money off of pot
52970
Pot is illegal because the War on Drugs is a cash cow for the government. And it also keeps undesirables - minorities, the poor, criminals - under control. It is a lot easier to bust a black kid with pot on him and get him convicted than a white kid. It's all part of the hate machine that our government's becoming.\nHey Figato - go ask your kids for a joint, smoke it, and chill the heck out man.
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From the way I see it the people are in majority for NO AMNESTY.  The politicians will only do what big business wants, no matter what party they belong to.  Then, hopefully, they will elect another liar (they are all liars and even if they are not, it is like me promising you the moon) that will try harder to give the people what they want.  But it is easier to prevent a parasite, then to remove it and it's spread after someone has infected you with it. (Legalization legislation that is.)\n\nPeople are like sheep, and the ones that do rebel will be quickly herded back into the group by the sheepdogs (Police) and will have no choice.\n\nIllegals, most of them, are not refugees and do not deserve that status.  If you legalize marijuana, then there will be an outcry to press on for other illegal drugs.
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I'm not exactly sure what you said there bro, BUT yes i agree marijuana should be legal. \n\n1. Beer is legal and much more harmfull. Alcohol destorys a liver. Drunk drivers kill kids. What does pot do? Makes you lazy, who wants to go for a drive stoned? First you have to walk to the car screw that too much work. And I know stoners that drive stoned all the time and never have accedents. However I have known a few of those same people to get drunk and drive horridly.\n\n2. With pot and possably a few other currently illegal drugs legalized you eleminate a large part of violent crime. Not only that you turn drug dealing from crime to legit employment. Youve just fix alot of the crime problem as well as unemployment. \n\n3. Now lets add a tax to our new found trade goods. Say 7 grams (thats a quarter bag) sales for 35-60$ depending on the quality. So well use the 60$ bag, that is 60$ after taxes well say before taxes our price is 15$. As a legal substance we can assume there will be ALOT of huge farms growing right? So with farms produceing our trade goods street sales will drop and eventualy die out. Not only that prices can be regulated and will surely be lower than they are now.\n\nI could list more but I'm rather stoned, and I'm sure i can find something better to do.... like roll another joint.