Should Marujuana be Legalized?
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.
787885
I'm french and it's not legalized here too.\nWe have the same questions here sometimes.\n\nI don't think that's it's a good idea to legalized it.\n\nI took lot of that stuff and I can say that it was causing troubles in my life, in my body and my psy...\n\nSo I think it's still a drug... not the badest for the health, but a bad one...\n\nMore, if it will be legalized, I guess that we will have more problems (like alcool problems) in lot of family's and houses...\nSo, I hope it will still be not legalized...
602533
No, it should be decriminalized as it is in The Netherlands.\n\nMarijuana is not a gateway drug. There has never been a legitmate study proving it is.\n\n"Despite the legalization of soft drugs, use of cannabis in the Netherlands is not higher than most other countries in Western Europe: 9.7% of young males consume cannabis at least once a month, which rates the Netherlands 7th in the EU after Cyprus (23.3%), Spain (16.4%), United Kingdom (15.8%), France (13.2%), Italy (10.9%) and Germany (9.9%).[1]\n\nSome critics say that the legalization of soft drugs often leads to quicker consuming of harddrugs. Yet, the percentage of the population which ever consumed cocaine in the Netherlands is still lower than that of the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. The situation is similar for other hard drugs."
769865
Absolutly.  Making it illegal wastes tax dollars and ruins people's lives who have not engaged in any sort of violent crime.  Instead, they have done something very similar to drinking or smoking cigarettes, and because they have, they now face jail time, huge fines and criminal records.  It should, at the very least, be decriminalized, as the punishment would be rehab or something.  But absolutly, legalization will put drug dealers out of business (similar to the way the end of prohibition ended the mobster culture).  It would bring in more revenue, it could be regulated (and kid can tell you its easier to get pot than beer, as they don't have to show their ID to dealers), and it would free up our police to search out and get violent criminals more effectivly.
585511
I can't argue with you. It is legal and controlled in most counties in Nevada. \n\nI think it should be legalized, controlled & taxed like any business. It will go on anyhow so why not regulate it and make it safer for every one involved.
229462
Drugs should be legalized, and especially marijuana.  Marijuana grows out of the ground, therefore, it must have a purpose.  It is medically proven to help cancer patients and people with multiple sclerosis, yet the stupid government has this whole issue with controlling people's lives.  My husband was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and did not smoke pot.  He kept having exacerbations and ending up in the hospital.  When he began to smoke, he stopped getting sick!  People shouldn't be punished for using drugs...they should be punished is they commit crimes to obtain drugs!
99366
I believe it should be legalized...  my reasoning is that the LAW ruins peoples lives over a stupid charge of possession, the drug itself does not realy hurt anyone directly, however, the irrational, irrisponsible, and/or wreckless things people do under it's influence can... but same could be said for alcohol...\n\nI used to use it... but I quit...
421284
Absolutely.With guidlines, such as they cannot ply their trade on the streets, pay taxes just like all working people and operate out of a house(brothel).It works great in Nevada.It would also be safer for the girls since they wouldn't be on the street.I also think that its better for the public as long as there is a 'red-light district' instead of them invading neighbourhoods where kids go to school and bringing property down. No one want to look out and see a hooker do her business out their window.I beleive everyone would win if it was legalized.
312683
I definately think it should be legalised for medical use but it really can mess up your head if you use it all the time....it totally slows down you reactions, can make you paranoid and so on....i don't think once in a while hurts but if it is legalised in needs seriously regulating so people dont go too far.\n\nHope yr good now
457028
for it. I think that if legalized it will help cut down on drug crime. and if it were legalized yyou would at least know what quality you are getting, which is iffy from dealers. and if it were legal, lots would probobly not want to do it because it would lose the appeal of doing something that you should not be doing. besides, it could be a great cash crop. this question makes me think of dazed and confused....  oh the memories..
919340
I think there are several approaches to this Q.  Any law has to be sold to the masses and it also has to be appealing.  Here are my selling points:\n1) It has abundant medical uses and it is cheaper than current prescription choices\n2) As a recreational drug it is less deadly and problematic than alcohol and/or cigarettes\n3) It can be highly taxed bringing in a new source of gov income\n4) People who profit from marijuana sales could be properly taxed for their income\n5) Land degradation and pollution by illegal growers would be easier to prevent\n6) Control of the substance and substance abuse would be easier to identify\n\nAnd Now for the controversial argument.... Religious...  God made all plants to be used by people as needed/desired.\nGenesis 1:29-30\nThen God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food."
631126
I don't know if I qualify as Smart People or not, but...\n\nI disagree that it will soon be legalized.  There was a ballot initiative that passed here in my very liberal hometown of Columbia MO that decriminalized pot, and there was such an outcry from the community that it's almost certain to be repealed this November in the general election.\n\nHowever, I do believe that it SHOULD be legal.  It can be taxed and regulated, and then we'll have fewer people getting killed over it.  I agree...if you want to kill yourself by smoking tobacco, you're allowed to.  If you want to kill yourself by destroying your liver with alcohol, you're allowed to.  If you want to fry your brain smoking pot, you ought to be allowed to.\n\nPerhaps legalizing it would help weed out (no pun intended..ok, maybe it was) the "dumb people" that you speak of.
710726
Yes I believe it should be legalized, because in relation to other drugs that are currently legal, the deleterious effects of marijuana simply don’t compare. I think the distribution of it should be controlled as to where it can be smoked, and who is licensed to sell it.
373125
It should definately be legalized.  If alcohol is legal, then marijuana should be too! I don't think the death statistics for smoking a joint are near as high as the ones for alcohol.\n\nAccording to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2004, 16,694 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one almost every half-hour. These deaths constituted approximately 39 percent of the 42,636 total traffic fatalities.
459408
Enforcing laws against pot cost the US billions every year. This is just in direct costs.  Lets face it, smoking weed harms fewer people each year than rubber bathtub toys. Long term risks are lung cancer and chronic financial problems. \n\nLegalized pot would reduce cancer risks. It would keep billions of dollars that flow out of the US into the US. It would create jobs, taxes and provide cash crops that are not even related to smoking hemp. More so a blanket pardon for any weed related charges that did not involve violence would free up thousands of prison beds. The DEA budget could be slashed and all the money spent on marajuana erradication programs could be instantly ended. \n\nIndirectly the jobs created would have a major positive impact on the economy. Many now untaxable incomes would be taxed. It would most importantly reduce usage of heavier drugs and reduce crime. Many teens wind up being persecuted over weed. A drug proven safe to them through personal and secondary expereince. After seeing all of the Gov lies about weed why would somebody believe what the Gov says about Crack, a drug that really is dangerous. They do not and try it. That Marajuana is ilegal teachs a basic dispresect of law. It places people in posisitions that they are crimanals because they smoke weed. Once on that side of the line why not indulge in other activities? \n\nPeople die because Marajuana laws not because they smoke it. They die in drug deals gone bad. They die because somebody thinks they did or might turn them in to law enforcement. They die trying to avoid capture. They die in jails and prisons. Most of these people were pot legalized would never be in such a situation. While Marajuana use would go up, harder drug use would actually go down. \n\nIn answer to a previous question. The primary reasons weed is still illegal is that it would damage the anti-smoking campaign and provide compitition to the multi-billion dollar alchohol industry. Many of the anti-smoking laws would be rolled back as weed smokers would join with tobbacco smokers to get smoking re-allowed in many public places. Pot bars would open and some who otherwise drank alchohol would switch to weed. \n\nI personally am strongly in favor of legalizing weed. I smoked it when I was younger. Almost everybody I know did and some people I know have smoked weed for 30 years or more without any real ill effect. Except for being broke and law enforcement issues I know of nobody who has suffered ill effects from smoking weed. Something I cannot say about many legal industries such as chocolate manufactuers, brewers and dozens of others.
1155415
NO, drugs should not be legalised. Drugs are not solution to any problem nor they give any pleasure. They just drag brain from realty to illusion.
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.