From the article: Pros & Cons of Legalizing Marijuana
Why do you believe marijuana sale and possession should, or shouldn't, be legalized? Share Your Thoughts
Legalize it!
- All you people are dumb who say it shouldn't be legalized. If you don't want it, then don't have it. It's not like you are going to be forced to smoke it if it gets legalized. Alcohol is much more dangerous and its legal. If someone chooses to smoke pot, then let them do it, It's not going to hurt you. There aren't tar and how many other chemicals in weed. ITS NATURAL. And how often do you see stories about people getting in accidents because they are high? Not many. Now compare that to the 500,000 people that die every year from alcohol and tobacco, Not looking so bad anymore, is it?
- —Guest fhmjryk
It shouldn't be legalized and heres why-
- Yes, cannabis has medical effects but it also has negative medical effects. It may put cancer and MS sufferers out of pain for a short while, but the long term effects of that is mental problems. It may put them out of pain, but it will turn them into someone they are not, and probably never wanted to be.
- —Guest Nikki
Yes, legalize it
- I don't see the problem with it. Legalize it now and maybe it will help the economy!
- —Guest dardar
THIS IS FLIPPIN' RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!
- Ok, what kind of person wants to walk around with a big fatty rolled up in there hand or in a filter but like that will be any different. Just the thought of having one of those filthy things in my hand or even in my mouth. They say weed is not dangerous. Well, I strongly disagree, because after you get high and you see how it makes you feels sooo good and you want more and more that you will be willing to do anything to have more. BOOM!! That's the addiction every one is talking about. And I must add that my uncle's life ended at the age of only 16 years of age due to marijuana. Not heroin, not cocaine, not speed, none of it. It was MARIJUANA! So tell me now how it's not dangerous...hmmm? You know, if it wasn't so bad, then why isn't legal already? Ask yourself that when you got some mary jane in between your thumb and index finger.
- —Guest Frog Goes Ribbit
Legalise Cannabis
- Alcohol - Man made poison.. Cigarettes - Kills many thousands of people Cannabis - Illegal? This is weird? Either there all illegal or legal. There can't be one left out.. Legalise Cannabis.. Cannabis should be legalised in both the UK and USA. I think both countries should be like Amsterdam and have the same type of rules.. like only allowed to smoke cannabis in cafes and in homes, not in the streets or public areas. The government and police moan how dangerous cannabis can be.. because dealers put God knows what mixed in with it from glass to coke and spray! If it's legalised, make an age limit to it just like drink and cigarettes. If you get caught in posession of cannabis, the police treat you like thugs and serious criminals when all it is, is basically a natural herbal substance.. I personally think this world should grow up and just legalise it already. I'm suprised the government haven't already legalised it as they would make so much money from it.
- —Guest Legalise Cannabis Man
You are all...stupid
- Alright...seriously? If we legalize marijuana, who would get it? Let me see...hmm...tobacco companies? Oh yeah, that would work SO well. They have done such a GREAT job keeping us informed of what is in their cigarettes; now let's just hand them a mind-altering drug. You are all seriously retarded if you think legalization is smart. I personally think it should be left the way it is, and people should stop whining for it to be legal.
- —Guest Noah
Absolutely!
- I suffer from glaucoma...my daughter has had MS for 21 years, my son-in-law suffeers from heart/nerve damage because of juvenile onset diabetes, all conditions which benefit from medical marijuana. The Pharma masters prefer keeping us a serfs using their chemically based/vastly over priced meds. When we finally grow up in this country we will legalize the use and sale of medical marijuana. Those who object can abstain...leave the rest of us alone!!!
- —Guest gioia
TO NANCY: what is wrong with you?
- The only comment I can add to this page is the fact Nancy is most likely as ignorant as the people who lived in the 1930s. Just because pot is legal, that doesn't mean all jobs would also prohibit the use of it. This would especially be true if some actual clinical studies were conducted and approved by the FDA, showing results that suggested a negative synergistic affect on people in certain lines of work. Look at jobs today, some require drug tests, others don't. For some I understand why, others it doesnt seem to make a difference. It's still illegal, and people still do it. What would change if it was legal? The decision should be left up to each individual or employers who are correctly taught about about cannabis in an objective manner (if that is at all possible).
- —Guest Brian
Legalize It
- I really don't see the big deal. Like many other people have said on here, marijuana is not addicting. And not even close to being bad as alchohol and cigarettes. Those who are against it probably never tried it.
- —Guest Hesh420jungle
Why Not?
- Why not legalize marijuana? It would help stimulate the economy, as well as cause the black market to crash. 80% of Americans think marijuana is not a dangerous drug, and they are right. Marijuana has not been directly linked with any form of disease except lung cancer. You are about 5 times more likely to get lung cancer if you smoke marijuana daily, but if you smoke cigarettes you are a lot more likely. With marijuana's addictive rate so low, why are cigarettes and alcohol then legal? Every cigarette you smoke, you lose about 5 minutes of your life. I cannot see how this is legal but marijuana isn't. Please America, you would do yourself a huge favor by legalizing marijuana.
- —Guest the ridler
It's not all bad
- I don't understand the big deal if an adult wants to smoke a blunt after a hard day of work. I'm so tired of marijuana getting catogorized with cocaine and heroin. I mean, when was the last time you heard of a stoner robbing a store?
- —Guest Dylan Markham
Really?
- You think there is going to be a black market still? Come on, and being a doctor's son does not mean you are a doctor, I've had two doctors recommend it to me, a Dr. Rick in Colfax and a Dr. Stevens in Concord. It's not addictive, there has never been one death linked to consuming it, and I have met plenty of non-smokers who support the legalization of the plant. LEGALLIZE IT!
- —Guest Great Spirit
What is wrong with all of you?
- Why is it so easy for so many people to say "Just Legalize it!" ? I am not one to try to push my views on others, but I'm very shocked at how many people are OK with this. Are these all opinions from potheads? Do you really want a firefighter to rescue you from your burning house if he just smoked a fat one? Do we really want doctors and nurses caring for our sick chilldren if they are high? People, think about the big picture here. Our children will be surrounded even more by pot than they are right now. What kind of education can we expect from a bunch of pot heads...that's if they even finish school. How many potheads did YOU go to school with who actually "finished" school? How many of those kids went on to live productive lives, jobs to be proud of or that would even support their families? This is crazy!
- —Guest Nancy
Legalize pot!!
- Marijuana should be legal because it isn't really an addictive drug like alcohol and nicotine, and it will bring alot of money to the government. Why isn't the government smart enough and legalize it, tax it, and make it available for people over 21 to buy? It's just like alcohol. Instead of wasting a lot of money on the "drug war," which they know they will never win, and make money out of the damn plant. Also tobacco and petroleum companies are scared of it being legalized because they know that it will out sell them, since hemp can be used as an alternative fuel. Just legalize it and make money already!
- —Guest daniel
Yes, legalize.
- I have seen the benefits of using cannabis firsthand. My wife and I are both cancer survivors and both used cannabis to get through the chemo and radiation. Neither of us drink or smoke, we use cannabis in a vaporizer. We hate to even take an aspirin, that much faith in the pharmaceutical industry. Politicians/policy makers who refuse to take an honest look at this are at risk. Americans are tired of people who are out of touch and use outdated rhetoric and propoganda to sustain a failed policy of prohibition. If representatives refuse to listen, or in the case of president Obama, listen and laugh, they risk the termination of their political career at the next election. To our elected dictators I have one thing to say: Enough is enough, start doing what we ask you to do, as you promised on the campaign trail, or be ready to pack your things and go home, we will vote you out. Bet on it!
- —Guest Qew
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