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I know that there is a topic about legalizing drugs, but I wanted to talk about Marijuana specifically.
Marijuana was banned in 1937 in the US and is now said to be a gate-way to more dangerous illegal drugs. However in this current state of economy I think we'd be better off with the legalization of marijuana. First, it would provide jobs for people. Second, more tax money to the government. Third, it would decrease sale to minors.
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If i had a button in front of me that killed every trace drug addiction i would press it. I know this person, im not even going to say who, but i was in a car with them one day and there was a conversation (there were 5 people in the car) and the person i mentioned said that they think every drug addictee or dealer shoul be shot. I found this...entertaining, as this person doesnt usually have such extreme views on things.
I wonder if anyone thought i was going to say kill everyone lol.
oh and this is weird i posted this on post 666 just throwing tha out there that number means nothing to me, a number cannot be evil
Should alcohaol and tobacco also be deemed illegal? They are as equally addicting, so why are they deemed acceptable?
Actually, it was proven by researchers that the addiction Marijuana causes is so minor, you wouldn't notice it even after two months of daily consumption. Also, tobacco is more damaging to the body than marijuana, it's just that it doesn't affect the brain too much, and that's probably why it's still legal.
But still, it's discredited. In america, film directors must pay a special fee every time they introduce a smoking scene, and cigarettes are getting more and more expensive, day by day.
As for alcohol, it does not kill you biologically unless you ingest a REALLY high amount, but it causes a lot of violence, traffic accidents, and even deaths can occur in such altercations.
My argument here is not that some legal stuff are less safe than Marijuana, and that thus it should be legalized. What I'm saying is that they should also be banned, for today's society's sake.
Do you really think marijuana users would stop at a tiny moderation? If it gives you a high, you are definitely going to use more and more of it. Self control will only go so far.
but it doesnt have addictive properties.
Marijuana is not illegal because of addiction. Simply because well... it really isn't addicting. The pure herb form that is. Whatever they throw in there now, no one knows.
uaually they don't throw anything in there. because first of all it makes the herb alot more expensive. and many user are not willing to pay more than their original prices for the same amount of herb.
There is no real proof that the plant ITSELF (no added chemicals) is in fact addicting. What has been proven is that marijuana is actually LESS DANGEROUS to your body then alcohol, by a large factor.
right this is what most advocates of the legalization say.
Should alcohaol and tobacco also be deemed illegal? They are as equally addicting, so why are they deemed acceptable?
well during the prohibition alcohol was deemed illegal. and this gave rise to organized crime ect. and mafyias popping up all over the united states.
All drugs should be legalized, it would cut down on crime immensely.
I'm not a druggy or nothin, but thats my viewpoint.
if you really want me to go in depth...
i see where you are going with this, but some drugs should be set as illegal since they really do a lot of harm to your body.
Actually, it was proven by researchers that the addiction Marijuana causes is so minor, you wouldn't notice it even after two months of daily consumption. Also, tobacco is more damaging to the body than marijuana, it's just that it doesn't affect the brain too much, and that's probably why it's still legal.
on the addiction scale it is almost 1, whereas soda and coffee are 1.5
, it does not kill you biologically unless you ingest a REALLY high amount,
even not so high amounts, will damage your liver slowly causing cirrhosis.
I'm saying is that they should also be banned, for today's society's sake.
as much as I'd like to agree with you on other things besides marijuana being banned, the reality of it is, that even if illegal people will still find a way to get it. (i mean think of marijuana users now)
Wait, coffee has such LOW addiction? Wow...
even not so high amounts, will damage your liver slowly causing cirrhosis.
The body can expel a certain quantity of alcohol without damaging the liver at all. But my argument was that alcohol should be banned anyway...
as much as I'd like to agree with you on other things besides marijuana being banned, the reality of it is, that even if illegal people will still find a way to get it. (i mean think of marijuana users now)
"should" was the magic word there. I was just imagining a world where crime is more restricted. In that kind of world, those things could get safely banned. Just my opinion...
Wait, coffee has such LOW addiction? Wow...
I mean it isnt THAT high, not as comparable to meth, which scores a 4 (3 on some scales?)
Anyway, the worst drug is heroine. I don't even know why it was invented. Very toxic, very expensive, very addictive, and abstinence CAN be fatal. It also inflates your organs, lowers the speed of your eye movements, and removes all desire to have sex.
Let's make it legal!
i see where you are going with this, but some drugs should be set as illegal since they really do a lot of harm to your body.
it makes no difference, people will get drugs no matter how strongly the law against them is protected. Making them legal merely cuts down on crime, and lets all the idiotic addicts die.
Since when have druggies followed the law? They would be more compliant towards the government and not deal to other users because that's where they're being supplied from.
They tried banning alcohol once, raising crime rates, giving the Mafia an easy way to make money, and generally being useless...
And people are still being jailed for having or dealing a little bit of raw, unprocessed plant (growing conditions do not count as processing). Its a damn plant. A good plant.
My argument here is not that some legal stuff are less safe than Marijuana, and that thus it should be legalized. What I'm saying is that they should also be banned, for today's society's sake.
Why should we ban alchohol, thats just crazy. I like it, I like smoking weed. I know you have the best intentions here but look at the above quote and you will see banning ANYTHING doesnt work. Education and living standards tends to do waaaay more than blanket banning and criminalization ever has or ever will. There are better ways than supression.
Benefits:
- Taxes on people who sell marijuana
- Legal distribution of marijuana would provide money for the free market, not the black market.
- Less marijuana related gang violence
Extreme Benefits:
- Generate so much money from Taxes on distributors of marijuana that we dig ourselves out of the recession
Detriments:
- More children begin to use marijuana
- Gateway drugs to cocaine, much worse than marijuana
*Extreme Detriments:
- The next generation becomes dumber
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As you see, there are more benefits than detriments to legalization of marijuana, but we can always turn back if it isn't the right decision. Remember Prohibition?
*Very unlikely
- Gateway drugs to cocaine, much worse than marijuana
If marijuana is a gateway drug, then so is alcohol.
However, marijuana isn't a gateway drug, because everyone who smokes marijuana doesn't have the sudden urge to do hard drugs. Those who are pushed into harder drugs are pushed by friends and their dealers.
Just want to point that out.
From what I understand, people who do marijuana soon get tired of the same old high and they look for different types of marijuana that make them feel different. Eventually, along the path to find different highs, they stumble upon cocaine.
Yes, alcohol is a gateway drug because most users get hooked on drugs when they were under the influence of alcohol. What is your point?
Marriage is the gateway to alcohol.
The hypothesis that marijuana is a gateway drug is more a self-fulfilling prophecy than a fact.
Yes, alcohol is a gateway drug because most users get hooked on drugs when they were under the influence of alcohol.
Most people who do drugs might drink alcohol first, but most alcoholics don't do drugs.
I never said alcoholics do drugs, I said PEOPLE drank alcohol before the did drugs their first time.
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