Yes, I am for the legalization of Marijuana. Now, a lot of you will ask why. Well, for starters, I am completely against the idea of a hundred thousand plus people in prison over a plant that any moron can grow in his back yard. I am real tired of paying their bills, and supporting a system that precipitates this kind of non-sense. I am for legalizing Marijuana, because it does have (proven, regardless of what he FDA says) incredible medicinal qualities. I am also for the legalization on a more pragmatic front. Legalize marijuana, and you starve a major artery of illicit activity, all based on (and supported by) illicit Marijuana profits (remember the hundred thousand in prison?). I am also in support of legalization, simply because I am tired of seeing the smoke and mirrors show, that is the drug war. Its a plant. It cannot kill you, nor can you die from it. Can the same thing be honestly said for "any other drug" you can think of? The list of killers would include alcohol, prescription drugs (abused more than any other type of drug, by the way), Heroin, cocaine, Meth etc etc. Wake up folks, and realize that its a plant. You can cook with and season food with it. One of its native cousins makes some of the best rope and clothing (Hemp) on earth. Marijuana relieves the sufferi...
Yes, I am for the legalization of Marijuana. Now, a lot of you will ask why. Well, for starters, I am completely against the idea of a hundred thousand plus people in prison over a plant that any moron can grow in his back yard. I am real tired of paying their bills, and supporting a system that precipitates this kind of non-sense. I am for legalizing Marijuana, because it does have (proven, regardless of what he FDA says) incredible medicinal qualities. I am also for the legalization on a more pragmatic front. Legalize marijuana, and you starve a major artery of illicit activity, all based on (and supported by) illicit Marijuana profits (remember the hundred thousand in prison?). I am also in support of legalization, simply because I am tired of seeing the smoke and mirrors show, that is the drug war. Its a plant. It cannot kill you, nor can you die from it. Can the same thing be honestly said for "any other drug" you can think of? The list of killers would include alcohol, prescription drugs (abused more than any other type of drug, by the way), Heroin, cocaine, Meth etc etc. Wake up folks, and realize that its a plant. You can cook with and season food with it. One of its native cousins makes some of the best rope and clothing (Hemp) on earth. Marijuana relieves the suffering of millions. Calms the urge to barf your guts out when treated with Chemo drugs. Marijuana has been found to have more medicinal uses than I care to type. Oh, did I mention that it grows wild in nearly every climate on Earth? One more time, for those in the cheap seats... Its a plant folks...Just a thought....
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Use the tax dollars to set up rehab facilities. This would also lower the expences of the Prison systems and Put away ACTUAL Criminals. It would be a win-win for the Taxpayers.
Before you say that I`m completely NUTS. Think about how the "War on Drugs" has really WORKED. The same way Prohibition worked.....It DIDN`T.
It makes sense from monetary, budgetary, and common sense standpoints.
People also smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol that are completely acceptable, but should they be? If it's harmful and already illegal, then why change the system? People who take marijuana will still take it, and people who don't won't. Personally, I've seen far too many people throw their lives away to marijuana; waste all their money, break their social ties, ruin their emotional state and destroy their mental health to be able to accept sane-minded people would want to legalize this and say to everyone; hey, it's totally fine if you take this.
First off change is good. Secondly it's not harmful. I've seen many people quit cold turkey and have no issues at all - my best friend is the CEO of a company, there's one example out of thousands.
Emotional opinion is fine and dandy, but you should probably actually research a topic before you comment on them. Just saying...
Now I'll say it again; why change the system. It's bad for you and has been classified in the best possible manner; as an illegal substance.
Well, that creates a contradiction because I've seen many people who have taken up marijuana and destroyed their lives; it is scientifically proven to decrease mental capability and increase chances of serious mental diseases, such as schizophrenia. Here's another link as you obviously did not look at the first one:
http://alcoholism.about.com/o...
Says the one who provides no logical argument in relation to the topic at hand, nor comments on the link clearly giving reasons as to why it shouldn't be legalized. Please, hon, take your own advice. You've obviously quite emotional about the subject as you've purposely picked out my response (as I happen to be against). If you weren't, like myself, you wouldn't have bothered. (The...
Now I'll say it again; why change the system. It's bad for you and has been classified in the best possible manner; as an illegal substance.
Well, that creates a contradiction because I've seen many people who have taken up marijuana and destroyed their lives; it is scientifically proven to decrease mental capability and increase chances of serious mental diseases, such as schizophrenia. Here's another link as you obviously did not look at the first one:
http://alcoholism.about.com/o...
Says the one who provides no logical argument in relation to the topic at hand, nor comments on the link clearly giving reasons as to why it shouldn't be legalized. Please, hon, take your own advice. You've obviously quite emotional about the subject as you've purposely picked out my response (as I happen to be against). If you weren't, like myself, you wouldn't have bothered. (The punctuation after "system" suggest a highly emotional reaction to my statement, so don't call the kettle black if you happen to be a pot (I really hope you understand the pun there)).
PS - I suggest you do a little bit of research for the next time you post a reply to give some credibility to what you say. Saying it's not harmful yet proving no scientific or medical study to confirm your diagnosis only points to the following options; a. you're just ignorant and have no idea of what you're saying or b. you're a user (which wouldn't surprise me).
I linked you to NORML which has numerous medical journal listing, numerous doctors research, judicial research, and tons of credibility. See if you want something legalized you don't make a fan boy site about it, you go at it with facts. You have obviously failed to research the topic still, I gave you a link and you apparently did not even read it, or click through.
Also, I don't use drugs. I've been a volunteer EMT for 7 years now, I serve our nation in the US Air Force, so your ignorant assumption falls on it's face. Do you really want to go this route? No you don't. Because when you resort to insults it has clearly shown you have lost the debate.
I provided an argument, I provided proof, and you refused to adjust even slightly to look at another side. I have no incentive to debate someone so rigid in belief or closed minded. I'm sorry you feel this way. Have a good one.
No, you haven't sent me any links. I think you're a little confused about who your arguing with. Next time you pick an argument, pick one you understand the topic a little more, and actually do a little bit of research instead of remaining stubborn in your beliefs. If you're not open to new ideas, then don't bother commenting in the first place. I'll give you more advice; actually read through your previous responses before you comment.
I fail to see the purpose in bringing your personal life into this argument. Unless you were a person strictly dedicated to the effects of marijuana on the human body and mind, then it's irrelevant. Stop getting emotional.
Feel free to be insulted about my lack of interest in your personal life.
In other words, 'losing' the debate would mean by response has contradicted study or there is obvious fault within my argument, which there isn't because I actually know what I'm talking about. I'm not stalling with useless knowledge a...
No, you haven't sent me any links. I think you're a little confused about who your arguing with. Next time you pick an argument, pick one you understand the topic a little more, and actually do a little bit of research instead of remaining stubborn in your beliefs. If you're not open to new ideas, then don't bother commenting in the first place. I'll give you more advice; actually read through your previous responses before you comment.
I fail to see the purpose in bringing your personal life into this argument. Unless you were a person strictly dedicated to the effects of marijuana on the human body and mind, then it's irrelevant. Stop getting emotional.
Feel free to be insulted about my lack of interest in your personal life.
In other words, 'losing' the debate would mean by response has contradicted study or there is obvious fault within my argument, which there isn't because I actually know what I'm talking about. I'm not stalling with useless knowledge about my personal life, but actually replying to the comments you make, and base my argument around credible sources.
Feel free not to reply, because I've read up to know nothing you say can possibly reverse the outcome of this argument (do feel free to try). If I were you, I would cease commenting on other people's responses when I know nothing about the subject.
Over here I've worked in a jail for years and I'd say nearly every inmate (no exaggeration) is a regular pot-smoker. If they can smoke pot and drink alcohol at the same time its great.
Our highway patrol guys used to have close to zero arrests for weed-driving. Because there is well established procedure and machines for alcohol. There wasn't for marijuana. So they got them on the alcohol. Now they have better weed-detecting ability and guess what rate has gone way up? Driving-while-high.
Most of the pot-smokers I've known certainly can be mellow on weed. Many on alcohol are also really mellow, happy, silly, harmless too. But I can tell you this - its amazing how aggravated, moody, actually sometimes nearly violent in temper chronic weed smokers are when they DO NOT have weed.
Keep in mind - heroin addicts rarely commit any kind of crime when they are actual...
Over here I've worked in a jail for years and I'd say nearly every inmate (no exaggeration) is a regular pot-smoker. If they can smoke pot and drink alcohol at the same time its great.
Our highway patrol guys used to have close to zero arrests for weed-driving. Because there is well established procedure and machines for alcohol. There wasn't for marijuana. So they got them on the alcohol. Now they have better weed-detecting ability and guess what rate has gone way up? Driving-while-high.
Most of the pot-smokers I've known certainly can be mellow on weed. Many on alcohol are also really mellow, happy, silly, harmless too. But I can tell you this - its amazing how aggravated, moody, actually sometimes nearly violent in temper chronic weed smokers are when they DO NOT have weed.
Keep in mind - heroin addicts rarely commit any kind of crime when they are actually zoned out on heroin. They lay in catatonic states (like they are dead almost) drifting into space. They might then kill a grandmother for $60 when they 'become sick' (do NOT have heroin).
Tonight the local bar down here will be a gong-show fist-fighting police hot-spot. We know this crowd all too well. (heck we are even friends with a few regulars) and almost all of them smoke weed. But you will say its the alcohol that will bring the rowdy obnoxious behavior right?
No, I dont' agree with you that weed smokers eat leftovers as the worst thing. I think many become extremely agitated and unsocial and even easily angered when the high wears off.
Plenty commit crimes high on weed. See it all the time in the jail.
The argument can be made it helps them commit crimes. By keeping their nerves in check, relaxing them,
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by getting them paranoid, confused and losing their cognitive thinking abilities, judgment, reaction, consequences etc.
Quite often we see crimes committed to GET marijuana. They want to get high bad enough to violently assault and steal weed from someone else at the park or party. A number of break-and-enters to steal marijuana from homes. Plenty of fights and assaults over weed-buyers believing they did not get marijuana or not enough.
Twenty drugs were scored on 16 criteria -- using a 100-point scale -- and the criteria were weighted to indicate their relative importance, the researchers said. Their study revealed alcohol was the most harmful drug overall with a score of 72, followed by heroin at 55 and crack cocaine at 54." (See above)
I have been around my share of potheads and I have never known any of them to become violent or out-of-control. Alcohol, on the other hand, is quite the opposite and is considered one of the most harmful of all drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine.
We were talking about weed and people getting really high and how they may be reacting to and dealing with that.
You don't seem to disagree with much of what I said here?
The loss of any life .. is horrific .. emotionally draining .. something one will never forget ..
For the memory of that loved one .. MURDERED deliberately by someone 'under the influence' (of any substance .. doesn't matter which one) .. is something that will be there always .. they were MURDERED when the one 'under the influence' .. chose to do what they did .. and feed their 'high' .. without the care for another ..
I, for one .. do not want anyone around me that is 'high' .. under the influence .. or endangering my life or the life of anyone else. I also do not want to have to deal with .. (as an employer, fellow employee, supervisor .. or classmate) of someone 'under the influence' disrupting everyone else around them .. and having to deal with these disruptions from someone UNPRODUCTIVE overall .. who is not just a drain on the area .. but our personal lives by having to deal with the problems .. they cause and inflict on others (all for the selfish pursuit of the next high) ..