Learn before you judge.

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Whether it is legal or not, some people will still not change their views on it. Alcohol is legal and there are a LOT of people who still do not drink it and think that drinking is bad. Cigarettes are legal and there are a LOT of people who do not smoke, hates smoking, and hates being around people who smoke.

That's perfectly fine. No one is arguing the point that smoking weed should be mandatory. It shouldn't be illegal for those who choose to do so, however.

The truth of the matter is it does influence your behavior, it does mess with your reaction, it does slow your thought process down, it does change you. Even if it is only temporary.

So does alcohol and sex, and neither of those should be illegal either. This is a moot point.

When you are arrested for it while driving, guess what, they call it a D.U.I. Driving while Under the Influence ( or whatever your state deems it, some it is D.W.I, others it may be something different). They do not label it as driving while high on pot. Also, when they wreck the accident is labeled as “due to driving while under the influence”.

And it would still apply. Driving while impaired with either drink or weed would have the same penalties. Weed smoking should be a personal choice that comes with personal consequences. I don't think anyone here has made the argument that weed smokers should be able to drive without penalty.

Tell this girl that pot did not kill her sister.

Mind if I see the medical examiner's report?

It is known that marijuana smoke is much worse for the respiratory system than is cigarette smoke. The only reason you don't hear about a lot of people dying from marijuana is that -- well, for one, a pot-smoker who dies of emphysema goes down as a "smoking-related" death.

Care to site sources? I'd love to see your data about links to respiratory problems and marijuana smoke compared to that of regular smoking which is LEGAL. I don't need the government legislating my morality. If I want to partake of a harmful substance, so be it. Conversely, if I then need treatment due to using the substance, I don't think the government should pay for it, either.

You cannot say that pot does not kill people. It does. Argue this case with me when they start labelling the deaths correctly. Keep your inaccurate statistics, they do not make for a good argument.

Nor do anecdotal accounts or appeals to emotion (like your unsourced quote and Manz's account).

And I am not even going to get into all the drug-related killings that go on everyday on our city streets.

Good, because that is a result of the black market that has arisen to meet the demand. If the prohibition would be lifted, a large amount of that would be reduced.

Edit:

I havn't yet watched the video, but I'm completely against almost all Drugs.
Tobacco, Marijuana, Cocaine, etc.
The only time Marojuana is acceptable is for medical uses i think.
Just a warning to you people, you may see this is being stubborn but I will not change my opinion.

Do you drink coffee? Tea? Anything caffeinated? If you do, you're being hypocritical.