Legalization of Marijuana

Pritcher · 12-13-2007, 05:18 AM

Legalize it and tax the hell out of it. Rather than the state spending a fortune processing and incarcerating people for what I consider a pretty petty crime, they could gain a massive increase in funds and create tons of jobs for people in the process.

People are going to get it either way, it isn't hard to find, so they may as well do it right and put some controls on it. If it was legal it would be subject to quality testing and people would at least not get something laced with anything more dangerous as can happen when you buy it illegally. And of course there would have to be a legal age limit imposed.

I don't smoke myself, but I used to. I still have many friends that do smoke though, and most of them are just good, honest, hard-working people that use it as a means to relax at the end of the day. Some people I know have been regular smokers for 30+ years and have led perfectly normal, responsible lives.

People have no problems getting off work and having a couple drinks, but from my experiences and observations alcohol is a far more destructive substance, yet that remains perfectly legal.

**Hessah** · 12-13-2007, 05:25 AM

Personally i think they should ban smoking too.. my boss is a heavy smoke for a few decades and u should really see how unhealthy he feels now... u wont see or feel anything at 30, 40 yrs old.. but u'll start to feel it at about 50 and it'll hit u hard at 60...

anyway... but i like that Tax idea! may as well give it back to the community rather than hving those drug dealers get the profit....

IF they have to make it legal....

Pritcher · 12-13-2007, 05:46 AM

Actually I think there was a very noticeable affect of smoking (cigarettes) on me even at 24. I started smoking at 15 and by 24 I was up to 2+ packs a day. I quit about two years ago and I definitely feel the difference. I still don't think it should be banned though. Neither should drinking.

People should have the right to hurt themselves as much as they want. If they want to be healthier, then quit, but I think it should be their choice to make. And again, if anything is wanted people will get it, illegal or not, so it may as well be controlled... and taxed. A lot of good could come from the taxes. Like children's health care -_-

I remember being pissed recently about Bush's veto on that bill to raise taxes on tobacco to increase funding for children's health care... but I guess that's really going off topic a bit.

Tadiakichi · 12-13-2007, 05:53 AM

It's a system that will be exploited, but all systems are taken advantage of sooner or later.

**Blaaaaaaaah** · 12-13-2007, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by Pritcher

People should have the right to hurt themselves as much as they want. If they want to be healthier, then quit, but I think it should be their choice to make. And again, if anything is wanted people will get it, illegal or not, so it may as well be controlled... and taxed. A lot of good could come from the taxes. Like children's health care -_-

The thing about smoking is that not only do they hurt themselves, they hurt the people around them too. =/ Passive smoking ftl.

Pritcher · 12-13-2007, 06:49 AM

Yeah, I do think banning it from indoor public places is fair, since that does hurt others.

**Yosei** · 12-13-2007, 07:35 AM

I'm not for marijuana, but maybe it should be legalized with laws like alcohol. Like O-mie said, maybe it'd bring down crime.

**Hyper** · 12-13-2007, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Pritcher

Legalize it and tax the hell out of it.

Damn you, I was gonna say that! D:

kosherkid · 12-13-2007, 09:56 PM

The one reason I hate marijuana is its vast effects on your brain. And yes it has many long term long effects... memory, sensation, learning, etc.

I mean yes there are a lot of ways you can legalize it, but I just dont see one reason you NEED to legalize it.

Xylem · 12-18-2007, 11:46 PM

*Looks at most of the people on Judge Judy*

Anyways, my friend's neighbour grows the stuff in his backyard. She never reported him, because her dad said "Who's going to pull you out of your house when it's on fire?". I doubt they'll have the alertness to do that while they're doing their business though.

I have no idea, nor experience, but those TV adds makes me anti-drug lol. Plus, I heard that marijuana in medicine only uses the seeds. There was this tv add once where u see this person scratching their wrist because they needed drugs. -scary-.