This may have been asked already...But do you think marijuana should be legalized?

Question

Please give a short but good answer.

And you dont need to be rude about it.

Answer 1

Well, I think that it would solve some of our "drug" problems on the streets. i would personally rather see a person high on pot than drunk off of alcohol. personally I don't do either one , I am a recovering addict, and if it was legal I still would not, but for the sake of drug wars , and its affects on people when they smoke it, I would rather see that than cigarette and alcohol sold in stores.

Answer 2

Yes I do think it should be legal as long as it is highly regulated and taxed. Imported marijuana should remain illegal, means home grown only.

Marijuana that comes from over the border often has been laced with other chemicals, or people have been abused ( low grade slave labor ) into packaging the product for shipment.

By having it regulated we could reduce the money that goes to organized crime.

Answer 3

Ido not think that it will ever be legal in the USA,if a
anything the politics are moving in the oposite direction and a fascist attitude against minority groups is growing

ATITUDES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
mild in Canada.used to be legal in Alaska.in Autralia you can have a few plants in the garden,In South Africa an ounce in your pocket is accepted .In Holland it is sold openly in koffie Bars and the police will direct tourist to safe places to buy.}in England a few years ago it was decrimenalised.
In Marroco it is the culture and all the old men smoke it in the caffees..as in many Arab countries
In Asia in some countries it is a very old part of their culture.
etc. etc.

MEDICINAL
in many countries marijuana is used in rubbung alcohol mostly by old people to relieve body pains especially the limbs.
it is also used for Asthma and nervous disorders
AMERICA
the USA the attitude is dogmatic for other reasons than the narcotic effects of the drug.
before 1920 marijuana was extensively grown by the USA and Mexico for the production of fibre.which made a durable material,cheap and it does not scorch,that was used for all the jeans,ropes,sails for the sailing ships and millions of jute bags that were used by millions of farmers,representing a multimillion dollars business.

after 1920 with the coming of synthetic materials,which were products of the petrolium business ,which were owned by the families or associates of most of the presidents,

this competitive comodity could not be allowed to continue to exist,
and the war on Mariujana was on.

the drug factor although it has been proven beyond doubt by countless tests that it was a relative harmless substance compared to sigarettes,alcohol and others,was blatently ignored and relentlessly the war continued to this day.
although it does worry the church, since people tended to stay up all night and question religious and philosohical beliefs.some times coming to uncomplementary conclusions of what was socially accepted.

alcohol puts people to sleep and they dont question the given standards.


MARIJUANA FIBRE
today Mariujana fibre is making a come back in Europe and Africa and produce designer pantalons and shirts for very high prices because the quality is superior than linnen.

these fibre plants do not produce drugs to speak of and are worthless for the drug market .it is the fibre that is the value.

and organically speaking it is an exelent plant to recuporate tired soils ,after cattle and corn field have practically destroyed the land,because the plant is deep rooted grows on most altitudes,and breaks open or loosens compacted soils as well as secreting nitrogen.

.the stalks can also be converted in to building material such as blocks

Answer 4

Yes,I think it should be legalized because it's only a soft drug
and actually less harmful to people than alcohol. It's illegal status
has given people criminal records for the crime of-gasp-SMOKING it! In some extreme cases people have had their lives
turned around by that. I doubt it will be legalized,but it should be and it's stupid that it's not.

Answer 5

Yes, it should be. It was made illegal for all the wrong reasons. It can be used in the textile industries and for fuel as well.

Smoking marijuana doesn't make people stupid, it just more clearly points out the ones who already were.

Answer 6

Marijuana should remain illegal because, unlike alcohol, it is a drug that even when used in moderation alters mental capacity.

Answer 7

I think it should. I mean its a plant. And has shown to be quite useful in other ways besides getting high.

Answer 8

The ONLY reason it is illegal is to keep the profits up for "the big Guys".

Answer 9

No. Smoking causes cancer ; and there are already too many drugs being used as it is.

Answer 10

YES BECAUSE IF YOU COULD GO IN A STORE AND BUY IT EVERYBODY WILL EVENTUALLY GET TIRED OF IT AND THE PHASE WILL JUST PASS