2006-06-14 13:53:39 · 14 answers · asked by david r 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
yes, right after they legalize gay marriage and turn Guantanamo Bay back over to Cuba.
Marijuana is not a gateway drug no matter how the government claims it is, it doesn't cause cancer, has hundreds of medicinal benefits and isn't addictive in the way that nicotine and alcohol is.
Hemp has a million uses and can be grown anywhere for a lot cheaper than cotton and is a renewable resource.
2006-06-14 13:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Eventually, maybe. One of the obstacles that legalizing marijuana has to overcome is special interest groups in the form of drug companies. Multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical corporations are not interested in a naturally occuring solution to some of the problems their designer drugs are used for. As long as these billion-dollar corporations are giving money to politicians, politicians won't take the necessary steps to actually legalize marijuana - no matter what the facts say.
2006-06-14 14:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by rickstatham 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gateway drug or not, marijuana does have serious psychological side effects for a small percentage of the population.
"Why let them spoil it for the rest of us?"
Well no one can tell who will react to pot this way. But if it were legalised, you could bet your last dollar that a few people would have these side effects, and it would be political suicide for the government of the day.
Plus it's actually worse for your health than smoking cigarettes. (More tar and no filter)
2006-06-14 15:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by spfxi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liberals would legalize Marijuana but Conservatives will not.
2006-06-14 13:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should !!!
Send $10 to NORML the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
They tried to get pot legalized in Nevada last year. almost did it.!!!
tom
2006-06-14 13:58:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its use violates the Puritan work ethic and would give a degree of real freedom in a country that only likes to practice half of what it preaches. There is also the side effect of opening closed minds that the 'educational system' works so hard to brainwash.
2006-06-14 13:59:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah im sure one day they may, after following mexico and canadas example... the only thing science has to say about marijuana is that it DOESNT cause cancer like tobacco. im glad though i live in cali where it is decriminalized.
2006-06-14 13:58:05 · answer #7 · answered by UCSC Slugmaster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the Liberals and Democrats are allowed to take over.
2006-06-14 13:55:31 · answer #8 · answered by Michael F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, now that science says it leads to other addictions, they will never legalize it.
2006-06-14 13:56:38 · answer #9 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way cuz then tons of kids will get high before school and fail on all of their tests...
2006-06-14 14:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by Bombenhagel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋