Marijuana...I say legalize it. Alcohol and cigarettes are worse killers...Let the opinions begin.?

Question

All I ask is don't type the statement that it is a "Gateway Drug"
Remember...do your research in comparison of the deaths from alcohol, crack, cocaine, crank, heroin, cigarettes, (the real drugs) to the deaths from marijuana. Pass it around and let's begin.

Answer 1

My husband and I watched the Surgeon General on TV the other day talking about the new reports on second hand smoke from cigarettes. He made the comment that it is a toxic and deadly killer...we both said at the same time, then why is it legal?

I think alcohol can be used in moderation without harm, so lets keep that party going,

I have a cop friend who says marijuana is the biggest waste of his time. He hates having it illegal, said it's a joke. I agree. Besides, didn't they just prove that the smokers of pot have a LESS chance of lung cancer...?

I say, no smoking...unless it's a joint! :)

Answer 2

I say legalize it. It should be treated like alcohol and cigarettes. You would have to be 21to buy it and need an ID. Tax the crap out of it and then use that money for something good(not anti-smoking ads either) People who say that its a gateway drug obviously doesn't know much about it. The native americans used to smoke it in there peace pipes with no negative affects. There is also no violent or real hideous crimes as a result from it. If some rich guy is allowed to drink his gin and tonic then I should be allowed to smoke a bone if I wish without having my door kicked in.

Answer 3

I say if it is going to be around then legalize it. The government could always use the tax money that it would bring into our country. The government can also have more control over it as far as what is to much like in the alcohol's point system. But I do have one problem... There is a woman, in her fifties,who was driving a business vehical and she hit three motor cycles barely missing the forth one then ran over three very promiment men of our comunity killing two of them and badly hurting the other. She was found with marijuana on her and she was tested positive for it in her system. The thing of it is unlike (alcohol which only stays in your system for a very short period of time), this drug can stay in your system for at least 30 days... She said that she didn't see them.. Ok come on here Four Harly Davison motor cycles and she runs over three of them. If people could take mature responsiblity (which that is hard to do due to the effects that any drug has on the body and brain) and know when enough is enough and know when not to do something that could kill or injure another innocent human being then just maybe it would be legal. But human being being human beings are not smart enough to think for themselves when under the influence of any drugs... I really think you already know this....

But as far as this drug goes or any other illegal drug goes I have never done any and have no desire to do any ever. I think life is hard enough to deal with than clouding up the path of life with a drug. This goes for people who are abusing precription drugs also..

Answer 4

From everything I have read Phantomlover, I agree with you as far as legalizing it. You have never read about someone going crazy and killing people high on marijuana. Yes Alcohol and cigarettes are worse and if we could only eliminate one I would say lets outlaw tobacco and cigarettes! They kill people who inhale second hand smoke! That was just released this week that they now have definitive proof of this.
Good question

Answer 5

I say legalize it. For one, I hate the fact that the governmen has control over what we can and can't do. If I want to get high and have a good time without hurting others, then that is my business.

I also believe that if it were legalized there would be more control over it and less temptation to do it. The fact that it is illegal makes it even more tempting to try. If the government had more control over it, they would be able to control pricing and distributing. Of course black market drugs would still be out there, but I think it is better to legalize.

Btw, I don't smoke.

Answer 6

while i DO agree that marijuana can lead to experimenting with other more dangerous drugs, i say, LEGALIZE it... and i worked in a drug rehab! all i have to say, is that marijuana does not cause near the damage that alcohol does. so, either, legalize weed or make alcohol illegal.. at least make it fair!!!

Answer 7

I love the sweet leaf. Should it be legal? I'm not sure because the cost may go up and the THC may go down. Though I would love to be able to smoke a fatty while watching a movie in the theater!!

Answer 8

Uh I forgot the question...marijuana is responsible for MANY deaths, due to car accidents. Yes in fact it is a gateway drug. DO your research. Marijuana is a real drug! They are all bad don't pretend your comparing apples to oranges cuz all of them are lemons...

Answer 9

marijuana is the most commonly uses illegal substance in the United States. it is used by many people, most of which aren't your stereotypical "druggie", with no life agead of them. Many of them hapen to be very successful, good people. Think about it almost if not every person who reads this paper will know (even if they don't realize it) at least one if not several regular users of marijuana. Its often made out to be much more harmful htan it really is, unfortunatly not every one realizes this.

What many people don't realize is marijuana is much less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. Yet it's the one of the three that gets a bad rap and is illegal. Marijuana isn't even physicaly addicting. You certanly don't see meetings for marijuana like you do with alcohol and AA. Unfortunatly due to American culture the less harmful of the three is illegal.

The most common reason why marijuana can be harmful is that people can often come across laced marijuana without realizing it. Marijuana can easily be mixed with other more harmful drugs with out the buyer realizing it, until they have already used it. This is a dangerous thing that causes many people to do more harmful, hard core drugs without realizing it. If it were to be legalized the government could provide guide lines, like it does with alchol to insure that people knew what they were putting into their bodies.

Marijuana actually has many helpful benefits toward diseases / sicknesses. Marijuana can reduce nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by AIDS. It can Reduce interlobular pressure, which alleviates the pain and slowing and sometimes even stopping the progress of glaucoma. Common side effects of chemotherapy are nausea, loss of appetite, and vomiting, all of which marijuana would help. It can limit muscle pain and relieve tremor nad unsteadiness of gait for multiple sclerosis patients. Marijuana can help prevent epileptic seizures in some patients. It can also alleviate chronic, often debilitating pain caused by myriad disorders and injuries. Each one of these applications have been deemed legitimate by at least one United States court, legislature, and/or government agency.

Due to these reasons and many others many people are going to jail/prison on a daily basis due to simply smoking a little pot These aren't dangerous criminals that would kill or rape someone. Many of them are teachers, lawyers and respected members of their communities. But yet we still pay thousands of dollars of tax payers money to lock up non dangerous "criminals" yearly even though most aren't going to stop after they get out of jail. Don't you think the money spent here is a waste? Couldn't it be going to more useful things such as hospitals, disease research, or better schools? These are the things that would benifit the people of this country. Certanily you would rather benefit the people more than throwing a non violent pot head in jail who was only trying to smoke a joint and relax after a long days work in jail. There is up to forty million regular (note thats just the regular not occasional users) drug users in the United states. If we were to throw all of them in jail it would cost $500,000 per million people, plus the cost and space of building many more prisons. Couldm't that money be spent on building hospitals? There's already about 1.5 million people tax payers are paying to keep in jail over drugs. From 1990 to 2003, nearly 5.9 million people had been arrested for smoking marijuana. Thats a greater number than the entire population of Alaska, Delaware, The District of Columbia, Montania, North and South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming combined. This country simply can't afford to put 40 million more in jail.

Marijuana should be legalized. It has many uses such as helping sick patients. People are going to smoke it no matter what the government sais, and with out govenment guidelines this can be dangerous. Not to mention the fact that we have no way we can afford to throw all those people in jail. Its much less harmful than alcohol and tobacco, which are legal, so doesn't it make sense that it would be also?

Answer 10

Weed Is a wonderful thing, It brings people of very different origins together. Its really a shame that when I see people knock bud smokers. Weather you want to believe it or not, for those of us who tend to be inspired by a array of things,would agree with me when I say weed Helps one become more Creative and at times sen sable.