why is marijuanan illegal if it kills less people than cigarettes and alcohol combined?

Question

I know a lot of people think marijuana kills and is a horrible drug but some of these people are probably smoking a cigarette as they are saying that. Don't tell me it kills my brain cells, so does alcohol, so does cigarettes, so does sitting in rush hour traffic inhaling all of those exhaust fumes. What is your opinion of why it is illegal?

Wow, again with the stereotyping. I am an avid pot smoker and I am working 2 jobs to pay my way through college. Explain to me how it kills you. KATY i have been smoking for a while and not had ONE of those things you mentioned lmao!

Answer 1

I agree. Marijuana is less harmful than cigarettes. If corporations could market and sell it legally, they would love it. If tobacco came on the market today as a new product it would be listed as an illegal drug by the FDA.

Answer 2

That's like asking, "what makes the world go round." First of all, yes, Marijuana kills a hell of a lot less people than cigarettes or alchohol and...it kills just as many, or less, brain cells than alcohol or cigarettes.

So then why is marijuana still illegal you ask? Because Corporate America can make a lot more money off of Ciggies and Alchies than they can off of marijuana.

Corporations make more $$ from Alcohol and Cigarettes because:

#1 The best weed is not made in the USA. People would probably being to import weed from other countries.
#2 Cigarettes are very very addictive...weed is not that addictive. So you have many, many, many repeat offenders. Alchohol is also very addictive.

There are many other reasons why Americans corporations don't bother trying to sell weed, but basically, it won't make them any money. If weed won't make anyone any money, then they won't bother trying to get laws passed to make it legal.



***By the way, not everything is a freakin' conspiracy!

Answer 3

I don't know why it is illegal, I have not smoked it in a long time, well over 20 years, but I did for quite some time, regularly.

It did not hurt me in any way, I did not use other drugs, I did not get hangovers, I never had any problems.

I also used to work in an emergency room, we never had someone high on pot who came in because of a fight, I never saw someone high on pot who was nasty or mean. I can not say that about alcohol.

I think the government should regulate it and tax it. It would sure help the deficit. Definitely should be approved for medical use.

I was told by my neurologist that it would help the pain that I have. I have not tried it, but I know one of the drugs I was on, had me so screwed up that I would get lost going home and I could not remember people's names or anything. Being on that drug, I lost 3 years of my life, I just don't remember it. Again, I never had an experience like that when I smoked pot.

Answer 4

Well; cigarettes and alcohol combined kill more people that heroin and crack combined, but that's not a very good argument for shooting smack or smoking crack. The only reason tobacco and alcohol are legal is the historical precedent, if they were discovered today there is no way they would be tolerated. That being said, I accept that the decriminalization of cannabis is a good idea. No one has been prosecuted for less than 3 grams in my jurisdiction for years, so it's just not an issue where I live.

Answer 5

The government cannot stop people from growing it in the backyard or in pots ;) and there is already a sophisticated system for obtaining and distribution by unofficial channels in place so there would be difficulty collecting all the tax money that would most naturally be placed upon it the minute it ever did become legal. But until the gov't figures out a way to control and tax every bit of it,none of it is gonna be legal.

Answer 6

A program on the history channel called The History of Drugs(or something like it) put forth the theory that it only became illegal under the controlled substance act as a way of discriminating against mexican immigrants. This was in the 20s or 30s I believe.

Answer 7

What a bunch of crazy answers!

Now, son, dontcha start trying to use logic when it comes to the law.

My favorite reason that weed is illegal is a conspiracy theory. Big Oil Companies saw Hemp as a threat! Back in the 20's, I reckon they saw the oils from hemp as a threat to their way of life and decided to crash on it as a 'high'.
At the time, hemp was used for hundreds of things -- making clothes, making oil and .. uh .. gettting high.

I'm so happy of the trend in medicinal marijuana.

It's legal to smoke

Everyone I know is going getting a prescription for some awesome highs. I keep asking if their insurance is paying for it but they say, "uh...I forget".

I mean, what cop is going to bust an AIDS victim? The police are simply refusing to deal with it and I say ... right on!

Answer 8

I'm not entirely positive on why it is illegal, but I would guess the reason it kills less people is because less people have access to it, and less people smoke marijuana than cigarettes and drinking alcohol.

Answer 9

because they haven't figured out how to grow it without it being stolen, how to package it ,and market it to the masses and how to sell it at a profit. alcohol was once illegal and it kills more people than marijuana or cigarettes. big money in alcohol.personally, I think marijuana makes you stupid and lazy.even after your not high. it affects you forever,and kills your brain cells. that's probably the real reason it's illegal . I just thought the other smart *** reason would entertain you all

Answer 10

I'm thinking if they legalized it than ppl would report in more that they do use it thus it would change statistics to the correct consequences of marijauana use. Either positive or negative.

All I know is all the marijuana users in my school are C students. And a family friend who uses marijuana admits her motor ability skills aren't as good as they once were because of it and she's only 29!!