2006-09-20 05:47:02 · 28 answers · asked by native 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
i love mary jane 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?
2006-09-20 09:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well as far as I have researched it is not addictive, I used to smoke it but dont have time for it anymore. I firmly believe its alot safer than alcohol and again, has nowhere near the addictive properties of say, cigarettes. I dont agree with any reason for banning it considering the effects that the aforementioned alcohol & cigs have on society. Especially considering cigarettes cause varying cancers & its legal to smoke cigs indoors on the east coast. I think one of the reasons that its still illegal & will continue to be so is because for 1, its not as simple as just growing it with seeds & water, it akes a chemical called THC to effect the potency, 2 the most fertile place to grow it is in South America where numerous drug cartels are based and they would stand to make the most profit and 3, if it was legalized then the number one drug to fight against would be cocaine and there are too many influential people who do that drug. You ever notice how in the news they always announce the multi-million dollar marijuana busts but they dont do the same for cocaine? In south Florida & San Diego they might say something but no where else and people who have been around the Political and Entertainment industries (i'm talking behind the scenes, off camera @ these private parties) knows for a fact that cocaine is easliy the more popular drug for those that can afford it.
Just some eye witness information mixed with personal opinions.
2006-09-20 06:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by rolla_jay510 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love pot. It should be legalized! there's nothing wrong with it. Ether you chose to do it or you don't. Drinking is WAY worse!
I dont conciter it to be addicting. I used to be an everyday pot smoker for about 8 years. Im pregant and chose to quit! Now If I could quit Ciggs that easy, I would be golden
2006-09-20 05:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by BOOTS! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it is indeed addictive, unlike the belief of one of the other respondants. Be that as it may I think marijuana should be legalized for those over the age of eitghteen. I do not indulge in smoking of any sort, but I have tried pot when I was in my teen years. I do not believe it leads to using harder drugs and also believe it less harmful than drinking alcohol. I also firmly believe in its medical properties of elieviating pain and glocoma, and is a viable alternative to narcotic pain killers, and aids in nausia and vomiting in sickness, especially durring treatment of cancer. I believe adults are capable of making adult choices and if they wish to engage in pot smoking in the privacy of their own homes I see no harm in this. However I do object to this if children are in the home as it shows children of pot smoking parents are more likely to smoke long term than their peers with parents who do not do so. Studies have born this out along with the fact children of tabbacco smoker's are more likely to smoke as well. I also believe legalization will lead to less crime and more tax dollars for our society. A lot of good can come of legalizing marijana.
2006-09-20 05:55:02 · answer #4 · answered by Serenity 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Save the money on drug trafficking marijuana, the costs of incarcerating prisoners for use, possession, and sales. Legalize it. Apply same restrictions as drinking. No driving, 21 and up, vendors must have license and pay taxes.
P.S. I am not a pot-smoker but I believe it's senseless to ban it.
2006-09-20 05:52:45 · answer #5 · answered by Suz E. Home BAKER 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I also believe that it should be leagalized. I think that alcohal does more harm and that the feds and other agencies should be focusing their time and attention to getting the crack houses and cocain supplies out of our country. Smoking pot should only be done in moderation though.
2006-09-20 05:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by lpogue2005 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
compared to alcohol it is a much safer and not as addicting , but if it were legalized the government would lose a ton of money , sure they would tax it but it is so easy to grow nobody would buy it . pot is a weed , just throw some seeds in dirt and add water and it will grow very easy
2006-09-20 05:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it IS addictive, because I have an adult friend in her 50's who smokes it every single day. I agree with the others who say it should be legal. It's fairly harmless as highs go, and less dangerous to others, should the user decide to drive after using. I haven't had any in a long, long time, but the times I did, it made me giggle, and it made me hungry. Big deal.
2006-09-20 05:58:01 · answer #8 · answered by barbiehow 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
All men stand on some bad habbits.
It does not matter whether it is pot or pill
You stand out of the borders.
There will be no troubles.
2006-09-20 05:53:19 · answer #9 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
specific! it extremely is called a "touch-intense." Ever watch kinfolk guy? there's a clip of brian smoking pot then stewie strolling in and sitting in a chair. Stewie breaths in then abruptly appears like crap alongside with brian. He then says, "Oh rattling, touch-intense!"
2016-10-17 08:18:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋