Would you rather the kids get high on synthetics? Oxycontin is great in the nose?
OXYCONTIN - LEGAL
Hows about some good ol' speed. They sell this crap to families like it's candy.
RITALIN - LEGAL
How about they get drunk and be too incoherant to know you're talking to them?
ALCOHOL - LEGAL
Spraypaint seems like a cheap alternative, right?
SPRAYPAINT - LEGAL
Either that or they can just buy a bottle of cough syrup?
DXM - LEGAL
Dramamine is an over the counter car sickness medication that knocks off your cerebrum balance causing temporary and possible long term insanity. One of the worse drugs that is an OTC in my opinion. If you never heard of kids getting high off this I would suggest you look it up.
DRAMAMINE - LEGAL
Wonderful death rates because of these drugs.
Fact is the drugs are there and people are going to get high no matter what. Many teenagers will say they move on to alternative methods of getting high if they cannot get alcohol or marijuana.
Legalize it?
2006-12-06 04:29:53 · 9 answers · asked by NONAME 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes because your not winning the War on drugs your spending way to much money on tryin to stop people from smoking pot and way to much of my money to keep people in over crowded jails make it legal and tax it instead of fighting it join it and use it to make money instead of losing money look at cigarettes the only product on the market that if used the directed way will kill you how come this is still legal Money money money
2006-12-06 04:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by Lab Runner 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i believe it should not be legalized. although some people would tell you:. "Prices would go down.The crime factor would be gone. It would take the money out of the hands of criminal and put it in the hands of the government. It's not addictive, you can't overdose unlike alcohol, but the smoke does cause cancer. And that legalizing pot would probably benefit society, because you would be able to tax it. And if marijuana could be found in any regular store, then various gangs wouldn't be fighting over the drug sales either."
but:
i believe if it has the potential to do even half the damage that alcohol can, I say it has no place in our society.
2006-12-06 05:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by jessica_stay 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YES-YES-YES-Without a doubt, cannabis should be re-legalized as it was prior to the lies and hysteria of the 1930'S and Harry J. Anslinger.Prohibitionist-gone-rogue. Racially motivated Lies; DISASTROUS "legal" policies and Laws with NO BASIS IN FACT have driven this America® to house 25 Percent of the WORLDS PRISONERS with nly 5% of its population.. The ENTIRE FREE WORLD wants Cannabis restored to its commoditized status..NOT a drug, NOT a scourge..The ONLY "Gateway" it opens is A life sentence OF Second Class Citizenry.. ..."Cannabis is NOT illegal because it is BAD for you;quite the opposite. Cannabis is BAD for you, BECAUSE it is illegal"..
2016-05-23 01:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and you forgot tobacco! Why criminalize a substance that is less toxic than either tobacco or alcohol?
It's great for pain, appetite and stress. But Big Pharmacy doesn't control it, so it's up to a grass roots movement to make it legal. Besides, our police have better things they should be doing with their time.
2006-12-06 04:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by Truth 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ALL THOSE DRUGS YOU MENTIONED ARE IN FACT LEGAL, BUT SO IS MARIJUANA...IN A MEDICAL SENSE. ALL THOSE DRUGS CAN BE RECEIVED VIA A PRESCRIPTION AND SO IS MARIJUANA. OF COURSE, NOT THE PLANT, BUT THE DRUG IN IT WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS THC. THE FACT IN QUESTION IS HOW YOU ARE IMPLICATING PEOPLE USE THE DRUGS YOU LISTED. TO USE THE DRUGS IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN HOW PRESCRIBED IS ILLEGAL..EVEN IF THEY ARE PRESCRIBE TO YOU. IS ILLEGAL POSSESSION. YOU CAN ALSO BE CHARGED WITH D.U.I. DRUGS IF YOU OPERATE A VEHICLE WHILE TAKING THEM.
I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE FORGET THAT TO USE ANY DRUG, LEGAL OR NOT, WITH THE INTENT TO GET "HIGH" MAKES THE ACT ILLEGAL. SO WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF MARIJUANA (USE OF THE ACTUAL HERB) IS LEGAL OR NOT.
NO I KNOW THAT ALCOHOL IS LEGAL AND PEOPLE USE IT TO GET F... UP. THE TRUTH IS...THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF THC. I THING EVENTUALLY IF ITS FOUND THAT MEDICALLY ITS NO MORE HARMFUL THAN ALCOHOL, IT PROBABLY WILL BE MADE LEGAL OR A GOOD FIGHT TRYING TO MAKE IT LEGAL. IF IS WAS MADE LEGAL, CRIME WOULD DECREASE BECAUSE OF DRUG DEALERS LOSING CUSTOMERS/BUSINESS. I THINK MARIJUANA NEVER NEEDS TO BE MADE LEGAL....WE CANT EVEN KEEP UNDER CONTROL DRUNK DRIVING AND THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, SO LETS NOT PUT ANOTHER DRUG OUT THERE UNTIL WE HAVE SUFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT FOR THE DRUGS THAT ARE ALREADY LEGAL.
2006-12-06 05:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by brianmcduffie2005 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you want to win the war on drugs, pot MUST be legalized. You will instantly destroy the drug cartel and severely hurt people who deal. Also, the government can control and tax pot just like tobacco and alcohol.
Not to mention, alcohol is worse for you than pot. And pot makes you peaceful :-).
I could make an intellectual argument for it, but I'm high now :-).
2006-12-06 04:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by SatanicYoda 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
As crazy as it sounds your right, don't quote me put it has been proven in studies that countries who legalize marijuna have lower rates of dependency and overall drug usage. In Holland, where marijuna is legalized it has one of the lowest drug depedency rates!!!!!!! people always want what they can't have so give it to them and maybe just maybe they'll stop!!!!
2006-12-06 04:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by tiger_9885 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I HAD TO PUT DOWN MY BLUNT TO ANSWER THIS.
LEGAL CANNABIS NOW. OR I'LL GROW IT MYSELF.
2006-12-06 04:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY LEGALIZE!!!!!!
2006-12-06 04:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋