Whats wrong with marijuana? Besides the obvious its illegal?

Question

Has any anti-marijuana individual ever looked at any information or scientific studies done. If you cant believe the scientist heres one better look at your own goverments studies.The ones available through The Freedom Of Information act.Number 1 cash crop! Every 40 sec. someone arrested for marijuana.Every day approximately 2,100 missing-children reports are filed each day.Washington, DC: Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released today. The total is the highest ever recorded by the FBI, and comprised 42.6 percent of all drug arrests in the United States. Is it really worth it? This fight. Dont get me wrong I am a responsible parent I hate hard drugs and alcohol with a passion but what is really wrong with a little pot! Oh and buy the way I dont smoke it I'm just one one of those who fights for it!

Answer 1

I don't know. In the early 70's a commission went before the congressional congress and declared that they could find no reason why marijuana could not be used by the American public. They found no side effects that were harmful. But, The President know as "The Crook" Nixon, put it on the top of the list of Class A Narcotics, and made it a law that marijuana users were to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. No one has gone behind the Crook and changed the law. A person caught with marijuana is treated and prosecuted, and jailed for a longer period of time than a Murderer or a child Molester. Many politicians have admitted to using it and because they were not caught at the time, they were not prosecuted. May we someday find a politician that will recend the law. If only for medical reasons. That person would have my vote.

Answer 2

There probably are some things wrong (harmful) when used to the point of abuse. I quit smoking it about 20 years ago because of legal issues. I believe that at least in part, the stubborn resistance to marijuana is the failure( or blocking) of a test that can differentiate between being currently under the influence and having used it sometime in the past 30 days. I used to use it mainly to alliviate PMS. What relief for me and all I knew. Now that peremenopause is in the picture, I think all who know me or any one like me(which is a lot of folks), would give a King's ransom to get us buzzed. When my Dad was suffering from a non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the spine, the regular prescribed pain relievers took away his personality and his humor. Basically made a lump out of a living man. It would have been nice to have this as an alternative to at least try for him ....but no... can't have this option for an 87 year old terminal man... what example would that be for children.... dope him with oxicodone.. that's OK.

Answer 3

This question depends on what religion you are reffering to. Some religions use drugs (such as marijuana) as a tool for rituals. Mostly, Religions tell us to not do anything that "harms" the body - even though it may be in the religions past. Todays religion has been morphed from yesterdays, so rules change. Im sure this wouldn't be a problem 2000 years ago - after all, didn't Jesus have wine with his disciples at the last supper? Drugs have always played a part in history. And don't let religion control your moral beliefs - let you control them.

Answer 4

I'm a bouncer at a bar and all I gotta say is alcohol causes a lot more trouble and drama than marijuana ever will by like 100 times more touble lol. It might screw the brain up a little but it won't hurt or kill people as much as alcohol, these drunks are nuts I tell ya NUTS!

Answer 5

Besides the number of car accidents it has caused? All of this talk of how safe marijuana is has caused a great many to smoke while driving.

Almost all incidents involving marijuana and hospitals or graves are due the the mind altering part of marijuana. That is what is wrong with it.

Now its drug free cousin, Industrial Hemp, I have no problem with at all. I would like to see that become a major crop in the US.

Answer 6

The biggest problem I've noticed is the effect it has on users' motivation/ self-determination. Marijuana smokers are some of the laziest people I've ever met, not to mention that they're addicted. I am in no way defending the havok wreaked by alcohol and other 'legal' drugs, it's just that I'm not going to say that there's nothing wrong with marijuana, 'cause there definitely is. Sure, moderation is key, but wow is it hard to master.
All of it kind of makes me sad, actually.

Answer 7

The last 3 mayors of Vancouver have pressured to have it decriminalized but the feds never listen. I think it's a great idea. Decriminalize it and start giving people tickets, like speeding tickets, and that will generate a lot of money for city police forces.
Legalization is going too far.

Answer 8

It will not be legalized until someone comes up with a quantitative test for impairment, like a blood alcohol test. At the moment, drug tests cannot tell if you smoked pot ten minutes ago or 2 days ago.

Answer 9

I had a professor in college say to me, "if the government could find a way to tax it, pot would be legal". I truly believe this. Pot is so hard to control, because people can grow it anywhere.

Answer 10

I am also a parent and also a recovering addict and I can speak from my experience that it is, more times than not, the gateway drug to other substances. There are many people that will tell you they didnt move to anything harder but there are plenty of addicts that will say otherwise. In my opinion its enough to get you started down the wrong path. Again this is only my opinion, hope it helps.