I know a lot of people who smoke pot and it doesnt seem to cause the misery alcohol does. Pot smokers are not more likely to beat their wifes like a drunk, they dont wreck their cars and get all crazy like the alcoholics do.
I think it is crazy to legalize alcohol and say well, nope you cant smoke pot... and I am not a pot smoker.
What do you think?
2007-03-04 03:37:25 · 11 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
absolutely! alcohol has caused more problems than weed ever will, no to mention, it's not as bad for you.
2007-03-04 04:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There was a time when alcohol was illegal and people went around in back alleys to get the stuff. Now alcohol is big among the big companies. So if marijuana would become legal, there would be no need for anyone sell the product on the streets. It would be just another product on the shelves like cigarettes and alcohol. Think about it, all of it has its negative affects. Might as well make marijuana illegal. There would also be fewer people in prison for selling the stuff.
What if cigarettes and alcohol were suddenly illegal, because of what harm they do to people and their families. The prisons would definitely increase with number of dealers who would sell cigarettes and alcohol in back alleys, not to mention middle class citizens who would purchase these items.
2007-03-04 16:12:32 · answer #2 · answered by Knowledge 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it should be legal. It was made illegal at the behest of Dupont who wanted to eliminate competition for their nylon rope. In addition, it was a convenient way to suppress mexican american unionizing farm workers and harass blacks.
In terms of social harm, of course, there is no contest between marijuana and alcohol or cigarettes. Both the latter cause far more destruction, death, broken homes.
Marijuana is a threat to both the legal recreational and legal therapeutic drugs. Those who make money off the legal drugs work extremely hard to keep MJ illegal.
Incidentally, in Jamaica, the rastafarian marijuana smokers are the healthiest, wealthiest, and high achieving group.
2007-03-04 11:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes! I think it should be legalized. I am not a smoker either, but it would bring in extra tax money,more jobs , prisons and jails would have the room for dangerous members of society. I know many smokers who are very successful in life, so I don't think it makes everyone lazy like your first answerer has stated.
2007-03-04 11:45:38 · answer #4 · answered by Urchin 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no, It should remain illegal. All we needs to do is stopping sending people to jail. It should be a fine, but no jail.
If we make it legal, we will be like 3rd world countries like Columbia, where they can't get the farmers to grow food because there is more money to be made growing drugs.
2007-03-04 12:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
..I am a pot smoker,i am still not sure if it should be legal!! It can lead to other crimes,exchange for other drugs weapons etc....however if it is legalized it should be monitored, you do not want to see kids/teenagers turn into pot heads!!!But I do believe it should be used for medical treatment!!!!!!
2007-03-04 11:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by Corey 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it really is quite destructive .... also it attracts unsavoury types...
It was in Nepal, I believe, where they legalised it at one point and then had to make it illegal again because all the unkempt vagabond dope addicts swarmed into their area and started ruining it for the residents ....
2007-03-04 11:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't care what some stupid drug abusing people want! Marijuana can permanently cause harm for you a lot worse than alcohol. That stuff makes you stupid and slow. Look at Snoop Dogg.
I don't care about my thumbs down, I am speaking of something that is evil!
2007-03-04 11:45:06 · answer #8 · answered by InfraRed 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No it messes with your brain
2007-03-04 12:12:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea!!!!! Whooo i would be smokin it up all night homie. ya kno!!
2007-03-04 12:03:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋