should marijana leglalized for the general public?

Answer 1

No. Drugs are the cause of most violence. Even though it's not proven to be addictive it's a gateway drug to other drugs and is dangerous. It t is also bad for the American economy.

Answer 2

Yes. I say legalize it. I think it should be treated like alcohol. Sold and produced under license. Public use highly regulated. 18 and over only. Driving stoned a criminal act. This would be beneficial to our economy by reducing the amount of black market money in circulation and generating tax revenue. It would reduce associated crime by removing the criminal elements surrounding its distribution and manufacture. Real research into health effects could be much more easily studied if users were not criminalized. I do not believe that significantly more people would be stoned than now. Most people who want to smoke now have no problem getting a supply. Those like myself who do not want to get high, simply don't. This would not change. I have seen the California model in action and observed this. This basic legalization of marijuana in California for production, distribution and consumption has seemingly no effect on the greater society except for those who use marijuana. I had a friend who had a questionable condition for which she was granted a prescription for marijuana. She would go to the "Club" and score. Before the she went to the "club" she went to a friend who sold it. I never saw pot around in fact thinking about it I was never offered pot on the street!!! Perhaps this is because I am a little older, more likely though is that most people get marijuana at a "club" and the street dealers are out of business. I wonder what they are doing now. I do not believe that heroin or cocaine or acid should be legalized, in fact I think that marijuana is the only drug that should be legalized. I believe that any policy that creates a large scale underground economy is a failed policy. I also believe many of those drugs truly are dangerous for the user and society. I don't know the answer, I think we all need to be creative and open minded as we find these answers. I think cigarettes should be legal to smoke, but taxed right to the edge of creating a widespread underground black market. To conclude, I do not believe that there are serious risks for the individual or society from the consumption of marijuana. I think obesity is a much bigger risk. I am taking a psychology class currently and I was surprised to see that my textbook had come to the same conclusion. I do believe though that needless criminalization is dangerous to the individual and society. When we are deciding to curb our liberty we should always set the bar of necessity high.
Julian

Answer 3

Yes, and no.

I'd go with the term "decriminalization" since it implies unregulated use. Legalization would only force the US gov't to tax pot, and drive the price up. Then we'd see mass production of marijuana cigs, and the quality would decrease.

But yes, marijuana should be legalized for the general public. After all, it was only made illegal to us when the gov't needed us to save their supply of hemp during WWII. Alcohol is obviously more harmful and destructive of a drug chemical than marijuana is. And as with any possible addiction and the problems that come with it - it's not the drug that causes the addiction, it's the person using it.

Answer 4

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. The fact that marijuana has been demonized to the extent that it has, considering all the other drugs there are, is insane. Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, and to put that in perspective, so are herion and ecstasy. Meanwhile, cocaine is a Schedule II drug, despite the fact that nobody's ever od'd on pot and the same can't be said for the other three.

Drug laws in the U.S. are just inept.

Answer 5

Not entirely. I believe in marijuana for medical purposes. I had one friend who's grandfather was dying of cancer. The doctor had tried every legal medicine to try to help his grandpa eat. Nothing worked. Finally, out of desperation, my friend found him some marijuana and that helped greatly. And yes, they had tried the marinol pills before that. Those just don't work if you can't keep the pills down long enough for the medicine to get into your system. Marijuana helped my friend's grandfather live a few more precious months.

Answer 6

according to democratic principles YES
but there is no Democracy in the US only christian Democracy
which is another way of saying Fascism.
some thought on Marijuanna

I do not think that it will ever be legal in the USA,if a
anything the politics are moving in the oposite direction and a fascist attitude against minority groups is growing

ATITUDES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
mild in Canada.used to be legal in Alaska.in Autralia you can have a few plants in the garden,In South Africa an ounce in your pocket is accepted .In Holland it is sold openly in koffie Bars and the police will direct tourist to safe places to buy.}in England a few years ago it was decrimenalised.
In Marroco it is the culture and all the old men smoke it in the caffees..as in many Arab countries
In Asia in some countries it is a very old part of their culture.
etc. etc.

MEDICINAL
in many countries marijuana is used in rubbung alcohol mostly by old people to relieve body pains especially the limbs.
it is also used for Asthma and nervous disorders
AMERICA
the USA the attitude is dogmatic for other reasons than the narcotic effects of the drug.
before 1920 marijuana was extensively grown by the USA and Mexico for the production of fibre.which made a durable material,cheap and it does not scorch,that was used for all the jeans,ropes,sails for the sailing ships and millions of jute bags that were used by millions of farmers,representing a multimillion dollars business.

after 1920 with the coming of synthetic materials,which were products of the petrolium business ,which were owned by the families or associates of most of the presidents,

this competitive comodity could not be allowed to continue to exist,
and the war on Mariujana was on.

the drug factor although it has been proven beyond doubt by countless tests that it was a relative harmless substance compared to sigarettes,alcohol and others,was blatently ignored and relentlessly the war continued to this day.
although it does worry the church, since people tended to stay up all night and question religious and philosohical beliefs.some times coming to uncomplementary conclusions of what was socially accepted.

alcohol puts people to sleep and they dont question the given standards.


MARIJUANA FIBRE
today Mariujana fibre is making a come back in Europe and Africa and produce designer pantalons and shirts for very high prices because the quality is superior than linnen.

these fibre plants do not produce drugs to speak of and are worthless for the drug market .it is the fibre that is the value.

and organically speaking it is an exelent plant to recuporate tired soils ,after cattle and corn field have practically destroyed the land,because the plant is deep rooted grows on most altitudes,and breaks open or loosens compacted soils as well as secreting nitrogen.

.the stalks can also be converted in to building material such as blocks

P.S the war against Marijuana ,has traditionally been used in Europe,Africa ,USA and Mexico,as an excuse for the Governments to invade peoples privacy,place soldiers and police strategically throughout the countries for control and observation,and to employ more security forces.
American Soldiers are in Mexico today suposedly for Marijuana but the real reasons are more sinister
It also creates the right climate for coruption and abuse of power(which was the norm rather than the exception in South Africa ,during the days of Aparheid ,when it was simple to place a bag of marijuana in some bodies house,who was unpopular with the authorities, in order to arrest or shoot them.)
Note:
i grew up in a drug culture and there was lots of weed around many of my friends still smoke and i am now 62.
for health reasons i dont smoke much any more .
in the early days these transitional drugs were necesary,for great changes in the general mentality,
today in many places,this mentality is here , and in reality the drugs have become obselete .

we wasted a lot of time messing around when we should have been thinking of our future,but at the time the cultural revolution was more important ,but not any more

we have reached what could be reached ,many druggies from the sixties are in leading positions today ,and a lot of changes are in place,(although some countries seem to be going backwards i think, but drugs are not the solution in this case)

my advice to anybody young now is leave the drugs ,alcohol,sigarettes alone ,dont be misled by peer pressure and concentrate on securing a good future.

when you are established and stable ,then is the time to play around with whatever you please ,at least in a democratic concept,

but dont do it when you are young because then you cannot afford to loose the time,and many people of today will look down on you as being a looser

Answer 7

I don't think that it is any worse then drinking a beer or two. I, however, feel that it shouldn't be allowed in public for similiar reasons as cigarette smoking. Not everyone wants to breathe in others smoke.

Answer 8

"marijana"?..".leglalized?".....party on garth!....just kidding..you did pretty good...you got 5 of the words right,and 2 of them were actually more than 1 syllable!

Answer 9

i think that it should if it was taxed like cigarettes and booze the national deficit would not be in the negative in the positive

Answer 10

At least for the textile industry