some due to drug abbuse-- but on the other side-- i know people who use cannabis and have done so for years with no problem! what do you think the goverment will do??
2007-07-24 06:21:24 · 20 answers · asked by emarston@btinternet.com 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
just to add that my 2 lads aged 26 & 29 are better company when they are "chilled" than when they have been out drinking!!!
2007-07-24 06:40:19 · update #1
The scientific and medical community seem to be in agreement that marijuana poses no known long-term health risks, and evidence shows it is not addictive. You cannot "overdose" on pot, can't get addicted, and even in short term has little adverse side effects.
Like you mentioned I too know people that smoke pot on a regular basis that are very successful and responsible, and I know people that smoke pot on a regular basis that are irresponsible.
It is strange to me that both tobacco and alcohol are far more dangerous (long and short term) and addictive than pot but they are regulated rather than outlawed.
I think the government is too comfortable with the revenue from the taxes of either substance to ban them, and likewise the lobbyists for companies like Annheuser Bush put a lot of pressure for washington not to decriminalize marijuana as it would probably impact their sales.
Therefore I have little hope that anything will be changed in the future, doesn't matter how many facts come out, the lobbyists will pander to that "save the children" mentality that encourages fear and squashes logic and reason.
Just look at the first answer here, someone claims that pot is sometimes laced with other more dangerous drugs.
Nonsense. This person has unfortunately bought into the fear spread by disinformation programs like DARE. You have a better chance of getting a LSD laced popsicle for Halloween, another common lie that is spread but people believe.
2007-07-24 06:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by dm 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Cannabis is a dangerous drug mentally for those who are predisposed to psychosis, for others it is fine.
Research shows that the greatest damage is done to growing brains, they are not yet fully "wired up" and so can do without the interference.
Many people can get away with using cannabis without a problem, a few can not. Same with alcohol. Given the choice between alcohol or cannabis i know which i would make illegal. Pure poison or a light herb there is no contest.
I personally work with young people, the vast majority of whom (allegedly) use blow to a greater or lesser extent, it does not seem to lead to stronger drugs but they do seem to drink a lot when they dont have any.
My opinion would be to keep it illegal, ban drink as well.
2007-07-24 16:07:35 · answer #2 · answered by bletherskyte 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always thought that the biggest problem with cannabis is that it is illegal. cannabis itself is not actually that dangerous. it's the othe crap that they put in it.
If you could walk into a chemist and buy cannabis it would be safe and you would know there was nothing else in it. you also wouldn't need to go to a dealer for it. In a lot of cases drug addicts have started on cannabis and then had other stuff given to them by the dealer which has got them hooked.
You won't stop everyone taking drugs by legalising it but you may stop a few people becoming addicts at the hands of a dealer.
2007-07-24 13:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by Rags 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be legalised. It's not a dangerous drug for the person or society (doesn't lead to crime, doesn't strain the NHS). It's absolutely nonsensical. When you put it in the same category with aphetamines and codeine people will assume the worst; no one likes to here that drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes are worse for you, and unlike marijuana, they have addictive chemicals in them. People can be addicted to pot in the same way you can become addicted to shopping, there's no real dependancy on it.
What really bugs me is that the police spend so much time and money on this drug which is a problem when it's so ubiquitous and so harmless at the same time. The phony "war on drugs" has gone too far.
I think the new legislation will fail, it's flimsy. Opinion polls suggest people want it re-classified though, and Brown will obviously bow to anything the public requests right now (he can do no wrong).
2007-07-24 14:05:29 · answer #4 · answered by second only to trollalalala 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My view is : The only reason people associate paranoia with cannabis is that they start with it and go on to harder drugs. Bulls*it! I don't see anything wrong with coming in from work and chilling in front of the computer with a spliff or two. I have done for years and have no problems whatsoever!
The government will reclassify cannabis so that it is an offence to smoke it and have it on you.
2007-07-24 13:31:51 · answer #5 · answered by mel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As we are now living in a nanny state, the government will raise the classification.
Substitute the cannabis with alcohol and their arguments don't make sense
Eg:
Leads to harder drugs
I drink beer but haven't been led to white spirits
It's addictive
Not everyone who drinks becomes an alcoholic
It causes mental health problems
Only to those who either have an addictive personality or underlying mental health problems
It's bad for your health
Let me take personal responsibility for my own health
2007-07-24 13:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by ALLEN B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have used it for over 30 years as a recreational drug and I have a good job am happily married with 3 well adjusted children. I think if the government knew how much revenue they could Collete on tax they would legalise it tomorrow.
2007-07-24 16:22:37 · answer #7 · answered by mcspaner 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that there is a fundermental link between cannabis use and mental health issues which of course will affect some and not others or at least not untyill later life. i know people who are extreamly paranoid and have bad mental health issues due to this drug and others. anyone who says other wise are kidding themselves and others.
2007-07-24 13:32:15 · answer #8 · answered by caz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do smoke the stuff myself and have done for years with no side effects ( i hope ) but i don't think they should legalise it because it may lead to them legalising other drugs which would be a bad idea. I think it should be left the way it is the only people that it really effects are the people who have large quantities of the stuff and are making a small fortune off it ( tax-free )
2007-07-24 13:28:46 · answer #9 · answered by jr1984 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I grow mine. I grow what I smoke, and I smoke what I grow. I don't buy it, I don't sell it. I'm 53 years old, and I'll smoke whatever the hell I like. I was robbed two years ago, and had to call the police. I showed them my plants, and explained this, in precisely those words. They took them away, and gave me a caution. I told them I'd be planting more seeds the next day. They said go ahead, if you were to come to our attention again, it's very probable you would receive another caution. If the police take that view, what on earth has it got to do with anyone else?
2007-07-24 13:37:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋