Me personally I believe that it should be. I think that alcohol is way worse health wise and marijuana could actually help our economoy. If it was legal the government could tax it similar to alcohol, they can use hemp for many different things(rope,clothes and many other things too), and correct me if Im wrong but I even heard that cannabis even puts out more oxygen then trees. Well please share with me your opinions on this.
2007-10-30 10:09:28 · 10 answers · asked by jimibones420 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Whether is should be and whether it will be are two completely different questions. I agree with your argument on the legalization. Makes perfect sense to me. But we live in a Christian society and the war on drugs has been going on for far too long to just do a 180 and decide to legalize it. It would take a MASSIVE propaganda assault to convince the masses of our views on this issue.
2007-10-30 10:16:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ham B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure that Yahoo will delete this question and send you a violation notice, and may even scold all of us who answer, but here goes anyway:
No, it's unlikely that marijuana will be legalized, or even decriminalized soon. There's too much of a stigma attached to it, as those who freely imbibe alcohol and smoke cigarettes think of marijuana as a "hippie drug."
If you think about all the money spent on interdiction, arrest, prosecution, and incarceration, you'll come up with many billions of dollars saved by decriminalizing this plant.
If you think about the billions in sales taxes that could be collected, as well as the additional income to farmers for growing it, it sounds even better for the financial health of the country.
I don't think any intelligent person believes marijuana is good for you, but you are probably correct in that it's certainly no worse than alcohol or tobacco.
2007-10-30 17:21:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO! Marijuana, will never be legal in America. We like to abuse things to much: like sex, alcohol, and to many Church's are against it as a drug. As for marryJane making more Oxygen than a tree, a young tree yes Marijuana grows faster and will produce more oxygen that way. But a full grown tree will filter more than weed does, there for it will produce more Oxygen in the long run. Trees do a better job in the long run.
2007-10-30 17:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by zipper 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MJ has been demonized for so long that the likely hood of it ever being legal in the US is probably slim to nil.
People have been indoctrinated into thinking it is a step on to harder stuff. And there may be some truth to that, but so is alcohol.
I personally do not use either, but still think that legalization of most drugs could free up resources to fight real crime. It would also allow regulation, and bankrupt many criminal organizations who use drugs to fund their other operations.
2007-10-30 17:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by QBeing 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree that it should be legal, but I doubt that we will see it in our lifetime.
The problem is that the government can't regulate it when people will grow it at home. If the government can't get their sticky fat fingers on all the tax money, then they might not bother.
There having a hard enough time getting medical marijuana passed in states.
2007-10-30 17:12:56 · answer #5 · answered by Workcompguru31 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you, but you have to take it from the point of view of someone that doesn't do it and thinks it's like any other drug. I say legalize it and make that day a holiday.
2007-10-30 17:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No it won't. The government won't do it, because they say there's no way to tax it, especially if you can grow it at home. Not only that, the pharmacuetical companies would have a heart attack, because they know it has medical benefits. They just don't want to fess up, and admit it.
2007-10-30 17:27:55 · answer #7 · answered by poetry_dreamer2001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of people believe it should be legal, but the problem is, the people who care most are far too stoned to get organized. there is 70 years of proof of that :)
2007-10-30 17:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by Barry C 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wish....hey even the governor Arnold said he doesn't consider it a drug 'cuz it grows on a leaf....lol
I agree!!
2007-10-30 17:40:42 · answer #9 · answered by Cristalz* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
should be legal? yes
WILL be legal? no (not in my lifetime)
2007-10-30 17:17:48 · answer #10 · answered by M S 3 5 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋