The effects are no worse than cigarretes and the results arent worse then what alcohal does...
2007-12-14 08:00:52 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Because the liquor companies make huge contributions to members of the nanny government, so they can keep it that way. And you're right in your assertion.
Vote for Rudy!
2007-12-14 08:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by Rick K 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because the congress in its wisdom has made it an illegal substance and the people of the U. S. have not insisted otherwise. The affirmative statements that you have made are neither fact/true nor well written. Try checking your spelling. Its right at the top of the data entry area. Both tobacco and alcohol are legal substances albeit questionable. Within the week further research into marijuana use has shown that it does significant harm when used in excess. To say that anything bad is legal should never be a reason to make another bad substance legal. Maria Juana has been shown over and over to be a bad substance. Its medicinal value ought to be explored and either debunked or proven scientifically. Until that happens, leave it where it is.
2007-12-14 16:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by OE 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In addition to the taxation reasons, Marijuana will never be legal until there is a way to test if a person is CURRENTLY high on the drug. With alcohol, the limits can be regulated with breath or blood tests. This way the authorities can determine if the amount in your system right now is enough to impair you. With MJ that is virtually impossible. One can only be tested for traces of THC in the system, which could have been ingested 1 hour to 1 month ago. Love the airplane pilot example- but you wouldn't see a pilot with a bottle of Jack, the same way you wouldn't see them with a bong (if it were legal.)
2007-12-14 16:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by ☼miss cleo☼ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
El-oh-el to the comment above mine about it's effects being worse then alcohol and addicts not wanting to admit to themselves. That's as bad as the propaganda from the Reefer Madness. Anyone who has ever smoked marijuana can tell you the effects are less intoxicating then that of alcohol and there's no actual scientific link to show marijuana is anything more then psychologically addictive, mainly headache, insomnia and boredom. Alcohol on the other hand has millions of alcoholics out there and when people are physically addicted alcohol withdrawls are one of the few drugs that can actually kill a person.
2007-12-14 16:15:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
money...
there is no money to be made by legalizing it, because you can't tax it....you can't tax it because if it were legal you couldn't sell it, and the reason you couldn't sell it is because everyone would just grow their own so it would be a worthless commodity.
Most people aren't aware that the biggest lobby against legalization is big tobacco....they see marijuana as a safer nonaddictive alternative to their own product. Legalization could cost them billions per year. They actually lobbied for prohibition in the first place...with the help of the federal gov. they successfully demonized marijuana users...
420 ? what's that ?
420 is the address of the main character in the propoganda film "reefer madness", which was indirectly funded by tobacco lobbyists in the 30's. The film takes it a step further by promoting tobacco usage, as most of the main characters continually smoke cigarettes throughout the film.
The film was distributed and shown in grade schools and colleges accross the country for several years.
it's one of America's long standing secret conspiracies that just happen to be true.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/54977/
2007-12-14 16:07:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not 100% sure, but I think I read once that it had something to do with the cotton or paper (from trees) industries back when they made it illegal. They didn't want hemp to take over the cotton or paper markets, which were strong lobbies back then.
2007-12-14 17:39:43 · answer #6 · answered by topink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more carcenogenic than tabacco, can be more addictive than alcohol and, as of yet, is still not an acceptable drug to most of society, that is why it is illegal.
2007-12-14 20:10:29 · answer #7 · answered by joseph b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the effect on lungs is worse than cigarettes.
Pot causes psychotic episodes.
Pot trashes your brain.
2007-12-14 17:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa E 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the government cant tax it because it can be easilly grown at home.
They make plenty of money arresting people while also making it hard for teens to get into college.
2007-12-14 16:03:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
because they had to save face after prohibition- and why not target what was making those jazz heads so happy
2007-12-14 16:24:18 · answer #10 · answered by smm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋