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What's everyones take on the legalization of good old Mary Jane? Personally, I'm all for it. Alcohol is the real enemy. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I never drink, but I recognize the fact that alcohol causes more car related deaths than strictly Marijuana highs. Not to mention the federal government could profit greatly from taxation. I'm curious though, what are some thoughts from people who disagree? FYI though, If you've never tried it successfully, I'm not sure you really have the right to knock it since you don't know what it's like.
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be honest. If it was legal, you wouldn't enjoy it as much.
I've smoked before. And, I think that the American economy may benefit more from keeping it illegal. In nearly every state in the U.S., marijuana is the number one drug seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). These seizures create further funding from the government to the DEA and enforcement agencies; this in turn creates jobs and puts more money into the economy.
I believe if you legalize it, you potentially decrease the funding in these organizations.
And, if it did become legal and put taxes on it do you really think people would pay? Or do you think they'd continue doing exactly what they are doing now?
I don't think it would benefit our nation to legalize marijuana nor do I think there is even a conceivable way to "tax" it successfuly.
I think pot isn't really that bad, my opinion of course. I can also agree to thinking that alcohol is much worse, but it's like moonshine, it makes no sense to buy it and pay taxes when one can just make or grow it themselves. This is what makes it hard for the government, plus I believe for something that has been illegal for this long would be a little tricky to overturn...don't think its happening anytime soon..bummer
Being completely honest, I'd still enjoy it as much. Not having to worry about getting caught and potentially losing financial aid sounds pretty great. I realize I take this risk on my own, but why is it that a convicted murderer is allowed to recieve financial aid, but any marijuana conviction causes you to lose it for life?
Why can't the DEA focus on the drugs that actually do kill people? If you think marijuana is as harmful as crack or heroin, you're out of your mind. People don't get killed during weed deals and people don't kill to "feed the weed addiction."
How many people do around the nation do you think actually make their own moonshine? They are a minority. Cigarettes are legal; how many people do you know that grow their own tobacco? Just because it can be done and it may be cheaper doesn't mean everyone is going to do it. Society, today, likes things easy. They like things fast and things that require little time.
Marijuana hasn't been illegal for THAT long. They made the legal age of drinking 18 during the Vietnam war, because of the war. Just because it's been a illegal for a certain amount of time isn't a good reason to keep it illegal.
People wouldn't have a choice about paying the taxes. It would be like tobacco; the tax is included with the final price you pay. If they figured out a way to successfully tax tobacco, they could do it with marijuana. It overcrowds our jails and is a victimless crime. If an adult can enjoy a beer responsibly in the privacy of his/her own home, then he/she should be able to light up responsibly as well.
Okay I disagree. At one time I would have agreed with you all, but not now. Maybe because i'm older and i've been there and moved on. It would be intresting to see what your take on this is years down the road. It's a waste of money and not to mention you are going to need your brain cells later on down the road!!
morganzelski> the statements you make have no evidence, you cannot tell what people would and would not do, nor how many would do it. Obviously making moonshine did become a big enough problem that they decided to outlaw it. One of the main reasons they lowered the drinking age was because everyone thought if they were old enough to fight then they were old enough to drink. I do also believe that our time should be spent passing laws on more important issues than ruling that a drug is legal.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could just simply legalize pot and let that be the end of it. Unfortunatly I just don't see this happening, even with the inticement of profit from taxation. This is such a contriversal topic I doubt if any of the big wig politicians want to touch it. Although Senator Clinton may have a soft spot for Mary Jane since she put up with Bill's habits (he inhaled, we all know it). For now stoners can only look foward to legal smoking if they are terminally ill and living in California or any other state that realizes "hey this stuff ain't half bad."
The legalization of drugs, particularly pot is a double edged sword.
On one side, you have the potential of creating an industry, or several, in this country which, in theory, would eliminate organized crimes role in drug dealing, increase profits for American companies, eliminate the billions and billions spent on judicial and prison costs related to drug convictions.
On the other side, you have a drug that recent studies have shown is really not as harmless as we used to think. Even before these studies, we know that regular pot users become lathargic, less motivated, unhealthy as those who don't smoke. For all you pot smokers, you can't deny that. I agree that alcohol is a far much worse problem.
The real question to me is what kind of society do we want to be living in? Today, pot, tomorrow, prostitution, and then someday, euthenasia, and who knows after that. We could end up much further away than we would want to be. So be careful what you wish for...it may come true and you may not eventually like the consequences.
I see no harm in legalization of marijuana, but if anything it would help the waste of law enforcement. Cops could focus on the more serous crimes plaguing America.
I think the bottom line that will not change is that smoking MJ is socially unacceptable. Various organizations have made drinking and driving socially unacceptable as well as smoking cigarettes, albeit slowly. This is why MJ will never become legal in the U.S. it may become less penalized at best.
I've never tried marijuana but I do have an opinion on its legalisation. I think that one of the biggest reasons for such a high use of the substance is rebellion. If the government made the use of marijuana legal, there wouldn't be nearly as many people using it. As far as not "knocking it before you try it," this method is ridiculous. A person does not have to try something to know it isn't of value. For instance, I've never raped, killed or stolen from anyone but I definitely know that I don't have to in order to know that it's wrong.
.I think the legalization of marijuana would be a waste of time. I mean how many people are going to stop selling it illegally? Even if it is easy to just walk in a store and buy it as you would cigarettes, you would then have to figure out how much to sell it for and beat out the street sellers. Is that possible when adding taxes to something? And the police would still have to use their time concerning themselves with whether or not people are selling it illegally. So altogether, I think it would just be a waste of time. PS. I've tried it before.
Well I haven't and don't ever want to try it. You can go out and get cancer all you want, as long as you don't force others to breathe it in. Alcohol has positive affects to the body in small amounts, prove to me that old Mary Jane can do the same?
Well, you are right alcohol does kill more people that you hear about someone dying from "mary Jane". Also it is legal for some patients that have cancer, so why not make it legal. It gives "Uncle Sam" something else to tax on.
My 1st time trying it was amazing... And I've been a little intoxicated, and the feeling is way different. Personally, I could care less for any but, I think it should be okay to smoke freely. Like Beasly said "it can be something else for Uncle Sam to tax us on". And drinking is a lot more deadly that smoking a little green here and there.
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