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Registered: May 15, 2005
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In my opinion, from the research I found, it's too risky a decision. Yes, marijuana is used for medical purposes, but for over twenty years, it hasnt been proven to be entirely helpful, and actually reduces white blood cells for cancer patients. B/c it is legal for medicine, ppl now want it legal for everyone, but imagine this, if all drugs are legal, the driver bringing your kids to school on the bus could be under the incluence. The surgeon operating on your could be hallucinating or have sluggish reflexes. I dont want that to be me. There are places it isnt needed, and I dont belive ppl will take much resposibility. Crime is often done b/c of drug trafficking and ppl think that legalizing it will stop it, but it will only get rid of a problem without fighting it. Drugs can cause you to lose memory and damage your inner body. 57% of surveyed young drug users say that they cannot remember what a conversation was about even before the converstation was ended. Imagine the government then when senators and delegates are smoking joints and giggling over bills and forgetting who the speaker said.....I dont even want to imagine. Society is bad enough already. My friend Chris wanted to become a pilot, but b/c of weed, he is living with his parents, working at a cheap fast food place feeling miserable about himself. He had hopes, but ruined them. 
It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different. OSCAR ARIA
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Registered: September 14, 2005
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oh, but i fully support medical marijuana. I think it is very important that it is legalized for medical purposes, and just stupid and jealous of the govermnet to make it illegal.
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Registered: September 14, 2005
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if weed was legal, then it wouldnt be bad *** to smoke it. So dont make weed legal.
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Registered: January 12, 2005
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quote: Originally posted by benje309:
THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, can be man-made. Did you know you can't overdose from it. No joking. THC will probably be legalized within the next 2 years.
No. It should be but because of the whole legalities of it, it will not.
Indecision may or may not be my problem
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Registered: January 03, 2005
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THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, can be man-made. Did you know you can't overdose from it. No joking. THC will probably be legalized within the next 2 years.
"When you pull on that jersey, the name on the front is a hell of alot more important than the one on the back." Herb Brooks
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Registered: March 09, 2004
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quote: From what I have learned about marijuana, its effects are very very very similar to alcohol,
No, you are very very very wrong. If you wanna learn anything about any recreational drug, go to erowid.org. Very informative website. |
Registered: October 02, 2005
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quote: Originally posted by Autismnomore: In my opinion, from the research I found, it's too risky a decision. Yes, marijuana is used for medical purposes, but for over twenty years, it hasnt been proven to be entirely helpful, and actually reduces white blood cells for cancer patients. B/c it is legal for medicine, ppl now want it legal for everyone, but imagine this, if all drugs are legal, the driver bringing your kids to school on the bus could be under the incluence. The surgeon operating on your could be hallucinating or have sluggish reflexes. I dont want that to be me. There are places it isnt needed, and I dont belive ppl will take much resposibility. Crime is often done b/c of drug trafficking and ppl think that legalizing it will stop it, but it will only get rid of a problem without fighting it. Drugs can cause you to lose memory and damage your inner body. 57% of surveyed young drug users say that they cannot remember what a conversation was about even before the converstation was ended. Imagine the government then when senators and delegates are smoking joints and giggling over bills and forgetting who the speaker said.....I dont even want to imagine. Society is bad enough already. My friend Chris wanted to become a pilot, but b/c of weed, he is living with his parents, working at a cheap fast food place feeling miserable about himself. He had hopes, but ruined them.
I agree with you to the tee. Yes marijuana should be legalized as a medicine but not for recreational uses. I think marijuana should be grown in a secret well guarded field and only given to the patients that need it. |
Registered: June 14, 2004
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Well, I wasn't suggesting that we allow all drugs to become legalized. Heroin is a very different drug than marijuana. Marijuana has such similar effects to alcohol that I don't understand what is the issue with legalizing it and restricting it like alcohol.
Belief makes things real/Makes things feel, feel alright/Belief makes things true/Things like you, you and I
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Registered: March 30, 2005
Posts: 225
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I don't think we should legalize drugs in general. It's like when the government regulates product quality: any products that are dangerously defective make companies liable to lawsuits, even though it's the people's choice to buy those products afterwards or not. We could legalize marijuana and treat it like alcohol or tobacco, but we shouldn't have to deal with people legally injecting themselves with heroin in public.
"We are going to build a great society..."
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Registered: June 14, 2004
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From what I have learned about marijuana, its effects are very very very similar to alcohol, yet we allow alcohol to be legal with limitations (no drinking and driving, an age limit, etc.). So I don't see the problem with doing the same with marijuana.
Belief makes things real/Makes things feel, feel alright/Belief makes things true/Things like you, you and I
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Registered: May 15, 2005
Posts: 307
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i watched a biography thing about it and one of the girls, Squeky, I think, said that they wanted the drugs, and he gave it to them. They would do anything for him, and if it included free drugs...they were for it.
It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different. OSCAR ARIA
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Registered: March 09, 2004
Posts: 701
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quote: Look at the 1960's...LSD was everywhere. This was what benefited the murders made by Charles Manson and his "groupies".
HHAHAHA....hahah have you ever taken LSD? If you are gonna argue about drugs at least know what your talking about. If anything blame alcohol, cocaine, or methamphetimine for violence. Your definition for a victimless crime is different than mine. I only consider the direct victims. |
Registered: May 15, 2005
Posts: 307
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There are no victimless crimes. one person does something, affecting aother, who affects another, etc.If i get mad at someone for getting me a detention, I am affected, so then I yell at my mom, shes affected, who takes it out on my dog by kicking it, then the dog runs out the street and we never see him again. Maybe he made someone happy elsewere. It is a chain reaction, whether we realize that we did it or not. As for the "wasted money" it is not wasted if it is used for a purpose to help citizens. That is the governments responsibilty to be legitimate. Crime has been lowered 50% since 1979. Look at the 1960's...LSD was everywhere. This was what benefited the murders made by Charles Manson and his "groupies".
It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different. OSCAR ARIA
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Registered: March 09, 2004
Posts: 701
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Have you thought of all the negative effects on society that the "war on drugs: has created. For example: Blackmarkets, higher crime, the billions of wasted tax dollars. Useing drugs is a victimless crime and a personal decision, not the governments.
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