So what is everbodys thoughts on legalizing Marijuana? Personally i'm for it. If your against it please give a reason why.

marijuana should be legalized that is my belief.
do you know that tax payers send 7.5-10 billion anualy on arresting/charging marijuana offenders. the government could sell it with tax and pay for thisununited countries depts. yes thats right the U.S. is in dept billions worth.

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Ummm... Good argument?

Only the best.

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Originally posted by ryanschultzink:
marijuana should be looked at as a medication

Exactly. It should only be available to people who need it by prescription. And anyone who abuses it or abuses the privilege to use it, shall be fined or placed in jail.

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the government is wasting my tax dollars that i pay out my ass for them to lock up non violent criminals...that is fuckin bullshit

Move to Holland.

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marijuana helps people who suffer from depression, insomnia, and sooo much more.

We already have drugs that do that.

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Originally posted by Jenos:
Drugs are good.

Ummm... Good argument?

Drugs are good.

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alcohol is "the gateway drug" most if all people pick up the bottle before they pick up a pipe

Actually, i have many friends who would pick up the pipe just as fast as they would pick up the bottle. in fact. if i was going to use something as a "getaway drug" it would be marijuana. Not that i do drugs. i really don't. it's bad for you anyways.

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Originally posted by FreeMarketLover:
I think you are trying to make marijuana something that it isn't.

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there isn't a single death caused by marijuana

By this logic, asbestos, lead, and tobacco are cancer free too. Marijuana is bad for you. Marijuana has a much higher cancer rate than tobacco. Frequent marijuana use does cause psychological issues not the least of which, memory loss and depression.

The issue isn't whether it is bad for you or not, it's whether it is the governments place to legislate what is or isn't good for you.

Is the government going to tell us we can't eat without washing our hands? Of course not.

When you imply that Marijuana is good for you, rational people that might agree with legalization (like myself) stand down because they don't want to be associated with you.

A very nice post.

I could listen to an argument for legalization, but not from a bunch of stonned hippies wasting their lives away. I don't want to stand with them.

I think you are trying to make marijuana something that it isn't.

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there isn't a single death caused by marijuana

By this logic, asbestos, lead, and tobacco are cancer free too. Marijuana is bad for you. Marijuana has a much higher cancer rate than tobacco. Frequent marijuana use does cause psychological issues not the least of which, memory loss and depression.

The issue isn't whether it is bad for you or not, it's whether it is the governments place to legislate what is or isn't good for you.

Is the government going to tell us we can't eat without washing our hands? Of course not.

When you imply that Marijuana is good for you, rational people that might agree with legalization (like myself) stand down because they don't want to be associated with you.

to: all the haters

marijuana does not cause psychosis

alcohol is "the gateway drug" most if all people pick up the bottle before they pick up a pipe

marijuana should be looked at as a medication

it's called a functional stoner- "get stoned and get creative with your life, switch up your rigorous routine and do something productive for yourself or society.

the government is wasting my tax dollars that i pay out my ass for them to lock up non violent criminals...that is fuckin bullshit

marijuana helps people who suffer from depression, insomnia, and sooo much more.

there isn't a single death caused by marijuana

you can cook marijuana in your food dumb ass. your so full of yourself, in this case i support suicide. go lock yourself in your room and slit your wrists

bye bye

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I highly doubt smoking pot occasionally can cause a psychotic disorder. Potheads who smoke everyday will definitely increase their chances.

You're right smoking occasionally most likely won't.

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But what makes you so sure that people who smoke marijuana and develop a psychosis weren't using other drugs?

I have no way of knowing that. From what I've heard they weren't. They could be lying and effing up my research.

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Originally posted by testing123:

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For some. But it's rare.

Not really. It's more common than you'd think.

Then prove it. I highly doubt smoking pot occasionally can cause a psychotic disorder. Potheads who smoke everyday will definitely increase their chances. But what makes you so sure that people who smoke marijuana and develop a psychosis weren't using other drugs?

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For some. But it's rare.

Not really. It's more common than you'd think.

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Originally posted by corruptnhumble69:
The only bad marijuana is that which is laced with other drugs and chemicals. Therefore it should be legalized. Luckily I live in california and enjoy the benefits of smoking joints for my health... and guess what.. My Lungs are loving it. The plant itself would better our economy because of its strengths in the textile, paper, and pharmaceutical world. It is the one cure for cancer that is banned. If people could freely cultivate cannabis, food would even contain hempseed and other derivatives of cannabis. And by the way the word marijuana has a negative connotation because it is what the DEA calls it. Cannabis is not Marijuana! Cannabis is cannabis. Legalize it!

"You have smoked yourself retarded." - Thurgood Jenkins


1. I hope you realize smoking anything is bad for your lungs. There is no such thing as healthy smoke. You suck just for thinking that.
2. It's not a cure for cancer, just a pain reliever, as Amp said. You suck even more for thinking that. What are you, 10?
3. Some foods already contain hemp and hemp seed. Check out Whole Foods Market and their hemp seed cereals.
4. The DEA has nothing to with MJ's bad reputation. It's potheads who think they are medical, economic, sociological scholars, when in reality they're bunch of blabbering morons, with their heads up their asses. You guys hurt your own cause by opening your mouths and speaking.
5. Finally, Marijuana is Cannabis and Cannabis is Marijuana. Cannabis is the name of the plant's Genus. Duh.

I have no problems with marijuana, or the people who occasionally smoke it. But people like you are the exactly the reason why marijuana is still illegal. It's not a miracle plant. You just think it is because you're too high to notice all the other important medicines being developed that work much better than marijuana, by actually curing diseases.

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Marajuana causes phychosis. Have fun.

For some. But it's rare.

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Luckily I live in california and enjoy the benefits of smoking joints for my health...

Marajuana causes phychosis. Have fun.

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It is the one cure for cancer that is banned

it eases the pain of cancer, it doesn't cure it

The only bad marijuana is that which is laced with other drugs and chemicals. Therefore it should be legalized. Luckily I live in california and enjoy the benefits of smoking joints for my health... and guess what.. My Lungs are loving it. The plant itself would better our economy because of its strengths in the textile, paper, and pharmaceutical world. It is the one cure for cancer that is banned. If people could freely cultivate cannabis, food would even contain hempseed and other derivatives of cannabis. And by the way the word marijuana has a negative connotation because it is what the DEA calls it. Cannabis is not Marijuana! Cannabis is cannabis. Legalize it!

I've always had this question.
So, say I magically find a combination of paper and printer ink that will make you high.

Are you going to ban printer ink and paper?

How about Mountain Dew? Too much of that is bad for my health.

Ingesting shower soap isn't that good either. Are you going to take my shower soap away? I guarantee after 5 days, you'll regret that.

If the government wants to protect me from the health effects of Marijuana, then why doesn't it go one step further, and wipe my own bum? Isn't that loaded with bacteria...

I've smoked marijuana for a long time before I quit. I don't know much about the actual health risks, but I am familiar with the high it offers.

And to be honest, I don't think smoking marijuana is worth the effort. You have to go out of your way to buy it from someone who can sneak it around behind the back of the law, buy it for a somewhat inflated price because it illegal - and then go through the trouble of hiding it from who might find it, and find a place and method to smoke it. Not to mention covering up the effects of smoking by such uses as a spray-fragrance.

And when you do smoke it, it hurts the lungs, it makes you cough, and I don't feel the high it offers is worth all the hassle and discomfort.

I don't smoke marijuana anymore, so that's just my two cents.