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The only reason marijuana is illegal is that the United States government can't make any money off of it. If big brother couldn't make money of of beer and ciggerettes they would be illegal too.

Congratulations! your absolutely wrong! the goverment can tax weed and if you ask me should so I can pay less taxes and those damn stoners on the street corner can actually do something useful when they buy a quarter ounce.
Next stop making allusions to 1984 and thinking your a rebel against a repressive goverment, while it does make me chuckle it makes you seem really freakin stupid.
Finally alcohol was illegal, this little thing called prohibition but the people wanted booze and so it was legalised
There are not enough people who want to smoke pot so it's not legal, this is a society where the majority rules and the majority thinks that stoners are a bunch of dead beat losers who have as much value to society as a kidney stone (less actually) and if you look a stoners you'll find that shockingly enough the majority is correct

My Pot Poem:

Oh, how I wish to inhale,
Your beautiful fragrance,
Your smoke surronds me,
And calms me,
And I laugh in the face of danger,
I can do anything,
But I'll leave it till tomorow,
For now, all I want is something to eat.

The only reason marijuana is illegal is that the United States government can't make any money off of it. If big brother couldn't make money of of beer and ciggerettes they would be illegal too.

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and annoying white kids who are to stupid to make meth

Welcome to Orange County.

Seriously I live like 20 minutes away from this canyon thing where someone was growing ACRES of Marijuana. I think it was something like the biggest bust in the state, maybe country, I don't really remember.

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2. it will create jobs for farmers and in the production process

Lies! we actually pay farmers not to grow normal crops, so why would we pay them for another crop?

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1. tax the hell out of it and it could create money for treatment centers and other useful resources

your speaking but I'm hearing my own words...

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4. it will take money away from organized crime such as gangs but will also take away many drug dealers

most gangs run meth, heroin and coke actually, MJ is farmers and annoying white kids who are to stupid to make meth

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6. it will take drug dealers and users out of jails and make room for more dangerous criminals such as sexual predators and rapists

see why bother? keep them there and kill the dangerous criminals, then we can 1. not worry about the kids doing drugs and 2. sleep better at night because violent criminals will all be 6 feet under

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i say its time to follow suit and legalize it

I'm going to steal a line I'm sure your mom has used "If everyone jumped off a bridge would you do it to?"

the legalization would do these things:
1. tax the hell out of it and it could create money for treatment centers and other useful resources

2. it will create jobs for farmers and in the production process

3. how it is produced will be controlled so it wil be more pure which means less addictive substances added

4. it will take money away from organized crime such as gangs but will also take away many drug dealers

5. because the production will be controlled the sale and also useage can be controlled easier

6. it will take drug dealers and users out of jails and make room for more dangerous criminals such as sexual predators and rapists

how can anyone say that legalizing it would ruin our country??? look at other countries that have legalized it their crime rates are lower than ours... i say its time to follow suit and legalize it

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Originally posted by EarthGoddess:
[QUOTE]That is a good point.

I'm pretty sure most of those hippies who want it legalized, don't have any medical problems and just want to smoke all day. But I still support legalizing it. There's no reason to keep it illegal, other than the BS the media pukes out everyday.

Well really there isn't any reason to legalize it... why would we want to legalize marijuana?

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"Medical marijuana already exists for patients who actually need it. It's called Marinol, and it has been tested and approved by the medical community and the FDA. Are those who are calling for Legalizing marijuana really calling for medicine?"

That is a good point.

I'm pretty sure most of those hippies who want it legalized, don't have any medical problems and just want to smoke all day. But I still support legalizing it. There's no reason to keep it illegal, other than the BS the media pukes out everyday.

Because, In 1612 the settlers of the first American colony in Jamestown, Virginia grew tobacco as a cash crop. It was their main source of money. Tobacco helped pay for the American Revolution against England. Also, the first President of the U.S. grew tobacco. In 1965, over 41% of the U.S. smoked cigarettes. This concludes that if marijuana was grown, sold, and used to help pay for the American Revolution through the Great Circuit (trade route through the Atlantic), and if over 41% of the U.S. smoked it, then it would be legal today.

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Originally posted by LoveTheRainbow:
Have you met Nephilem yet? Something tells me you two would get along great.

LMAO

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Why should it be used for any other purpose?

Maybe I want to get stoned...no just kidding, but honestly if I or someone wants to what exactly is the harm?
now answer me this, how come cigarrettes are legal when they are proven to kill milions of people?

Can I give you the wonderful speech I give everytime this topic comes up.

I smoke pot and trust me, its not that bad for you, less harmful that alcohol. Its just something people do on occation to relax and have a good time. Once you start abusing it, like anything, is when it becomes a problem.

Also as for it being a "gateway" drug, that is just propaganda put forth by the American Government to stop people from smoking it. In Canada probably 75% of the people I know have or smoke pot and those who do harder drugs didn't start because they smoke pot, they did, because there are certain people who decide to do hard drugs for their own personal reasons.

Medically, it helps with pain, its a great "bandaid" when things are going bad, and there is no way to fix it. It helps people who are suffering suffer less.

Oh wow. I bow before your great ablity to aviod answering a question by twisting it around. Have you met Nephilem yet? Something tells me you two would get along great.

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Originally posted by Maya:
Well why should it only be for medical purposes?

Why should it be used for any other purpose?

Well why should it only be for medical purposes?

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Originally posted by pixie922:
Yeah, I do agree with the legalization of marijuana. Alot of people think that they are trying to make marijuania legal to everyone and thats not what it is. They are trying to make marijuana legal for people who are sick and need it for medical purposes. My social studies class discussed the issue a little while ago during class one time. almost everyone in my class agreed that it should be legal for medical purposes. I believe that even if it is legalized that the world is not going to become a world full of druggies. I mean we all know what marijuana can do to your body if your not supposed to take it.

and i quote... "Medical marijuana already exists for patients who actually need it. It's called Marinol, and it has been tested and approved by the medical community and the FDA. Are those who are calling for Legalizing marijuana really calling for medicine?"
http://www.dea.gov/ongoing/legalization.html

I think pot should be legalized. I know it might influence you to make stupid decisions but it is your own decision. If they want to be lazy and laugh a lot then let the "potheads" do that. It is fine by me.
Some people who do pot and are arrested are in jail longer than rapists or people in for battery. It is unfair. Pot is a decision you make and as long as you don't drive while you're high then enjoy yourself.

I got my information from my social studies teacher and I took it as fact. I could be wrong.

Theres this amazing documentary titled, "grass", and it's narrated by Woody Harrelson. Can't remember the director's name or anything, but it's probably on IMDb. It goes through the history of the "war on Marijuana", decade by decade, starting with when Mexican Immigrants introduced it southern texas in the 1910's. It has a lot of crazy original footage from various anti-drug propaganda films, and I learned a lot from it, although it didn't cover any of the stuff that Trisscar mentioned about hemp being a better product than cotton. Even if you hate pot, you should watch it. There's some interesting stuff in there.

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Originally posted by clpo13:
I find nothing wrong with marijuana. Alcohol and tobacco are perfectly legal, and they can actually be worse. I say we should legalize small amounts for recreational use, but keep it regulated and not available for minors. In other words, just like cigarettes and beer.

Or we could make them all illegal. I don't much care, since I don't smoke or drink. It just seems odd that people can ruin their livers but they can't get high on marijuana.

I agree. My argument exactly. But what's new about me agreeing with clpo?

one of the reasons it's not legal is because the government cant tax it.

If it was legal everyone would grow their own and refuse to pay taxes on it, I mean cmon', when did we decide that we have to pay the government to get stoned?
It's easyer for them to keep it ilegal, as they aren't gonna make any money off of it, and they'd have to deal with the more conservative sectors of society, wich would cause an uproar.