What do you thing of about the legalization on drugs, specifically Mary Jane?
100672
I do not think that "Mary Jane" should be illegal.  It is not nearly as harmful as other drugs.  I find that alcohol can cause more problems than weed.
904074
it isnt fair but mary jane is still considered a drug...it has over 400 chemicals & alc and ciggs well they have age groups to be allowed...drugs does not. i think mj isnt as bad as they say buttttt if ciggs cause cancer why would the government continue to allow that??? especially if 2nd hand smoke is worse...STUPID GOVERNMENTS
754106
Because the White man makes synthetic drugs, and has $$ behind it. Who is going to make money if they legalize Marijuana? Not the big drug companies, that's for sure. People may find out they don't need to spend hundreds on prescription drugs if Mary Jane is legal.\nBottom line Drug companies don't want the competition!
401831
Well, that depends on what substances you are talking about.  Personally, I think that an adult should be allowed to engage in activities that are not harmful to anyone else and do not infringe on the rights of others.  Having said that, I do not necessarily believe that full legalization is the way to go.  In the case of marijuana, for instance, it is theorized that the price might actually increase if the government started regulating and taxing the sale of marijuana.  I think a more logical solution, at least in the case of marijuana, would be decriminalization.  The government would not regulate the industry; instead, they could monitor the sale of the plant to minors, insuring that everyone who chooses to buy marijuana is an adult(just like cigarettes).
500750
It's not legal because it can't be regulated by the government, because it's generally regarded as a gateway drug (one that leads to other, more dangerous drug use), and because, since it hasn't always been legal like in some European countries, legalizing it would not only lead to a massive initial interest in it-- which would lead to increased health care costs (don't front; it damages respiratory systems and impairs judgment) and decrease labor quality-- and all those drug dealers who sold weed would need to find something else to do, and my guess is it wouldn't be a legit job-- so it'd also cause a spike in crime; probably gun sale, or increased trafficking in worse narcotics.\n\nIt's a dumb f--king idea.
366666
Yes, only the ones wich arent bad for me. And only every once in a blue moon. But theres nothing wrong with a little mushroom or peyote, despite what they might have you believe. Speed and other uppers are terrible stuff, I would strongly advise against it. And pot is just in the same group as alchohol with me, only every once in a while. Its killed far less people than alchohol, even far less than asperin. People are just cattle sometimes, follow the propaganda and not thinking for themselves. Thats the only reason good drugs get a bad rap. I will say some people shouldnt do certain drugs though, not everyone knows how to handle themelves. But at the same time those people shouldnt do alot of other perfectly legal things either, like driving a car or having children. Oh well I guess, I mind my own business with it and dont harm a single soul.
562151
If you look at this question from a purly historical standpoint, I would say that we should legalize drugs based on the lesson we learned during the alcohol prohibition.  During that time we had HUGE increases in gang (Mob) crime.  There were people who obsessed so much about getting it they stopped their legal pursuits in order to obtain more.  When alcohol was legalized again, that problem was gone.  When was the last time you heard of a fight over who was selling beer in who's hood?\n\nIf you look at this from an environmental (And business (How often do you hear those two used together in a positive way)) standpoint, it is said that hemp is one of the best plants pound for pound in the production of oxygen.  It is also a great sourse of paper (and renews much quicker than a tree), clothes (Lasts longer than cotton), pharmacuticals (already used in many proscribed drugs), and other things.  If we had the ability to grow hemp legally I think we could help correct some of the abuse we are creating on our environment.
998855
i can answer that in one simple word....MONEY...the government makes way too much money off of marijuana busts to make it legal...i know its fucked up but thats just the way it is.. marijuana is the only harmless drug on "Schedule I" (others include: LSD, opiads, methanphetamines...etc. (look it up). \n\nschedule I means....supposedly: "it has no medicinal purpose at all"... so therefore there can not be any government funded research on the subject to advocate its' legalization...\n\ni could go on forever on this debate but its tiresome to type that much, i really wish it was legal as i'm a "fan" of it...lol....\n\ncontact me if you care to hear anymore of my opinion...
310667
Alcohol is more harmful to the human body. Marijuana is illegal because it is a drug and the government can't make any money off of it. If it were legalized, the revenue from it would be the releif that this country has been in need of for too many years. We have many legal drugs that are way more harmful and yet they are used every day. Pot makes you mello. I think it should be legalized, and sold like cigarettes. This would eliminate the drug dealers and make things safer. The gov must be in with the drug dealers... we go to jail and they are at fault for allowing this to happen.  Any body think this is true?
371527
Legalizing would actually in a sense deter alot of the drug problems facing society today.  If the government legalized and regulated drugs, then it would drive out a lot of the black market competition.  Drugs wouldnt be cut with dangerous fillers, a huge revenue would be opened up to the gov., and also the amount given to users would be regulated much like any other prescription. The gov. has spent a ludicrious amount of money fighting the drug war and drug abuse is still rampant. If the government actually regulated it, all of the drug traffiking problems would go away. However society has been taught that this scenario could never work. Yet look at Amsterdam which legalized many drugs much the same way as I described above. And they have some very very low crime rates. Over there drug use, prostitution, and drug sales is all regulated by the gov.
67803
It should be legalized.\nIt should be controlled as is alcohol(over 21, strict driving laws, etc.).\nIt should be taxed as are alcohol and tobacco which will provide additional revenue to the states.\nThe legalization will allow law enforcement and the courts to concentrate on more dangerous drugs and more serious crimes.  The legalization will also help to alleviate some of the overcrowding in our jails and prisons, an additional savings to the taxpayers.
958756
These are different issues.  Abortion is legal but drugs are not legal.\n\nActually, I think the US should legalize some drugs and pot and make money taxing the substances.
715613
That's what I've been saying for years.  When kids try mary jane for the first time they find out that their parents and their school is full of crap and that it isn't as bad as they were told.  So, of course they suspect they are being lied to about other things as well.  All the war on drugs does is breed mistrust among the younger generation.  It has had no appreciable effect on drug use whatsoever.
777813
drugs are the worst thing that can and does distroy all aspects of life. they are the cause of most crime from petty to top of the tree. you only have to have known somebody who has or is drug dependant to understand what i mean. as for culture, sadly it has become trendy to take drugs. all dealers should be hung because they are the destroyers of social collapse
1035368
Marijuana, because it can be used to treat glaucoma patients and to alleviate certain types of pain, should be legal, provided that it does not cause uncontollable affects in the users for whom it might be prescribed.  Legalization could eliminate the abuse of this drug and the sale of it by "street pharmacists" who frequently add other dangerous chemicals to it and use unscrupilous sales tactics to dupe customers who cannot get it legally.  The fact that it is illegal makes it more tempting to some people who enjoy living on the edge.
24032
Yes, marijuana should be legalized.  If you were to put the stats together, you would see that many, many more rapes, murders, thefts, assaults, fatal car crashes, deadly occupational accidents, and various other crimes have been committed under the influence of alcohol.  Recently, a young man was arrested for murdering his mother. His line of defense was that he was under the influence of Marijuana.  Marijuana does not make one aggressive in the least. Anyone that does or has smoked will testify to that. Marijuana has a relaxing effect, not to mention its medicinal benefits.  As for prostitution, it should also be legalized. It is THE oldest profession in the WORLD. You cannot put a restriction on ones body.  The only way to stop it would be to eliminate one of the sexes. Just my guess, but there would probably be a drop in sex crimes and sexually transmitted diseases if prostitution were to become legal.  THE ONLY REASON NEITHER OF THESE THINGS ARE LEGAL, IS BECAUSE OUR GOVERNMENT CANT FIGURE A WAY TO CONTROL OR TAX THEM. (Like cigarettes and alcohol. Which by the way is two very high contributors to our mortality rate here in America.)  Hence the war against them.
1118189
Yes, I'm sure that in 40 years, we will be curing cancer with crack and using heroin to combat diabetes.\n\nSheesh.  I'm all for legalization and the rights of the individual to choose what to put in his own body.  But some of the arguments that come out of pro-drug people, especially the medical ones these days, mostly just go to show that drugs impair judgement.