what isn't pot legal??
146692
you know im wit u 200%. i dunno but wish it would change. it would probably get alot cheaper
1103558
I think not many people use it because it's illegal and the media and governments have spread misinformation about it for so long.\n\nIt's illegal because unlike alcohol and tobacco, there is no refining/processing required to enjoy pot, it's easy as 1-2-3 to go from seed to joint.  The governments could never tax it.... IMHO
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.
504301
I would cancel the law that made marijuana illegal.  It has so many beneficial uses for cancer patients, anorexics, and people who suffer from other ailments.  It's a shame that truly sick people have to buy it off of the black market just for some relief.
649088
What's wrong with you?\n\nWhy straddle both sides of the fence? \nEither be Christian or don't.\nsmoking pot is illegal-the bible says follow the laws of your land unless they go against him.   Not to mention the many times it clearly says don't have sex before marriage.\n\nDon't get mad at them for pointing out the truth.  It's not their problem you can't handle it.
546521
Dear Friend,\n\nYes, marijuana should be legal.  It is a mild narcotic with no addictive properties.  Money spent in a futile attempt to stamp out weed could be directed towards more pressing social problems.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
774756
Well it depends on what drugs you are talking about, I always hear people say they can't legalize marijuana because the gov can't tax it. but what they don't know is that, there use to be a tax on "pot". If you look for the marijuana tax act , you can find out alot about it. you will find out that it is illegal mostly because of race. . In Virginia, they had to grow it. people used it as money.
88431
Actually no one knows. Pot's been around for longer than written language.
18536
I have personally seen the positive results of marijuana therapy for a person undergoing radiation/chemotherapy treatments.  There are undoubtedly many who would benefit from using pot as a medicine, and I think it ridiculous that we enforce a law which prevents these persons from getting the help they so often are in need of.  Is it that dangerous as compared with alcohol, which is legal?  And if it were legal, do you really believe "every" kid and teenager would use it?  (As one person replied earlier) I SAY NO WAY. Let's make it legal for medicinal and many other uses, such as a building material and/or renewable energy resource!
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I do believe that it is illegal everywhere in the US, but it does seem as though the police are cracking down more on the "harder" stuff.  But please don't get it in your head that you can't be busted for pot....a friend of mine went to jail for a week for a roach in her car ash tray.\n\nNot sure why people call it pot.  I guess people come up with new names for it all the time so other people (like the cops) won't know what they are talking about.
292826
It is not legal, however they don't make a big deal about it as long as your not up in every ones face. Now tobacco is another story; they plan to outright ban it inside and out.
610077
your chances are slim and none.what's even worse is that even if marijuana is eventually legalized it will still be on your record because it was illegal at the time.let's wake up,people,and quit wasting lives and tax dollars over prosecution of a relatively harmless weed.far less harmful than tobacco or alcohol.
1097374
420 is the legal code for a marijuana violation.\nPeople that use 420 in their handle are letting you know they do illicit drugs for recreation - specifically: they smoke pot and get high.
515289
Any "illegal" drug which doesn't have to be manufactured should be legal.  I don't believe in God, but the best religious support I've heard for Marijuana and Mushrooms is: By making these drugs illegal is like saying God was wrong!  Take that to the local church, or even the religious leader Goegre W. Bucsh (yes, he probably spells his own name incorrectly).
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Pot became illegal after the end of Prohibition.  The government needed a job for all those Prohibition Officers.  Instead of disbanning the department, they choose to go after other personal demons.\n\nI read a very interesting article, back when the Fed's decided to criminalize marijuana, many, many doctors petitioned the government to not do it.   Even way back then, some docs knew of the medicinal qualities of pot.  Of course, after the government pulled some heavy handed tactics, the docs shut up.\n\nJust because you personally don't like it, or use it, should not mean that I don't have the right to.  I don't like perfume, should I petition Congress to outlaw it?\n\nDue to our ridiculous Prohibition on pot & other drugs, it is now easier for our young people to buy drugs, than beer.  Ask any teen you know, they will tell you the same thing.\n\nIMHO, the federal government will NEVER de-criminalize pot, they have way too many people on the payroll that they won't fire or transfer to other departments.  The "war on drugs" is futile, and big business, no way would our government voluntarily shrink it's size.
468727
If I may help frame the question a bit ....\n\nThere is no such thing as illegal knowledge, at least not in the US.  If people want to discuss the best way to grow pot or build bombs or bake cakes, they are free to do so.  The actual growing of pot or building bombs may be illegal, but having and sharing information about how to do it is protected by the 1st Amendment, as you suggest.\n\nOther kinds of communication, however, can constitute crimes.  If two people share information about how to grow pot as part of a plan to break the law, they are engaged in a conspiracy to commit a crime and that is illegal--it is a crime even if they never get to the actual pot-growing stage so long as either of them does anything--like buying potting soil--to further the plot.\n\nIt can also be illegal to disclose certain military or State secrets, or to sell or use for personal gain certain business secrets that do not belong to you.  But the crime here is not the knowing, but the sharing.\n\nThat much is background.  The most common abuse of the 1st Amendment happens when someone says something really stupid or hateful and, when called on it, says "well, I have a 1st Amendment right to say that."  Of course they do, but that is beside the point.  The point is they said something stupid or hateful.  They are using the reference to the 1st Amendment to try to avoid taking responsibility for their action.  It is like saying "I right a right to be an idiot."  Sure, but is it really a good idea?
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No.\nThis is not the place for that. Pot is not good for your health.