Pot Legal or not Legal?
488123
Legalize it.\nTax it.\nDon't demonize it.\nPeople have a fundamental right to do whatever they want to their own bodies as long as they don't hurt other people. The government (of any country, not just the USA) might say differently, but they have an acitve, profitable interest in keeping it illegal.\n\nBTW-No, I don't smoke it. Never have. No plans to. Personal choice. But if I want to smoke it, or shoot smack, or burn some crack, I damn well ought to be able to do that. The consequences are my own. If I lose my job, too bad for me. If my wife leaves me, then that is a poor choice for me to make, but they are MY CHOICES to make.
581200
I say no for three reasons.\n\nOne: It's harmful to others. Anything that gives off smoke not only harms the user, but those around him. If its illegal, people won't use it in public, and it won't be as harmful to those not wishing to use it\n\nTwo: It impairs judgement. We have enough stupid decisions. And as for people who say that so does alcohol, marijuana has a much more permanent effect on judgement than alcohol.\n\nThree: It debilitates the workforce. People on Marijuana are unmotivated, generally. That's not a good thing for society.\n\nAnd as for those people who claim its for medical use, there is a prescription drug that is concentrated THC, so there's no need to legalize marijuana plants. \n\nThat's my two cents.
15803
Yes...legalized for both. Marijuana is actually less dangerous for recreational use than alcohol--which is legal. Plus...the government could make a lot of money from legalization.
366010
no it shouldn't be legal, its more fun that way.
38222
I Love the answers NOT\nCaliforina Its not legal there are only sections or citys that its ok. But it has some rules to them\nIts true if you have bad pain and A dr says you need it then You can Grow up to 99 plants at 1 time. And smoke it all or sell some back to the state But to sell it back you need to do certain things. Also this does not mean you can smoke it and drive your car into your friends hows or into a 7-11 and ask for a blunt. Some northern citys You are aloud to grow pot and smoke it without a DR's script But you must be on your own land. But also this is a CA law and Not federal So this means That If the Good Old USA wants too they can come in and Bust you. But if you stay to yourself and dont bother anyone they leave you alone. ( the laws in CA are strange In 1 hand they say its ok and in the other Its your going to jail and You Might end up being someone BF OR GF
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?
710726
Yes I believe it should be legalized, because in relation to other drugs that are currently legal, the deleterious effects of marijuana simply don’t compare. I think the distribution of it should be controlled as to where it can be smoked, and who is licensed to sell it.
459018
I think that itshould be legal simply because a lot of people do it now a days and they are crowding up our jails with petty things like people selling it and they are not leaving enough room for the people that actually deserve to be incarcerated, plus we are spending our tax money to feed and house them, when our neighbors smoke weed on a regular basis and have not been caught yet.  It is stupid for our pd's to spend so much time on something so petty. what they should do is legalize it and then make laws about it just like with alcohol.do I believe that smoking it is right? No, I don't. but that decision has to be left up to the individual.
1082629
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.
488080
As long as alcohol is legal so should cannabis.\nThis is, to me, a terrible double standard as one intoxicant is legal while another is not.\nI have lived quite a few years and have enjoyed the days when pot was greatly decriminalized. To be quite truthful pot should be legal over alcohol as the negatives are less harmful ( socially ) than alcohol.\nPot smokers rarely beat family members or others and I truly believe that stoners have fewer traffic accidents.\nI personally am in favor of legalization
810591
yes it should be legal--if alcohol is legal why not?  Do you realize the process it takes to make beer and liquor?  Pot is 100% natural...no chemicals, processing, hell it grows out in the fields--why shouldn''t it be legal....just think how much more peaceful things would be if people smoked pot instead of drinking........i can't wait for the day i can walk down the street smoking my joint rather than hiding in my house
1031727
Cuz they are drugs that do absolutely nothing for you. Politicians drink and smoke cigs.  If they didn't they would be banned.  I agree that pot should be legal, it has known medical benefits.  But everything in moderation.
151407
I think weed ought to be legal, the government could tax it and take all the money their spending on fighting marijuana and dump it into fighting the REAL drugs out there.
753582
Marijuana is not LEGAL in any state.  What you are talking about is the de-criminalization of marijuana that some states are adopting.  This means that it is LESS criminal in those areas and it can be anything from a minor infraction to a misdemeanor instead of a felony to posess it.  There are some cities in Oregon and Seattle that also have de-criminalized marijuana laws.
101655
Legalizing it for medical purposes would be ok.  Look at the side effects from some of the other drugs you see commercials for.  I mean what is the harm in prescription marijuana compared to percocet, methadone etc...
1135198
Possession of non-medicinal marijuana, is still illegal all across Canada - even small personal-use quantities.\n\nThere's a tendency however, not to go after personal-use consumers, as the former Liberal government was thinking about decriminalizing it.  However, who knows what the future holds, as the corrupt Liberals were kicked out of office just a few months ago.\n\nPeace,\nGondarite
654471
The only reason that marihuana is not legal is because of the lumber lobby and the cotton lobby.  If marihana were to be legalized the hemp industry would put the lumber companies and the cotton companies out of business.  The drug itself is non addictive, you cant overdose, and its so widely accepted that you cant even get anyone prosecuted for possessing it, if they take it to jury trial.  I dont use marihuana but I strongly feel it should be legalized.  The government could mandate the amount of THC in each cigarette and tax the sales.  It would be a HUGE increase in revenue and and even BIGGER savings in trying to defeat it..besides its been my experience that dealing with someone high on marihuana is a non violent situation.  All they want to do is relax and enjoy life, not like Meth heads and Coke heads...they are the violent and unpredictable....