-99 Making marijuana illegal doesn't stop anyone from doing it, so it should just be legalized, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i smoke bud and even i dont want it legalized...just decriminalized

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah but our country reallllly needs to open up and be more accepting, and it will take more than decriminalization to get there. People need to open their minds, and not by smoking weed (unless they want to lol) but just by accepting it

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think there's a weirdly inaccurate perception on drugs out there right now.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sure its considered a "gateway" drug, but i know plenty of intelligent people who smoke pot but absolutely refuse to do any of the dangerous stuff like heroin and cocaine. if someone is going to be dumb enough to get themselves into THAT stuff, it should be their own choice, not the government's choice

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually that whole gateway theory is wrong, because as many heroine or other drug addicts out there started out with marijuana, the percentage of people who smoke pot, then go on to other drugs is low, the people who do other drugs would have done it, even without first smoking pot

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The fact that marijuana is illegal does stop a few of your everyday office folk from using it recreationaly, sure it gets used and abused by plenty of people, but we already have enough problems with alcohol, and the altered state of mind it brings about, why add another to the mix.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

alcohol is worse

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's kind of like saying, let's make homicide legal, because it won't stop anyone anyway. Just because some people still do it, doesn't make it right.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Stole the words right from my mouth. Whether or not pot should be legalized, the OP's argument won't win any debates. It may lose a few, however.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's the dumbest analogy ever heard by any human, I want to go back in time, before I read that analogy and use the glass from the computer to cut my eyes out.... And since I can't, I'm probably going to end up using a knife to tear the part of my brain which has the memory of your statement. You have disgraced my eyes with that statement! First off, there's a lot of people who smoke marijuana, the effects are on the individual, it has nothing to do with others, the fact that it's illegal only makes kid's not care about breaking the law,and do you even know why it became illegal? http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/ http://www.angelfire.com/ca7/ddc/Fuel.html http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/index_se_cmu.htm I hope you read these, and become a little less stupid and ignorant

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Firstly whoever you are, there's no need to be so rude. I'm entitled to my opinion, as are you. If you are going to comment something like that, at least have the balls to leave it with your real name. There are people who smoke marijuana and ruin the lives of those who care about them and the same goes with smoking and drinking alcohol. I don't do either of these three. The original post says, 'Making marijuana illegal doesn't stop anyone from doing it, so it should just be legalized, amirite?' I disagree with this post because, I believe it does stop people from doing it and clearly there are quite a few others that feel the same way. I respect your opinion regardless of your rude manner. I'm not stupid or ignorant, if I was either, I wouldn't take in account any of what you or others who disagree with me have to say. You seem to be the ignorant one, cursing me for having a different opinion to you- grow up.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hmm okay, maybe I was just a tad bit rude, by these three you mean smoking pot, drinking, and... ruining lives?? And also it really does not stop that many people, because for the most part you can get it almost anywhere and it's like during probation, where even if the alcohol was banned, it didn't stop the people who drank anyways, I apologize for my rude comment, some people are less open minded than you

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sorry but how has marijuana ever ruined Antibes life?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes. It has been proven to be safer than alcohol, which is legal. If it was legalized and sold, the government could get the money, which clearly they kind of need at this point. Right now, people are getting marijuana anyways, and (some) are getting into fights or killed over it, and bringing that violence near innocent people while they're at it. People are going to jail for possession, and people who commit much more serious crimes are not because they're filling up with druggies. Maybe this isn't true for all areas, but at least in some parts of my city, legalization would clear up a lot of bigger issues.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The government won't make money off of it if it's legalized. It's a weed. There's nothing stopping people from growing it themselves. The government would get more money frome fines that are given to users.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's safer then alcohol. There is no downside to a country decriminalizing, selling and even taxing marijuana. No money would be spent on anti-pot teams, and increased revenue because of the sale/taxing of it. But what am I complaining about, it's pretty much legal here in Vancouver =D

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It would definately help with the economy. Less money spent on enforcing, more coming in from taxes. Compared to alcohol, marijuana is not even a drug. Anything taken to the extreme can 'lead to other things'. Marijuana is less addictive than caffeine.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't do it, because it is illegal.I'm sure alot of people go out of their way to not break the law.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think a lot of people get a thrill from doing it because it is illegal. I don't smoke at all, but I want it to be legalized. It does cause less harm to your body than cigarettes or alcohol, both of which are legal. And the government will get more money from taxes, and not spending on anti-weed things.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's much less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes, and it's not addictive. the govt. could profit out of legalizing and selling it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Might as well make tobacco illegal too, in my opinion it's just as bad as weed. * If people are allowed to smoke tobacco, then they should be allowed to smoke weed. But I do think there should be an age limit for both.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have never met a intelligent person who smokes weed , and they were never happy with theirselves. Smoking weed should still be illegal because it destroys lives and families.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Going on that, alcohol should be illegal too, I've seen it destroy families. Cigarettes can tear a persons life apart. All of it should be illegal. Or none of it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But as we learned from prohibition, taking away rights won't work. Unfortunately they can't outlaw alcohol without causing a massive uproar about the government taking away citizen rights. That's why weed can't be legalized. Once it's legalized, it'll be nearly impossible to take that back.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The 2 kids I know that smoke weed are the smartest people I know in Many of my classes. You're clearly lying. It doesn't destroy jack shit, except for depression.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The op's argument doesn't help the fact that marijuana should be legalized. hemp could actually save a lot of money and hemp oil is a lot more environmentally friendly than gasoline. also according to the DEA no one has ever overdosed and died due to result of marijuana. you can google all this as arguments for marijuana legalization.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow you're right. Why do we even bother having laws?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Making marijuana illegal actually MAKES some people do it, so I completely agree that it should be legalized. The only reason it isn't is because it isn't as big a part of our culture as alcohol or cigarettes, even though it's much less harmful than either of those.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yea . But the fact that it's illegal makes it more fun . If they make it legal it won't be as fun . All you would have to do is walk into a store and buy it . It's fun having to hide and all that .

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have a feeling that it will eventually be legalized... because a lot of stuff is the same as it was in the time of prohibition, like getting medical marijuana, because people used to get medical alcohol... but we'll see

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So by your logic, murder and rape can also be legalized, since people still do it anyway?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

nah because weed doesn't hurt innocent ppl... Its their own decisions and their own life they aren't doing anything to anyone else.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it can affect others if it's pulling apart a family

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah that's their own consequences... That they choose for themselves, but I don't think u should get arrested for it because that's an unfair consequence. People who murder or rape ppl go to jail as their consequence which is fair

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, because although I do think it should be legalised, that's a stupid reason to legalise something. People murder and rape too ¬_¬

by Anonymous 13 years ago

stop usind the murder and rape analogy...heres some food for thought: IF MARIJUANA WAS LEGAL, COPS WOULD NOT BE WASTING TIME AND TAX MONEY LOCKING UP NON-VIOLENT POT SMOKERS...AND SPEND MORE TIME LOCKING UP ACTUAL RAPISTS AND MURDERS!!!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Okay, listen. Firstly, you saying "stop using the murder and rape analogy" isn't going to stop me, so don't bother trying. Secondly, I never said that it shouldn't be legalised, just that the poster had a very weak argument; I think saying something should be legal just because people do it is ridiculous and just makes the anti-pot people hate you more. Your reasoning (cops spending more time on real crimes) is much more realistic to me, but now my opinion is tainted by the fact that you jump to conclusions and go crazy with the capslock

by Anonymous 13 years ago

not gonna lie it basicallly is kinda the same-ish thing... If someone reallly wants to do weed, they willl... If someone reallly wants to kill someone , they willl, its just not as intense and most people wouldn't reallly wanna just kill someone anyways. Murders still happen, and the law doesn't stop the ppl who are serious about it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This is also applicable for rape and child pornography.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I hate how some people compare Marijuana with Cocaine and Heroin. Marijuana is not addictive AT ALL, it has medical benfits, and it IS NOT HARMFUL IN ANY WAY. Now stop being brainwashed by D.A.R.E. or whatever propaganda they feed you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They illegallized it because cigarettes could not be made...so they had to factory make it...to which the government could make money off of...but u can make marajuana..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, I don't think because people do it anyway it should be legalised, personally I'd have alcohol and tobacco banned as well as others have mentioned both of these are harmful and in the case of alcohol and marijuana can tear apart families and ruin lives ect (forgive me if tobacco also has an effect here) Many things are illegal but no matter what rules are in place people are going to break them, so the logic of "people do it anyway" would mean all rules and laws should be rid off. We can't apply logic to one rule and not expect people to demand the same logic to others. If a valid point had been made in the original post to show marijuana wasn't harmful addicting and so on (I'm afraid I don't know a terrible amount except for in school research and a little personal to answer a friends question) I may have agree'd legalising it. But as the logic in my opinion is flawed as far as I can see.

by Anonymous 13 years ago