+271 The main reason weed is illegal and alcohol is not is that pretty much anyone can grow weed, but not everyone can make alcohol, so weed is harder to tax, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah but if weed was legal then the value would go down and people would be more willing to legally purchase it then risk growing it. But a person can have up to 4 plants and be cool cus its for personal use

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That is a reason, but not the main reason.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Alcoholic beverages are actually surprisingly easy to make, they just take time, so most teens don't have the patience.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

AND BECAUSE WEED IS SOOO BAD FOR YOU MAN, IT LIKE, KILLS LIKE ALL OF YOUR LIKE BRIAN CELLS ON LIKE THE FIRST TRY

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Weed was banned in the U.S. a long time ago because Mexican immigrants often smoked it and the U.S. wanted them gone because they thought they were stealing the jobs. They just haven't changed it because people fear change.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My dad just made a shit ton of beer in our basement. It's not that hard.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes you're totally right. Actually the comparison should have been made between weed and the tobacco industry. It is sometimes assumed that the first politicians that debated marijuana were being manipulated by tobacco industrials as they were afraid that tobacco would meet its downfall due to marijuana. Then the information propagated over the years to people and its now seen as the 'very bad' bad thing it is.

by Anonymous 13 years ago