Do you think Marijuana should be legalized for Medicinal purposes and recreational purposes?

Kekionga

Sure why not?

Like you said, booze is very bad but enjoys wide acceptance.

Legalize it and put a hefty tax on it to pay for more healthcare.... "Who cares, man?"

g-day!

Rob and Jo

you can thank nixon for that, i say leagleize it tax it like tobacco and alchol and watch how quick this country comes out of the red

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Yes. I should, some people say it's less dangerous than cigarettes too.

Jan S

medicinal yes, recreational no.
Alcohol and hash is not either/or. many ppl do both.
Hash leads not only to dependence, but also to mental illness, psychosis and on to hard drugs in many cases. Did you read the question last night from the mum who dreads her 16 year old son getting hold of hash, and the abusive, agressive person he becomes. Have you read the reports of the delusions and hallucinations suffered by hash smokers? Did you know that 50% of young ppl admitted with mental illness are 'recreational' hash smokers? I hope that answers your question.

dr schmitty

legalize it, for the simple reason that evry dollar spent prosecuting pot users is an utterly obscene waste of dough.

can you really say that we have nothing better for law enforcement to attend to than busting cheech and chong?

its got nothing to do with public safety; its got everything to do with bible thumping, my nose in your business religiosity

criminalize religion, or tax it- either way, treat it as the drug it is...way more dangerous than a little grass

Golden

of course it should.

Dan

Marijuana has such a bad rap sheet because people are misinformed.

Marijuana should absolutely be available for medicinal purposes. Doctors can prescribe oxycontin, codine, morphine, etc. But they cannot prescribe marijuana? That makes absolutely 0 sense.

And when it comes to private use (i.e. recreational purposes) I say treat it like alcohol. You have to be a certain age to use is, and you get in trouble if you drive impaired.

Thomas Paine

Do you really want 'medicinal help' ?

BuschWhacked

yes to both. Name one time you read an article in the paper about a person getting high and beating on their significant other, or anyone for that matter.

returnofvambo

I couldn't care less. I grow mine, and do what I want. I'm 53 years of age, I'm not having anyone tell me what I can or can't smoke!

mary Huff

Some of the people who have answered this should get their facts right. Smoking a spliff does not lead to taking harder drugs. I have smoked it over many years and have had no desire to try any other drug, nor do any of my friends. Weed is a natural plant that grows without the aid of any chemicals, it's dried then smoked no chemicals are added to it unlike tobacco. Neither does it cause mental illness, the illness already exists the weed may enhance it but doesn't cause it. Alcohol is a far worse drug and it's legal and people become dependent on it, where as weed is not an addictive drug, if you smoke it with tobacco then it's the nicotine that is addictive not the weed. But I'm not saying legalise it as if this happened the big multi-nationals would get greedy and start introducing chemicals to it to increase profits, just like they did to tobacco products.

melp1010

Yes and yes!
I have reasons that are too long to write at the moment...
Everyone has listed them any way!

alangj91761

why the difference? because weed can be grown anywhere and our govt cannot find the right way to tax it! once they figure it all out, besides the legal dispensearies , i think casual smokers will be allowed a certain govt allotment for home use only, good question, goodluck

Baby Raptor

I dont think it could make things worse. Americans are nearly maxed out on the apathy scale a little MJ wont change things much at all. A responsible bill including the legalization of MJ should include no disability benefits for anyone that abuses ETOH, MJ, cigarettes, or drugs that remain on the illegal list.

yukontango

Ah....I had an answer but I just can't rmember what it was. You got anything to eat????

freentnut

If whiskey is legal then weed should be legal and its not half as bad.

Kevy

sigh, put down the joint and grow up.
life is not fair. maybe you can control your addiction, but i have seen more than my share of people that cannot.

david429835

Medical, YES. Recreational, NO!!!!!!!

Mopar Muscle Gal

medicinal reasons? yes
recreational? nope

sgoldperson

Do I think it SHOULD? Yes. Do I support smoking it? No, because at the moment it is still illegal. Do you want to know why it has a bad rap sheet? Well that is a mess. Long story short though, hemp was(and probably still is) cheaper then wood pulp so groups that did Wood Pulp got it basically made illegal. Congress couldn't make it illegal at that time so there is a whole story with that but doesn't matter because now it became law instead.

oohbetty

Medicinal. The reason being because it's a fact that a lot of people who start on marijuana go on to take class A drugs and it's a downward spiral. When I was in my 20's this happened to someone I used to know and he was found dead in an alley due to an accidental drug overdose. To the kids on here say no to drugs! Trust me I know what I'm talking about. Also a guy I used to know took so much marijuana over the years that he ended up with psychological problems and is now in a home for the mentally disturbed. I rest my case.

fuzzykitty

I think that those that want to smoke it know how and where to get it ,grow it .
And those who may need it for medical purposes,should have a right to obtain what they need with out penality, And for them it should be looked at as no different then any other perscription med, All of which are being used by someone some where, illegally.

missfb_21

yes and yes

conductorbrat

I do not smoke it, but I still think that marijuana should be legal. Alchohol is legal and it is at least as potentially damaging if not more so. I do think that it should not be smoked in the presence of children, but I don't think that anyone should be drunk in the presence of children, either.

moon_flower_unicorn_power

yes to both

Rebecca C

Legal for medicinal purposes but only under strict supervision. Several people I know cant get their priorities straight between their habits and their families. So definetly not for recreational purposes. Bills and family first then extra stuff if you can afford it.

fifilapoo114

yes i just had to take a weeks worth of antibiotics so give up booze for that long plus 2 days. without pot i would have topped myself.

steve b

if you look hard for some torrents on google, you can sometimes find some films about vintage drug use, and then after the 50s , how america made it illegal, other contries followed suit, the eygiptians used to smoke crack!

cristi_cali

Why not? How many times have you heard of someone being killed by a person whos takin a few hits vs someone whos been drinking and driving? Drinking is much more serious in my opinion.

Goin'down77

yes

BLUE MOON

Ah, big problem as it's been messed up by hybrid homegrown [skunk]. These strains are way too strong/unnatural!!
The government should have made it legal 20yrs ago. The homegrown at least gives people the chance to take the criminal element away from the drug so long as it's kept small scale/personal use.
Resin style strength and i don't see a problem!!
I attended a LibDem forum recently and very persuasive argument for legalization was made by 'Transform'. Check out www.tdpf.org.uk

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