Do you think that marijuana should be legalized in the USA?

Millie

marijuana is the most commonly uses illegal substance in the United States. it is used by many people, most of which aren't your stereotypical "druggie", with no life agead of them. Many of them hapen to be very successful, good people. Think about it almost if not every person who reads this paper will know (even if they don't realize it) at least one if not several regular users of marijuana. Its often made out to be much more harmful htan it really is, unfortunatly not every one realizes this.

What many people don't realize is marijuana is much less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. Yet it's the one of the three that gets a bad rap and is illegal. Marijuana isn't even physicaly addicting. You certanly don't see meetings for marijuana like you do with alcohol and AA. Unfortunatly due to American culture the less harmful of the three is illegal.

The most common reason why marijuana can be harmful is that people can often come across laced marijuana without realizing it. Marijuana can easily be mixed with other more harmful drugs with out the buyer realizing it, until they have already used it. This is a dangerous thing that causes many people to do more harmful, hard core drugs without realizing it. If it were to be legalized the government could provide guide lines, like it does with alchol to insure that people knew what they were putting into their bodies.

Marijuana actually has many helpful benefits toward diseases / sicknesses. Marijuana can reduce nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by AIDS. It can Reduce interlobular pressure, which alleviates the pain and slowing and sometimes even stopping the progress of glaucoma. Common side effects of chemotherapy are nausea, loss of appetite, and vomiting, all of which marijuana would help. It can limit muscle pain and relieve tremor nad unsteadiness of gait for multiple sclerosis patients. Marijuana can help prevent epileptic seizures in some patients. It can also alleviate chronic, often debilitating pain caused by myriad disorders and injuries. Each one of these applications have been deemed legitimate by at least one United States court, legislature, and/or government agency.

Due to these reasons and many others many people are going to jail/prison on a daily basis due to simply smoking a little pot These aren't dangerous criminals that would kill or rape someone. Many of them are teachers, lawyers and respected members of their communities. But yet we still pay thousands of dollars of tax payers money to lock up non dangerous "criminals" yearly even though most aren't going to stop after they get out of jail. Don't you think the money spent here is a waste? Couldn't it be going to more useful things such as hospitals, disease research, or better schools? These are the things that would benifit the people of this country. Certanily you would rather benefit the people more than throwing a non violent pot head in jail who was only trying to smoke a joint and relax after a long days work in jail. There is up to forty million regular (note thats just the regular not occasional users) drug users in the United states. If we were to throw all of them in jail it would cost $500,000 per million people, plus the cost and space of building many more prisons. Couldm't that money be spent on building hospitals? There's already about 1.5 million people tax payers are paying to keep in jail over drugs. From 1990 to 2003, nearly 5.9 million people had been arrested for smoking marijuana. Thats a greater number than the entire population of Alaska, Delaware, The District of Columbia, Montania, North and South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming combined. This country simply can't afford to put 40 million more in jail.

Marijuana should be legalized. It has many uses such as helping sick patients. People are going to smoke it no matter what the government sais, and with out govenment guidelines this can be dangerous. Not to mention the fact that we have no way we can afford to throw all those people in jail. Its much less harmful than alcohol and tobacco, which are legal, so doesn't it make sense that it would be also?

Crys H.

NO!! Not only is it dangerous in that it kills brain cells, but it is the #1 gateway drug between cigarettes and more serious&deadly drugs!

Jennifer G

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave A

Yes, but regulated through the FDA for medical use, as well as for recreational use. For medical use, it would be given as a prescription painkiller, but moderated like other high-potency painkillers, as it does cause brain cell damage. For recreational use, it should be sold at stores with marijuana licenses (like liquor licenses, acquired from the government), with a heavy tax on both recreational and medical marijuana. That way, it will deter overuse, and provide extra funds for the government.

svenskfiolspel

No it shouldn't ! Some people think it's less dangerous than cigarettes but it's actually REALLY worse. You can get larynx, tongue and lungs cancer by smoking marijuana.

cooljdude

NO WAY

missy

yes, then they can tax it instead of spending so much money trying to keep it out of the country

princess_jaled_92

f-u-c-k no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ur a 10, pregnant & near level 2

Of course it should be. It is safer than alcohol, tobacco, and most prescription drugs. That is most likely the reason it is not legal - the alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical companies would lose a lot of money.

aliunt

No. Let's not follow that glorious path that Europe took.

Morals, Economic Safeguards for private insitutions, and legitimate parties. God Bless America!

$0.02

no. Cause I don't wanna pay in taxes for it. but I think enforcement of the laws is waste of valuable resources.

Wiretsar

YES!!
As a matter of fact I think ALL drugs should be made legal and if someone is stupid or weak enough to use the stuff let them suffer the consequences. To do this would keep the prices of drugs real low, reducing the crime rate. You must also run a very good anti drug use training and educational program. The"WAR" on drugs is definately not working and the above would save us Billions of$

waljac6108

oh yes, ever heard of any one o.d. n on it? make booze and cig.s illegal.

Ivy

No but I honestly don't see why is isn't legal it's no worst then cigarette or booze. Just axe all three we'd be a whole lot healthier. Like that would ever happen.

In my state you can get it for medical reasons, but in every state all you need to do to get the other stuff is an ID that says your of age.

Truthfully I don't see the difference.
Alcohol impairs you, cigarettes kill you, hell it's kinda like combining those two factors & you end up with pot. But look in a bar most have a ciggrette in their hands.

All 3 are dangerous, but only two are we "Allowed" to do. Weird huh?

Sunflower

ABSOLUTELY NOT! people are crazy enough as it is. UNLESS ITS FOR A HEALTH ISSUE, WHICH IS ALREADY SOMEWHAT LEGAL IN MOST STATES, LIKE GLACOMA..

Ken S

absolutely not

joejoe

**** ya its no worst then beer or alchole period

mcljuggalette108

It would help the economy a ton. So, yes.

denelian

personally - i am allergic to it.

but pragmaticly, yes! marijuana does less damage to the body than either ciggarettes or alcohal. i have NEVER heard of a man getting high, going home, and beating the kids. its ridiculous that its illegal, and has nothing to do with the drug itself. prohabition doesn't work - you'd think the country had learned its lession in the 20's.

Smarty Panties

I would hope that any effective treatment would be legalized regardless of any stigma .

jackdanielschik17

ya.. we could make so much money off of it.. tax it.. and make it safer.. so nothing is laced without knowing!! and hell it would make it a lot easier to get ahold of

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