legalization or marajuanna? thoughts?

Warren · **Posted:** August 19th, 2009, 2:47 pm

It was a really bad example, I don't think I was thinking. XD But I wasn't talking about weights or anything, and it was part of my point somehow, that it can damage you, but chances are it wont. Although it doesn't really make sense, since with pot any harm at all would be gradual, but with lifting a heavy object you can really damage your back or something instantly. But maybe I thinkingt how lifting damage was gradual too, because my step-father is a mechanic and does mechanicing daily. And his body is in terrible shape because of the tasks he has to preform. But had he a completely different career but would do stuff to his cars every few weeks, there would of been probably no effect.
..it makes a littttle bit of sense I guess.

Adbot · **Posted:** August 19th, 2009, 2:47 pm

Regnenth · **Posted:** August 19th, 2009, 3:50 pm

The Killer wrote:

it's a gateway drug.

you'll start considering taking harder drugs, like heroin.

you will not necessarily start, theo nly way you start harder drugs is if you are exposed to them in any way shape or form, not from using another drug. thats like saying tobacco is a gateway drug (have had many people tell me this) and it's not. And in my opinion, the only reason the government won't legalize it is because they won't tax it because they know that there are people out there who can grow better stuff than what the government can grow.

EnglishPenguin · **Posted:** August 19th, 2009, 7:55 pm

I don't really have much of an opinion on this, I don't live in America, so it's never been much of a debate for me. I do however think that it should be legal like cigarettes and alcohol, because it's not as addictive and damaging as the harder drugs. I haven't tried it, but I know that I want to at some point. I've witnessed people use it as well, and it's never had an ill effect, but I guess they've never smoked much, so I dunno...

peeex · **Posted:** August 19th, 2009, 11:00 pm

http://www.canada.com/cowichanvalleycit ... 20-9c8a-67d7deb77478

Marijuana is the second largest factor of British Colombia's GDP annually. Even more than the lumber industry there!

It produces a staggering amount of money for an illegal substance. Legalizing it would prevent this money from flowing untaxed into 'black markets' in addition to allowing companies to improve the quality of the drug both in its quality and side effects.

If the drug were open to the market, I suspect we will see a huge decline in the use of cigarettes and alcohol, thus removing much of the pressure on the healthcare system as smokers and alcoholics are costly to hospitals.

From a different perspective:
Marijuana is hardly a drug. Its simply an organic plant which just so happens to make you feel good when it is burned. Other drugs tend to be tampered with and/or are produced in a laboratory.
The brain even has cannabinoid receptors (named after the canabis plant where marijuana comes from). The receptors accept the drug like a piece of a puzzle.

The main reason it hasn't been legalized is due to the negative attitude it is given by the media and that the legalization of the drug may destroy relations between countries. Laws and views of the drug are much more liberal in Canada than in the US, but Canada does not dare legalize it as it may shatter the bond between the countries.