Should Recreational Marijuana be Legal?
- Thread starter Thomas Barnes
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Maybe if you smoked some weed you'd relax enough to vote properly.
The drug addicts that litter my state and soon yours! I made a mistake on a message board. You and the rest of the addicts make a mistake in life. I can't believe it's already 5-0. It's sad.
I bet I am more fun than your friends here that rely on drugs! My brain can work on it's own.
Yup, tax it, regulate it and quit arresting people over it. I'm assuming Mr Barnes doesn't drink? He must hate being surrounded by all those drunks out there, let alone the few pot heads.
Well, I have a glass of wine every now and again, but I don't like drunks! I can't get a word in against that though.
Seems like there's evidence in this thread to suggest that it doesn't.
Disregarding the troll, absolutely it should be. In comparison to drugs that are already legal, it's incredibly pedestrian. The only reason it's still a category 1 is a couple generations of silly propaganda.
As the older generations fade, weed will be legalized federally. It's an inevitability. Best get on the front edge of that movement as a state and make a crap ton of tax dollars while you can.
I don't smoke weed anymore but would like to partake on occasion like I do with alcohol. Colorado legalizing has peaked my interest in moving there.
Smoke an occasional bowl when I want to, drink some rum when I want to, take a hike up a mountain trail when I want to. Sounds like freedom to me.
As the older generations fade, weed will be legalized federally. It's an inevitability. Best get on the front edge of that movement as a state and make a crap ton of tax dollars while you can.
I don't smoke weed anymore but would like to partake on occasion like I do with alcohol. Colorado legalizing has peaked my interest in moving there.
Smoke an occasional bowl when I want to, drink some rum when I want to, take a hike up a mountain trail when I want to. Sounds like freedom to me.
Not sure who you mean by they, but the term dope was invented by Harry anslinger to scare people.
Why shouldn't it be legal? No one can ever answer that one. Why should out jails be littered with peaceful Cheetos eating potheads?
I'm ready to go back to the pay board on HROT. I forgot about posters like this guy.
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Oh, as for the question, I've never smoked pot and likely never will, but it should most definitely be legal.
Noooo, I've enjoyed the recent revelation that HROT has been free from the bonds of the Porn Bandit. I almost forgot how much I liked this board.
IMO, it is going to take longer than it otherwise would to get this to happen precisely because of stoner culture and everything associated with "weed." People associate marijuana with that culture and all of the negative stereotypes.
People look at alcohol and think of a glass of wine at dinner, etc. They view alcoholics and drunk drivers as the outliers. If college students binge drinking were the poster children for alcohol, that would have a tough time too.
People look at alcohol and think of a glass of wine at dinner, etc. They view alcoholics and drunk drivers as the outliers. If college students binge drinking were the poster children for alcohol, that would have a tough time too.
I'm going with 1, I was brainwashed as a child so I imagine there is another out there who hasn't honestly evaluated the world around them.
That's my pretentious post for the night
What has changed for the worse in Colorado other than smelling it more often in 7-11's ? Are you in favor of going back to alcohol prohibition since it is 2x more addictive than weed?
I have heard one decent argument. Since there are 20+ states that have legalized it to some degree, the wholesale price of black market weed has dropped up to 50% in many areas which has led the cartels to focus more on heroin. This has made heroin cheaper, more available and more people are dying from it. Anyone who tries heroin has a death wish so I'm not losing too much sleeper over it. Maybe the solution is legalize heroin, but then the cartels focus more on meth. Where do you stop? Complete legalization is working in Portugal.
Never smoked a day in my life (although a trip to Colorado may be in the works), but it absolutely positively should be legal.
It's borderline criminal that Iowa legislators are refusing to at least acknowledge the benefits of medical marijuana.
It's borderline criminal that Iowa legislators are refusing to at least acknowledge the benefits of medical marijuana.
Hey man, give them a little credit.. they decided to bend a little when one of their own had a child who suffered from seizures. Good on you legislatures, only giving a shit when it affects you directly. Thumbs up, chaps! Constituents my ass.
Worse yet, that law doesn't even help everyone with seizures.
I have a 22-year old brother with severe epilepsy, and due to how the law is structured (or at least the last time I read it, they could have clarified or amended it since then) and where THC can be purchased, there is no way for him to actually get the THC that could help him.
The only people who are against marijuana legalization are those who grew up in the time of reefer madness and are too stupid to learn about the drug for themselves. And they're also probably pounding 6 Busch Lights tonight at the local tavern, while railing against "stoners."
That's interesting. I admittedly haven't read a whole lot into the law itself, just how it initially came into fruition. From the research I've done, I imagine they're probably arguing over THC levels. In regards to seizures it's actually the non psychoactive part of the plant (cannabinoids) that help with the issue.
Here's a pretty great Tedx talk on it:
Medicinal marijuana in regards to seizures
The cannibus plant is amazing in a lot of ways, and it infuriates me how we aren't making use of it due to a long time strand of bullshit propaganda.
Keep in mind OP,..a collection of many of the more intelligent posters on this site have all said yes.
The funny/sad thing is, it doesn't take much intelligence to understand why it should be legal.
Here's another way to look at it:
Suppose pot was already legal and had been for generations. What arguments could you make to convince people it should be made illegal and that we should be throwing people in jail for having or using small quantities of pot?
If you are having trouble imagining that, try imagining it with something that's now legal. Suppose we decided it would be a good idea to ban coffee and to throw anyone caught owning, selling or drinking coffee in jail. Sell me that argument.
Look at the amount of trouble we (as a society) are having convincing people to scale back on sugar. Imagine if we tried to make sugar illegal, including all sugar-added products. There are probably much better arguments for that than for banning pot, yet that would be a tough sell.
Suppose pot was already legal and had been for generations. What arguments could you make to convince people it should be made illegal and that we should be throwing people in jail for having or using small quantities of pot?
If you are having trouble imagining that, try imagining it with something that's now legal. Suppose we decided it would be a good idea to ban coffee and to throw anyone caught owning, selling or drinking coffee in jail. Sell me that argument.
Look at the amount of trouble we (as a society) are having convincing people to scale back on sugar. Imagine if we tried to make sugar illegal, including all sugar-added products. There are probably much better arguments for that than for banning pot, yet that would be a tough sell.
If you're talking about individual health, healthcare costs, and overall impact on society, it would be much easier to argue for banning sugar than marijuana. If you consider the "disgusting" factor and having to look at this in public:
No contest.
