[Searock]

optix212, on 11 Oct, 2009 - 01:41 PM, said:

either way, my other points are still valid enough.

Why just marijuana ? I think even brown sugar and all other drugs should be legalized.

and then whom are you going to blame after loosing your health?

I think even alcohol and cigarettes should be banned.

This post has been edited by Searock: 11 October 2009 - 07:06 PM

[optix212]

then go be apart of a socialist, or communist government searock.

noone is telling you to stay in america..

move to china...

[syfran]

I really don't care either way, but for the sake of argument.

With substances that affect the mind how can you guarantee that the person will make the right choice?

[Choscura]

to be fast:

1) the "Marijuana has no effect" argument only applies to adults (ie, those who's brains are no longer under active development by growth horomones associated with youth- basically, anybody over 22-23 years old). to those under this age threshold, THC severely impacts the developement of the pre-frontal lobe- the part of your brain that controls logical thought.

2) to the "if we legalize it we'll support criminals!" argument: we're supporting criminals with it now AND supporting violent and invasive policies that are (intentionally or otherwise) targeted at the general population with the intent of deterring the people we're giving the money to.

3) to the "it's immoral" group: first, no it's not (not by any rational standard of measurement, religious or otherwise. This argument stems from the misinterpretation of commands/edicts to avoid substance abuse, not the use of those substances), and second, legalization is the first step towards being able to control and regulate the supply, and thus have an accurate method of tracking who is abusing the substance.

Edit:
One distinct effect of marijuana is that it convinces people who use it that there is no effect.

This post has been edited by Choscura: 19 November 2009 - 11:32 PM

[Theaegd]

I think it should... its fun

[DaneAU]

Things change in time when peoples priorites change, at the moment the generations of older age are against anything the youth is for. Sure they are wise and old, however in the end we will be the old and will stand to have more say than those young. Its a little bit of a contradiction of terms in a supposed democratic society, i guess true democracy does not exist when one groups weight is outweighed heavily by another. A 30% minority in a country is still a large amount of people, i think its time majority vote was adjusted so that the 40% who are adamantly anti and the 30% sitting on the fence leaning towards not looking as to promote a fantasy societal plummet don't completely kibosh something that a notable number of people are happy to allow ( not actively encourage ) as to allow others within society to live their lives how they see fit.

This post has been edited by bbq: 30 November 2009 - 11:17 PM

[TriggaMike]

Quick One:

1) Do not legalize weed. Keep it illegal. I don't know how hard it is to find or what kind of prices you pay in the US but I'm happy with the prices I pay here, and I would prefer if big brother didn't have his hand in that pot (no pun intended). The charges you can receive are fairly light, and most cops don't even bother.

2) Pot is far less dangerous and far more productive than Alcohol, which is comparable in use and effect (not nearly the same, but both are typically used as a form of stress release). People have mentioned the pros and cons earlier, but essentially Pot is actually a weed, so think how hard you have to try to KILL weeds you typically get, requires very little to grow and produces many useful by products.

3) People are more conscious of the effects I find (I know A LOT of people who smoke weed).

4) The things on your brain when you smoke weed are: Do I have munchies? Do I have some lazy activity I can do for the next few hours? Compare that to the shit people come up with when they're drunk.

That's what I think

[raziel_]

ah dude i want to live where you live . The prices here are huge and we are on a crossroad on Asia and Africa and the charges are insane. and because we are on that crossroad it will never be legal here

[indranilbasu]

firebolt, on 28 Apr, 2009 - 01:39 AM, said:

No matter what, someone will always have a marijuana seed in there pocket, ready to take over the drug world. It also depends how legalized. So could I just walk into a marijuana store and get a back of it. Or you mean it gets prescribed and then you could just get it. So final answer, No.

Marijuana was legal till 1991.no matter it was available in stores those times..maybe we can prohibit the drug lords from smuggling.
truly in india it is cheap and i dun think people get screwed up with the dope.
i have heard many a times from my brother that during those times weeds were readily available in the stores(a.k.a. "GUMTI" in bengali).however i wish to see the legalization of weeds in my lifetym..
\m/ \m/
peace!!!

[333OnlyHalfEvil]

Choscura, on 19 Nov, 2009 - 10:30 PM, said:

to be fast:

1) the "Marijuana has no effect" argument only applies to adults (ie, those who's brains are no longer under active development by growth horomones associated with youth- basically, anybody over 22-23 years old). to those under this age threshold, THC severely impacts the developement of the pre-frontal lobe- the part of your brain that controls logical thought.

Uh, I think that statement needs a scientific study reference to back it up.

[raziel_]

well
http://www.well.com/user/woa/fspot.htm

This post has been edited by NoBrain: 05 December 2009 - 03:31 PM

[Choscura]

333OnlyHalfEvil, on 4 Dec, 2009 - 04:25 PM, said:

Choscura, on 19 Nov, 2009 - 10:30 PM, said:

to be fast:

1) the "Marijuana has no effect" argument only applies to adults (ie, those who's brains are no longer under active development by growth horomones associated with youth- basically, anybody over 22-23 years old). to those under this age threshold, THC severely impacts the developement of the pre-frontal lobe- the part of your brain that controls logical thought.

Uh, I think that statement needs a scientific study reference to back it up.

Don't be a googletard.

[333OnlyHalfEvil]

Choscura, on 7 Dec, 2009 - 01:15 PM, said:

333OnlyHalfEvil, on 4 Dec, 2009 - 04:25 PM, said:

Choscura, on 19 Nov, 2009 - 10:30 PM, said:

to be fast:

1) the "Marijuana has no effect" argument only applies to adults (ie, those who's brains are no longer under active development by growth horomones associated with youth- basically, anybody over 22-23 years old). to those under this age threshold, THC severely impacts the developement of the pre-frontal lobe- the part of your brain that controls logical thought.

Uh, I think that statement needs a scientific study reference to back it up.

Don't be a googletard.

Don't be a googletard? I'm not going to do your research for you.

And Amen Clinics? That doesn't sound the least bit biased.....

This post has been edited by 333OnlyHalfEvil: 09 December 2009 - 05:04 PM

[ccubed]

333OnlyHalfEvil, on 9 Dec, 2009 - 04:03 PM, said:

Choscura, on 7 Dec, 2009 - 01:15 PM, said:

333OnlyHalfEvil, on 4 Dec, 2009 - 04:25 PM, said:

Choscura, on 19 Nov, 2009 - 10:30 PM, said:

to be fast:

1) the "Marijuana has no effect" argument only applies to adults (ie, those who's brains are no longer under active development by growth horomones associated with youth- basically, anybody over 22-23 years old). to those under this age threshold, THC severely impacts the developement of the pre-frontal lobe- the part of your brain that controls logical thought.

Uh, I think that statement needs a scientific study reference to back it up.

Don't be a googletard.

Don't be a googletard? I'm not going to do your research for you.

And Amen Clinics? That doesn't sound the least bit biased.....

Don't be a googletard.

http://www.nida.nih....stxt.html#brain

[333OnlyHalfEvil]

Are you googletards serious right now? You're basing your opinions that marijuana shouldn't be legalized based on those sources?