Should Marijuana be Legal?

by **Biop** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:58 am

(Dont rip my Head off, Im not good at these)
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Ok this is mostly for Americans, But i want ta know what everyone thinks, Should it be Legal? And if so should it be Taxable? I honestly think the U.S., would be out of Debt in a decade if it could

by **Salandriagado** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:00 am

Yes, there's no reason for it not to be. Yes, I see no reason for it to have a special exception from taxes.

I honestly think the U.S., would be out of Debt in a decade if it could

Distinctly absurd.

by **Biop** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:02 am

Salandriagado wrote:Yes, there's no reason for it not to be. Yes, I see no reason for it to have a special exception from taxes.

I honestly think the U.S., would be out of Debt in a decade if it could

Distinctly absurd.

...Shat. I ment ta put nearly, it would really help, probably a coupme hundred billion a year

by **Ceannairceach** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:03 am

I think marijuana should be legal, and with its legality, a good amount of taxation.

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:03 am

Yes, I think it should be. Will it ever be? Not sure.

by **Mr Bananagrabber** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:03 am

Yes. There's no reason for it to be illegal.

by **Ifreann** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:21 am

If it's legal, then politicians won't be able to show how in touch they are with the young people by claiming to have smoked it in their teenage years.

by **Fionnuala_Saoirse** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:25 am

Yes if only to shut up the weed smoking "rebel" types.

by **Zairoon** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:27 am

I don't think financial reasons are too convincing when it comes to weed. (Though I do whole-heartedly support legalisation).
Then again, I'm not American and am not so hot on economics.

by **The Warrior Hearted** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:31 am

Hm...

If its legal, less people would be arrested for drug crimes, less money spent on rehab, taxes are bringing in a profit, less deaths due to government regulation, and possible health benefits..... these are all positives

But, if it was legalized, the politicians wouldnt be able to say "we fought against the drug cartels" nearly as much as they do now.

by **Hippostania** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:32 am

Absolutely not! Marijuana is a dangerous drug that should never be legalized. Instead, we should be talking about outlawing alcohol and tobacco!

by **Ifreann** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:33 am

The Warrior Hearted wrote:Hm...

If its legal, less people would be arrested for drug crimes, less money spent on rehab, taxes are bringing in a profit, less deaths due to government regulation, and possible health benefits..... these are all positives

But, if it was legalized, the politicians wouldnt be able to say "we fought against the drug cartels" nearly as much as they do now.

Well, they could, but it'd take some explaining.

Hippostania wrote:Absolutely not! Marijuana is a dangerous drug that should never be legalized. Instead, we should be talking about outlawing alcohol and tobacco!

Cold dead hands, usw.

by **The Warrior Hearted** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:34 am

Hippostania wrote:Absolutely not! Marijuana is a dangerous drug that should never be legalized. Instead, we should be talking about outlawing alcohol and tobacco!

And that went swimmingly the last time we tried, now didnt it

by **Lindblum Rabanastre** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:34 am

Well, it depends really on those who want to make it legal on their own governments. For me, yes, it can be legal, as long as it would only be for the sake of commerce and economy. Applying taxes to it would be good, for it helps more on the before stated reasons.

by **Tergnitz** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:35 am

No, slippery slope, etc etc.

by **LoL island** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:35 am

i think we should legalize everything, remove all warning labels, and then get all the sensible people in a bunker or something

then wait for roughly 10-20 years

and if my estimates are correct, natural selection would of run it's course and we would of successfully of breed stupidity out of the human race

by **Ceannairceach** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:35 am

Tergnitz wrote:No, slippery slope, etc etc.

What slippery slope, precisely?

by **The Warrior Hearted** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:36 am

LoL island wrote:i think we should legalize everything, remove all warning labels, and then get all the sensible people in a bunker or something

then wait for roughly 10-20 years

and if my estimates are correct, natural selection would of run it's course and we would of successfully of breed stupidity out of the human race

no, you'd have evolved a whole new kind of stupid. The era of the dirt smokers.

by **Tergnitz** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:38 am

Ceannairceach wrote:
Tergnitz wrote:No, slippery slope, etc etc.

What slippery slope, precisely?

Legalization leads to societal acceptance, thus paving the way for either individual or societal acceptance of harder drugs (ice, cocaine, heroin, etc).

by **Genivaria** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:39 am

Hippostania wrote:Absolutely not! Marijuana is a dangerous drug that should never be legalized. Instead, we should be talking about outlawing alcohol and tobacco!

Why do you hate america?

by **Ifreann** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:39 am

Tergnitz wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:What slippery slope, precisely?

Legalization leads to societal acceptance, thus paving the way for either individual or societal acceptance of harder drugs (ice, cocaine, heroin, etc).

Like how legalising miscegenation lead to people marrying their dogs, amirite?

by **Ceannairceach** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:39 am

Tergnitz wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:What slippery slope, precisely?

Legalization leads to societal acceptance, thus paving the way for either individual or societal acceptance of harder drugs (ice, cocaine, heroin, etc).

I disagree. Legalizing marijuana, which is more akin to alcohol and cigarettes than anything else, would stand alone from legalizing other, more harmful drugs. Simply because guns are legal doesn't mean everyone is clamoring for artillery, does it?

by **Genivaria** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:39 am

Tergnitz wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:What slippery slope, precisely?

Legalization leads to societal acceptance, thus paving the way for either individual or societal acceptance of harder drugs (ice, cocaine, heroin, etc).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope

by **LoL island** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:41 am

The Warrior Hearted wrote:
LoL island wrote:i think we should legalize everything, remove all warning labels, and then get all the sensible people in a bunker or something

then wait for roughly 10-20 years

and if my estimates are correct, natural selection would of run it's course and we would of successfully of breed stupidity out of the human race

no, you'd have evolved a whole new kind of stupid. The era of the dirt smokers.

hmmm... i see your logic, but i really think we should give that natural selection thing a try

perhaps people will learn common sense like 'gee, perhaps i shouldn't fall asleep with a lit blowtorch' (yes... this warning label exists)

by **Olivaero** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:42 am

Yes, it should be people should be allowed to do what they want with their own bodies as long as it has no effect on other people. (unless they consent to it of course)

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