Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
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I think Marijuana should be legalized
There are many myths surrounding Marijuana.
Notice I said myths?
The truth of the matter is, the U.S. government's own statistics show that over 75 percent of all Americans who use marijuana never use harder drugs. The gateway-drug theory is derived by using blatantly-flawed logic.
Marijuana is not physically addicting. Medical studies rank marijuana as less habit forming than caffeine. In fact, it is one of the least habit forming substances known.
So you tell me, what's so bad about it?
Therapeutic Uses Of Marijuana
Compared with cigarettes and alcohol, the health risks and societal costs associated with even chronic marijuana use are mild. We don't ban those items, yet we deny marijuana to seriously ill people who could get a lot of relief from it.
This is misguided and cruel.
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Annual Deaths
Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Do you think marijuana should be legalized, and then taxed like alcohol and cigarrettes?
Yes, that would be the best solution.
Cyndi says:
YES!!!!!!!!! It would bring our economy to where it should be, it's no where near as bad as alcohol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has so many good health qualities and uses!!! GOD created seeds for us to use!!! It's not right for the goverment to control that , alcohol & cigarrettes are both very deadley but tthey are legal!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!!!!!??!!
joban says:
Weed needs to be legalized! End the propaganda!
daniel says:
Most arguments, especially on this board, are simply untrue. In the right hands and with some common sense marijuana can be very beneficial to one's psyche and physical state.
intrigued says:
of course it should be. prohibition has and always will fail. It was a mere mans greed that led this country in the propaganda against cannabis or hemp at that time. fear mongering and a smear campaign was ran to crush hemp so the stocks in paper, rope, and petroleum. do some research before you make such a bold decision on this subject.
thepollard says:
Yes 100%
No way, it should be illegal to grow, smoke or possess marijuana.
may says:
i think it should be ligalized for pain or any kind of cancer problems
cris says:
NO
Greg says:
yes
Jeff says:
America is officially destroyed if this stuff gets legalized can you imagine?People will be robbed,or even worse like shot and/or stabbed for their marijuana.Then you will go from smoking this stuff everyday and it wont get you high anymore to doing things like cocaine,crack,heroin,and whatever else there is smh if you ask me this is just going to ruin the kids of our future go to fucking Amsterdam somewhere if you love weed that much its leagal to have there.
BigB says:
IT is so dang stupid!!! Why kill brain cells?
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WA State Resources
- American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
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Your Thoughts?
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ansovell
Feb 22, 2012 @ 9:50 am | delete
- good Lens !!
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Edutopia
Jan 2, 2012 @ 5:28 am | delete
- Prohibition has never worked for controlling or shaping any societal behaviors. It didn't work with alcohol and it isn't working with Marijuana. The sooner we drop this ridiculous War on Drugs rhetoric the sooner we stop over crowding our public prisons and driving demand for privately owned and run prisons that force inmates into slave labor conditions.
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AttorneyForFreedom
Dec 27, 2011 @ 12:54 pm | delete
- I have a few lenses on marijuana and other freedom issues, please check them out:
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darciefrench
Dec 5, 2011 @ 10:10 pm | delete
- Eventually marijuana will be legalized.Government will catch up with what society is already doing and tax it like everything else.
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rwarxitsrobb
Jul 22, 2011 @ 4:21 pm | delete
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