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Date: 6/17/2003 9:21:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
The uses for hemp are endless...it's illegal due to big business and what hemp can do to "other" interests....not only should it be legal, it should be industrialized. It's a cash crop in many other ways rather than getting high...  |
Date: 6/17/2003 9:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 57404
I agree it should be legal, but I think the goverment gets more out of the drug busts than they would making it legal and taxing it like they do everything else. Yet, booze is legal and from my experience it is more deadly than Marijuana. Just my two cents. I think people who are sick, whether it be aids or cancer should be allowed to smoke it becauase it increased the appitite as well as ease their pain. People who suffer from glocoma also benifit from this drug. I don't think that taking this drug will lead to people trying cocaine or any other drug. If the person wants to try it, they will anyway no matter if Marijuana is legal or not. Plus, the goverment can just put restrictions on it like they do with cigs and booze. God Bless  |
Date: 6/17/2003 11:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 49546
No! (This post has been post MILLIONS OF TIMES! stop posting this)  |
Date: 6/17/2003 11:27:00 PM
From Authorid: 57653
I have no problem with it. And people SAY it's a gateway drug but I beg to differ. Now I no longer smoke pot but I DID when I was a teen...I never did ANY OTHER DRUG. And believe me I had access to it! Neither did my sister or several of my friends. My only issue would be that people shouldn't smoke prior to driving. Same as alcohol...one problem though...that may present a problem...is there a roadside test that can be done to show that people are under the influence of pot?? I guess I'm kinda in the middle on this...I honestly don't care either way but I don't see a problem with it.  |
Date: 6/18/2003 12:50:00 AM
From Authorid: 21203
Did you watch the Simpsons tonight?? LOL This is what the episode was about!  |
Date: 6/18/2003 6:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 15394
I think it should be legal, and prison space that is used fot marijuana posession charges, should be cleared out for REAL criminals, like rapists, and child molesters....  |
Date: 6/18/2003 7:02:00 AM
From Authorid: 25828
it should be legal - for everyone.  |
Date: 6/18/2003 8:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 53284
There is no shortage of pot on the streets today. I think that having it illegal just adds a bit of chic to it. Anyone who wants to tolk can so I say make it legal, tax it heavily and use the tax proceeds to fund drug rehab centers.  |
Date: 6/18/2003 8:48:00 AM
From Authorid: 41067
"Man made alcohol, God made weed. Who do you trust?" I see no harm in it, provided people are responsible with it, just as with alcohol and other such substances. As for it being a gateway drug, none of the people I know who smoke or otherwise ingest it have tried anything else (except 'shrooms), and nor have I. It would be far better for it to be legal, and for the gov't to be able to tax it and then use such funds to tackle real crime than to lock people up for relaxing. Of course, since Bush himself smoked it in his youth, but has now seen fit to deny financial support to students who have a minor offense of this kind (despite the fact that convicted murderers can still gain such aid) I doubt this will happen.  |
Date: 6/18/2003 9:10:00 AM
From Authorid: 27046
If you have ever studied criminal justice they tell you exactly why it is not legal. It is classified in a high category for addiction. Therefore it is one that is highly unlikely if ever to become legal as do all those other illegal drugs that are classified as highly addictive. They gave us alcohol and cigarettes and cannot take those away. They already know by rehab standards that Mj is generally the primary use and the actual addiction they are in rehab for is the secondary use, however you will not be admitted into rehab for Mj use on it's own. We can always continue to push for it's legalization but it's doubtful they will go for it.  |
Date: 6/18/2003 10:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 55255
eh well i think they should decriminalize it but they wont bc the american justice system is based around profit and how do they make money i wonder  |
Date: 6/18/2003 12:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 61104
Yes but only if it is straight marijuana. Straight marijuana cannot kill you. You can od on other drugs but you could smoke straight marijuane and be just fine.  |
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Date: 6/18/2003 2:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 57404
I used to smoke pot on a daily basis, throughout the day. I did that for over 5 years, and one day I decided to stop. I wasn't having withdrawls or anything. Not like someone would get with crack or some other drug. I know people close to me that still smoke pot, and they haven't been violent, had car accidents or withdrawls, or stole to support their habit or anything. Heck most stoners seem to be some of the most mellow people I have ever met. LOL I doubt too that it will ever be legalized but hey.. one can dream. LOL Even though I don't smoke pot anymore and haven't for a long time.. I still support the legalization of it. God Bless |
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Date: 6/18/2003 2:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
Marijuana is NOT addictive...but they'd sure like us to believe it is...that's more lies from those "other" interests... |
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Date: 6/18/2003 6:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 27046
KC, you cannot possibly say that it is not addictive. There are several people that can fully admit to the fact that they are addicted. My mother worked in a drug and alcohol rehab for 13 years. The counselors for the rehab were former alcoholics and drug addicts they would gladly tell you about their addictions, MJ included. Cigarettes are addictive to the majority of people, if you smoke it chances are you are going to get addicted. Alcohol becomes a problems for those that are alcoholics, plenty of people drink and aren't alcoholics, it's the same with MJ. Plenty of people smoke it, there is a LARGE majority that are addicted. Addiction can be and sometimes is both physical and psychological. The drug doesn't have to be both in order to be an addiction. |
Date: 6/18/2003 6:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 29806
Sure, make it legal, and tax the crap out of it. The tobacco companies would make their cigarette sales dwarf in comparison. -ID-  |
Date: 6/18/2003 7:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 37872
I think it will be legal in this country eventually. Right now, I would settle for just decriminalizing it. Quit overpunishing people for it. Yes there are people that abuse it, but that can be said about anything and I think that the abuse would be way less if it were not illegal; or at least less criminal. Quit punishing people for possession; growing; and for everyone's sake, quit denying people jobs because it can be traced in they're hair or urine. We need to quit spending tax dollars on stupid commercials that are completely untrue and truly educate people on the realities of marijuana. Can you believe it, this is the one subject that I find most USMer's actually agree on.  |
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Date: 6/18/2003 7:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 57404
Ra Xoas I completely agree with you. God Bless |
Date: 6/18/2003 9:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
legalize it....for everyone  |
Date: 6/19/2003 1:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 13897
it is decrimininalized in Oregon. under a gram is just like a traffic violation.  |
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Date: 6/19/2003 6:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 19092
From my own experience Azairyai, I find it non-addictive, physically. Some may find that for them, it is psychologically addictive. I have quit doing pot several times for several years at a time without any addictive symptoms. And I know what an addiction is, I smoked for years and have tried to quit many times without success... |
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Date: 6/19/2003 7:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 27046
KC, you and differ greatly when it comes to MJ. |
| Date: 6/19/2003 12:02:00 PM ( From Author ) From Authorid: 39372 I know for a fact that marijuana is not addictive. I've been addicted to drugs...I'm an alcoholic, I'm addicted to cigarettes and pills. I get addicted to substances very easily. I could go months without smoking weed and not feel withdrawl. I've had friends that would spend thousands of dollars a week (no exageration) and then they would get drug tests. They wanted to smoke when others were around that were smoking, but only to join the fun. They did not go into withdrawl or anything. It is impossible to get addicted. People may think they are dependent on weed, but do not suffer withdrawl. I'm aware that it won't be decrimilized for a good while, but hey, less harsh sentences would be straight. |
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Date: 6/19/2003 2:43:00 PM
From Authorid: 27046
39372, forgive me while I laugh, YOU are not addicted to MJ, that doesn't mean that other people aren't. |
| Date: 6/19/2003 9:09:00 PM ( From Author ) From Authorid: 39372 Nobody can be addicted. I know this for a fact, and not because I'm not addicted, but I've seen many addicts in my life, and not one was completely depended upon weed, so forgive me Azarma. |
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Date: 6/20/2003 7:13:00 AM
From Authorid: 27046
Fact? ROFLMBO.....Okay, but only because you say so..LOL |
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Date: 6/20/2003 7:29:00 AM
From Authorid: 15394
maybe you all are just having a difference in terminology... scientifically marijuana is said not to be addicitive, however it is known to have psychological dependence factors.... the difference is in the definition of dependance and addicton when it comes to clinical studies imho ... |
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Date: 6/20/2003 10:01:00 PM
From Authorid: 29806
Marijuana has no addictive substances in it at all, the only danger is brain damage as well as loss of blood circulation to the limbs, which can become so bad it leads to necessary amputation in extreme cases. As for addictive? No, one can become dependent upon it, Where one feels as if they can't concetrate without it, or live life, or whatever. But dependacy is purely pychological, while addiction is physical, such as nicotine. Right now, my blood's nicotine level is dropping, and my body's gotten so addicted, it's going through withdrawl, making me crave a cigarette. So, *lighting cigarette* to settle this little dispute between the author and Azairyia, there's no addiction, only dependance, and I'm just now noticing Jungabel pretty much said the same thing, but since I've already typed this all out, no use in wasting it. -ID- |
Date: 6/21/2003 1:06:00 AM
From Authorid: 62085
To make it legal would lower the price. Our government makes quite a nice profit as of now, why go legal. The question isnt whether the effects are harmful, but the marketing etc, of it. Plus if it went legal, citizens would grow their own, thus taking $$ away from uncle sam. However i do believe the strains of MJ out today are highly addictive and harmful.  |
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Date: 6/21/2003 9:37:00 AM
From Authorid: 13897
author 62085, the gov't makes profit? hah.. i doubt it. what about this little multi-billion dollar "war on drugs", huh?? the gov't would make money off of it if they legalized and taxed. as it is now, they spend far too much money on their stupid war, as well as imprisoning casual users. it's rediculous. |
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Date: 6/21/2003 4:32:00 PM
From Authorid: 37872
Knightmare, the government would make a killing on the taxation of MJ. Yes, people would grow it; but just like people can grow tobacco, or grapes or brew their own beer; growing marijuana would present challenges that most would not endure and would rather buy it. MJ is harmful and addictive in many cases; but I don't think that that is the case for most. |
Date: 6/21/2003 7:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 22080
i have countless posters from the 50's and earlier that say drugs are bad. funniest things ever. but yeah i say legalize it, a joint a day can be a good thing  |
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Date: 6/21/2003 8:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 62085
a billion dollar war on drugs? u believe evrything u read? Is that why ollie north and the NSA shipped in tons of coke to fund a war? We have satellites that can see inside of a house, but we cant slow the flow of the blow? Noriega was our middleman in the trail of coke and MJ, etc, he tried to skim funds and got took down. Seriously do u think every politician, official, is only looking out for your best interest? Money is power, and power thru position, is only the start. |
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Date: 6/21/2003 10:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 13897
no i don't believe everything i read. i believe educational resources, though. CQ Researcher- you should look that up. |
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Date: 6/22/2003 2:36:00 PM
From Authorid: 27950
CLAIM #9: MARIJUANA IS AN ADDICTIVE DRUG It is now frequently stated that marijuana is profoundly addicting and that any increase in prevalence of use will lead inevitably to increases in addiction. THE FACTS Essentially all drugs are used in "an addictive fashion" by some people. However, for any drug to be identified as highly addictive, there should be evidence that substantial numbers of users repeatedly fail in their attempts to discontinue use and develop use-patterns that interfere with other life activities. National epidemiological surveys show that the large majority of people who have had experience with marijuana do not become regular users. In 1993, among Americans age 12 and over, about 34% had used marijuana sometime in their life, but only 9% had used it in the past year, 4.3% in the past month, and 2.8% in the past week. 59 A longitudinal study of young adults who had first been surveyed in high school also found a high "discontinuation rate" for marijuana. While 77% had used the drug, 74% of those had not used in the past year and 84% had not used in the past month. 60 Of course, even people who continue using marijuana for several years or more are not necessarily "addicted" to it. Many regular users - including many daily users - consume marijuana in a way that does not interfere with other life activities, and may in some cases enhance them. There is only scant evidence that marijuana produces physical dependence and withdrawal in humans. When human subjects were administered daily oral doses of 180-210 mg of THC - the equivalent of 15-20 joints per day - abrupt cessation produced adverse symptoms, including disturbed sleep, restlessness, nausea, decreased appetite, and sweating. The authors interpreted these symptoms as evidence of physical dependence. However, they noted the syndrome's relatively mild nature and remained skeptical of its occurrence when marijuana is consumed in usual doses and situations. 61 Indeed, when humans are allowed to control consumption, even high doses are not followed by adverse withdrawal symptoms. 62 Signs of withdrawal have been created in laboratory animals following the administration of very high doses. 63 Recently, at a NIDA-sponsored conference, a researcher described unpublished observations involving rats pretreated with THC and then dosed with a cannabinoid receptor-blocker. 64 Not surprisingly, this provoked sudden withdrawal, by stripping receptors of the drug. This finding has no relevance to human users who, upon ceasing use, experience a very gradual removal of THC from receptors. The most avid publicizers of marijuana's addictive nature are treatment providers who, in recent years, have increasingly admitted insured marijuana users to their programs. 65 The increasing use of drug-detection technologies in the workplace, schools and elsewhere has also produced a group of marijuana users who identify themselves as "addicts" in order to receive treatment instead of punishment.  |
Date: 6/27/2003 11:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 3836
it definitely should be legalized. We'd all lead happier lives.  |
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Date: 7/1/2003 8:52:00 PM
From Authorid: 62141
Well, here is a radical notion...Lets legalize all drugs! Ok now pick your chins up off the floor, and think about this: If all drugs that people have problems with were legal and Dirt Cheap, what would happen to the crime rate? Many crack heads and junkies turn to crime not because the drug makes them want to be robbers and thieves, but purely out of need for the drug and economic necessity. Admitedly, there would be many ODs at first, but after those people weed themselves out of the equation, I suspect there would be a backlash of good sense among those who are left. |
Date: 7/16/2003 9:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 31048
Well, I guess I have a kind of weird opinion on this one. I think it should be legal, but people should find a different way to ingest it other than smoking it. I fell in love with pot when I was about 15 but it's totally destroyed my immune system. I was NEVER sick until I started smoking and now I catch every single illness that comes around, and I stay sick for weeks at a time. Right now I have this disgusting cough that sounds like I have Emphysema or something. People go around thinking, "This can never hurt me at all" when that's really not true. Trust me, it will KILL your lungs if you do it enough! If everyone would just put it in their brownies or something it would all be fine   |
Date: 6/18/2005 10:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 42620
I know im alittle late on this but i want to say something. Marijuana is considered a "gateway" drug. why? because when people are forsed to buy it from a drug dealer they are exposed to othe drugs like cocain, crack, heroin, ext. the drug is not the gateway, the dealer is.  |
| Date: 4/9/2006 6:46:00 PM From Authorid: 63490 it should be legalized because its just like alchohol and ciggarettes, plus not one person has ever died from it |
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