Should marijuana be legal?

Well, I don't think it should be, and this is why.





By making it legal. Many less trees would have to be cut down due to its a much better product for making paper. Which is why Dupont spent millions to make it illegal. Also would be very good for making clothing. For a pain killer, its very effective. And also is much less addicting then the current legal pain killers and has far less side affects. Examples of this is marijuana has killed 0 people. And pain killers have killed countless others through overdosing and destruction of the body. Saying this, is there really any good reason why it should be illegal?





P.S. Saying because its bad is not a valid reason. Also because of its effects. It does next to nothing. And doesn't impair judgment much. I know this because I was under the influence of the substance and passed a field sobriety test with no problems. And another time to while being stopped by cops. They accused me of being high(which I was) because my eyes were red. I consented to a field sobriety test to prove otherwise, but they didn't take me up on this. That's because the cops know that it doesn't impair judgment at lower doses. If you do answer in saying it should be illegal. Please look back to the question so I can destroy your argument. I know I will be able to because anyone thinking it should be illegal is clearly not more intelligent then my self. And yes, this question is extremely biased.|||There is absolutely no good reason for marijuana to be illegal. I think that as long as you can use marijuana responsibly (not going to work stoned, not driving or operating heavy eqipment stoned, etc), there is nothing wrong with it. The worst side effect from it is that it makes you hungry.





Penn %26amp; Teller have a show on Showtime called "Penn %26amp; Teller: Bulls**t," where they expose ideas that they perceive to be BS. In their episode about illegal drugs, they interviewed a retired medical doctor who told a story about his 12 year old son who died of cancer. The doctor had formerly been against any marijuana use until he gave some to his son before a chemo treatment. Normally, the boy would leave the treatment center feeling very sick. One day, his parents had him smoke marijuana before the treatment, and he left the center feeling no ill effects. In fact, he asked his mom if they could stop on the way home, and get a sub sandwich.





They also talked about a group of chronically ill people to whom the Federal government provides marijuana. The program didn't last long, but the patients who were admitted to the program will continue to receive free (that's right, I said free) marijuana from Uncle Sam for the rest of their lives. One of the patients was interviewed while smoking a joint on the sidewalk in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (for those who don't know, that's the White House).|||Yeah but too many people would have trouble remembering that their alarms mean they should wake up and go to work.|||You provided more reasons why it should be legal than you did provide reasons why it should not.





edit; if you rephrased the question, why did you put that as your opening statement in the first place?|||I like it just the way you worded it, sarcasm is a great tool.|||It should be decriminalized.





People should be able to grow their own weed for their own use.





It should remain a violation to sell it or grow in quantity.|||Like alcohol prohibition, "trying" to make marijuana illegal has failed completely in the US! Legal or not, many people are using it! The only people benefiting are criminals, artificially raising prices, and making for an unsafe situation as criminals are becoming wealthier and more empowered. Our prisons are full with people who have committed marginal offenses (MJ, prostitution, etc.) because "Conservatives" believe they can legislate morality.





Alcohol causes many more deaths per year than MJ; if MJ is illegal, alcohol should also be illegal


(you can't have it both ways, Cons!)





Legalizing (and TAXING) MJ, just like alcohol, would give much-needed revenue to governments who are in dire need of funds, reduce drug-related criminal activity, and free our prison and court systems for serious criminals.





If you agree, WRITE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. If you don't know who they are, use http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home and enter your ZIP.|||Here is an idea. make it legal.....except one thing


Have one warehouse out in the middle of nowhere filled with every kind of drug there is.


Only thing is it has a one way door. You can go in free of charge, do as many drugs as you want until you die.


solves


1. population control


2. removes all users and sellers(which are users), removes gangs, murders, etc.|||It shouldn't be legal. A lot of people act like it's no big deal. It damages your body and produces dangerous behaviour. (I know, I know, alcohol, but that's not what this is about). Legalising it would make it much more accessible, so more people than just the standard spaced out pot smokers and students, would use it. I think it should remain illegal, except for medicinal purposes (and in this case it should be tightly monitored).