I was talking with my health teacher, and she was speaking about how marijuana is bad for you and what not. But then i said "what if marijuana was legal, wouldnt that make the economy better"..she replied "well yes sal, it would."..I think It should be legalized, no not because i do it because i don't , so the economy rises, what do you guys think?

yes it does help the economy, it's the leading cash crop in oregon and cali (the only two states that matter), and it generates billions of untaxed dollars a year. If the US regulated growth and used it to benefit, it would be good. Marijuana doesn't impair you any more than alchohol does, and you can't die from an overdose.

aye. all you need are regulations and maybe marijuana parlors, like a pub for pot.

Legal weed would be cool... but I don't smoke so whatever... Beh... I just want my dollar to be worth more thana dollar... that made no sense... no more inflation...?

MARIJUANA SH0ULD BE LEGAL F0R ETERNITY!! N0 0FFENSE, I HATE DRUGS

it will just make more money to the growers and it will kill you, just like cigars and cigs, people who do drugs are just pot heads!

sorry that's really offensive to me, because my boyfriend has smoked pot before. did you know that caffiene is a drug? does that mean that since someone drinks coffee, or mountain dew, or even eats a bar of chocolate, they have no self worth because they do drugs? you can't just say people are potheads because they smoke pot, lots of my friends do (although I don't) and while I don't agree with it, I still value them as people

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Marijuana is already legal in Holland.lol. and in a way it helps..people love doing drugs for the kick of it being illegal..makes them feel somehow powerful..cuz they're breaking the law and everything..a lot of people want what they can't have..that's why people invest in drug trafficking and stuff..

marijuana is supposed to be at the same level of smoking and alcohol..sometimes even less because you don't get addicted to it..that's the reason why Holland made it legal.

i guess that's good that it's legal becus it should be. and it`z right about that it is same thing as alcohol and other drugs...and marijuana are bad too... even tho it sometimes can cure ppls...still u can die from it and get reallliiiee addicted to it.

why is it illegal in the first place? tehre must be reasons for it...

For one thing, the damage done from one joint is equal to about *thinks* I believe three or five cigarettes.

In my opinion, I don't mind - legalize it. If you truly want to ruin your own life by getting addicted to marijuana while it's helping the economy, go for it!

FACT: Smoking causes less harm to you than a few years in prison.

When I looked at this topic, I did not see who Started it. When I read it I thought of you Sal.. and for your sake, it should still be illegal.

But why? If you're going to say, "It's bad for you," I'll knock that down right now because smoking, fast food, and guns are bad for you - they're not illegal. Also, we're in debt; having this boost the economy will be great, don't you agree?

Yes, it would boost up the economy...
No, because we would have drug addicts everywhere. Kids would be addicted, and people would be coughing, hacking, and dying everywhere.

it should be illegal because if it was legal it would only encourage people to do it more. Then so many kids would be junkies and the future of our country will for a large part be left to a bunch of pot heads... sorry, but I wouldn't want that. The economy is doing fine right now anyway.

Actually, in European countries, they have many drugs that are legalized, and it's not a problem. See, kids do it nowadays because it's illegal and they want to be rebels. Make this legal, and they'll have no fun doing it. Also, the economy is doing fine?! We're trillions of dollars in debt, you know.

Do you realize that almost EVERY drug problem is caused by the WAR on drugs, and not the drugs themselves?

Do you see alcohol-pushers on inner city street corners? No. Why? Because it's legal.

Do you see convenience store owners shooting at each other in turf wars? No. Why? Because it's legal.

Do you see alcohol users overdose and die? Yes, but if you do it's your own damn fault. No one mislabels alcohol like they mislabel cocaine.

Can you get easy and non-compromising treatment for cigarette and alcohol addiction? Of course.

lol every one writes in the my posts..their so interesting

if marijuana becomes legal, then what else would people want to legalize?


drugs. eww. maybe they'll ask next for cocaine or that kind of crapp. who wants to hear 'hey, pass a joint' out on the street or at school?


not me, sorry.

...Only that ALREADY happens. Just not in the suburban bubble you must live in. If we legalize cocaine, it will actually STOP it being sold in schools. Do you have alcohol pushers on school campus? No.

:shrug


just why would anyone want drugs like that being used and commonly seen publicly everywhere? just not pleasurable in my view i guess.


others beg to differ.

Then don't look at them. You have that right.

The problem with marijuana is that the effects of its long term use isn't that well known. Some say it causes extensive brain damage, some say it doesn't.

Lots of things cause brain damage.

The War on Drugs is a power game, pure and simple. The DEA doesn't actually care about anyone. It's all about money and power. Why else would the leader of the DEA name himself the Drug CZAR--The czar being the most absolutist monarch in European history?

Hah so what if it causes long-term brain damage? It's the drug user's decision to...I mean they know it's bad already, and if they choose to do it still, oh well...not my problem.

i know like when they buy cigs it wastes money and it kills you, so thats pretty stupid!

wait...isnt marijuana supposed to help AIDS patients? thats what i remember, cuz mari makes your super hungry and AIDS patients wouldnt have to starve to death..but i mean it has horrible consiquences... But couldnt scientisht like alter the drug so that only the hunger consiquence comes out?

Hey...those people that are "wasting money" and getting "killed" are helping the economy. Obviously if they want to waste their life on drugs, they're not that important, are they? I'm sure there will be the occassional users, but that won't do much harm, and it's still helping the economy.


Actually, I think that I read something about this...they'd make a slightly watered-down version of it...of course, it wouldn't be something you'd smoke, but you could still get addicted to it, just like any drug.

ya ur right but i mean most teens try it once or twice and 2/50% die of 1 try of drug use and 50% of americans smoke just to die but i mean it helps the economy like cB when people join it helps but when they spam it hurts get what i mean?

If they're that stupid to be using marijuana or other drugs, then...what loss are they to the United States? They'd probably only bring people down in the future.

marijuana should stay legal only for medical purposes. . allowing the safe constant production of a drug that is harmful to those that abuse the privilege doesn't make it right.

heres the deal:: people r gonna buy, sell, n smoke it whether its legal or not. so they might as well make it legal.. 1-for financial reasons 2-making it legal might actually keep people from doin it as much.. cuz the whole issue of rebelion would be gone.. ya kno?

People in America do pot because they can't drink till they're 20

i think it should be legal with no restrictions. that way it won't be a way to show that you're some kinda harda$$ so no one will do it anymore.

dont many types of doctors use marijuana on their patients?

wouldnt there be like 2nd hand smoking? the air would be filled with mary jane smoke and ppl who dont want to inhale it would literally be doing mary jane without directly smoking it.