... Care to read the arguments above or at least justify your statement?

It's not necessarily marijuana itself that causes diseases and such but the certain chemicals and components it's made of (Justin's right). If people can successfully make medicinal marijuana that has no chance of fatal (side)effects, it should be legal and if one were to wrongly use the marijuana, legal actions should be enforced. Sorry if I didn't completely understand the topic's subject.

Even if it has dangerous side effects, it should be legal. As long as people are fully informed of all the side effects, they have no one to blame but themselves--it's a personal choice made with informed consent.

Watch a drug commercial on TV--those hvae frightening side effects some times. Yet, we just require companies to tell people what they are before they sell them. Those are the only laws we need for marijuana.

Depends on how it's used

You're right. The first post describes the context of the use.

This can go either way with me....For the against, theres a website with a cartoon short that you should go to... www.illwillpress.com , go to the toons, and click on "Drugs In Your Head"...THE ALMIGHTY FOAMY IS NEVER WRONG!! sorry, i had to...but on the for side, if weed is made legal completely, not just for medicinal purposes, it will actually reduce crime. The whole reason the drug lords are doing this is because its illegal and people pay more because of it. If it were legal there wouldnt be any reason to smuggle it, so they would get less money, and eventually go out of business. There wouldnt be any deaths in drug busts, and people wouldnt be robbing people of their drugs. Most people who smoke weed do it in their own homes and get f**ked up in their living room anyways. I admit ive done it before...ok i still do it, and honestly its not that big of a deal. Ya get high and laugh at the stupid things the other people are doing, then when the high wears off ya go home. Also, legal marijuana would help the country get out of debt because we wouldnt be spending millions of dollars trying to stop it, so we can spend the money on places it needs to be, for the homeless or for public schools, or on awareness programs, self defense programs and blah blah blah. Personally, make it legal, that way i dont have to worry about getting busted lol

medical marijuana: a way for stoners to play sick and get their insurance to pay for their buzz.

thumbs down.

for rill. just listen to foamy. he knows his stuff.

i've read articles in scientific american and websites that medical marijuana has good side effects for those in terminal illness, so i support it for those who need it

i think its good if it can help =)

Morphine is highly addictive chemically, though. The only addictive part to marijuana is from the excitement and euphoria of feeling high. People like it and don't want to stop, but it doesn't mean they can't have a good time without it. I've had many a fun time with pot smokers while they were sober.

Nothing wrong with natural medicine. Legalize it. I could source plenty of information on why, but it wouldn't change people's minds on it, because the people who are against it have a stick up their ass about the whole drug issue in general, and will see anyone who opposes their opinion as immediately wrong.

I personally don't use, but if it was legalized, it would be a good thing for the economy by way of the people that already use it illegally. I've got sources for that one too, if anyone cares.

hemlock is natural but there certainly is something wrong with it.

1st of all weed doesnt make the pain go away.. It helps you goto sleep and it makes you hungry and relaxed.....I think it should be LEGAL...everyone does it anyway so whats the problem?

Hemlock is a natural poison. Big difference. It's also nearly impossible to overdose on Marijuana.

Come on. Don't be such a square.

There is not a single case in all of the medical literature of someone dieing from the use of Marijuana. It is just not lethal enough to kill. The poison is in the dose, and Cannabis is just not a large enough dose to kill.

the problem is that weed is a gateway drug. first hand i can tell you, if you smoke weed, you dont think its that bad (it isnt, in my opinion). but hell, if weed isnt bad, what about pills? X? Crack? seriously, i've seen this transition- and im not the first to mention it. Marijuana is a gateway drug, and congress fears (rightfully, probly) that if its legal, more will smoke it, and more will submerge themselves into the world of drugs.

like i said, "firsthand" - no hypocrites.