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 Jun 3 2004, 12:40 AM
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website designer  Group: Member Posts: 98 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,237  |
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?
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Jun 3 2004, 12:49 AM
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 Wow it's been a long time!! Group: Member Posts: 1,672 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,954 |
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.
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Jun 3 2004, 01:30 AM
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 The Return of Sathington Willoughby. Group: Member Posts: 313 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,724 |
aye. all you need are regulations and maybe marijuana parlors, like a pub for pot.
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Jun 3 2004, 03:47 AM
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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...?
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Jun 3 2004, 07:30 AM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
MARIJUANA SH0ULD BE LEGAL F0R ETERNITY!! N0 0FFENSE, I HATE DRUGS
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Jun 3 2004, 07:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,245 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 17,033 |
QUOTE(anqel_r0h @ Jun 3 2004, 7:30 AM) 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! 
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Jun 3 2004, 09:19 AM
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Wow it's been a long time!! Group: Member Posts: 1,672 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,954 |
QUOTE(WhatsYourExcuse? @ Jun 3 2004, 7:59 AM) 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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Jun 3 2004, 10:08 AM
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 Dark Lord of McCandless Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
"Life is short. Live it up."
--Khrushchev |
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Jun 3 2004, 10:57 AM
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 xrachx Group: Member Posts: 131 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 6,216 |
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. |
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Jun 3 2004, 11:14 AM
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i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
QUOTE(xrachx @ Jun 3 2004, 8:57 AM) 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. |
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Jun 3 2004, 01:25 PM
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why is it illegal in the first place? tehre must be reasons for it...
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Jun 3 2004, 02:09 PM
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QUOTE 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! 
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Jun 3 2004, 03:36 PM
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Dark Lord of McCandless Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
FACT: Smoking causes less harm to you than a few years in prison.
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Jun 3 2004, 06:42 PM
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 GOT CREATEBLOG? Group: Member Posts: 779 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 12,544 |
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.
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Jun 3 2004, 07:05 PM
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QUOTE 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? |
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Jun 3 2004, 08:38 PM
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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. |
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Jun 3 2004, 09:28 PM
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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.
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Jun 4 2004, 11:02 AM
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QUOTE 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. |
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Jun 4 2004, 03:34 PM
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Dark Lord of McCandless Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
QUOTE(Mireh @ Jun 3 2004, 8:38 PM) 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. 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. |
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Jun 5 2004, 02:59 PM
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website designer Group: Member Posts: 98 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,237 |
lol every one writes in the my posts..their so interesting
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Jun 5 2004, 08:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 521 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 12,812 |
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. |
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Jun 5 2004, 09:37 PM
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Dark Lord of McCandless Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
...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.
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Jun 5 2004, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 521 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 12,812 |
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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. |
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Jun 6 2004, 08:12 AM
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Dark Lord of McCandless Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
Then don't look at them. You have that right.
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Jun 7 2004, 03:31 AM
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 rookie Group: Member Posts: 723 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,291 |
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.
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