stance on marijuana use/legalization for recreational purposes

[Stone]

Legalize it! Prohibition failed. Why keep something as harmless as marijuana illegal when prisons are already overflowing?

Why keep something as harmless as marijuana illegal

Because it's not harmless.

Better to treat pot abuse as a misdemeanor and dealing/distribution/growing as a felony, imo.
Portugal has had reasonable results with decriminalizing use/abuse.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html

 

[itsmeJonB]

Pot is pretty harmless, in comparison to alcohol, which is a legal drug

 

[Natasha]

Pot is pretty harmless, in comparison to alcohol, which is a legal drug

Agreed. Except for the fact that it's illegal, I would much rather see my niece and nephew experiment w/ marijuana than I would w/ alcohol.

 

[The Doc]

I have smoked alot of marijuana back in high school. I honestly believe that legalizing marijuana for medical purposes is fucking stupid. Whatever benifit you get from it, i.e. anti neasuea or pain killing use... your choking your body of oxygen which is even worse. Legalize it, for recreational use. Its not nearly as bad as alchohol. Generally people dont get arrested for violent crimes when smoking marijuana, and you cant overdose on it either.

 

[porterjack]

I have smoked alot of marijuana back in high school. I honestly believe that legalizing marijuana for medical purposes is fucking stupid. Whatever benifit you get from it, i.e. anti neasuea or pain killing use... your choking your body of oxygen which is even worse. Legalize it, for recreational use. Its not nearly as bad as alchohol. Generally people dont get arrested for violent crimes when smoking marijuana, and you cant overdose on it either.

Do you not see the contradiction?
No legalisation for medical reasons but ok for rec use

Those who claim to need it for med reasons obviojly would have legal access

 

[Alien Allen]

you do not have to smoke it so medical use could still be accomplished without harm

 

[The Doc]

Do you not see the contradiction?
No legalisation for medical reasons but ok for rec use

Those who claim to need it for med reasons obviojly would have legal access

What im saying came out wrong i guess. Im saying fully legalize it. The whole 'medical use' is a mockery of the government.

you do not have to smoke it so medical use could still be accomplished without harm

Right, because most people make space cakes and cannamutter and dont smoke. (Sarcasm)

 

[Alien Allen]

Doc you ever heard of brownies and or vaporizers??

Pay attention. I never said most use the above two options.

Merely stating they ARE options.

Carry on

 

[itsmeJonB]

What im saying came out wrong i guess. Im saying fully legalize it. The whole 'medical use' is a mockery of the government.



Right, because most people make space cakes and cannamutter and dont smoke. (Sarcasm)

the ones who want to avoid smoking it, thats exactly what they do.
dispensaries sell them already baked so theres actually no hassle in getting it, which is what you're making it sound like

 

[Mercury]

I think legalizing it would be an overall good idea. Fantastic source of tax revenue and then it could finally be regulated and distributed properly. It is a pretty huge waste of resources to "fight this war on drugs." I personally do not smoke it as my system doesn't care for it much but I have had a lot of friends who smoke A LOT of it (enough of it that it would make me call 911 and say I am dying) and they are quite successful in their lives. However, moderation is crucial as it is with much in life. It is easy to overdue many things in life which can have negative results on one's health (mental or physical) or become a negative financial burden.

As long as there is a successful system to identify that it is actively in one's system (such as DUI checks) then I say go for it!

 

[Zorak]

the ones who want to avoid smoking it, thats exactly what they do.
dispensaries sell them already baked so theres actually no hassle in getting it, which is what you're making it sound like

Yeah I know a few people who ingest cannabis in the form of cakes or brownies rather than smoke it; either because of health\lung issues, or just because that's their personal preference.

I quite like the longer, gentler, but powerful high you get from ingestion.

 

[HK]

Yeah I know a few people who ingest cannabis in the form of cakes or brownies rather than smoke it; either because of health\lung issues, or just because that's their personal preference.

I quite like the longer, gentler, but powerful high you get from ingestion.

See I'd like to try this, because smoking it has never worked for me, it just made me feel dizzy. Something that comes on a bit more gradually would probably be more enjoyable

 

[Natasha]

Got this in my e-mail the other day.

http://www.emsworld.com/news/10626180/synthetic-drug-use-on-dramatic-rise-nationwide