Reasons why marijana should be legal (read this its interesting)

[900_foot_jesus]

Haha i found some sick facts online- this will get u thinking

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Note: This article is a summary of my beliefs on Marijuana. You can find additional blog posts related to marijuana here.
Legalize Marijuana
There are those who would have you to believe that the use of marijuana can lead to serious long-term side effects, addiction, and worse. But there really is no valid scientific evidence that would suggest this. There are, however, reasons why marijuana became and remains illegal. It is in The People of America’s best interest, however, to legalize marijuana and therefore reduce the amount of drug-related deaths, aid the economy in many ways, and give citizens the freedom they deserve.
If you’ve been through high school, chances are you have learned about the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s. Long story short, the US government made alcohol illegal and the use of alcohol increased dramatically, alcohol-related deaths soared, and the government was spending more money than ever to try and prevent these things. Alcohol was soon made legal; and with good reason! Marijuana was similarly prohibited in many states across the union from 1930 until 1937, when a federal law was put in place recursively prohibiting use or possession of marijuana. The use of the drug is projected to have increased significantly since it was made illegal. As a direct result of its being illegal, many are led to other, truly lethal drugs. Many otherwise law-abiding citizens can get mixed up in the affairs of criminals since the only way to obtain marijuana is through drug-dealers.
Although marijuana’s illegality is ineffective and actually increases its and other drugs’ use, it still costs American taxpayers roughly $10 billion every year to attempt to enforce these freedom-barriers. The richest man in the world is worth about $6 billion. Many small countries are worth far less than either of these figures. The National Science Foundation, the government agency dedicated to furthering science and technology, has an annual budget of only $5.6 billion. Yet America is willing to waste $10 billion a year covering up their lies about a harmless plant.
Most everyone learns in school that marijuana is a terrible drug, and that it can destroy your life. Yet when it comes down to why, few can answer the question. The most popular answer is that marijuana is a ‘gateway’ drug–that it leads to the use of other drugs. This is true, however it would be far less a gateway drug were it legalized. It would no longer harbor the stigma of illegality, and would therefore not have the connection with worse drugs that it currently does. It is also common to hear that marijuana can lead to schizophrenia, though there are no conclusive studies to support this argument. In fact, other than the obvious effects of temporary memory loss, hunger, and a dry or sore throat (which can result from the inhalation of any smoke), there are no studies showing any long-term effects for sure. There are, however, studies suggesting that in many instances, cannabis can actually revive dead brain cells, something thought impossible before these studies. There is no doubt, however, that marijuana’s use as a pain killer or stress reliever is far superior to “legal drugs” and with little harmful effects. These facts considered, there is no reason for marijuana to remain illegal.
Essentially, there are several reasons why marijuana was made illegal, and why it remains so. Initially it was a racist, anti-Mexican movement. More than anything, however, it protects the corporate profits of medicine and “legal drug” companies. Drug companies, and specifically the FDA, have no responsibility to cure any health problems. Their only obligation is to increase the value of their company’s stock shares. And therefore, if people were generally healthy, they would fail their obligation. So it makes sense that if something actually does the job that their products claim to do (pain killer, relief from stress, sleep aid, and more) that they would want to stamp it out. That is why lies are made up. That is the ONLY reason marijuana is illegal. Conclusively, while it may not be in America’s best interest, it is certainly in The People of America’s best interest to legalize marijuana and therefore reduce the amount of drug-related deaths, aid the economy in many ways, and give citizens the freedom they deserve.

[Chaos_Theorist]

Legalizing it--in my opinion--would result in take a lot of the "gateway" out of "gateway drug".

A new user would smoke it, enjoy it, and know it's legal. They would have a reserve about trying anything that steps into the "illegal" zone.


When marijuana is illegal, you naturally assume that every other illegal drug is categorized by weed. And that's what gets people in trouble or worse.

[indicagurl420]

Right On Man I Have Been Tellin People That For Years But They Just Buy Into The Bull Shit That The Government Fuckin Tells Them Fuck That They Are Just Mad Because They Cant Tax It And If They Cant Make Money Off Of It Then They Are Gonna Keep It Illegal

Fuck The Government....l*e*g*a*l*i*z*e

[900_foot_jesus]

Originally Posted by Chaos_Theorist

Legalizing it--in my opinion--would result in take a lot of the "gateway" out of "gateway drug".

A new user would smoke it, enjoy it, and know it's legal. They would have a reserve about trying anything that steps into the "illegal" zone.


When marijuana is illegal, you naturally assume that every other illegal drug is categorized by weed. And that's what gets people in trouble or worse.

Thats exactly what it said in the starting post, but i totally get u.

[900_foot_jesus]

Originally Posted by indicagurl420

Right On Man I Have Been Tellin People That For Years But They Just Buy Into The Bull Shit That The Government Fuckin Tells Them Fuck That They Are Just Mad Because They Cant Tax It And If They Cant Make Money Off Of It Then They Are Gonna Keep It Illegal

Fuck The Government....l*e*g*a*l*i*z*e

They can make money off it easily
If its legalized, as a matter of fact, more people will buy it.

But seriously man, FUCK the government! The war on drugs was bullshit (in case you didnt know, the US government tried bombing over 100 cocaine and marijana fields, but "accidentally" missed them all, but they only bombed one SMALL marijana plantation)! Im sick of them telling bullshit! E.G. There have been commercials saying that marijuana kills, but i did my research to find out that there have been NO marijuana-induced deaths in the history of it. They say Bob Marley died because of marijuana but instead, he died of a mere foot wound that got infected. Thats what i mean, man. THE GOVERNMENT FEEDS US LIES!

sry got a little deeply caught into what i was sayin but its fukken true!

But that also leads me to think about why alot of other shits even legal

[luminousnerd]

Glad you enjoyed my blog. There's a lot more where that came from -- I have tons of articles about marijuana. One of them is a pretty long research paper, with all sources cited, if you're in the mood.

Here's the marijuana section of my site: LuminousNerd » Marijuana | News about technology, hardware, software, music, peace, marijuana, graphics, design, and more all at this blog!

And here's the research paper I spoke of: LuminousNerd » Blog Archive » LONG RESEARCH PAPER: Cash Trumps Freedom | News about technology, hardware, software, music, peace, marijuana, graphics, design, and more all at this blog!

Enjai!

Thanks guys

[hooplah]

dont forget that by legalizing pot, prison costs for marijuana offenses will boost revenue by a couple billion. also, the gangs that are making money off of selling weed will be shut down, and turn to harder drugs like coke and heroin to sell, making it easier to target them for NARC officers...legalize the herb man, my creator sure as hell had vision in the things he saw

[luminousnerd]

Yes, very valid points.

Unfortunately, if marijuana was legalized, the tobacco companies would take it and put shit in it to make it more addictive, make it so you don't have to re-light it, stick a filter in it, and invariably the chemicals they use for this really will make it into a very bad, addictive, unhealthy drug.

Still, the wise ones like myself will stick to buying it from places like "Uncle Ralph's Weed Farm" in huge bags for $50 a piece. *grin*

[jeff11181]

Originally Posted by luminousnerd

Still, the wise ones like myself will stick to buying it from places like "Uncle Ralph's Weed Farm" in huge bags for $50 a piece. *grin*

Where is This HEAVEN on earth u talk about? please take me... PLEASE

[Ziggy_James]

that really was interesting but you know you'll never have to worry about the tobacco companies getting a hold of weed if you just grow your own as a matter of fact if the otherwise law abiding citizens really wanted to avoid getting mixed up in criminal affairs they would just grow their own you know what we should just all grow our own any way and over grow the goverment grow america grow