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Legalisation of Marijuana

Should marijuana be legalised?


  • Total voters
    57
No, my comment was not snarky and classless, but yours was, because it was snarky, personal, and classless. Instead of taking responsibility for personally insulting someone else with a snarky comment, you're trying to avoid it. You are the one who decided to get personal but instead of acknowledgeing that fact you're pretending you can make snarky comments and get away with it. When I meant if society would be wrecked by marijuana being legalized, and how I found it both funny and sad how people keep pining for it, I factored in every single possible side-effect, from people losing IQ points and failing classes, to all manner of foolish behavior resulting from being stoned. It's a bit sad, and it's a bit funny, because people want to get their hands on a drug that damages brain cells, lowers IQ, and obscures their senses. So no, instead of trying to get personal and uncredible, how about you discuss the issue with me like an adult instead of resorting to classless, personal insults?
No, I took personal responsibility and still do and now you're backtracking and lashing out at me.
 
It's on the ballot in Colorado. This reminds me of a debate I just had with a stoner buddy of mine, in which I got schooled.




Buddy: "The law will never pass"

Me: "Actually, it probably will. The polls have it winning 60/40 right now."

Buddy: "No chance."

Me: "Colorado has changed. The state has become a lot more liberal, and attitudes have really opened up to marijuana."

Buddy: "Stoners don't vote, man."




I had nothing for that. I lost that debate. :lamo


Like I said.... weed makes you unmotivated and lazy.
 
No, I took personal responsibility and still do and now you're backtracking and lashing out at me.

I haven't lashed out at you. However, I did point out your snarky comment for what it is. It's a sign of poor debate skill to insult your ideological opponents. That's a whole 'nother issue in itself.

Now, if you want to discuss the issue with me minus any snarky comments, feel free to have a good discussion with me on the issue.
 
I haven't lashed out at you. However, I did point out your snarky comment for what it is. It's a sign of poor debate skill to insult your ideological opponents. That's a whole 'nother issue in itself.

Now, if you want to discuss the issue with me minus any snarky comments, feel free to have a good discussion with me on the issue.
LOL, please don't lecture me on "good discussion." Your post history and your initial comment illustrate how unlikely it is that your posts will display it.
 
LOL, please don't lecture me on "good discussion." Your post history and your initial comment illustrate how unlikely it is that your posts will display it.

Again, stay classy. :lol:
 
Like I said.... weed makes you unmotivated and lazy.
In the moment, but then again, alcohol can make people sloppy and uninhibited in the moment, so I don't know what you're argument is trying to say. Now, I think there are studies that say people who smoke weed are more likely to be less motivated in general, but it really depends on the person and how they use it. I suspect some of the most successful people you know or have heard of smoke. It's more prevalent than you probably think.
 
Only when I think the person I'm talking to warrants it. :lol:

It shows you'll resort to personal quips instead of taking shots at refuting my political statement.
 
It shows you'll resort to personal quips instead of taking shots at refuting my political statement.

Quips, personal and otherwise, are political.
 
Yeah, that Michael Phelps sure is unmotivated.

Don't forget about Carl Sagan, Bob Dylan, Graham Greene, and Duke Ellington. What a bunch of potsmoking losers who have achieved nothing in life.
 
yes alcohol no marijuana. and not everyone drinking alcohol gets drunk or addict...

How is that relevant to anything? Is it illegal to be drunk?
 
I like how pot is referred to as a gateway drug, but alcohol and tobacco aren't. Nor is caffeine. I'll bet that most pot smokers drink booze or coffee, or smoke cigarettes before pot, and certainly before doing coke or heroin. There's a ridiculous double standard applied to pot, and it's based on untruths. And prohibition has been incredibly damaging to society.
 
Only if we have a rehabilitation program based on Sweden's.
 
I have friends who smoke pot, and have done so for 40 years.

My dad's co-worker and friend happens to be a Christian pastor and longtime pot smoker (he was a hippy in the 60s). He looks nothing like a heroin addict.
 
didnt any of those heroin addicts begin this with marijuana ? never?

How many of them started with alcohol or cigarettes?
 
But where did I say exactly (as you claim) : Until every single person in america is a responsible drinker, we should screw everybody.

I understand that that is your interpretation of post, but that's not exactly what I said - not even close. Why are you putting words in my mouth and do you think that by doing so, it's going to do more to advance your pro-legalization position? Why can't you just use MY words instead of attributing a comment to me that I never made?

The only way we can ever get dui's to near non-existence is if we have cars drive themselves.

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Yes.


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I can't see why anyone would need a rehab for marijuana. If there is a need then I am sure the market can provide it and groups like AA and NA already exist. Don't you know what Bob Saget did for his addiction?

I have heard people say they would support it so long as there were no taxpayer funded rehabs and only if there were. I have heard all sorts of other conditions. I see no reason for any conditions, other than to restricting its availability to minors. We are GOING to legalize it whether the drug warriors like it or not. The polls are headed in one direction on this issue.
 
i've read a lot of comments saying that it isn't any worse then alcohol so we should legalize it.

Doing this can cause multiple problems. Start with one type of drug (ie. Alcohol) and legalize it. okay fine. Do I agree with Alcohol being legal? No. I don't agree because of incidents involved in its use. However, that's a different topic for another day. Legalize marijuana, you could see increased high-school drop outs, increased debt (improper use of income) and possibly more problems then what I have listed. Bottom line is, when we bring another drug into America to be legal, it starts a chain. In one or two decades, pot could be legal. Marijuana is already legal in California and look how their economy is doing on a state-to-state level (of course other figures are involved also).
 
i've read a lot of comments saying that it isn't any worse then alcohol so we should legalize it.

Doing this can cause multiple problems. Start with one type of drug (ie. Alcohol) and legalize it. okay fine. Do I agree with Alcohol being legal? No. I don't agree because of incidents involved in its use. However, that's a different topic for another day. Legalize marijuana, you could see increased high-school drop outs, increased debt (improper use of income) and possibly more problems then what I have listed. Bottom line is, when we bring another drug into America to be legal, it starts a chain. In one or two decades, pot could be legal. Marijuana is already legal in California and look how their economy is doing on a state-to-state level (of course other figures are involved also).

That argument assumes that there will be a sizable increase in those that use post legalization, studies of places where their stance has became more lenient does not bear out this assumed increase in usage.

Those who use for the most part use already -granted there will be some that will try due to it no longer being illegal - however this could and would be offset by taking the appropriate steps to delay the age of first use - keep it out of the hands of adolescents and teenagers.

Anyhow, I could care less what an adult does to their body, it is theirs to as they please with - so long as they do not harm others. If they do harm others then they face legal ramifications for their actions - just as it is now for alcohol - DUI? legal ramifications. bar fight? again legal issues, have a cpl beers watching a football game (or even get ****faced during the football game) so what. try to drive home after getting ****faced, or beat your wife, or get in a fight, or run naked through the streets? then there are issues. Lets not make redundant laws just in case another could potentially be broken. Potential crimes are not crimes.
 
Recreational use should or should not be legalised?

My belief is that it should be, and two major parties here already advocate it. What are your thoughts?

I believe it should be legal for recreational use. Locking someone up for smoking or selling weed is just wrong and totally excessive.
 
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