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National Legalization of Marijuana [W:237]

Legal Weed: For or Against

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Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Decriminalize it's use and possession federally (not for sales). However, states should have the option to keep it illegal with reasonable penalty or open it up to regulation and taxation. The feds should also continue to pursue foreign imports and foreign domestic growth.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Risky Thicket said:
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
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This is a horrible idea. addiction is a serious problem for many, no reason to make more intoxicants easily accessible.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Absolutely opposed to legalization of any drug. I'm fine with closely controlled medicinal use, only with a prescription.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Risky Thicket said:
Should it be an election issue at the national level in 2016? No, I don't think it should. However, I believe people will make it a national issue. Every serious candidate will have to address the question of legality to the satisfaction of the public. I realize that much of the GOP is against legalization, but young people are the future and the GOP cannot continue to bet its future on old white guys. GOP candidates will be forced to take a position on marijuana. The Democratic candidates will as well.
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Unless something unexpected happens, I believe both Parties will lean toward allowing the states to decide the issue one by one. What I would like to see is the federal government remove marijuana from a schedule one drug to something much lower.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
This reads like "reefer madness".

What is the condition of "marijuana addiction"? what are the effects, and what is the withdrawal like? are they worse than say... Caffeine?


9% who use it become dependent? is that addiction or "Dependence"?
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People can get addicted to anything that stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain. Marijuana addiction is much the same as gambling addiction or porn addiction or video game addiction.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Jetboogieman said:
Legalization, regulation and taxation.

Or at the very least decriminalisation of small time possession without intent to sell.
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This.

I see no point in jailing someone for having some small amount of marijuana on them for personal use, especially since it is my understanding that it has some real health benefits, at least for some specific health issues.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

johndylan1 said:
This is a horrible idea. addiction is a serious problem for many, no reason to make more intoxicants easily accessible.
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Marijuana is not, so far as I understand, addicting. Or at least, no more addicting than any other thing that is fun, like playing video games.

Perhaps I'm wrong about that?
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

The vast majority of the public, of all political persuasions, are for legalizing it. Anytime the government opposes the majority of the People it is almost always about money. In this case pharmaceutical companies and the prison industrial complex most definitely don't want it legalized.

At the very LEAST I think they should remove it from schedule I. And I am fine with leaving it to the States.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

NeoCon for legalize it please! Get it on the market and try to rid society off of these much more dangerous and legal psychotropic drugs that are harming a generation. A huge number of people could benefit once legal as so many products can be made from it etc.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

should have a libertarian choice
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Risky Thicket said:
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
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I support the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana. I seriously doubt it will be an issue of 2016.
 
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gdgyva said:
i could give a **** less whether or not you think i am a libertarian

i have said previously in countless posts, it is the "closest" box i can check related to how i lean

as far as your second statement.....it isnt your problem?

maybe, maybe not

but when a stoner gets behind the wheel and takes out someone you love.....remember that statement

maybe it will give you solace.....maybe
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There's laws against impaired driving, and they're good laws. Laws against pot are bad laws.
 
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gdgyva said:
i could give a **** less whether or not you think i am a libertarian

i have said previously in countless posts, it is the "closest" box i can check related to how i lean

as far as your second statement.....it isnt your problem?

maybe, maybe not

but when a stoner gets behind the wheel and takes out someone you love.....remember that statement

maybe it will give you solace.....maybe
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so you want Prohibition reinstated as well

because the next time someone is taken out by a DRUNK driver………...
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

I think there should be medical "marijuana" available in all states. It should be regulated by the states, whether they ban it, decriminalize it or make it completely legal, with or without regulations (although I do think there needs to be at least some basic regulations, such as the regulations tobacco sale and use face). I personally feel it should be decriminalized at least and that no one should actually go to jail based on simple possession or use of marijuana.

I also feel though that employers, both private and public, should be able to still test for it and either refuse employment or terminate employment based on its use (or possession at work). If someone has a prescription for it, then that could be taken into account for testing positive for it, however I also feel that medical marijuana should be in vapor or oil form rather than being smoked (I've read/heard that the pills simply don't work, but vaporizing marijuana works really well). There is no reason that it would have to be used /done at any job though. It should not be prescribed more "openly" than other medications either though.
 
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Risky Thicket said:
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
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Against.

Don't want young people exposed to marijuana. I've seen too many lives ruined by the stuff.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

legalization...DUH

The arguments for legalization are incredibly long and logical. Legalization means billions more dollars for governments, less non-violent people in jail, less money for organized crime and more money for police to catch real criminals.

I am guessing almost everyone who is against it has never been stoned. You should try it...it's no big deal. In moderation, it's no more debilitating then alcohol is in moderation (if not less so)...just in a somewhat different way.
The stigma around pot is WAY overblown.
Having said that, I am not a huge fan of the stuff...makes me a tad paranoid if I overdue it.
 
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Risky Thicket said:
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
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Next to the baggie and papers.... :mrgreen: Oh, sorry, Risky...the "issue".

Roll on! I haven't had a doobie in a lot of years, I'm totally for legalization.

I might decide I want to do it again, who know? Hell, my eyes might get screwed up and I need to toke a bit for medical reasons. Where I live (in the Texas Hill Country) I can easily grow my own without detection. But from what I read I most likely couldn't grow really paralyzing ****. And when your eyes are screwed up - it takes quality smoke to unscrew them. :lol:

BUT more importantly I think it's time for politicians to stop lying about toking, tooting, and shooting. They've all done something and probably a lot of something.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Risky Thicket said:
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
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im for it but i doubt it will be any issue of relevance in 2016
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Peter Grimm said:
Against.

Don't want young people exposed to marijuana. I've seen too many lives ruined by the stuff.
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please expand on this . . .
how many lives?
how were the lives ruined by marijuana?
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

Peter Grimm said:
Libertarianism is the most naïve political philosophy out there.

OK, libertarian, do you want to legalize heroin as well?
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I do. All drugs.
 
Re: National Legalization of Marijuana

AGENT J said:
please expand on this . . .
how many lives?
how were the lives ruined by marijuana?
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Well let's just say I grew up in Colorado.

We all know people who do nothing but sit around and smoke weed all day. High all day, no motivation to do anything except play playstation.

I don't like seeing that, therefore I'm against legalizing marijuana.
 
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