The Legalization of Marijuana

If marijuana had been rendered illegal in an effort to protect people from themselves, all McDonald's fast food outlets would be speakeasies.

by Katzwinkel (69.41) on 11/22/09.

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Legalizing marijuana would be a crucial first step in ending the ridiculous War on Drugs. Over half of the population of federal prisons are drug offenders. Valuable resources that could be used to deter real crime are being spent on arresting, prosecuting, and imprisoning drug offenders. And as unhealthy as drugs are to people's health, it should be their choice whether or not they put substances into their bodies.

by froggerus (55.06) on 11/22/09.

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Prohibition by the government spurns illegal activities, and is outside the purview of what a government should do. So, it's a personal freedoms situation.

by JackCNewell (51.91) on 11/22/09.

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As a Libertarian, I say that people should be able to do whatever they want, provided it does no harm to others. Smoking weed doesn't hurt anyone but the person doing the smoking.

by froggerus (55.06) on 11/22/09.

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Yes, but Uncle Sam will just tax the hell out of it like they do with everything else we love. Tea-baggers, meet the Roach-clippers.

by LA_Mike (51.02) on 4/29/10.

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All I have to say is SO MANY people for SO MANY years have used marijuana that if it was as harmful as the government says, well there would be asylums filled to capacity with smoke addled patients.

Alcohol consumption is legal,yet is cause of car accidents and violence.

One last thought, some where in Genesis God says (and this is not a direct quote) I give you seed bearing plants.

Does anyone knoe when marijuana actually became illegal?

OK, I am done and I know this is a rambling argument.

by Buscia (66.32) on 12/7/09.

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