Why not legalize pot? - 4 views
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Andrew Jensen on 31 Oct 12Now that we know Nixon was wrong about marijuana when he made it illegal, why isn't it legalized and sold today?
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Nathanial Belt on 01 Nov 12Exactly. I'm not a pot smoker but I see the silver-lining. We would make a profit just off taxes alone. Its a gold mine, in other words.
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Rainie mccubbin on 01 Nov 12I agree with everything they are saying. The government can make a lot of money on the taxes from selling pot and on top of t hat is it really that bad? We are accept alcohol and it is far more dangerous. How many violence issues, accidents, deaths, and overdoses have you heard of from pot compared to alcohol or any other drug. Pot is looking pretty well now compared to them.
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Mallory Huggins on 02 Nov 12I agree that legalizing marijuana is a good idea. After all, alcohol is a far more dangerous and more addictive drug and our society practically expects people to drink. The only problem I have with this article is that it implies legalizing marijuana will end the "war on drugs." legalizing marijuana won't stop people from using other, more dangerous, drugs.
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Bryan Pregon on 05 Nov 12In my opinion the biggest obstacle to widespread legalization is the lack of a quick, real-time test which allows us to determine the level of impairment. I certainly don't want people driving drunk and there are many tests that we can administer to determine if the person is under the influence right now. Tests for marijuana can show use in some cases for weeks past. There are plenty of activities that people should not do while high or drunk, but how can we be certain of misuse without a more reliable way of testing?
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Alex Snipes on 05 Nov 12I understand that marijuana is not addictive or has as bad of an effect as drinking, but there is no quick test or "legal limit" like there is with alcohol, so how could we make it somewhat safe? Being high impairs your reflexes and ability to function normally, as does being drunk. I for one, wouldn't want to be anywhere and have someone just start smoking a joint and have to breathe in the smoke and worry about getting contact high. Smoking marijuana would have to obey the smoking cigarettes law of not being able to do it in businesses. And what would the age limit be, 18, 21? Smoking pot around children would need to be against the law because they wouldn't be of age to breathe it in. And what about the people like me who don't want to be around it? I could understand if you do it in the privacy of your own home, because that doesn't bother anyone. Also, would you be able to drive while high? Does every user know the effects it has on their body like cigarette smokers do because its on each packet? There are many situations that would have to be considered in the legalization of marijuana. I see no problem with it if it's in your own home or a place, like a bar that is for smoking pot, because isn't that what bars are for, drinking alcohol? So keep all possible situations in mind when forming an opinion on the legalization of marijuana.
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Bryan Pregon on 07 Nov 12Voters in several states legalized pot use yesterday: http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/06/14977250-colorado-washington-approve-recreational-marijuana-use?lite
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Emili Davis on 15 Nov 12Legal or not people will continue to smoke pot when they please no matter what the age.
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Natalie Wilson on 19 Nov 12What are the states who legalized it going to do when out of state people come and smoke their pot there?
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Kirstina Michl on 20 Nov 12I can understand maybe being prescribed marijuana for medical purposes, because I know that does happen, but I'm not too keen on making it legal in other ways. Even if it has no addictive effects, it smells really bad. And there's also the getting high part.
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bvasquez13 on 29 Nov 12weed is from nature. it wasn't made by humans is dose not harm you.
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Joshua Hannan on 30 Nov 12A great number of things from nature are extremely harmful.
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Mallory Huggins on 30 Nov 12If stuff from nature isn't harmful that means I can finally try eating belladonna and hemlock! And get the pet cobra I've always wanted. (They ARE from nature)
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Ryan Loye on 03 Dec 12I believe pot should be legal because its grown in nature and it does less damage to your body than cigarettes and alcohol.
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Dylan Garner on 04 Dec 12My mother said that mary jo aunna is the devils daughter.....
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jacob whalen on 04 Dec 12so that government can tax it and create more money for them.