I believe it is either less addictive than morphine or has fewer side effects. It is also used to get rid of the nausea associated with chemotherapy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darkmage099 - I'm not going to argue with someone who resorts to namecalling. Besides, since you've missed the point so many times I don't think I'll get anywhere.

It isn't bad at all, what it can lead into is even worse though. It can lead to experimentation with hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, etc.) that are addictive and are harmful, but if weed is smoked in moderation there is almost nothing harmful that can come from it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darkmage099 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laws are there to best help society in perspective of the government who makes them. If you do not agree with the laws, get out of the damn country!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, if one country has it legal, why don't the others? Are you saying that because the Netherlands has it legal (to some extent) it is a worse country? The Netherlands actually has less of a drug problem than the US, and the legalization of marijuana may have attributed to this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will not disobey because it is my duty as a citizen to obey the law whether I agree with it or not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, are you telling me you never break the law? So, you file your taxes when you mow your neighbors lawn? You never cross the street where there isn't a crosswalk? You always drive the speed limit? Believe me, you break the law more than you know it. You aren't the "perfect" citizen you claim to be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darkmage099 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laws are there to best help society in perspective of the government who makes them. If you do not agree with the laws, get out of the damn country!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, if one country has it legal, why don't the others? Are you saying that because the Netherlands has it legal (to some extent) it is a worse country? The Netherlands actually has less of a drug problem than the US, and the legalization of marijuana may have attributed to this. Not the point. It just means that the US and the Netherlands have different views on drugs. The fact that the Netherlands has less of a drug problem is not because of the legal use of marijuana. I never said the Netherlands is a worse country. I don't even know where you got that from.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will not disobey because it is my duty as a citizen to obey the law whether I agree with it or not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, are you telling me you never break the law? So, you file your taxes when you mow your neighbors lawn? You never cross the street where there isn't a crosswalk? You always drive the speed limit? Believe me, you break the law more than you know it. You aren't the "perfect" citizen you claim to be.But I try. Is it wrong to break minor laws by accident? No. But be prepared to get hit by a car. It is one thing to break a law knowingly, but it is an entirely different thing to break it accidentally.

i dunno y u guys are even talkin about that - if its against the law u shouldnt be doin it. laws r there for a reason.

i dunno y u guys are even talkin about that - if its against the law u shouldnt be doin it. laws r there for a reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, that's sort of my point except....I attempt to explain my argument.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:)

yeh its obvious the goverment knows best, wherever ur from - thats how they got in power.

Then my governement knows best in allowing coffeeshops to sell marijuana to anyone over 18?

yeh its obvious the goverment knows best, wherever ur from - thats how they got in power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not entirely, but that is not an excuse to disobey them.

i dunno y u guys are even talkin about that - if its against the law u shouldnt be doin it. laws r there for a reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some good Alabama laws:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a good Pennsylvanian one

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only are some laws outdated (or seriously oudated), but they can also make no sense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yeh its obvious the goverment knows best, wherever ur from - thats how they got in power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's how Hitler and Stalin rose to power - they knew the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, politicians get into power because they paid more for advertising than the independent guy who had a budget of $2k, less than a percent of the republican or democrat's budget who got elected.

Meh, by his logic Americans would still be ruled by a queen.

 

i dunno y u guys are even talkin about that - if its against the law u shouldnt be doin it. laws r there for a reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, that's sort of my point except....I attempt to explain my argument.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That sort of blind obedience to the law/rules/orders is what leads a person into indoctrination. That sort of obedience was exploited by the many terrible regimes, in particular it was used by the Nazi's in order to pull of the Holocaust. If people always thought like that then there would be no America, no democracy etc. The ability to question and challenge the law and the given social morality set are the key factors in positive social and political change. This blind obedience to the law/government is scary, particularly considering the times we are living in at the moment.

 

 

The problem as i have heard of it is that it is ok as a natural plant for smoking, but because people grow it in secret hydroponically it is several hundred times more severe? Also there have been direct links with it to Schitzophrenia and Bi-Polar Disorder. In Bi-Polar it is not the cause, but for someone who has it but not know of it marijuana can be the trigger for a mania attack. I definantly believe in it as a painkiller for terminally ill patients though, it can really help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the patients are really in bad pain don't they usually give them morphine and such things like that?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sometimes. It helps people with lukemia(sp?). It supposedly helps them eat while acting as some sort of a painkiller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marijuana is also used in patients with AIDS. It makes them have a better appetite.

yeh its obvious the goverment knows best, wherever ur from - thats how they got in power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The government knows best? Yeah. Hmm. No. Not even the government of Australia knows best at the moment (in my opinion). In my honest opinion, no democratic government anywhere in the world knows both the best thing to do and how to do it quickly without putting politics and media into it, which kind of makes me quite annoyed. I hate politics. Sorry. I dont mind governments or laws, although we should question them daily for the betterment of the system, but I just can not stand polotics. Or the smug faces of poloticians in the media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rant over. :XD:

Personally, I think it is a better alternative to tobacco because of not being able to be addicted(at least in 99% of cases). The reasons why it wouldn't be as good, is simple, it is illegal. In my opinion, it is safer for me to smoke marijuana than to drink, or smoke cigarettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both are horridly bad for you due to long term smoking. Pot, unfortunately also had bad problems with too much (as does cigarette smoking) some of the effects of pot are: Brain damage (Loss of brain cells), you become less aware of things, sperm count goes down (no kids anymore eh?). And it tends to fudge up a persons life if you do it a lot, I have friends who smoked pot a lot during school, they now have to make up like 2 years of school because of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So in other words, yes, pot is as bad as they say it is. Though in small amounts it's not bad. Same with cigarettes.

I agree with it being illegal though. Once you walk past the line and say, "ok this drug (marijuana) is now legal," then someone will come up and say, "what about the other drugs? why keep them illegal? you made this one legal!" and so on and so forth.

 

 

 

Then wouldn't you agree that nicotine (cigarettes) should also be illegal? Alcohol as well? Why is the line drawn at that point?

 

Personally, I think it is a better alternative to tobacco because of not being able to be addicted(at least in 99% of cases). The reasons why it wouldn't be as good, is simple, it is illegal. In my opinion, it is safer for me to smoke marijuana than to drink, or smoke cigarettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both are horridly bad for you due to long term smoking. Pot, unfortunately also had bad problems with too much (as does cigarette smoking) some of the effects of pot are: Brain damage (Loss of brain cells), you become less aware of things, sperm count goes down (no kids anymore eh?). And it tends to fudge up a persons life if you do it a lot, I have friends who smoked pot a lot during school, they now have to make up like 2 years of school because of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So in other words, yes, pot is as bad as they say it is. Though in small amounts it's not bad. Same with cigarettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe read the articles with background information before posting next time. Sorry, but it has never been scientifically proven that marijuana makes you lose brain cells or make your sperm count go down. As long as you use it responsibly, it doesn't mess up your life. I get A's in honors and A.P.(advanced placement or college level) courses. I go to the best public school in Pennsylvania and I still casually smoke weed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you smoke you have a choice; be an idiot, or do it responsibly.

The only people who say marijuana isnt bad are the stoners who just want to justify their use of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ive never smoked it because ive seen first hand what it does to people stoners are idiots who often appear in a daze or dream world because their brains are no longer functioning at a normal capacity. I have a family member in the states mental institution as a result of smoking marijuana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone who deny this has either never come into contact with the stuff or is a stoner who dosent want to accept the facts and/or is to stoned themselfs to see any effects around them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absolutly 100% FALSE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weed doesnt make less inteligent, nor does it stop your brain of functioning to full capacity. Weed gives you a high, it doesnt make you mentaly unstable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peolple who knock weed and have never tried it are hypocrites, and to me being a hypocrite makes you a big loose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sure, I've tried weed, hash and shrooms, but somehow I'am still able to maintain a 85 average at school. Weed is not addicting, neither are any of the drugs I have tried. Weed is also not a gateway drug. People try stuff because they want to, not because anything makes them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

I'm against all drugs and alcohol. I don't care if they're not bad for you, or if you won't die, or if you won't get addicted, I think they're all stupid. When I see/hear about people doing drugs/drinking, I can't help but think to myself, "Wow, this person needs the aid of drugs/alcohol to have a good time? Or let loose?" It may be a little exaggerated or extreme, but that's the way I see it. Drugs altar your train of thought and just make you look stupid.. I can't see why anyone would want that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a bit of a personal experience that enforces this opinion. When I was in eighth grade, my best friend got into drugs and alcohol. At first I just kind of shrugged it off, thinking it was a phase. I didn't have a strong opinion against these kinds of things back then. But then it started to get really bad. Once she realized that I wouldn't smoke/drink with her, she ditched me for "cooler friends." Or just for friends who could "hook her up" I guess. It hit me pretty hard and made me realize how powerful these things can be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My high school seems to have brainwashed so many kids like that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I will not drink a drink of anything with alcohol at all ever because I'll die."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can't have a glass of red wine rich in antioxidants? You can't have a beer now and then? You can't have a rum and coke?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a load.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As for weed, it should be legalized, but only in one's home and smoking lounges, and vaporizers should be the preferred mode of smokin' it, since that actually produces only vapor and lowers the risk of lung cancer.

 

I'm against all drugs and alcohol. I don't care if they're not bad for you, or if you won't die, or if you won't get addicted, I think they're all stupid. When I see/hear about people doing drugs/drinking, I can't help but think to myself, "Wow, this person needs the aid of drugs/alcohol to have a good time? Or let loose?" It may be a little exaggerated or extreme, but that's the way I see it. Drugs altar your train of thought and just make you look stupid.. I can't see why anyone would want that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a bit of a personal experience that enforces this opinion. When I was in eighth grade, my best friend got into drugs and alcohol. At first I just kind of shrugged it off, thinking it was a phase. I didn't have a strong opinion against these kinds of things back then. But then it started to get really bad. Once she realized that I wouldn't smoke/drink with her, she ditched me for "cooler friends." Or just for friends who could "hook her up" I guess. It hit me pretty hard and made me realize how powerful these things can be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My high school seems to have brainwashed so many kids like that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I will not drink a drink of anything with alcohol at all ever because I'll die."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can't have a glass of red wine rich in antioxidants? You can't have a beer now and then? You can't have a rum and coke?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a load.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As for weed, it should be legalized, but only in one's home and smoking lounges, and vaporizers should be the preferred mode of smokin' it, since that actually produces only vapor and lowers the risk of lung cancer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree, beer is good for you. (in moderation) :thumbsup: The whole 'beer gut' thing has been proven false too.

Yeah it won't kill you, BUT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My friend Travis was a nice kid, played sports, a REAL funny guy, I mean halarious, one of the funniest people I knew. In the summer of '05 he started to smoke, and eventually started to smoke weed & alcohol. He hasn't been the same since, he isn't really funny, he says it's sometimes hard to run, and he even lost his virginity last year haha. =P~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But anyways, after I've seen what it does to my Mom & Travis, I won't do it. I don't hate people who do it.

Yeah it won't kill you, BUT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My friend Travis was a nice kid, played sports, a REAL funny guy, I mean halarious, one of the funniest people I knew. In the summer of '05 he started to smoke, and eventually started to smoke weed & alcohol. He hasn't been the same since, he isn't really funny, he says it's sometimes hard to run, and he even lost his virginity last year haha. =P~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But anyways, after I've seen what it does to my Mom & Travis, I won't do it. I don't hate people who do it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you're smart, none of these things happen. It's all about moderation and knowing when is ok and when isn't. As for your friend, he either smokes like 5 joints everyday or he does worse things for your lungs. I know people that have been smoking casually for 10 years and don't have any trouble running.

Marujewwanna won't kill you. Well unless you have too much of it.

Marujewwanna won't kill you. Well unless you have too much of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nobody has ever died from smoking marijuana.

yeh its obvious the goverment knows best, wherever ur from - thats how they got in power.

 

 

 

That's not true at all, the government got in power because it was what out public thought would be the best situation for the time, the government doesn't know everything, in a democracy, the government is only chosen to support the people and enforce the major opinions. The government is NEVER always right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marujewwanna won't kill you. Well unless you have too much of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nobody has ever died from smoking marijuana.

 

 

 

Well, as much as I wan't marijuana to be legalized, there has to be a flaw in that fact. I dont know if it's that smoke inhilation deaths all go to tobacco or if it's that during a high, the drug isn't considered, but believe me, while driving, your not as sharp, and smoke will always hurt you, I dont care what drug your talking about. Smoke kills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now after rebutting to a few other posts, I'll post my own opinions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, marijuana should be legalized, but not because of a high that people get or because tobacco and alcohol are legalized, so why not make the drug problem worse by adding another addictive drug. This is why:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure if it's been brought up before, but America (and many other countries) are in major debt and we keep on trying to fix it. Well, as we learned from tobacco and alcohol, drug taxes can be set high and not hurt sales. So what do we do with marijuana? Tax the hell out of it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we made takex on marijuana as high as 20% (and considering prices for the drug remain the same) each "joint" sold could be up to $10, 2 of that being to the government. I dont know if you're able to think in such small terms, but this could almost turn our problem around, or at least lessen it to such an extreem degree, life would be awesome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary - Legalize - Tax - Get High. 8-)

 

 

 

I'm not sure if it's been brought up before, but America (and many other countries) are in major debt and we keep on trying to fix it. Well, as we learned from tobacco and alcohol, drug taxes can be set high and not hurt sales. So what do we do with marijuana? Tax the hell out of it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we made takex on marijuana as high as 20% (and considering prices for the drug remain the same) each "joint" sold could be up to $10, 2 of that being to the government. I dont know if you're able to think in such small terms, but this could almost turn our problem around, or at least lessen it to such an extreem degree, life would be awesome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary - Legalize - Tax - Get High. 8-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is also a main reason why marijuana is illegal. It cannot be taxed. The government doesn't like things coming into their country that they can't make money off of.