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Poll: Should marijuana be legal?
View Poll Results: Should Marijuana be legal?
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Yes.
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71.53% |
No.
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Member Since: 10/4/2010
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Originally posted by Pierre
Marijuana will never be legalized, so you potheads are just gonna have to deal with your drug addictions in private.
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You ever been to California sis? Medical marijuana is legally sold all over the state and prop 18 here almost passed in 2010 and it would have fully legalized marijuana, so it's only really a matter of time.
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Originally posted by Muggwa
Cigarettes are extremely addictive, but millions of people smoke them because it's legal. If one day they were suddenly outlawed, many, many people would go into withdrawal. They would then either experience health problems or start to buy them illegally. In that case, smokers would be maintaining the same health risks; the only difference would be that the government wouldn't be making money from them anymore.
That's the logical reason why cigarettes are legal in America. It has nothing to do with rape, which is MUCH different than smoking.
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No no no no no. I'm not saying you should ban cigarettes, but unban marijuana since it is LESS dangerous than cigarettes. And if somehow the government DID ban cigarettes, there are other ways to get over the addiction. But it proves how dangerous smoking cigarettes really is.
And I did not say rape had anything to do with cigarettes being legal, I was using it as an example of how illogical your argument was
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Member Since: 4/8/2012
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Originally posted by Hustle.
Marijuana is prescribed as a medicine in states it's legal in...
Marijuana is a natural plant from God. Not a chemical. I don't even know why you'd make this argument.
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Originally posted by LadyGagaStan93
CIgarettes cause harm and they are legal. I don't really see the problem with smoking Marijuana for recreational use or medicinal (I don't smoke) but the risk of Marijuana is way less than that of drinking. Also there's tons of people in jail for having it in their possession when we could have violent and sexual predators in jail instead of wasting money on having people who had marijuana in their pockets.
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Will
Soooo many people get sent to prison every year for petty charges such as possession of marijuana.
So why not, I don't use but I don't see why others shouldn't.
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Originally posted by Kaizen
Yes. It's no worst than alcohol honestly. It was only made illegal in the first place because it threatened other industries.
In fact, in my biochemistry class, my professor who did his Ph.D in plant biology ... Cannabinoids have been PROVEN to shrink tumors, and can be made in a way that the user will NOT get high ... the government is just ****ing up.
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Originally posted by Kaizen
Also, The U.S Government has a patent on Marijuana strains that PREVENT scientists from being able to study its health effects in the states. How can you patent a plant??
Most researchers have to go to Europe in order to do research.
Cigarettes and Alcohol are MUCH worst.
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Originally posted by Kaizen
Oh. Marijuana makes you dumb?? *lights joints and looks at 3.98 G.P.A* I guesssss.
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Originally posted by Hustle.
I can attest to that. I quit smoking about 2 months ago for work and didn't have any cravings or side effects AT ALL. Easier than quitting soda and not even comparable to quitting cigarettes. I kicked all 3 at once.
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Originally posted by SOTDH
No, it makes you smell like ****, kills your lungs, ages your skin, yellows your teeth, and is for depressed attention deprived teenagers.
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Originally posted by Kaqkavalli
NO ... we have many dump people already
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Originally posted by Pierre
Marijuana will never be legalized, so you potheads are just gonna have to deal with your drug addictions in private.
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Originally posted by Яeo.
Marijuana isn't addictive.
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
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Are you gurls already search about marijuana, it's history and the effects?
Don't be blinded by the system, the gurls already introduce the receipts!
Marijuana gonna be legalized soon or later, could be near, of far as 2050, deal with it!
I agree Marijuana can be an addiction in some cases, but it's not fault of the plant itself, it's fault of the Psychologic disturbed person who uses it without control!
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Member Since: 3/8/2012
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I see the benefits of legalizing it but I still say No in the end. I only say yes for prescribed Marijuana. I say no because Marijuana clouds your thoughts and can lead to more serious drugs. And I hate it when people say Marijuana is natural. The idea of lighting and and inhaling the fumes is not natural at all.. its a human concept....
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by Husky
This is actually a fair point. If its legalized, government will tax it, big business will sell it AND **** with it, adding chemicals to make it addictive.
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The amount of nicotine in naturally grown tobacco is insignificant compared to the amount finalized manufactured cigarettes. Not to mention all the hundreds of additives that are in cigs, that are constantly increasing.
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Originally posted by Husky
Neat, so let's go back to the days of Prohibition and ban tobacco while we're at it. Hell, let's ban caffeine! Caffeine's a drug like any other.
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They're in totally different levels. Marijuana has much higher effects in your brain and your behavior. Not to mention, according to articles, more than 40% of users go for harder drugs after.
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
They're in totally different levels. Marijuana has much higher effects in your brain and your behavior. Not to mention, according to articles, more than 40% of users go for harder drugs after.
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Not more than alcohol.
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Member Since: 12/14/2011
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Originally posted by RatedG²
No no no no no. I'm not saying you should ban cigarettes, but unban marijuana since it is LESS dangerous than cigarettes. And if somehow the government DID ban cigarettes, there are other ways to get over the addiction. But it proves how dangerous smoking cigarettes really is.
And I did not say rape had anything to do with cigarettes being legal, I was using it as an example of how illogical your argument was
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Okay fine, I agree with marijuana being less dangerous than cigarettes.
But you cannot compare a country full of rapists to a country full of smokers or whatever you said. That's a much less logical argument for several reasons.
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Member Since: 10/15/2011
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
I see the benefits of legalizing it but I still say No in the end. I only say yes for prescribed Marijuana. I say no because Marijuana clouds your thoughts and can lead to more serious drugs. And I hate it when people say Marijuana is natural. The idea of lighting and and inhaling the fumes is not natural at all.. its a human concept....
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What's your opinion on the money and effort that goes into arresting people who smoke weed?
What about alcohol? That also "clouds your thoughts."
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Yes.. I have a very stressful life and smoking weed helps me relax and think more clear. smoking weed has also improved my grades in school im able to think more and get **** done.. It can also make u very horny as well it can be amazing
and if it becomes legal i will grow my own ****
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Originally posted by Husky
This is actually a fair point. If its legalized, government will tax it, big business will sell it AND **** with it, adding chemicals to make it addictive.
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Other countries legalized it without adding chemicals to make it addictive. Why would this country be any different?
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Yes. I'm about to go smoke some now, so it'd make my life easier.
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Marijuana "can be addictive" the same way video games "can be addictive."
Y'all really need to educate yourselves because there is just WAY too much false tea in this thread. I don't even know where to start.
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
They're in totally different levels. Marijuana has much higher effects in your brain and your behavior. Not to mention, according to articles, more than 40% of users go for harder drugs after.
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That's because it's ILLEGAL...if it was legal people would not have to resort to harder drugs because the taboo wouldn't exist
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Originally posted by Husky
This is actually a fair point. If its legalized, government will tax it, big business will sell it AND **** with it, adding chemicals to make it addictive.
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Most likely not, considering it's use as a medical product. At the very least, you'd still be able to get pure stuff from dispensaries.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Other countries legalized it without adding chemicals to make it addictive. Why would this country be any different?
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Do country actually legalized it per say. They just decriminalized it, two completely different things.
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Member Since: 10/15/2011
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Other countries legalized it without adding chemicals to make it addictive. Why would this country be any different?
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Because our businesses are the worst.
I could be wrong though.
Edit: Yeah I'll concede this point, not that I care though, I'm all for legalizing marijuana obviously.
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
They're in totally different levels. Marijuana has much higher effects in your brain and your behavior. Not to mention, according to articles, more than 40% of users go for harder drugs after.
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You seriously think weed messes with your mind more than alcohol?
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by Jameson Teqkilla
Marijuana "can be addictive" the same way video games "can be addictive."
Y'all really need to educate yourselves because there is just WAY too much false tea in this thread. I don't even know where to start.
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Well yes, it's more of a psychological thing, no physical addiction. It's not like if you don't play video games, your organs start shutting down like they do with cigarettes
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