Why do we want marijuana legalized?

[KingOfBud]

I'm not sure if i actually would like to see cannabis legalized. From a growers perspective, the probation is gold! In my area alone, ounces of good bud are going for $150! You grow 5 plants, no chance of jail on first offense (here at least) sometimes not even a criminal record, get 3 - 4 pounds total. That's almost $10,000 from almost no risk. 10 grand every 10 weeks really don't seem too bad for me. You could even live off a grand a week...

Hell, I'm probably being naive here. But what are your opinions?

 

[MagusALL]

i think the illegal enterprise is the worst part of marijuana cultivation. yeah it lets the non smokers get some buds but it also makes us all seem like drug dealers when were just weed tokers. if it were legalized the commercial growers would be out a job but for smokers, it would be way better. we would have the freedom to grow and smoke and not be considered criminals. so if youre a commercial grower it would suck but for smokers, it would simply be awesome.

 

[KingOfBud]

I agree, from the stoner side of me anyway. The prices would go down (or maybe even up from tax?) too. It is generally the evil enterprising criminals that us cannabis smokers are represented by, these guys would disappear and crime would go down. Hurm. I'm still split on where i stand in this issue...

 

[Crdbrdnrollersk8]

A lot of growers/users lose sight of it, but marijuana is actually a MEDICINE. Although i make much more money than i deserve off marijuana, i would still dance in the street if things could change.

 

[MagusALL]

yeah well if youre making dough id say you know where your mind is at. prices would definitely go down. otherwise people would still sell illegally. i just like the idea of growing my own and not being a buyer or seller. the money saved is enough to consider it a profit. but to each his own

 

[Crdbrdnrollersk8]

I agree, from the stoner side of me anyway. The prices would go down (or maybe even up from tax?) too. It is generally the evil enterprising criminals that us cannabis smokers are represented by, these guys would disappear and crime would go down. Hurm. I'm still split on where i stand in this issue...

The just thing is to end the misinformed, unconstitutional criminalization of the cannabis. You are only being selfish and short sighted to say a thing like that.

 

[MagusALL]

yeah i dont see too many hard nosed pot dealers. not on the local level anyway. but who knows. i do think however that its a stupid ban in this country. especially for those needing it for medicinal purposes. how can the government be so righteous as to outlaw a substance that doctors say cures or aids in the treatment of a disease? what a bunch of assholes. all this for a non-addictive cheap to cultivate weed. bunch of old assholes.

 

[Evil Buddies]

if marijuana was legalized some dealers would turn to other criminal activities to make money or get a job. They might sell harder drugs or even do robberies. Ive seen it happen when the big droughts came. I would like to see it leagalized in an attempt to stop more kids getting hooked on more harmfull substances

 

[MagusALL]

perhaps, but they would never have started being drug dealers in the first place. weed is the GATEWAY drug. for kids its cheaper to buy an ounce of weed and flip it and then move up than to buy, what a 1/8 of coke and find coke buyers? everyone smokes weed thats why everyone starts with selling weed. its plentiful and crosses all socio-economic barriers. people get caught up in this drug dealer mystique. but if they never had the opportunity cuz weed wasnt a drug anymore, they would probably just be like everyone else. a stoner

 

[VictorVIcious]

Marijuana is not a Gateway drug. A higher percentage of the pooulation that has never smoked is hooked on other drug than the percentage of people that have smoked marijuana. I haven't ever heard of anyone committing a robbery to buy weed either. You must be listening to the dea propaganda. VV

 

[MagusALL]

yeah, well you must not be from my town VV. it obviously IS a gateway drug. not many people start out smoking crack or shooting heroin. its a gateway drug in that its the most abundant, more widely accepted, available and cheap drug out there. therefor people start out with pot and then move onto other drugs later on. i dont know where this "statistic" comes from that those who are "hooked" on other drugs are less likely to have tried pot than those who arent. that sounds like a statistic you just made up. with all due respect you just might not see a true drug enterprise where you are like i see where i am. people get killed over pot, people rob people over pot, and there are millions of dollars made on the illegal distribution of pot. can you really dispute those facts?

 

[PeaceHunter]

gateway or not, however you want to look at it, the human has the strength within to smoke herb and not use other synthetic and harmful substances.

Instead of it being a gateway drug,
I like to see it as a natural being,
able to eliminate the gate.

As far as legalization, wouldn't it feel right to not have to hide such a wonderful thing?

 

[Crdbrdnrollersk8]

As far as legalization, wouldn't it feel right to not have to hide such a wonderful thing?

And not have to be a criminal just to do what you believe in. In fact I'm packing a bowl right now to toast just that. To the legalization of marijuana.

 

[stickyicky77]

Weed should be legal. It would take it out of the black market and free up the courts and prisons for REAL criminals that need to be there. It would also help the economy and the environment. It probally will be legal in another 10 years.

 

[smokenchoke310]

the reason it shoiuld be legal is that I wont hvae 2 worry bout the police pullin me over... or worryin bout the smell comin out the car when im tryin to hot box... n 2 help people who are in stressful situations..LAPD... scares me

 

[Crdbrdnrollersk8]

Yeah, fuck the police.

 

[VictorVIcious]

yeah, well you must not be from my town VV. it obviously IS a gateway drug. not many people start out smoking crack or shooting heroin. its a gateway drug in that its the most abundant, more widely accepted, available and cheap drug out there.

You are right it is the cheapest, most used and widely accepted drug out there and not just where you live. That isn't what the 'Gate Way Drug' theory is about.

therefor people start out with pot and then move onto other drugs later on.

This is what the Gateway Theory is about and it is just plain wrong. To begin with most people don't start with marijuana the start with Nicotine and Alcohol. Then it depends on the enviroment they are in. Some immediatly graduate to Prescription drug abuse. It's easy to steal from thier parents and grandparents etc. Some do smoke marijuana and only one out of 104 every go on to other drugs, while 1.2 % of the total population is addicted to 'other drugs'. This information comes from Howard Woolridge a former Chief of Detectives in a small town near me and now a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).

i dont know where this "statistic" comes from that those who are "hooked" on other drugs are less likely to have tried pot than those who arent. that sounds like a statistic you just made up. with all due respect you just might not see a true drug enterprise where you are like i see where i am. people get killed over pot, people rob people over pot, and there are millions of dollars made on the illegal distribution of pot. can you really dispute those facts?

Due respect would be to ask me were I got the information. I live by a simple rule, I'm not smart enough to remember what I say so I just tell the truth. If anyone wants to check what I said it will still be the truth.
Let me give you the benefit if a doubt. Lets say you are right and Marijuana causes you to use other drugs, since thats what the Gateway Theory says. In 1914 before prohibition 1.2 % of the population was addicted to drugs. Marijuana was readily available. Soo..if Marijuana makes you take these other drugs it would semm reasonable to assume that 1/2 the population would be addicted to drugs, right?? DON'T GO BEAR HUNTING WITHOUT A LOADED GUN.
If people are getting killed over pot its the dea that is doing the killing, and uniformed folks are letting them get away with it.
You know its funny, at one point the Federal Government said pot make you insane, so folks were beating murder raps by saying they had smoked pot.
I think you may want to do some research, kinda like Abe, on your own. When you know how and why Marijuana was made illegal, come back and educate me some more. VV

 

[VictorVIcious]

the reason it shoiuld be legal is that I wont hvae 2 worry bout the police pullin me over... or worryin bout the smell comin out the car when im tryin to hot box... n 2 help people who are in stressful situations..LAPD... scares me

You really need to do some checking. I don't know anyone that is proposing you should be allowed to smoke while you are driving. VV

 

[smokenchoke310]

Not driving but traveling with it... n i dont travel far high jus 2 food then hurry bak home

 

[stickyicky77]

The gateway drug theory is a bunch of propaganda bullshit made up by the government to justify making weed illegal. Weed was first made illegal in San Antonio , TX out of predigest to get rid of and oppress the Mexican population. They claimed bullshit like they would get high and rape white women and other crimes to scare people into making it illegal. It has been a unjust law from the very beginning. The USA has had never really had a pot problem socially. It was legal during probation and was grown in Tenn and other states for making Hemp rope for the Navy during WW2. The real gate way drugs are alcohol and cigarettes.