Your Opinion: Legalize Marijuana?

[janey851]

Yes, but must be prescribe by a doctor.

[Bridget_Elaine]

yes, i'm all for it.


i really LOVE that a natural herb is banned,
but we get to consume gobs of god knows WHAT
they put in our food.

really. it makes quite a bit of sense 

This I found hilarious.  Have you ever tried to smoke dill weed?  Or how about thyme?  Wait, basil... wow, that'll get you high!!  Come on... it's the same with marijuana... we don't cook with it for flavor do we?  That is why it is illegal.  It alters your mind and your thinking and it is an illegal drug.  Just as a prescription is illegal if it's not prescribed to you.  You won't find thyme, dill, oregano, basil, etc. becoming illegal for that reason alone.  And if it does then we better start coming up with some magical ways of flavoring our food or else we'll be screwed!! 

It makes perfect sense to me and I think it should stay illegal!

[queeng1212]

I think that pot should be legal just on the ecomy alone do you know how much revenue can be genrated just by leaglizing pot. so many things can be mde from hemp the onl reason some people don' want it legal is because it would put millions o people out of work rom te clothing industry to paper and shampoo. 

Yes, but must be prescribe by a doctor.

[trujillo33]

I think they should legalize marijuana....why not?? Theres a lot of people that already smoke it so why not make cash. 

[my123name]

You know,I used to smoke it but gave it up. I feel so much better now that I did. It took a while before all of the thc got out of my system,unlike alcohol and maybe even other drugs that people take for pleasure. I really don't think that is something that should be legalized because it does remain in your body for up to 30 days! Correct me if I am wrong but are there any other drugs for " pleasure purpose's" that stay in your system that long?  

[trop8cana]

I am all up for them leagalizing it. Everyone on the face of this earth is on drugs. The medicine that the doctors give you are additive.The steroids in the food is giving us cancer.Alcohol is a man-made drug that kills.
So I think why not legalize it.I personally think that crime rate would go down a good bit not disappear but it will decrease. Weed makes you calm and laid back but it helps us to deal with stress better. The doctor will instead give you pills in place of the weed which has a million and one side effects and extra side effects that kill. Why take a pill and in return the pill gives you an upset stomach,blurred vision,trouble breathing,chest pains, nose bleeds,migrains,trouble sleeping,suicidal thoughts,anxiety,constipation,fainting,etc.
Weed is a NATURAL HERB not DRUG!!!!
And for those of you who stereo type people that smoke weed..... WEED does not make you lazy...it only intensifies what is already part of you. I know people that smoke weed and get up and go to work as they should and go about their daily routine as they should. So let's not blame laziness on weed but rather that person.Weed does not kill!!! Alcohol and the rest of those man made drugs is what kills!!! I say they should just go for it and make this country like Amsterdam. They are truely laid back over there. Herbal Therapy is something that I think brings people together.(Black,white,asian,indian,pacfic islanders,etc.)

[discardedheart]

yes, i'm all for it.

i really LOVE that a natural herb is banned,
but we get to consume gobs of god knows WHAT
they put in our food.

really. it makes quite a bit of sense  

This I found hilarious.  Have you ever tried to smoke dill weed?  Or how about thyme?  Wait, basil... wow, that'll get you high!!  Come on... it's the same with marijuana... we don't cook with it for flavor do we?  That is why it is illegal.  It alters your mind and your thinking and it is an illegal drug.  Just as a prescription is illegal if it's not prescribed to you.  You won't find thyme, dill, oregano, basil, etc. becoming illegal for that reason alone.  And if it does then we better start coming up with some magical ways of flavoring our food or else we'll be screwed!!  

It makes perfect sense to me and I think it should stay illegal!

what she said has nothing to do with whether or not we COOK with it
- that's pretty obvious.

[cerealspiller]

I am all up for them leagalizing it. Everyone on the face of this earth is on drugs. The medicine that the doctors give you are additive.The steroids in the food is giving us cancer.Alcohol is a man-made drug that kills.
So I think why not legalize it.I personally think that crime rate would go down a good bit not disappear but it will decrease. Weed makes you calm and laid back but it helps us to deal with stress better. The doctor will instead give you pills in place of the weed which has a million and one side effects and extra side effects that kill. Why take a pill and in return the pill gives you an upset stomach,blurred vision,trouble breathing,chest pains, nose bleeds,migrains,trouble sleeping,suicidal thoughts,anxiety,constipation,fainting,etc.
Weed is a NATURAL HERB not DRUG!!!!
And for those of you who stereo type people that smoke weed..... WEED does not make you lazy...it only intensifies what is already part of you. I know people that smoke weed and get up and go to work as they should and go about their daily routine as they should. So let's not blame laziness on weed but rather that person.Weed does not kill!!! Alcohol and the rest of those man made drugs is what kills!!! I say they should just go for it and make this country like Amsterdam. They are truely laid back over there. Herbal Therapy is something that I think brings people together.(Black,white,asian,indian,pacfic islanders,etc.)

Ok, good point. I really wouldn't mind if weed "was" legal you know, I'm just not for it "becoming" legal. It's not hard to see that Marijuana is a LOT healthier than cigarettes, and think about all the people in the world that smoke. Let's just pick out one group of people...oh let's say US Soldiers. It's estimated that 60%-75% of US Soldiers smoke to help cope with stress. Here's an idea! Let's give them Weed instead so they stay laid back! Heck, they probably wouldn't want to fight anymore! Living is so much more enjoyable now!

Real quick. I love this country and I love every Soldier who enrolls in our fine military. God Bless America!

But! If all those soldiers or even would-be soldiers got "laid back"? Yeah, how would you feel about another draft? How would you like to see your son or husband taken out of your house, given a little training, a gun, and a kill command? Because there are a lot of people out there who don't like us. Us as in the united States of America.

Now, if you want to fix our medical system, then I suggest you start watching who or what you vote for. Marijuana isn't a heal-all drug (or herb rather, sorry). So why would you want it legalized anyway? Guess the first place it's going to stop before it hits the store shelves? Yeah that's right, the lab. And that's the same lab where the make those pills with "a million and one side effects and extra side effects that kill."

And I agree with you one hundred percent about marijuana bringing people together. I've seen Alcohol parties go crazy, people getting hurt, things getting destroyed, etc. Opposed to smoke circles where people gather around and tell warm stories and enjoy fellowship. And it should be made legal for that part alone. But as I've semi-stated in previous posts, this countries people need help. Why else would obesity be an epidemic? Not because someone chooses to be fat, but because they can't help it! That's what I call "food-abuse". Now, when you go to work, or for a walk, or go shopping, or go anywhere outside your house, take a look at all the people who have a "food-abuse" problem, and imagine how many people would have a "substance-abuse" problem.

Thank you, good night.

[janitas01]

I support it fully. heck alcohol is legal and people die from that everyday. Havent heard of anyone killing someone cause they was high-driving. lol

[davidf938]

No, it should not be legal. As a non-smoker it is bad enough that I have to smell and breathe the second-hand cigarrette and cigar smoke of others. Why give people another tool to legally lower the air quality and add to the health risks of everyone else around them. The issue for me is smoking anything stinks and is unhealthy for both the person doing it AND those around him.

[pshah1991]

If we legalized Marajuana, then we would stop funding Mexico's drug war....

[keepinitfresh]

most marijuana sold in the US is from the US though

[cloudsoup]

yes, i'm all for it.


i really LOVE that a natural herb is banned,
but we get to consume gobs of god knows WHAT
they put in our food.

really. it makes quite a bit of sense  

This I found hilarious.  Have you ever tried to smoke dill weed?  Or how about thyme?  Wait, basil... wow, that'll get you high!!  Come on... it's the same with marijuana... we don't cook with it for flavor do we?  That is why it is illegal.  It alters your mind and your thinking and it is an illegal drug.  Just as a prescription is illegal if it's not prescribed to you.  You won't find thyme, dill, oregano, basil, etc. becoming illegal for that reason alone.  And if it does then we better start coming up with some magical ways of flavoring our food or else we'll be screwed!!  

It makes perfect sense to me and I think it should stay illegal!

no dear, i'm afraid you misinterpreted the point.

i'm talking chemicals, pesticides, the things that are already
in the food waaay before you get it home and start seasoning.

...the fact that a natural herb is illegal.
and we have no idea what goes into our food as its being processed.
but whatever it is, i'd bet anything that its worse than a natural herb.
just google "chemicals in our food" and you'll learn about things
way beyond salt &pepper.

that's all i was trying to get across.

[cerealspiller]

yes, i'm all for it.


i really LOVE that a natural herb is banned,
but we get to consume gobs of god knows WHAT
they put in our food.

really. it makes quite a bit of sense  

This I found hilarious.  Have you ever tried to smoke dill weed?  Or how about thyme?  Wait, basil... wow, that'll get you high!!  Come on... it's the same with marijuana... we don't cook with it for flavor do we?  That is why it is illegal.  It alters your mind and your thinking and it is an illegal drug.  Just as a prescription is illegal if it's not prescribed to you.  You won't find thyme, dill, oregano, basil, etc. becoming illegal for that reason alone.  And if it does then we better start coming up with some magical ways of flavoring our food or else we'll be screwed!!  

It makes perfect sense to me and I think it should stay illegal!

no dear, i'm afraid you misinterpreted the point.

i'm talking chemicals, pesticides, the things that are already
in the food waaay before you get it home and start seasoning.

...the fact that a natural herb is illegal.
and we have no idea what goes into our food as its being processed.
but whatever it is, i'd bet anything that its worse than a natural herb.
just google "chemicals in our food" and you'll learn about things
way beyond salt &pepper.

that's all i was trying to get across.

I think we may have missed cloudsoups' point here. I really doubt cloudsoup was implying that anyone should cook with weed. I think the point cloud was trying to get across was that dill, thyme, basil, and oregano DON'T make for good smoking. All of those are NATURAL herbs. Now, If weed was a natural herb that you could make some tea with, or spice up a sandwich, that would be pretty cool, except some people couldn't keep it in their pants and things gotta lil out of control.

You don't hear people going around saying, "Man life sucks, why did Adam and Eve go off and screw everything up for the rest of us?"

So, here's a question for everyone, WHY did they ilegalize it in the first place?

[lameremusicale]

Legalize it and regulate it. It will become safer (as "dealers" which would now be medical professionals trained to deal with the stuff would no longer be lacing it with god knows what).

In 5 years tops we would solve the national debt! bahah