Should cannabis be legalized?

[Demeter]

:smokin: adults

[xfukinxfedxupx]

alot less people would grow because it would be easier just to buy it from a shop just like tobacco ur allowed to grow that. no-one does.

[Divadish]

I have read that 1 of the main reasons successive governments in this country (England) have not brought in any sort of legalisation/tolerance law is to do with apathy and lethargy.They seem scared that as a nation we will all just throw the towel in ,not bother goin to work and sit about smokin reefer all day( which incidently sounds good to me) but let's face it this is bull*"it. Most people on these boards sound reasonably clued up about things and realise that unless you grow yer own you have to purchase what is gm for gm a very expensive product so regular income of some sort is an absolute must, basically a job! We should lobby for a tolerance law, Dutch style allowing us to smoke at home or designated places which the last time i heard also allowed for small amounts of home cultivation( single person occupancy up to 3 plants ,over 1 person up to 5 plants) though no mention was made of the actual size of plants that could be grown so by rights you should be able to grow one the size of a f"*#in giant redwood lol. One sad casualty of this reform would be the dealers, sorry guys! but this as got to be the way forward for Joe stoner unless we're gonna be skulking around in the shadows for the next 20yrs. It as to be said that since it's re-classification to class C nobody seems to even see it as an offence anymore. Incidently i grow my own and work mon- fri in a warehouse(real no brainer)

[iPot]

We know that cannabis and other soft drugs are still illegal, just very highly tolerated.

I supose it's a common mis-conception, alot of people actually think it is legal.


No I think it is actually legal, you can possess up to 5 grams and you are allowed to grow 5 plants at a time. I had this discussion with someone down me local the other day and he was adamant that it is actually legal. I don't know though I hear different things. All that matters though is I have some to smoke. At the moment though that doesn't really matter as I have a frikknig cold anyway so i'm not enjoying it.

[pennywisdom26]

can you imagine what the tax would be if marijuana were legal? or would it be part of the state tax?

Grow your own dumbass!:jointsmile:

[aonymity]

I voted none of the above, I cant decide what the outcome would be if marijuana was legalized. Some people support their family selling weed, what would happen to them if you could go to the corner store and buy some bud. Everything would be different about cannabis around you.... it would be a big adjustment in your lifestyle. So iI understand why some people say no, but it would be great if it was legalized! :stoned:

yes some people do support their whole family from selling but if they werent in somuch shit with the law from selling before (if they were caught) then they wouldnt have to worry about getting a good job... just a diff way to look at it

[aonymity]

I voted none of the above, I cant decide what the outcome would be if marijuana was legalized. Some people support their family selling weed, what would happen to them if you could go to the corner store and buy some bud. Everything would be different about cannabis around you.... it would be a big adjustment in your lifestyle. So iI understand why some people say no, but it would be great if it was legalized! :stoned:

yes some people do support their whole family from selling but if they werent in somuch shit with the law from selling before (if they were caught) then they wouldnt have to worry about getting a good job... just a diff way to look at it, i agree with you tho it would have its pros and cons

[lazy smoker7]

alot less people would grow because it would be easier just to buy it from a shop just like tobacco ur allowed to grow that. no-one does.

if cannabis were legal i would still grow it ... why? its a BEAUTIFUL plant, its smells nice, for the experience for growing and raising my own pot plant and smoking the home grown and home grown of anything is always more rewarding than buying it... i grew tomatoes once and they were so much bettter to eat and the fealing and pride of growing your own. Nothing beats the home grown :rastasmoke: plus why would any one want to grow tabacco? tabacco kills tons of ppl every day and IMO is an ugly plant which gives off an ugly nasty thing to smoke... why would any one want to grow that? i also heard tabacco is failry hard to grow.... maybe that may explain why no one does hydophonic gardens of tabacco..................

[Mark Bryan]

yes.


but if it were legalized, that would make it:

1) abundant.
2) relatively free.
3) UNPROFITABLE.

The first two I agree with,but the second I don't,here's why. Hemp Economics (http://www.equalrights4all.org/bach/Economy.html) As you can see the profit potential is over $500 billion a year! So there IS profit to be made from hemp! Exxon and Texaco generated what,$38 billion?:S2: WHAT A LAUGH! We could pay off our national debt in less tan 20 years with hemp!

[stoner mark]

yes it should. why not its better than alcohol that causes so many deaths why cant goverments see that or are they just happy takin taxes ????????????

[MrNiceGuy420]

ABSOLUTELY NOT dont you know that marijuana causes cancer and thousands of people die every day from it



























just kidding:rastasmoke:

[Toupee]

Ever see the show 'Weeds'? Good stuff.

It should DEFINITELY be decriminalized, but legalization could put a lot of nice people out of business.

[c of green]

short answer.yes.but if it was i believe it would still be illegal to grow your own...(look at beer)so you would be stuck buying off the gov.and that would suck.So the long answer is that it should be legalized the correct way or not at all.I would rather have good illegal smoke than shitty legal.

[LIP]

Who ever asked about the tax and how much, i would assume it'd be the same as ciggies.

But i'd grow my own, like i do now, on a much bigger scale.

They wouldnt be able to make the bud legal, but the plants illegal, it'd never work - it's obvious that approch wouldnt work.

[c of green]

moonshining is still illegal.why?because it is stronger than whisky and the gov. isn't making any money off it.growing your own will not be legal until the gov.does that "180"(good luck on that happening)

[LIP]

moonshining is still illegal.why?because it is stronger than whisky and the gov. isn't making any money off it.growing your own will not be legal until the gov.does that "180"(good luck on that happening)

Well, i've got more chance of that happening over here in the UK than you folks in US. Damn, your laws really are jokes.

If it was legal it'd be legal to grow too - at least in England.

Heck, your government keeps SEEDS illegal, now if that isnt a joke i dont know what is.

[Gatekeeper777]

whos the dumb foks that voted NO!
there are Narcs afoot!

[c of green]

yeah lip the u.s. sucks.but it is fueled by the stupidity of our people.I mean we actually voted for ANOTHER fucking Bush!Tell me we are not morons.(at least the majority of voters.)Unfortunately I am a felon so my opinoin doesn't matter.

[LIP]

It's the laws alone that make me not dislike the US, but i'd definatly not want to visit. It's just SO over the top for no reason at all. And the laws are so contradictory. But seeds? That's were i draw the line. It's a damn seed, with nothing in it to obtain any form of high from.

America is a nice place, with some of the harshest and worthless laws on earth. It's a shame.

But one day it'll be legal everywhere, i just hope to fuck it's in our lifetime.

[c of green]

i too think that it will ba legal one day but unfortunatly i don't see it happening until we have a big world changing event like running out of oil(etc.)and the capitalists realize us stoners may have been right all along.Sadly i think we still have a few generations before that happens.
here is hoping that i am wrong(though i never have been before,mistaken once:))

[LIP]

Technically, if we go with the cananbis has never killed a single living thing approch, then it IS infact safer than water.

[smokealot123]

Well, i've got more chance of that happening over here in the UK than you folks in US. Damn, your laws really are jokes.

If it was legal it'd be legal to grow too - at least in England.

Heck, your government keeps SEEDS illegal, now if that isnt a joke i dont know what is.


^^ thats like saying it's a joke to give a loaded handgun to someone, it can be used.. like seeds are just seeds but u plant em lol :) but FUCK cannabis laws.. laws on cannabis are jokes.. wow a 8 year old child could go to a store and buy cough medisine (looks good) blueberry mmmmmm.. drink alot and die.. id rather hand the kid a joint, and honour it.

[LIP]

Yeah, but they have no proof anyone would use them, they might keep them for ornaments, and because theres no THC or any other phycoactive chemicals in the seeds, theres no reason for them to be illegal. I think America is one of the very few that keep them illegal.

Anyway, that'll all change when the right people get in power, in America and England.

[c of green]

lets hope that happens soon

[Maggz]

Wish that would happen but it wont. The system has been carefully crafted and designed so that real people like you and me don't make it to become tomorrow's "leaders"

[ice#1]

Yeah, but if it was legal you wouldn't need to buy it from the corporations, who would probably end up making it with all the radioactive fertilizers they make cigarettes with anyhow. I think lots of people would end up just growing it in their homes. I know I would.

how many people do you know who grows there own tobacco as it would be easier and cheaper in the long run i know i've never seen anyone grow there own tobacco if pot got legilized it would be the same way

[CrIpInMiKe]

should never have been criminalized in the first place.,...

yupp

[Piff Smoker]

Wtf if anyone on this site thinks cannabis shouldnt be legal leave now lol

[Runaway Jim]

I think it should be legal for FREE TRADE.

[YouAintKnow]

Yeah these results aren't biased...haha jp.

F the popo

[Mississippi Steve]

Legalize it with the same restrictions, laws, and regulations as alcohol

[thoughtwriter]

legalize....psshhhh...it should have NEVER been illegal to begin with. Why would the gov't legalize a product that would put so MANY political sponsors out of business..(pharmaceuticals, paper companies, renewable fuels etc. etc.) ......Legalize, then what, tax baby cakes...they'd be be taxing that shiii* so much it prolly make our heads spin. They'd prolly obtain all rights to grow it, then spray it with all their bud boosting chemicals, b/c then they'd be making $$ off it, so THEN it will be ok, pshhhh
lol, rant rant rant
but, yes i think it should be legal if we can still obtain the right to grow it ourselves.
could you imagine all the additives if the gov't grew all the cannabis

[D Rock]

Who on this site would vote for it to be illegal. Of course it should be legal, there is nothing wrong with it and as another poster said before this one, It should have never been made illegal in the first place. This is a no brainer.

[mfqr]

how many people do you know who grows there own tobacco as it would be easier and cheaper in the long run i know i've never seen anyone grow there own tobacco if pot got legilized it would be the same way

Just because you've never known anyone who has, doesn't mean nobody has. And for the record, a lot of the people on this website are already growing cannabis... illegally. Imagine how much more a lot of the people here would grow if it was legal to grow, and legal to use for any reason?

I actually thought about growing my own tobacco at one point. I probably should have, but I didn't.

[igot4cheep]

I just want to know who are thoes 73 people who said NO. I know every one has ther own views on everything. That is cool so let me experss mine. Thoes 73 people suck and they need to role one up and just chill the hell out.

[SketchRoller]

Cannabis should definatley be legalized, if there going to lower the drinking age (america)

[bunnyc]

Who is to tell you what you can and can't do?

Answer:Nobody.

If there were no restrictions you would have less youngsters smoking 'cause they wouldn't get as excited about it.:jointsmile:

[DJ REDEYE]

Legalize it, yes! If it were legal then it would make it more acceptable to grow your own. Take big corporations out of the picture. It's really not a hard plant to cultivate.

I'm not as think as you stoned I am!

[FlyByNite]

ltax baby cakes...they'd be be taxing that shiii* so much it prolly make our heads spin.

They couldn't tax it to above black market value, if they did the black market would flourish. More grey money floating around.

Enjoy
FlyByNite

[Mississippi Steve]

Legalize it with the same laws, restrictions, taxes, and regulations as alcohol.
Figure that the tobacco companies already have the fields, packaging, marketing all wrapped up. It might cost them a buck and a quarter to make a pack of joints, and with the same taxes on them as alcohol, figure on $20 per pack.

It will not effect growing for personal use.... consider that you can make your own beer, wine, booze, etc for *PERSONAL USE*, but not for sale. Moon shiners only get busted because they sell the stuff and it doesn't have a tax stamp on it.

Either way, as soon as its legalized, the black market will be out of business. Do a little homework on prohibition.....just as soon as alcohol was legalized again, the speakeasies and mob control of alcohol went out the window...... Remember that Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, not alcohol distribution or anything else.

[spongebobsmokepants]

Does this vote really count for anything?
I vote for it to be legalized.
:thumbsup:

[mfqr]

They couldn't tax it to above black market value, if they did the black market would flourish. More grey money floating around.

Enjoy
FlyByNite

Hehe, you are correct on that. Taxing it like crazy would be counter-productive for the companies selling it. People would just end up growing it to evade the tax. It would be taxed, yes, everyone knows this. But like FlyByNite said, they couldn't tax it to or above the black market value... the legitimate market just doesn't work that way.

[joe86el]

SOMEBODY PLEASE CREATE THIS POLL (cos i cant):
(THIS IS FOR GUYS MOSTLY)Your sitting in your bedroom and your parents burst in the door with your granny. Would u rather be caught
(a) Masturbating in full view of them and your just about to.....
(b) Having a syringe in your arm
(c) Kissing a guy

[joe86el]

ye but u have to understand that some people develop psychosis, schizophrenia, depression etc. and lets be honest when ur baked all u want to do is the stuff u enjoy, so if ur a kid and your going through school your obviously going to learn less cos your too busy enjoyin yourself: skippin school with your buds is obviously more fun than sitting in math class baked off your face daydreaming about random stuff. in otherwards it affects your motivation towards the shitty stuff that u have to do in life . What im tryin to say is for a lot of people in certainn lifestyles its AOK and there's no harm in it but for others, they should just smoke when their lifestyle is less hectic.

[CannabisCarl2134]

Since this is a very Debatable Topic, I'll make it short and sweet.

IMHO. I think if I were given the chance to smoke weed I probably wouldn't have done it. Just like cigarettes and Alcohol. They have always been there to buy and use, except for not being 21...MY question is, how many people In Canada are addicted to Marijuana compared to the people Addicted to Cigarettes, alcohol, and Hard core drugs, i.e. meth, cocaine, heroine,etc...

I think if anything should be illegal it should be alcohol. Its the most abused substance known to man, has the most deadly withdrawals, very addicting, and has more recorded deaths and OD's then any other drug. Marijuana on the other hand has no recorded OD's and zero deaths from withdrawals(lol weed withdrawals..). Anyways I am very high and my point was lost...Rant over.

~ CC

[mfqr]

Since this is a very Debatable Topic, I'll make it short and sweet.

IMHO. I think if I were given the chance to smoke weed I probably wouldn't have done it. Just like cigarettes and Alcohol. They have always been there to buy and use, except for not being 21...MY question is, how many people In Canada are addicted to Marijuana compared to the people Addicted to Cigarettes, alcohol, and Hard core drugs, i.e. meth, cocaine, heroine,etc...

I think if anything should be illegal it should be alcohol. Its the most abused substance known to man, has the most deadly withdrawals, very addicting, and has more recorded deaths and OD's then any other drug. Marijuana on the other hand has no recorded OD's and zero deaths from withdrawals(lol weed withdrawals..). Anyways I am very high and my point was lost...Rant over.

~ CC

Well, alcohol was illegal at one point, at least in the US. No substance should be illegal, not alcohol or tobacco, or even meth! If meth was legalized, at least it wouldn't be as tainted with household chemicals. It would most likely be produced in a professional scientific lab, not using a bunch of household cleaning supplies and lame shit like that. Not that meth or any amphetamine is good for you, they're pretty bad. Then again, the pharmaceutical companies have no problem giving kids amphetamines for their ADD (ritalin, adderall).

[CannabisCarl2134]

Okay.....Hell No on " Even Meth should be Legal." Are you kidding? I think nothing above Marijuana should be Legal. What I am trying to say is. There are numerous ways that you can "Class" drugs or "Rate/Scale" Drugs, and what is a Drug?

[Drug],-Noun, Verb, Drugged/Drug-ging
noun
1. Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.

A Substanced used in Treatment, Cure, Prevention, Or Diagnosis of Disease...
So How does Meth do this? Thats how I look at drugs, or doing drugs.
Marijuana on the other is used, and proven to Haven Cured, Prevented, maybe not diagnosed, but is alot less hardcore as meth and Doesn't kill you and or Turn you into
"Skeletor!"

So ya Maybe Just have like Cigarettes, Alcohol, Marijuana be legal and call it good??
~ Super highhhhhh

[Ronaldo]

The only information I have ever found as to why marijuana is illegal dates back to the mid-1930s and involves the possible loss of profit from softwood sales by William Hearst, as cannibis was found to produce more paper pulp per acre than his forest lands. I also found comments that a congressional committee lied to Congress about a report submitted by the AMA. Hearst 'demonized' the drug by blaming its presence on Mexicans, whom he hated, and making comments like, "when coloreds smoke Marijuana, it makes them think they are as good as white people." Dupont played a part in this as hemp ropes would outsell their new nylon ropes (as hemp was a superior rope), so they had to get rid of it to increase their sales and profits. Names such as Anslinger and Mellon come to mind. Please do your own research.

As far as age limits, I think the age of adulthood should be 19, as this gets just about everyone out of high school. At this point, they become full adults. I have always thought it strange that I could die for my country at 18, but could not buy a drink.

I do not smoke now, but did in the early 1970s. If it were legal, I doubt I would smoke it, and in countries where it is legal, the average user quits in his mid-30s. This is documented. In spite of this, I think our country spends way to much of the taxpayers money fighting this innocuous drug.

[fulltimehero]

who in there right mind would say no to this *toke*

[hreskofreight4]

of course it should be legalized..

[mfqr]

Okay.....Hell No on " Even Meth should be Legal." Are you kidding? I think nothing above Marijuana should be Legal. What I am trying to say is. There are numerous ways that you can "Class" drugs or "Rate/Scale" Drugs, and what is a Drug?

[Drug],-Noun, Verb, Drugged/Drug-ging
noun
1. Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.

A Substanced used in Treatment, Cure, Prevention, Or Diagnosis of Disease...
So How does Meth do this? Thats how I look at drugs, or doing drugs.
Marijuana on the other is used, and proven to Haven Cured, Prevented, maybe not diagnosed, but is alot less hardcore as meth and Doesn't kill you and or Turn you into
"Skeletor!"

So ya Maybe Just have like Cigarettes, Alcohol, Marijuana be legal and call it good??
~ Super highhhhhh

Right, but that's your opinion. Why shouldn't most, if not all drugs, be legal to possess? Why should the government have the power to uphold this "war on drugs" which have had many unintended and unforseen consequences on society as a whole.
Why should the government have the power to tell you what you can and cannot put into your body? You can pump your body full of legal, addictive toxins, but not drugs, because they're illegal. That's the logic behind it nowadays: because they're illegal.

Methamphetamine and any drug in the amphetamine family does have medical benefits, which can include abolishing the symptoms of attention deficit disorder for a short period of time. I am not condoning the use of these drugs, as I know that they are physiologically and psychologically damaging if used incorrectly. Amphetamines are sold to kids for ADD... the pharmaceutical industry has been experimenting with amphetamines for years. But I guess you want to liberate one group of people, and leave the others oppressed, right? Marijuana users should be able to use it, but other people shouldn't be able to enjoy their drug of choice, for whatever reason it may be? Of course meth is harmful if used incorrectly, as most, if not all, drugs are in some way.

The drawback of freedom is that people are responsible for their own decisions. And I guess I would not say that is a drawback - perhaps it could allow people to learn from their mistakes better.

Legalizing drugs could only do good, I don't see why you think it wouldn't. For instance, if crack was legalized tomorrow, would you ever do it? I know I wouldn't, and I know that most people I know wouldn't. If somebody wants to smoke crack in the safety of their own home without worrying about some drug dealer messing with it, then why shouldn't they be able to? Does it affect you directly, or even indirectly? My point is, I think it's pretty obvious that people who don't do hard drugs wouldn't start doing them if they were legalized. Heck, they're easy enough to get as it is. Here it's easier to get crack and heroin than to get good weed - yet, most of our city is full of potheads. You see, keeping these illegal means there's still no regulation. Don't you think it would be safer for drugs to be regulated than not to be?

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[BeforeYourTime]

All drugs should be legal. Its a breach of basic human rights not to. So long as you are not harming anyone else you should have the freedom to consume anything within the privacy of your own home.
If you take harmful drugs and are damaged or die from it then too bad, we lost an idiot, more air for the rest of us. Its not illegal to jump off a cliff. Also if drugs are legal then at least the drugs will be clean, and we will have more money to educate people about the dangers of harder, deadly drugs like alcohol and tobacco.

[tha_kidd 9097]

I'm sure this has been said before, but no it should not be legalized. If weed became legal, the government would definitely get there hands on that shit and make as much money as they could by puttin taxes on it. It'd be like $10.65 for a dime...:wtf:

That's just retarted. I'll take my chances gettin caught.

[fallenangel14]

why not! if everyone toked up hostility would go down, and relaxation would set in america...alcohol is way more harmfull:thumbsup:

[LA.Jgirl]

I completely agree.

However, even though I do agree that if weed were to be legalised it should be restricted to adults only (be that 16+, 18+ or 21+ depending on where you are located) I disagree with age limits altogether.

By this I mean I believe that if there were no age restrictions on alcohol (or any other 'drug', such is Cannabis, if legalised) then mature teenagers would have the ability to try certain things at their freedom. There would be no rush to go out and binge drunk the minute they become old enough. It would also minimise the amount of underage drinking, the same way the legalisation of Cannabis would minimise the amount of Cannabis smoking.

But yes, I agree that, at present, Cannabis should be legalised and should have some sort of age restriction. Though this goes against my beliefs I think this kind of regulation and control is the only way the public would ever accept a full scale legalisation.

Sorry for the rant. Cool idea for a forum. :)

GHoST
I totaly agree

[n1nj4]

Cannabis should be equal to Alcohol. I also believe if cannabis was legal, it would drastically lower the "gateway drug" theory since we could legally grow marijuana and not have to buy from drug dealers. That's just the jist of my opinion.

[LA.Jgirl]

I'm sure this has been said before, but no it should not be legalized. If weed became legal, the government would definitely get there hands on that shit and make as much money as they could by puttin taxes on it. It'd be like $10.65 for a dime...:wtf:

That's just retarted. I'll take my chances gettin caught.

I have long believed that is why it is not legal now. The government cant figure out how to tax it enough to make as much as they are making off of it now!!

Think about it , what happens when someone gets busted XSP a big bust, they take your money then, you pay fines and such, and I am also convinced that over half of with we smoke is grown by the government!!

Here is the scenario

Johnny buys 1lb of weed for $800
Johnny gets busted with said LB of weed
Fine and court cost of no less than $2000
Johnny goes to prison
The police take this very same LB of weed and resale it
For another $800
The police bust Joe Bob with this same LB of weed
Joe bob Pays fines and court cost. $2000
Joe Bob has a really good Lawyer so he doesnâ??t go to prison instead he pays more fine plus he pays his Lawyer some big bucks which the lawyers pays taxes on which the state and local government collect
It is a never-ending circle.

[trainwreck530]

ok im gonna say NO, personally for me.

but YES for the sake of everyone gettin shafted.

the reason why i dont give 2 shits if its legal is bc right now im in a perfect loophole.
ive got a perscription to blaze. if it were completely legal prices would go way down which is good for everyone but the guy who gets the best of both worlds like me. AND if i get my care providers liscense i sell all my excess back to the clubs...top dollar for top bud. shit the best kept secret in california is the fact that regular guys like a friend of mine are becoming millionaires, selling the peoples chronic to uncle sam. walk out with a briefcase full of money......california dreamin'

although this isnt all clubs and theres plenty of this thats hows and whys.

it would be nice if it were legal so joe blow in BFE isnt smoking dogshit right now going 'damn i wish i could'

[Blacklordheaven]

It should just be decriminalized... don't wanna pay 100$ for 5 grams after legalisation and taxation >.>...

Neither do i want to scare the shit out of me every time i see a cop pass by...

[bumclot]

I know the majority are just messing around, but I'm surprised 81 people said no.

[tribute to me]

no, i believe that large tobacco companies would start selling it in stores with a lot of synthetic addictives.

[Subjekt]

I know this might seem a little F*ck Up but i think marijuana should be legal in just a few states because if marijuana is legal all over the country then taxes go str8 up...

[Mississippi Steve]

I know this might seem a little F*ck Up but i think marijuana should be legal in just a few states because if marijuana is legal all over the country then taxes go str8 up...

Dude, you can't have it both ways....
Yes if its legalized with the same age restrictions, laws, rules, regulations, and taxes that alcohol has. Here's a news flash for you. Even with alcohol you can legaly brew/ferment/distill your own in limited quantities for personal use. You can still buy the stuff off the counter, and FWIW, the stuff off the shelf is purer and safer than home brew. The pre-tax cost of a quart of Jack Daniels is around $2.00, Quervo Gold is around $1.75, etc. The pre-tax cost of a pack of cigs is around twenty five cents.

Would you pay $20 for an OZ of legal, high grade MJ "cigs" in the local liquer store?? I would.

Weed will have to be legalized on a FEDERAL level to keep the DEA and other agencies from busting the state run stores and coops.

[Reefer Rogue]

Based on the harm principal, Liberty and Freedom. Cannabis should 100% be legalized. Eliminate the oppression, erase the arbitrary laws, emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. Alcohol and tobacco are legal, which kill hundreds of thousands of people every year and have no medicinal value. It's completely hypocritic to censor cannabis. When you censor something, you are implying your belief is infallible. Human beings are not infallible, thus cannabis should be legalized. For those reasons and many many more. LEgalize it, don't criticize it, i will advertise it.

[Subjekt]

Dude, you can't have it both ways....
Yes if its legalized with the same age restrictions, laws, rules, regulations, and taxes that alcohol has. Here's a news flash for you. Even with alcohol you can legaly brew/ferment/distill your own in limited quantities for personal use. You can still buy the stuff off the counter, and FWIW, the stuff off the shelf is purer and safer than home brew. The pre-tax cost of a quart of Jack Daniels is around $2.00, Quervo Gold is around $1.75, etc. The pre-tax cost of a pack of cigs is around twenty five cents.

Would you pay $20 for an OZ of legal, high grade MJ "cigs" in the local liquer store?? I would.

Weed will have to be legalized on a FEDERAL level to keep the DEA and other agencies from busting the state run stores and coops.

Good point but im not talkin bout taxes on the product im talkin bout taxes all over will rise, i dont give a shit if some good ass bud came with taxes, ok fine, i can take that L i would buy some high grade...But you missed my point, not tax on the product, tax all over....

[raghead]

In my opinion, every drugs should be legal. From pot to heroin, the government does not have the right to outlaw any of it. Proper education should also be given. None of this bullshit DARE shit that they fuck up kids head with. Every single recreational drug known to man can be used safely if you know what you're doing. Including cocaine, heroin, meth and all those other drugs everyone likes to hate. The key is moderation, with anything. You always hear about cokeheads, meth and heroine addicts, but you never hear about casual users. Not everyone gets addicted, and chances are you wont get addicted from your first use. I know people(through a forum, not in person) that use the harder drugs and aren't junkies.

[randomname4888]

legilize it and tax the hell outta it!

[randomname4888]

legilize it and tax the hell outta it!
if this doesent make sense sorry i just had a dub of chronic

[Balkey]

Why don't people realize the concept competition. When there are many companies producing the same product the price goes DOWN. SO if weed were legalized and big corporations started competing, the price of weed will go DOWN from where it is now. The government will not tax it enough to make you STOP BUYING.....that would be BAD FOR THEM if the tax was huge.

IF the government choose to do this, what logical person would keep buying it? THEY WOULD GROW IT and not have the risk of being sent to jail for intent to sell. Not to mention the government would have scared everyone away from weed thus they get no money off the tax. The government is continuously adjusting the tax rate to slowly get as much out of you without pissing you off to the point of picking up your gun and over throwing the president.

Not everyone lives in Cali or out west where the prices of weed are cheap. 4 grams here is $30+. So maybe in some places the price might piss you off but I would bet for 90% of us the price would be much less than it is now EVEN with the governments tax.

[kgb420]

ABSOLUTELY!

[Gorilla's Gal]

I think the government should stay out of it. They mess up everything they get involved with. There used to be a day when people rolled their own tobacco (home grown). Now tobacco prices are inflated and additives/poisons are added to keep you addicted and buying. I think strains will be weaker and prices will be higher. The sidewalk pharmacist does a good job already.

[5thHorseMan]

is this a serious question. What fucktard came up with this. Hey I'm going to ask people on a cannabis centric message board if they think weed should be legal. I mean it's not like everyone here enjoys it, the sensations it gives, and others it enhances, I mean you would think everyone on a board with a big fat ol bud leaf on the bannerhead, would be all over the place.

[JaggedEdge]

is this a serious question. What fucktard came up with this. Hey I'm going to ask people on a cannabis centric message board if they think weed should be legal. I mean it's not like everyone here enjoys it, the sensations it gives, and others it enhances, I mean you would think everyone on a board with a big fat ol bud leaf on the bannerhead, would be all over the place.

What surprises me is how many no, maybe, and none of the above were voted for here at a cannabis site.

[boaz]

is this a serious question. What fucktard came up with this. ...

:D i believe it would be some fucktard by the name of Cannabis.com. :rastasmoke: this was started in 2005! i thought it was a joke too, but its actually almost 4 years of comments. i didn't read all 13 pages but its kinda interesting, i thought, for example the one single response for all of 2008 was no. :detective1:

for the record, my vote is yes, . . . who the fuck would vote no :jointsmile:

j/k, there are some reasons for voting no, i'm sure.

[wholapola]

Legalize...The mexican's can keep their weed-ONLY smoke pot grown in North
America!

Especially medicinal-c'mon states, get with it, I've personally was with a few patients spark up after having an MS exacerbation (flare-up), and other painful conditions. After having smoked, each patient appeared to be about 65-75%-less pain and were just enjoying themselves.

..just your everyday criminals...


MPP.
Rjchard Kennedy

[psychodelic]

I know this is an old thread, but I'm wondering: would the results be different if the question was "Should marijuana be de-criminalized?" instead of "legalized"? I don't know much about law, so maybe it's the same thing. But a friend told me that it's decriminalized in Canada (which means you just get a ticket?), but not "legal."

[SonicHaze]

Yes, of course.

Should be handled like cigarettes or alcohol(18 or 21 to buy).

Billions of dollars would be made off taxing. Less kids would smoke weed. It would take it out of the hands of dealers. Free up space in cells where REAL criminals should be.

It's a no-brainer to me.

[gypski]

All I can say is if dirbag, lying scum like Dick Cheney can walk the streets, travel the country, and admit to approving torture without consequence, then American citizens, one and all who chose to partake, should be allowed. Where is the sense of justice in the country? ;) Oh yeah, its up Scalia's ass. :jointsmile: