why the hell is weed illegal?

[l3loody]

its not bad until u abuse it...they should make it so u can smoke it, just not driving! or flying! or skiing! or w/e

[phoenix]

*shakes head*

Dude, you should look around this forum some more. ;)

[dandaman]

its illegal bcoz of the money side of it as theres no tax involved, there thinking of legalising it and putting on a high tax on it which they think will make people not buy it whihc is bull shit!

[funky not a junky]

whatev. Its illegal because it is. Most of america is pessimistic, close minded and anti drug. its how it was, is, and will be for quite some time.

[l3loody]

eww thats stupid. if they legalize it, ill just get a plant..

[orangeman]

They aren't worrying about us abusing it. If that was the reason it was illegal there are alot of drugs that these pharmaceutical companies make and they are well aware of the drug's addictiveness and side-effects but they continue to ship it out and make money from it. Why? Because they are pills that takes some type of lab to make, it's mostly a controlled type of substance and easier to monitor than marijuana. It's all about money, that's why it isn't legal. You could find a good area outdoors and not invest much at all and end up with a 200 plant field and make quadruple the amount of money selling it than you ever spent on the operation. Just one of the many reasons they hate it, but can't do shit about it. For every 100 busts they make there is another 10,000 they missed :D.

[trem0lo]

It will be legal someday... when the generation that was raised on propaganda is out of power.

[phytokind]

There's just too many know-nothing high-stress nitwits.

[cheeber]

cannabis is illegal because it's hemp is multi purpose (textiles, paper), its seeds could be used to make oil, and it would run several pharmaceutical companies out of business (painkillers, sleep medicine).

[Blazed and Confused]

Marijuana is illegal?

[Pride]

^ reminds me of this dealer who called the cops claiming he was robbed of his weed. He really didn't know it was illegal. He got arrested.

[PdoubleOTY]

illegal legal, whatever, i will always enjoy teh thick smooth tasty smoke of a well grown, properly dried, and perfectly cured nugget of joy!



I have to say though, it would be bad ass when i go outside the dorms to chill with people while they have a cigg, to whip out a bowl and take a few....Sigh.....someday

[Goodtimeshigh]

eww thats stupid. if they legalize it, ill just get a plant..

IF they legalise it they'll be seen as hipocrites (sp?) for having said it's so bad for us all these years.
i don't think they'd be one to change their minds. even if they wanted it legal they've gotta save face.

[Captain Hanks]

its not bad until u abuse it...they should make it so u can smoke it, just not driving! or flying! or skiing! or w/e

It's almost impossible to abuse. What are you smoking?:cool:

[biker6403]

^ reminds me of this dealer who called the cops claiming he was robbed of his weed. He really didn't know it was illegal. He got arrested.

That guy is the poster child for DUMBASS.:D

[Pezzo]

RACISM!!!

the mexican immigrants during the 1930s and the great depression were viewed as a large problem and often smoked weed during their breaks and on the weekends...the texan authorities connected marijuana to crime in texas and in other south west areas...and blamed mexican immigrants for crime and associated it to marijuana use....complete bullshit

Thats exactly what i was gunna say! I did some research on the internet and that came up as the reason it was made illegal! basterds lol

[muffinman]

thank you finally we have a couple of people in this room that knows the reason why its illegal, it was all about race, now that you guys are aware of the truth i have more info for all to see guys be ready the time is coming, i am only here to aware you guys that the time is getting closer, the day that all stoners will celebrate we will need to make a name for this day, this name will be important, for this day will be going down in the history books. so we must all assembly around the world unite my fellow herb dwellers the time is near, revolution, Marijuana will be free

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8410436555236949417&q=magic+weed
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6134138168753053667&q=marijuana

[Crusnik117]

It's illegal because people believe whatever they're told.

[fikusroot]

It's illegal because our society depends on us living in blissful ignorance. That's why Iraqs gone to shit, it doesnt efftect them so they have no strong feelings and therefor those in power have freedom to do whatever they want. Same with marijuana. Those who are anti-drug are so because it has been pounded into their brains for their whole lives. And since we depend on living in blissful ignorance because nobody likes being unhappy, they resist all information that suggests that this thing that they do not care for could be good and that all they had heard their whole lives were lives. They justify themselves by saying that the supporters of mj are just out for their own interests and to get high. I know lots of people like this and they all have similiar personalities. It is that type of personality that has made America what it is and it is that type of close minded personality that will keep cannibus illegal probably forever. Unfortumately people think of proponents of marijuana decriminalization as potheads instead of realists and the only way anything will get done is if someone the average joe can identify with provides them with viable information, like the president. Unfortunately, we have always had to pick between the lesser of 2 evils for the presidency because congress has gone to shit since it hadnt had any real problems to deal with since 9/11 and only now is their incompetance becoming illuminated. Those who support our congress are shying away from the threatening idea that the government that they have loved so much could be wrong. I find it unfortunate that most people are not intellegent enough to have a true debate but also realize that people are dumb and always will be dumb. End of story.

[PatrickHenry]

Imagine how much money would be taken out of the economy if it was legalized. There would be a largely uneducated portion of the population without money. Those who were previously funding their lifestyle via illegal commerce (namely dealing) would be forced to find work that probably doesn't exist in the quantities needed or at the salaries needed to assimilate the previous ganja dealers. :noel:

[khoa]

It's illegal because people believe whatever they're told.

Bingo. Sadly, this is also the case for a lot of other problems.

Oh yeah, 1 word. Anslinger

[Markass]

Imagine how much money would be taken out of the economy if it was legalized. There would be a largely uneducated portion of the population without money. Those who were previously funding their lifestyle via illegal commerce (namely dealing) would be forced to find work that probably doesn't exist in the quantities needed or at the salaries needed to assimilate the previous ganja dealers. :noel:

Or..$35 billion dollars of cannabis could be taxed, and money given to legitimate businesses, schools, and our police..rather than it going to criminals? There would be a largely uneducated portion of the population without money? Howso? Anyone in America who wants to smoke marijuana is doing so, and things wouldn't change a bit, only fewer kids would have access to it because it's going to be sold in a store, and most likely a store that you must be of age to even enter. Is there really any point at all to keep marijuana illegal? It's a failed cause, and it's time for another approach. And I still can't believe you think the economy would suffer financially by the legalisation of marijuana..

[muffinman]

weed is illegal cause it opens up your mind, it cause you to question things, it makes you peaceful and it doesn't support wars. and so the NEW WORLD ORDER sees it as a treat and if it was legal people will go for peace, and not support the war. and put an end to the IRS, Federal Reserve, the U.N. and the other loads of corruption

free your mind~ roll it, or be rolled
whos pulling your strings

[PatrickHenry]

There would be a largely uneducated portion of the population without money? Howso? Anyone in America who wants to smoke marijuana is doing so, and things wouldn't change a bit, only fewer kids would have access to it because it's going to be sold in a store, and most likely a store that you must be of age to even enter. Is there really any point at all to keep marijuana illegal? It's a failed cause, and it's time for another approach. And I still can't believe you think the economy would suffer financially by the legalisation of marijuana..

It's not the smokers that would lose out on money, it's the suppliers. A percentage of smokers buy their herb from sources outside of the United States (think Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, etc). With the legalization of marijuana lower prices would come, and those making large amounts of money would soon be cut off. Dealers aren't wealthy only because they're meeting a demand in the economy; they're meeting an illegal demand. Now consider this a little further, where does the money from the wealthy dealers currently go? Likely back into their local communities to some extent, right? With legalization, that will be lost.

All of that said, I'm for legalization. I prefer freedom over money. There is a reason why it remains illegal however. :noel:

Give me liberty or give me death!

[fikusroot]

It's illegal because people believe whatever they're told.

That's true but that doesn't necessarily mean that people are dumb (although they are). It just means that they have never been presented with two sides of the argument. They should allow pro-dope commercials to air right after those above the influence commercials.

[Ivy]

America is slowly realizing weed is the lesser "evil" of all drugs. The commercials devoted to putting it in a bad light have to resort to saying it causes a person to be unmotivated because that is basically the only thing they can come up with. It doesn't cause as much physical problems as crack, meth and the like.

More and more states are either loosing up the laws about it and/ or declaring it legal for medical reasons. While it probably won't be declared completely legal any time soon, people are slowly realizing it's not "bad".

[Captain Hanks]

It became illgegal over racism, and continues to stay illegal because our government/society cares more about money then us... basically.

[Mr.Jesus]

It's illegal because America is basically brainwashed into thinkning marijuana is horrible. The media does not give both sides of the stories and pro marijauna studies are often just swept under the carpet. Hopefully soon America will wake up and smell the weed.

[ZeldaG.]

HAHAHAA those are great documentaris got them both (downloaded from bittorrent) i have watched the 'magic weed' one, but havnt wtahced the one with the bloke chatting shit at the beggingng

but i have watched that bloke many times, for humor purposes :P,


''marijuana smoking, 'EXPERTS' point out, makes a helpless victim of its users within weeks, causing physical and moral ruin, Should you ever be confronted with the temptaion of taking that first puff , DONT DO IT!!!''
LMAO

but the way he says ''DONT DO IT'' is just unbeatable

[nikweiser]

its actually kinda nice having it being illegal, and just hellla decriminalized because making it legal and producing it like cigs and alcohol you never know wat it would be like it could be skimp ass bags or you get it and its not dank.. idk..
i think it should be legal but not sold through stores or anything

[ZeldaG.]

nuh- uh!!

[cbdave]

marijuana is illegal for a reason worse than racism. FUCKING LIES AND PROPAGANDA. on the history channel i saw commercials with a teenager that smoked pot, he killed his mom in the commercial. people belived it would cause you to kill people. Also they wanted an excuse to send mexicans back across the border. There was a crazy teenager that killed his family, and he admited to smoking pot, so with total lies the government and racists caused an entire generation of people to believe that weed was horrible, and that generation is 90 percent of the voters now, 40 percent of america has smoked pot, but the small group of americans that actually vote probably have not smoked pot, but once they die within the next 20 years it should be legal, but right now if all the pot smokers of america combined we could legalize it, but their too FUCKING LAZY

[wrasler]

try watching this thing called "the history of marijuana" i got it from a friends computer a couple months back and it explains it pretty well. all the stuff about the mexicans is true, too. when you look at the reasons it was made illegal after thousands of years of use, it makes you laugh at how foolish and stupid the people were at the time if they believed marijuana could make you kill someone. if anyone else has seen the "high on the range" short film on that documentary is mentioned earlier, did you think it was fuckin hilarious? "there's too much marihuana smoking going on!" haha.

[alcohol kills]

i was watching a doc about weed on the history channel...the real reason it became illegal is...get ready...

RACISM!!!

the mexican immigrants during the 1930s and the great depression were viewed as a large problem and often smoked weed during their breaks and on the weekends...the texan authorities connected marijuana to crime in texas and in other south west areas...and blamed mexican immigrants for crime and associated it to marijuana use....complete bullshit

You are very wrong. Mexicans? lol , surely at a point in your ignorant statement, you meant to say native americans, which if any fraction of your staement where true, you would still be wrong.... Here is the history and COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TRUTH of where, when, why, how, who, and what marijuana is.

WHAT IS THIS FINE SUBSTANCE ?

The herb was referred to as "hempe" in A.D. 1000 and listed in a dictionary under that English name. Supporters of the notorious Pancho Villa first used the name marijuana in 1895 in Sonora, Mexico. They called the mood-altering herb they smoked marijuana. Hashish, is derived from the name for the Saracen soldiers, called hashashins(assasins), who ingested the highly potent cannabis resin before being sent out to assassinate enemies.

Two related species of cannabis are C. ruderalis, and C. indica, a variety known as Indian hemp. Indian hemp grows to a height of about 4 ft (1.2 m) and the seed coats have a marbled appearance. Similar to garbage weed you get for $25.00 a quarter.

The species C. sativa L. has many variations, depending on the soil, temperature, and light conditions, and the origin of the parent seed. These factors also affect the relative amounts of THC (tetra-hydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol, the chemicals present in varying amounts in cannabis that determine if the plant is primarily a fiber type or an intoxicant. Generally the species grown at higher elevations and in hotter climates exudes more of the resin and is more medicinally potent.

Marijuana is a somewhat weedy plant and may grow as high as 18 ft (5.4 m). Leaves are palmate and compound, deeply divided into five to seven narrow, toothed and pointed leaflets. Male and female flowers are small and greenish in color and grow on separate plants. Male flowers grow in the leaf axils in elongated clusters. The female flowers grow in spike-like clusters. The resinous blossoms have five sepals and five petals. The male and female blossoms can be distinguished at maturity. The male plant matures first, shedding its pollen and dying after flowering. Female plants die after dropping the mature seeds. Marijuana produces an abundance of quickly germinating seeds. This hardy annual is wind pollinated and has escaped from cultivation to grow wild along roadsides, trails, stream banks, and in wayside places throughout the world. The plant matures within three to five months after the seed has been sown.

WHERE DID MARY JANE COME FROM ?

Marijuana has been cultivated for thousands of years. Cannabis was first described for its therapeutic use in the first known Chinese pharmacopoeia, the Pen Ts'ao (2737â??2697 B.C). Cannabis was recommended as a treatment for numerous common ailments. Around that same period in Egypt, cannabis was used as a treatment for sore eyes. The herb was used in India in cultural and religious ceremonies, and recorded in Sanskrit scriptural texts around 1,400 B.C. (Sumerians) Cannabis was considered a holy herb and was characterized as the "soother of grief," "the sky flyer," and "the poor man's heaven." Centuries later, around 700 B.C., the Assyrian people used the herb they called Qunnabu, for incense. The ancient Greeks used cannabis as a remedy to treat inflammation, earache, and edema. Shortly after 500 B.C. the historian and geographer Herodotus something, recorded that the peoples known as Scythians used cannabis to produce fine linens. They called the herb kannabis and inhaled the "intoxicating vapor" that resulted when it was burned. By the year 100 B.C. the Chinese were using cannabis to make paper.

Cannabis use and cultivation migrated with the movement of various traders and travelers, and knowledge of the herb's value spread throughout the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Around 100, Dioscorides, a surgeon in the Roman Legions under the Emperor Nero, named the herb Cannabis sativa and recorded numerous medicinal uses. In the second century, the Chinese physician Hoa-Tho used cannabis in surgical procedures, relying on its analgesic properties. In ancient India, around 600, Sanskrit writers recorded a recipe for "pills of gaiety," a combination of hemp and sugar. By 1150, Moslems were using cannabis fiber in Europe's first paper production. This use of cannabis as a durable and renewable source of paper fiber continued for the next 750 years.

By the 1300s, government and religious authorities, concerned about the psychoactive effects on citizens consuming the herb, were placing harsh restrictions on its use. The Emir Soudon Sheikhouni of Joneima outlawed cannabis use among the poor. He destroyed the crops and ordered that offenders' teeth be pulled out. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII outlawed the use of hashish, a concentrated form of cannabis. Cannabis cultivation continued, however, because of its economic value. A little more than a century later, the English Queen Elizabeth I issued a decree commanding that landowners holding 60 acres or more must grow hemp or pay a fine. Commerce in hemp, which was primarily valued for the strength and versatility of its fibers, was profitable and thriving. Hemp ropes and sails were crossing the sea to North America with the explorers. By 1621, the British were growing cannabis in Virginia where cultivation of hemp was mandatory. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper. Both President George Washington and President Thomas Jefferson were advocates of hemp as a valuable cash crop. Jefferson urged farmers to grow the crop in lieu of tobacco. By the 1850s, hemp had become the third largest agricultural crop grown in North America. The U. S. Census of that year recorded 8,327 hemp plantations, each with 2,000 or more acres in cultivation. But the invention of the cotton gin was already bringing many changes, and cotton was becoming a prime and profitable textile fiber. More change came with the introduction of the sulfite and chlorine processes used to turn trees into paper. Restrictions on the personal use of cannabis as a mood-altering, psychoactive herb, were soon to come.

WHY IS IT ILLEGAL ?

Scientist noted that the herb "produces inebriation and delirium of decidedly hilarious character, inducing violent laughter, jumping and dancing." This inebriating effect of marijuana use has fueled the controversy and led to restrictions that have surrounded marijuana use throughout history in many cultures and regions of the world. Cannabis use has been criminalized in some parts of the United States since 1915. Utah was the first state to criminalize it, then California and Texas. By 1923, Louisiana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington had legal restrictions on the herb. New York prohibited cannabis use in 1927. Despite the restrictions, cannabis use was woven into the cultural and social fabric in some communities, and widespread use persisted, particularly among the Mexican, Asian, and African American populations.

In 1937, the federal government passed the Marihuana Tax Act, prohibiting the cultivation and farming of marijuana. This bill was introduced to Congress by then Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, who was also a banker for the DuPont Corporation. That same year, the DuPont Chemical Company filed a patent for nylon, plastics, and a new bleaching process for paper. The 1937 Marijuana Transfer Tax Bill prohibited industrial and medical use of marijuana and classified the flowering tops as narcotic, and restrictions on the cultivation and use of cannabis continued. Marijuana was categorized as an illegal narcotic, in the company of LSD and heroin, cocaine, and morphine. Illegal use continued. The FBI publication, Uniform Crime Reports for The United States, 1966 reported that 641,642 Americans were arrested for marijuana offenses that year, with as many as 85% of these arrests for simple possession, rather than cultivation or commerce.
In a reversal of the state-by-state progression of criminalizing marijuana that led to the 1937 Marijuana Transfer Tax Bill, there is a movement underway, state by state, to endorse the legalized use of medical marijuana. By 1992, 35 states in the United States had endorsed referenda for medical marijuana. A growing body of scientific research and many thousands of years of folk use support the importance of medical marijuana in treatment of a variety of illnesses, and the economic value of hemp in the textile, paper, and cordage industries has a long history.

The controversy and misinformation persists around this relatively safe and non-toxic herb. The World Health Organization, in a 1998 study, stated that the risks from cannabis use were unlikely to seriously compare to the public health risks of the legal drugs, alcohol and tobacco. And despite thousands of years of human consumption, not one death has been directly attributed to cannabis use. According to Lester Grinspoon, MD, and James B. Bakalar, JD, in a 1995 Journal of the American Medical Association article, "Marihuana is also far less addictive and far less subject to abuse than many drugs now used as muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and analgesics. The chief legitimate concern is the effect of smoking on the lungs. Cannabis smoke carries even more tars and other particulate matter than tobacco smoke. But the amount smoked is much less, especially in medical use, and once marihuana is an openly recognized medicine, solutions may be found."

WHY DO WE LIKE IT OR SMOKE IT ?

The whole cannabis plant, including buds, leaves, seeds, and root, have all been utilized throughout the long history of this controversial herb. Despite persistent legal restrictions and severe criminal penalties for illicit use, marijuana continues to be widely used in the United States, and throughout the world, both for its mood-altering properties and its proven medicinal applications. The conflicting opinions on the safety and effectiveness of cannabis in a climate of prohibition make any discussion of its beneficial uses politically charged. Marijuana has analgesic, anti-emetic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, anti-convulsive, and laxative actions. Clinical studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in relieving nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy treatments for cancer. The herb has also been shown to reduce intra-ocular pressure in the eye by as much as 45%, a beneficial action in the treatment for glaucoma. Cannabis has proven anticonvulsive action, and may be helpful in treating epilepsy. Other research has documented an in-vitro tumor inhibiting effect of THC. Marijuana also increases appetite and reduces nausea and has been used with AIDS patients to counter weight loss and "wasting" that may result from the disease. Several chemical constituents of cannabis displayed antimicrobial action and antibacterial effects in research studies. The components CBC and d-9-tetrahydrocannabinol have been shown to destroy and inhibit the growth of streptococci and staphylococci bacteria.

Cannabis contains chemical compounds known as cannabinoids. Different cannabinoids seem to exert different effects on the body after ingestion. Scientific research indicates that these substances have potential therapeutic value for pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation. The primary active agent identified to date is 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, known as THC. This chemical may constitute as much as 12% of the active chemicals in the herb, and is said to be responsible for as much as 70â??100% of the euphoric action, or "high," experienced when ingesting the herb. The predominance of this mental lightness or "euphoria" depends on the balance of other active ingredients and the freshness of the herb. THC degrades into a component known as cannabinol, or CBN. This relatively inactive chemical predominates in marijuana that has been stored too long prior to use. Another chemical component, cannabidiol, known as CBD, has a sedative and mildly analgesic effect, and contributes to a somatic heaviness sometimes experienced by marijuana users.

Before prohibition, cannabis was recommended for treatment of gonorrhea, angina pectoris (constricting pain in the chest due to insufficient blood to the heart), and choking fits. It was also used for insomnia, neuralgia, rheumatism, gastrointestinal disorders, cholera, tetanus, epilepsy, strychnine poisoning, bronchitis, whooping cough, and asthma. Other phytotherapeutic (plant-based therapeutic) uses include treatment of ulcers, cancer, emphysema, migraine, and anxiety.

"The United States federal government policy prohibits physicians from prescribing marijuana, even for seriously ill patients because of possible adverse effects, and the disputed belief that cannabis is dangerously addictive". U. S. Attorney General Janet Reno warned that physicians in any state who prescribed marijuana could lose the privilege of writing prescriptions, be excluded from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, and even be prosecuted for a federal crime, according to a 1997 editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine.

REMEDY AND OTHER TIPS

Cannabis extracts, prepared for medicinal application, are prohibited in the United States. Marijuana is ingested by smoking, which quickly delivers the active ingredients to the blood system. The dried herb is also variously prepared for eating. The essential oil consists of beta caryophyllenes, humules, caryophyllene oxide, alpha-pinenes, beta-pinenes, limonene, myrcene, and betaocimene. The oil expressed from the seeds is used for massage and in making salves used to relieve muscle strain. So therefore any officer of the law CAN AND WILL NEVER be able to test the THC concentration of a bud. The drug testing industry has never made a panel testing device for any law inforcement agency because it is NOT possible for THC to be read through a panel tester (3 strip or 10). It must first be activated (i.e boiling water, fire, heat) in order for THC to be tested through a panel tester. THEY HAVE TO SEND IT TO A LAB!!!!

THE COLD HARD TRUTH ? I SEE IT DON'T YOU ?

Marijauna is considered a Class I narcotic and its use has been restricted by federal law since 1937. Penalties include fines and imprisonment. The National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded in 1972 that, "A careful search of the literature and testimony of the nation's health officials has not revealed a single human fatality in the United States proven to have resulted solely from ingestion of marijuana."

Research has shown that cannabis acts to increase heart frequency by as much as 40 beats per minute. A study reported by The American Heart Association in February 2000, concluded that smoking marijuana can precipitate a heart attack in persons with pre-existing heart conditions. One hour after smoking marijuana, the likelihood of having a heart attack is four and one-half times greater than if the person had not smoked, according to the research.

An additional health concern is the effect that marijuana smoking has on the lungs. Cannabis smoke carries more tars and other particulate matter than tobacco smoke.



The PDR For Herbal Medicine reports, "No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages." Smoking the herb, however, "leads almost at once to euphoric states (pronounced gaiety, laughing fits)," according to the PDR, and "long term usage leads to a clear increase in tolerance for most of the pharmacological effects." The ability to safely operate automobiles and machinery can be impaired for up to eight hours after ingesting the herb. Chronic abuse results in "laryngitis, bronchitis, apathy, psychic decline, and disturbances of genital functions," according to the PDR. We know they lie don't we!?

Some people may be hypersensitive to marijuana. They may experience paranoia or be allergic or sensitive to the plant. Chronic sinus fungal infections have been linked to chronic marijuana smoking.


I am compelled to reply to this because I hate people who speak when they really don't know what the hell they are explaining. Almost like President George W. Bush when he explains to America what he plans to do and how. He speaks everyone claps, nothing was resolved besides sending more troops. Next war will be "War on Citizen's Freedom"

...if you have a ? hit me up, if I don't know the answer I WON'T PRETEND TO KNOW IT!! PEACE!!

[kr0nik mike]

Any real dealer wouldn't loose all his money. Their wold still be other things to sell that are actually worth the time

[shilling]

alcohol kills, do you have a source for the long text that you have posted please?
Thanks

[MastaChronic]

Welcome to Jack Herer's Home on the Web (http://www.jackherer.com)
just remember folks
the emperor wears no clothes
this site should have everything you need to know about hemp and why it is illegal

[MotleyCrueBoy24]

Let's be completely honest. I've always supported organizations such as NORML.

But....
aside from sticky icky's natural godliness part of it's greatness is because of it's illegality. It's what made moonshiners great during the prohibition. It's all cultural. When it's legal we'll all look back on the days of illegality and be like "Oh boy those were the days....oh boy the counter culture.....when we hated the squares"

I don't want EVERYONE smoking weed. Although I hate A LOT of the people that smoke weed around my school just because they aint someone I would liek aside from smoking the bud. Individuality and diversity is great.

Like someone already said. Think about the dealers who would lose their way of making a living.

[Snake]

Why is Marijuana Illegal? (http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html)

[TheSmokingMonkey]

Why is Marijuana Illegal? (http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html)

This is an excellent synopsis of many reasons why it is illegal.

[MrDank]

its illegal bcoz of the money side of it as theres no tax involved, there thinking of legalising it and putting on a high tax on it which they think will make people not buy it whihc is bull shit!

sorry buddy but this is 100% wrong if you are referring to the United States.
medical marijuana dispensaries pay their taxes, if marijuana was to be legalized it would be sold in dispensaries and would in fact pay taxes so that is not the real reason.


cannabis is illegal because it's hemp is multi purpose (textiles, paper), its seeds could be used to make oil, and it would run several pharmaceutical companies out of business (painkillers, sleep medicine).

this is very much a part of the reason for marijuana being illegal.
also not to mention the united states government has to justify their reason for starting the DEA with this ongoing war on drugs which is funded like billions and billions of dollars per year if marijuana was legal most of this spending would not be "justified" lol, also there is many many people in jail because of marijuana and to make it legal they would have to do something about all these "political" prisoners.
fuck it I'm stoned... so what!!
:rastasmoke:

[peble]

because our government/society cares more about money then us... basically.
hmmm not all true.....if it was legal the goverement could control it and tax the shit out of it, to make money

[TheAtomicPunk]

...US illegalized weed because of native americans? Now I feel even worse about native americans

I read that document on the History Channel oddly enough... Could be true but idk.

[MrDank]

marijuana/hemp was also outlawed by Napoleon when he was around

[JackdaWack]

read a book man... marijuana wanst outlawed until the 20's in the states, its questions and attitudes like all these that make us look dumb, watch a documentary or something there ussually pretty good, it has little to do with native americans, mostly with mexicans, and then after it was propaganda.

[2600HERTZ]

its illegal bcoz of the money side of it as theres no tax involved, there thinking of legalising it and putting on a high tax on it which they think will make people not buy it whihc is bull shit!

They do tax drugs in some states now(doesn't mean they are legal, read up on it.) Secondly, even if they legalize and apply a much more broad taxation, there will still be people who buy and sell under the radar. It isn't illegal because of the taxation issues in any case. It is illegal because some dumbass made it that way, and now our nation would fucking collapse if the government ever reniged on any fucking thing.

[2600HERTZ]

sorry buddy but this is 100% wrong if you are referring to the United States.
medical marijuana dispensaries pay their taxes, if marijuana was to be legalized it would be sold in dispensaries and would in fact pay taxes so that is not the real reason.



this is very much a part of the reason for marijuana being illegal.
also not to mention the united states government has to justify their reason for starting the DEA with this ongoing war on drugs which is funded like billions and billions of dollars per year if marijuana was legal most of this spending would not be "justified" lol, also there is many many people in jail because of marijuana and to make it legal they would have to do something about all these "political" prisoners.
fuck it I'm stoned... so what!!
:rastasmoke:

in an 18 year span they spent 217 billion it was from 1980-1998. 217 BILLION dollars. "Instead of a war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me."

[Maximus2007]

I just dont understand why they ban cannabis when things like cigarettes remain legal. The government releases annual reports about the thousands of people who die each year due to cigarettes and the thousands of chemicals in them, yet they can't come up one case of someone dieing from weed. The constitution claims we have the right to pursuit of happiness yet I cant smoke a joint!? I cant even grow a couple plants to research and dispute their bogus claims that weed is detrimental to our health? And when organizations like the APHA (American Public Health Association) complete expensive and detailed studies and urge the gov. to make cannabis available to the public the government refuses to listen....wheres my right to pursuit of happiness?

[JackdaWack]

Time will tell boys and girls, i storngly belive that our generation to come, people born in the 80's will have a very strong influence on the legalization to come, it may be 20 years from now, but people will think back on there days, when they become politicians and how well irrelevant it is to illegalize marijuana, some one is going to find the money market and fully take advantage of it, and well all us growers can just give em the finga!