Quote Originally Posted by medicinal
I am not too sure about legalization, yes it would be wonderful for all the potheads, but do we really want a culture of stoners. Most stoners are too stoned to really be a part of any society outside of a few stoner friends. And do we really want millions of stoned people driving down our highways. I used to get stoned and drive in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The weed since then has severely increased in THC content. If a joint will lay you out, do we really want society functioning on that level? maybe some can handle it but all the people that would try it if it were legal would undoubtably be stoned beyond belief. I'm all for medicinal MJ, but am not convinced a full legalization would be the best plan. Decriminalization for sure. But if you are driving while impaired on MJ then there should be penalties.
It has been proven that legalization of Cannabis would most likely not cause an increase in the usage of Cannabis. Think about it, if crack was legalized, would you be inclined at all to smoke some? And about driving, if it were true that there would be an increase in usage, who says that anybody would go driving their first time, or if they were novice smokers? I remember I didn't want to drive for quite awhile, because I wasn't able to handle it as well as I can now. A lot of other people I know were like this as well. Also, why would it be so horrible if this were true? Millions of people drink, and drive drunk. That is way worse than driving stoned. A lot of our culture is around drinking, too. Except most people don't see this as a bad thing... but of course, the illegal Cannabis plant would not be good as a "culture," even though it already is, basically.
mfqr Reviewed by mfqr on . Tired of "decriminalization" talk Does anyone else get annoyed how whenever you hear about the reform of cannabis laws, it's never what's right....which is full legalization? No, it's always some bullshit about decriminilization of small amounts for personal use, meaning if you get caught burning one it's more or less akin to a traffic violation. First of all, this would in no way eliminate the problems associated with cannabis's illegal black market which creates crime and violence and leads sometimes to harder drugs. Rating: 5