Why cannabis SHOULDN'T be legalized

[notanotherteensmoker]

You're misinformed in a lot of areas, my friend. The world does not only smoke tobacco and drink alcohol, there are thousands of people in America that smoke marijuana.

If there are nearly 300 million people in the U.S...

http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

and 1 percent are daily users...

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/

then that makes MILLIONS of pot smokers. Oh, I get it...if there are millions...then that means there are thousands, too? Pothead logic.

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If there are nearly 300 million people in the U.S...

http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

and 1 percent are daily users...

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/

then that makes MILLIONS of pot smokers. Oh, I get it...if there are millions...then that means there are thousands, too? Pothead logic.

Technically, yeah. There's only 3 millions, but 3000 thousands.

Taking my entire post and only finding one problem with it? You have much work to do, my friend. Nitpicking about one word? You're above that.

[t3chyo]

"In fact, we can't even let alone handle alcohol that we had to push the drinking age to 21. We saved 20,000 lives a year just for doing that."


Hows that? The same percent of 19 year olds drink in america now as in places where its legal. Instead of at the bar, where there are bouncers to ensure some type of safety, kids drink unsupervised in outdoor or house parties. It causes MORE drinking and driving. If i try stumbling out of bar while jingling my keys i get forcably put in cab. No one cares if you leave bush party drunk. No one will stop the fights or the rapes there either. A 21 year old drinking age is moronic, its failed as a law, and only the usa has an age that high.



"Medical? Is there really medical benefits? Or is it just an excuse for potheads and old people to get high?"


Quit being a pawn of the pharmaceutical industry, all their sleeping pills and depression meds dont even come close to the benefits of pot.


"I've read posts from some of you that are trying to bullshit your doctors to get a medical card (YOU know who YOU are!) "



I think most pot use is medicinal. Its a herb, people should be able to use it for anything they want, and not have to justify to you.



"Yet a non smoker from a completely different forum said: "Amsterdam is full of whores and potheads! It's disgusting!" "


Its full of pot heads because its the only place like that on earth. Who cares about hookers? Are you gay? A jesus freak? People want to fuck a hooker go ahead, at least its contained in one area, people in holland dont have crack whores turning tricks in front of their kids school. There was a red lite long before there was a coffee shop, its the oldest profession on earth.




"There's a bad side of everything. We should discuss it. I see way too many threads on people failing and dropping out of school because they skip school and get high. We cannot toss that aside. "



So? Grad school is full of stoners with A averages. Lots of people drop out of school and never touch pot. Pot has nothing to do with you being a failure. It sure helped me acheive success in school. Blame yourself for your own failures, stop scapgoating pot or booze. School in north america is laughably easy.


"Maybe they simply don't want the country to be full of potheads who stay home all the time."


I never stay home. I go to the weed cafe, or just out. Snowboarding, biking, the beach. Stop with the old stereotypes, i know alot of pot heads who are in great shape, the dont stay home eating chips and playing vids.


"It'd be great if weed became legal and I can easily go to a store and get weed and peacefully smoke it at home. That's what we all think. But maybe we're thinking for ourselves and just want to get high. "


No i am thinking i want to take away money from organized crime and get law enforcement to fight real actual crime. Like the murder rape robbery theft, i can think of lots of stuff the cops could be doing. I am also sick of paying for drug war with my taxes, if that makes me greedy, you can kiss my ass. I already have all the weed i want, it wont affect my life to be able to go to store and get it, but there are lots of people who are sick and cant get it.



"It's already all over the news these days. Kids are abusing salvia. Salvia IS becoming an issue. "


Wow you are easy to lead. A few media outlets create an artifical scare about sally d and now its an issue? I havent heard any real citizens act concerned, just politicans and cops. People dont abuse salvia, even people who like it. It sounds nice, but its just media hysteria, and u buy into it, sad.

excellent post!:thumbsup:

[surfinrocco]

Pride if your a cop, fuck yourself, my name is Bryan Rocco and i'm waiting for you,got a bullet with any pigs name on it. Because i'm not harming anyone bu myself, the statistics are against you my friend, hundreds thousands die from drinking, and tobacco. Not since marijuanas history or beginning has anyone died of smoking it. Because you are a fool,shouldn't voice your opinion on here. MY question is what is someone who doesn't smoke weed doing on a pro weed site. IF your a pig, suck on this. Because i sell alot of pounds a month, and i do it invain, knowing full well that no one is gonna get hooked or die from weed. I grow pounds of weed and sell them, its what i do for a living, and i'm not afraid of you are the DEA. Sorry if i was rude man but you gotta realize, none of us just sit at home all day doing nothing, i graduated school and now i'm in college, so fuck what you think about pothheads. It hurts and insults my intelligence when someone like you comes around shaking your hands saying "oh no don't do drugs" fuck you if your so pathetic minded that you saw that DARE commercial and believed it,people that are 13 years old are smoking. And this country is starting to except weed and will. And when it is legalized people will be to stoned to kill eachother. Its a solution to many problems, oh yah fuck pigs.
peace i'm out, this is ridiculous, i've gotta smoke a joint to come down.

[notanotherteensmoker]

Technically, yeah. There's only 3 millions, but 3000 thousands.

Taking my entire post and only finding one problem with it? You have much work to do, my friend. Nitpicking about one word? You're above that.

What work to do? What friend? Above what?
You confidently stated a misleading fact. It's not nitpicking to point out the difference between thousands and millions of people when it goes hand in hand with democratic movement to change laws.

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What work to do? What friend? Above what?
You confidently stated a misleading fact. It's not nitpicking to point out the difference between thousands and millions of people when it goes hand in hand with democratic movement to change laws.

Most of it is nothing but hearsay and jumbled facts. You could prove me much more wrong, and I want you to. Do a little bit of work, we'll both appreciate it.

Confidently? Misleading? The difference between thousands and millions is enough to note, but it was nowhere near the main point of my post. That's like pointing out the "more perfect union" mistake in the Preamble. I'm actually a really humble guy, I don't think I know everything, and when I learn a new fact, I'm glad to spread the knowledge. Thanks for noting my mistake, I'll make sure to clear it up in the future.

In my second post I was playing around with you. Loosen up a little bit, let's have fun on these boards. Thanks for actually reading my post though, I think you may be the only one who did.

[surfinrocco]

Dude heres something that will show what prides about
Rage Against the MAchine
"They say jump you say how high
your brain dead you got a fuckin bullet in ya head"

[IronLung]

Your points are legit; I take them into consideration. Unfortunately, with the government, thatâ??s not the case. Do you honestly think that our government cares about the well being of its citizens? No, they revolve around economics. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY! One third of the governmentâ??s profit is from drug fines. Marijuana, the most popular of prohibited substances, is a large source of their revenue. If marijuana becomes legal, that puts a big dent in the governmentâ??s annual income. For example, in my state, if youâ??re caught manufacturing 200 grams or less of marijuana (which means the whole plant matter), the maximum fine is 25,000 dollars. Now, do you think the government is for legalization? I think you get my point.
Were you informed of the powers of THC? THC stops the growth of cancer cells in three common cancers: leukemia, breast, and prostate cancer. THC was the active chemical in half of all medications in the U.S. during the period of 1800â??s-1940â??s. No negative side effects were reported. Marijuana has many other medicinal as well. Not to mention, it has been clinically proven safer than acetaminophen (Tylenol). Then thereâ??s the argument that the smoke contains harmful chemicals. Well guess what? You donâ??t need to smoke it!

[darthvader1984]

I argee with surfinrocco anyone thinks weed should not legalized should be hunted down and killed and fuck police
Long live marijuana!!!!

[darthvader1984]

I argee with surfinrocco anyone who thinks weed should not legalized should be hunted down and killed and fuck police
Long live marijuana!!!!