Ok, I see your point and it's a good one. My position is that I don't really care whether corporations take it over or whether we get to grow it ourselves. What I care about, from the recreational side anyway, is that we stop decimating our youth by giving them criminal penalties for something their parents and grandparents did as well. All we're doing is funding FCoA (Future Convicts of America).

The only way I see to do that is to, minimum, decriminalize recreational use at the federal level.

Granted, people who use it medically or industrial hemp definitely deserve priority as far as legalization goes but just the social damage of the laws against recreational use is enough to make George Washington roll over in his grave.

I agree, most people can't handle the harder drugs if they use them long term. Also, I agree that the government has bitten off more than it can chew trying to get rid of so many drugs. That being said, if marijuana is legalized/decriminalized then they can focus on the worst problems such as meth. Marijuana accounts for roughly 90% or our drug arrests and if we could get all the police resources focused on the 10% we will crush these drugs. If the feds were truly intelligent they would allow safe legal recreational drugs to replace these hard drugs. Nobody would use something that dangerous if they had a better alternative.

Still believe in school drug testing though. I started at 13yo and wish I hadn't. For adults it should be legal but on the other hand we have to make sure our kids stay away from all drugs until they are old enough to make their own decisions. This stance may not be popular on this site but... well there it is.
newactivist Reviewed by newactivist on . Medicinal use YES OR NO Marijuana: Yes or no to medicinal use? The Tartan Online Pittsburgh, PA May 3, 2006 -- The use of marijuana for medical purposes has been debated for many years. While some consider the plant to be a phenomenal ailment reliever, others believe that the psychoactive and harmful effects overpower the possible benefits. In the most recent chain of events, on April 20, the FDA rejected medical use for marijuana. Although a number of states have passed legislation allowing for marijuana to be Rating: 5