LOL, Dutch Masta you and I will have to agree to disagree. Do you honestly believe that marijuana being illegal is the only thing keeping a lid on young people smoking weed? My contention is that it is the fact that it is illegal that makes them try it! As well as the fact that it is popularized through the media, so that all the "cool" people do and all the "assholes" don't. It was for a rebellious teenage me, it was for my friends. Besides, where did you get any sort of impression that the law has prevented youth from using it? The law doesn't stop them, it punishes them for it after the fact, if they get caught, in a way that isn't even effective at keeping them from using it again.

Maybe it's just that you have lived in Mayberry with Andy. You are aware of how widespread marijuana is in our schools, don't you? In every student survey done it was the most widely available drug of all, more accessible than alcohol or cigarettes even. How in God's name could it POSSIBLY get more widespread than it is now?

I understand, share and respect your desire to protect our youth from harm. However, there are wiser ways, and more effective ways, to keep them from it than the obviously failed attempt of using law enforcement as that answer. Law enforcement can only be part of the answer, not the end all.

As an example, if we did random school drug testing in a way that meant every student would receive at least two a school year it would give students a real reason to say no. If anyone gets popped then it should be brought to their parentâ??s attention so they may be given a chance to fix the problem without the child getting caught up in the system. If they get popped a second time then allow law enforcement to get involved strictly to find the source of the drugs that are ending up in the school and shut it down, not create more problems for the child than necessary. This will force drugs dealers to be VERY leery about selling to children! The only time it should affect the child is if they are in such a bad home that it is necessary to take them for their own good.

Ideas like this are the only truly effective ways to shut down school drug use. In this way we could ensure that our children are drug free until they are 18 or older, thereby creating a "clear" space in our society to work from. However, I still hold my position that it should be legal for adults. Marijuana is a relatively harmless recreational drug and should not have such a stigma attached to it. Also, I think you would be unpleasantly shocked to find that the most commonly used drugs by young adults is getting to be legal prescription drugs like Oxy, not marijuana. Compared to that marijuana is the least of our problems.

Now, based on the way you responded to LIP up there you seem to be under the impression that potheads are stupid and we are reinforcing a stereotype when we misspell words and don't organize our thoughts for debate very well. Yet here I am, an everyday smoker that started at 13yrs old, blowing your arguments out of the water. Yes, it is important to have good grammar, spelling and punctuation so that people will respect what you have to say. However, it is not indicative of marijuana but the current state of affairs in our school system.

Maybe you should be a little less arrogant towards people. Pride is a sin, you know.


rekoms htlaets , absolutely right. There are many different interests out there with a lot to lose if it becomes legal again. All of them have political clout; all of them have never been shy about using it. I'm not a conspiracy nut by any means but Jack Herer makes some very intriguing points.

Peace