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- Walt65, on 10/12/2007, -1/+91End the prohibition.
- arcooke, on 10/12/2007, -5/+75Too late.
I'm all for decriminalization and legalization of pot. But guess what.. I don't smoke it because I don't particularly like it. But I have done it a lot in the past and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. It's way safer than alcohol, and not nearly as addictive. I think the only thing standing in the way of its decriminalization is the fact that is is classified as a "drug" and therefore its not something a lot of people would be happy about right away. - Ngai, on 10/12/2007, -2/+70Sixty thousand people are behind bars today for marijuana offenses. This is costing taxpayers $1.2 billion per year (Thomas). Is it really worth it? Marijuana should be legalized in the United States for all to grow, distribute, purchase, and use, because marijuana prohibition causes far more damage than marijuana itself.
Those in favor of prohibition would have you believe that marijuana destroys people's lives. They would tell you that innocent little Johnny would have been successful, but then he smoked some weed and his life was ruined. This is far from the truth. The reality is that people who are not going to succeed are in a position in which they are more likely to smoke marijuana. There is no causal relationship however, between marijuana and personal success.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/8/2/15449/41341 - mattstooks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+53What happened to Lou Dobbs? His voice now sounds womanly, he has long hair, and his breasts are smaller.
In all seriousness, this issue is starting to get the reasonable debate it deserves. It seemed, until recently, every pro-marijuana spokesperson was screaming at the camera about how stupid everyone is for not realizing how stupid the law is. Everyone needs to realize what it will take to educate non-users who've had the "harmful effects" of marijuana hammered into their heads since they were kids. A joint would ease the discussion. - Andrico4, on 10/12/2007, -2/+48Maybe if we said terrorists supported the ban of marijuna, then we might get it legalized.
- marcushe, on 10/12/2007, -9/+47Also interesting to note that the government spends $100,000,000,000 campaigning against marijuana, while only $25,000,000 in private funds is spent advocating it.
- reddevil3, on 10/12/2007, -3/+40No its not just people who want to get high. I don't smoke tobacco, marijuana or even drink, but I am for legalization. Why? It's because the "War on Drugs" is a colossal failure, and anyone who says otherwise is just being ignorant.
- SamyIsMyHero, on 10/12/2007, -4/+30Damn, I missed that opportunity!
- DrGonzo1184, on 10/12/2007, -4/+27You wrote 100 billion dollars, are you sure that is the yearly budget... That seems a little high. Are you sure that is not for the war on drug in general...
- ZakColeman, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26Legalize it! Yeah, and I will advertise it...
- humanseemer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Water is a gateway substance. My findings show that 100% of cocaine users have used H2O at one point in their life. This is direct evidence correlating Water as a substance which leads to the use of cocaine.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+22The thing that bugs me is that governments pay all that money against it, where as they could legalize & tax it, thus bringing some more money into the government.
- Marijuana, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19@mywhitenoise
You realize that your friends are not doing anything by personal choice. The reason why Marijuana has a bad rep is because the MINORITY like to show off that they smoke and end up being burnouts. Now, take me for example, I consider my smoking of Marijuana a personal issue and the majority feel that way also, and guess who they are? Doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs...the list goes on. It's all about self-control and how you let Marijuana affect you. - marcushe, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22The vote is going until 6:00 PM tonight:
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/ - bg2500, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Water can not be patented. However, the bottled water industry seems to be doing very well.
The pharma companies will find a way to make money off of it. - yourmightyruler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17I remember in 8th grade when the health teacher said that if we smoked pot, we would grow boobs and get hair on our tongues.
Propaganda. - briantech, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19It isn't really the poll. It's more the mind numbingly obvious solution to the "war on marijuana". Any rational person comes to the conclusion that weed should be legalized after even a cursory glance at the actual issues and numbers involved. When you consider how much money it is costing us to keep it illegal, how much money we could MAKE by taxing it, and how little real-world harm it does to people compared to other perfectly legal substances, its rather a no brainer.
Having a poll simply gives us an outlet to remark on how idiotic it is to keep it a classified narcotic and send people to jail (on mine and your dime, no less). I don't need a poll to remind me that marijuana laws are outdated, baseless, and completely asinine. - transfire, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14BTW. Lou Dobbs claims to be a populist. But he's not really. Watch the show tomorrow. He's going to try to convince the 73% that they are wrong and that pot is destroying our nation. Seems, Lou doesn't think the people are so smart after all. In fact, Lou thinks we aren't doing or spending enough to fight the war on drugs. Alas, he just doesn't understand it --and I know this all to well b/c my grandmother is exactly like him in every thought.
It will eventually be legal of course, but unfortunately it won't be until Lou and my grandmother's generation finally passes way --that is, if there's any country left by the time their done with it. - RatherDashing, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17those prescription drugs are a life saver to the people that actually are prescribed them....
- dankenstein, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14FINAL POLL RESULTS:
ROMANS: And now the results of tonight's poll. Three quarters of you say marijuana should be legalized in this country. Twenty- seven percent say no.
found at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/19/ldt.01.html - rockforever, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16I think many of us have looked at the Pros and Cons of the legalization of a non-addictive drug. The pros far, far outweigh the cons in the case of marijuana. On many, many levels. Economicly it would create jobs and create a new sector of agriculture. Socialy we would see less people behind bars with many dangerous drugs no longer on the street. In Holland there was a great decline in the use of opiates and other hard drugs after marijuana was decriminalized in the 1970's. There are tons of arguements for marijuana but most people wont even listen.
- coldfirenj, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Legalize it time you recognize it.
- VaporBro, on 10/26/2007, -5/+17Legalize for girls and guys; for cherry pies and crinkle fries. Legalize and shun the lies; it'll be cheaper for me to buy. OMG I'm really high; the THC is on the rise. So let me now say my goodbyes; MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED!
PS> Capri-Sun is the *****. - aydoubleyou, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14Its the user's choice to smoke it or not. So why not let them choose?
Smoking ANYTHING is unhealthy. But how can we legalize tobacco over marijuana? When cigarettes are proven to be far more hazardous to your health? Simply because the government knows they cannot profit off the legalization of marijuana. It's already too wide spread.
Plus marijuana is proven for multiple medical uses, such as glaucoma and asthma. What does tobacco do for us? Absolutely nothing. Just kills people.
Oh and there is the theory that was recently discovered that THC kills cancer cells, meaning that marijuana cannot cause lung cancer.
If only....if only =/ - SirGrok, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16There would be substantial resistance from the major pharmaceutical companies if there was a mainstream movement for the legalization of marijuana. There is almost no way to gain a monopoly in the marijuana market. Sure there will be people who would go out and buy a pack of joints, but it is so easy to grow. The least that should be done is allow the use of medical marijuana.
I don't smoke green myself due to a heart condition, but I have many friends that do. I support them (so much so that I just picked up an eighth from a friend for another friend... I guess that I am a dealer now, by law.) because there is NOTHING wrong with marijuana. I would smoke it if I could. Probably grow it myself too. (oh, and my third eye is squeegeed clean via other drugs that don't cause problems with my heart... I am not missing much, just on to bigger and better) - christopheles, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13It's a personal freedom issue more than an I-like-to-get-baked issue.
Penn and Teller make a very good argument for marijuana legalization in the "War on Drugs" episode of *****. They also claim to have never so much as had a drink of alcohol. More so Penn than Teller actually. It used to be up on Google Video but I think they took all the ***** off. - chaoshauk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12You do realize that the whole reason marijuana is considered a gateway drug is because it is illegal don't you? Because it is illegal, they have to get it from shady sources. These same shady sources are the ones that get your friends to try acid and shrooms and coke.
Legalize it and this becomes much less of an issue. - DSGalvin, on 10/12/2007, -6/+16Its just mind boggling to me that a person can drink until they literally die, yet we can't smoke a substance that if anything will make you fall asleep after large quantities are consumed.
(sorry if that isn't grammatically correct, im really high right now) - XenophobicAlien, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Really?? I used to smoke an oz a week and now I'm making 80k a year.. Hmmm your argument holds no water..
- javip, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9broomett: whilst I agree with your comment on this particular point.. your last statement is rather ironic given you're one of the dumbest people i've ever seen on digg =)
- bobcrotch, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14Can you cite your sources?
- BuffalOBisoN, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11The only reason that marijuana is illegal is to suppress industrial hemp. Read Jack Herer's book, part of which is available for free online here : http://jackherer.com/chapters.html
- tr41n0fth0ught, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I'm High.
- CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9So maybe your friends are just lazy. Just because YOUR friends are failures and smoked pot doesn't mean everyone who does is one.
- RatherDashing, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Come on people, how do you mod down a peter tosh song on a pot thread??!?!?
- humanseemer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Yeah, the founder of the University of Phoenix and the CEO of Progressive Auto Insurance are doing absolutely nothing with their lives. What a waste.
- Rev0lver, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Legalize it, tax the hell out of it, and use the funds for the advantage of people not throwing away their money on petty addictions, such as myself :D
- CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9What are you talking about? That's an opinion poll. People voted based on their opinion.
- Ngai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7An Article about taxing marijuana:
"The medical argument was kind of a Trojan Horse," says Jeffrey Miron, an economics professor at Harvard University. "It would have been nice to keep the argument a straightforward discussion about marijuana use."
And that, conservatively, is about a $14 billion discussion, the professor argues in a study released this month.
According to his calculations, the government would save $7.7 billion a year if it didn't have to spend money policing and prosecuting marijuana activity. Then, if the feds taxed marijuana at a rate comparable to cigarettes and booze, another $6.2 billion would come rolling in.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/07/commentary/wastler/wastler/ - austin006, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10you must just know some major slackers then. i smoke multiple times per day and what am I doing? majoring in engineering at nc state. had 100.7 average in my calc class. not tryin to brag but, just because you know some people that huge slackers that also smoke weed does NOT mean that the weed caused them to be like that. or that everyone that smokes weed in the world is like that.
I AM NOT AND WILL NOT BE THE STEREOTYPICAL "STONER"!!!! - Recursiveness, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman
- Marthanna, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11Yep, 5 year olds NEED methamphetamines so they can concentrate...good thing that Ritalin and the like are legal...trust me, I'm a pediatric nurse, and 5 year olds DO get prescribed Controlled Substance Schedule II narcotics
...and marijuana can put you 5 years or more in prison for possession! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+14GREAT debate strategy. Make up some ridiculous excuse, and claim that that is the excuse that the other side makes.
That has NEVER been used as a reason to not allow medical mearijuana.
Thanks for showing the world that you have ZERO debate skills. At least no intelligent ones. (So you fit in here on Digg perfectly.) - computergod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8You can get a prescription for meth, it is marketed as Desoxyn.
The difference between meth and Adderall is that most methamphetamine is entierly dextro, it also has a methyl group that makes it last twice as long, and is usually one salt. Adderall is 25% levo, 75% dextro-amphetamine in various salts.
I've got an Rx for Dexedrine (d-amphetamine sulphate), and the only real difference between it and meth is that meth lasts longer.
Giving these drugs to a 5 year old is rarely justified. It has lots of side effects, is addictive, and probably causes brain damage in a significant part of the population - mutatron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8The $100 billion figure was mentioned in the video clip, but that is for the entire war on drugs, and I wouldn't exactly call it a "campaign", unless that's meant in the military sense.
You know, I'm all in favor of continuing to educate people about the valid dangers of drugs even after legalization. Like that ad where the kids sit on the couch all day smoking pot while their friends are off doing cool stuff. Not entirely accuate, but wouldn't if be wonderful if that were all there was to the government's "campaign" against marijuana? - Gareshra, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10I've never smoked pot in my life, and I think it should be legalized. Why? Two reasons.
1. Pot can be addictive, but it's much less addictive than tobacco, and it's less dangerous than alcohol.
2. The war on drugs is a failure. It's a waste of money and punishes people for doing something that doesn't hurt anyone else.
Oh, and Ben Franklin smoked pot.
Just for reference, I have MANY friends who smoke pot, tobacco, drink, etc. Just because I don't do it doesn't mean I'm uninformed. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8We need to legalize all drugs. It pisses me off to no end when they have thse commercials that say "when you do drugs, you are funding the terrorists"... The first time I saw that I screamed at the TV.
Oh, and Bill O'Reilly is a human douche. He said on his radio program that "if you make weed legal it will be much easier to sell. it'll be like going to a 7/11 to get a 6 pack". Funny, I always thought it was easier to be a pot seller than to go through the trouble to get a liquor license and open up a store. Silly me. - zachws, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Sometimes the simplest answer is the best...
- MrFlesh, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8It's not just the pharma companies...there would be resistance from the pshychology industry, health care industry, organized crime, prison industry, oil, textiles, plastics, alternative energy, lumber......it's already been proven that in terms of industrial usage hemp is a wonder plant. Basicly the legalization of marijuana even for industrial use only would upset who and what industires have power that alone keep it off the federal governments to do list. It is up to individual states.
- mutatron, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Don't criticize it, legalize it!
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