green help: Legalization of Marijuana (Weed, Dope, Mary-Jane, Green, Ganja, Grass, etc.) - Help.com

I’m personally for it, even though I’ve never actually smoked it myself. It seems to calm a lot of people and seems like a more natural solution than pharmaceutical drugs. As I understand it most of the side effects are tend to be a lot milder than a lot of stuff the prescibe for people. So even if not for recreational use I think it should be used for medical purposes for things like pain management especially where they have evidence that it does work.

Would have been legalized in the 60’s if it didn’t make the pigs soooo much money.

Actually, It does do a great deal to fuel our penal system which does make a great deal of money for communities all over the US, especially ones that have big prisons. They can be a big boon for a small community with all the contracts and the jobs. There are far more drug crimes than violent crimes so if they did legalize it in some manner and stop penalizing people for being addicts to drugs in general, then it would have some serious financial effects that I don’t think most people really want to deal with. Our communities would still have to find something to do with all the addicts though. On the other hand, it might elleminate prison over crowding.

Our communities would have to find something to do with all the dirty cops who would be out of a job. Maybe they might start busting car thieves or gang bangers or prostitutes or football bookies. Of course they are in charge of that so there is no more money to be made….

Dr. Ralph wrote:
Our communities would have to find something to do with all the dirty cops who would be out of a job. Maybe they might start busting car thieves or gang bangers or prostitutes or football bookies. Of course they are in charge of that so there is no more money to be made….

They don’t get paid based on catching drug dealers and addicts specifly. And if they’re crooked they’ll just find some other criminals to scam. I don’t see it having that sort of effect on them. I mean we had tons of cops even before it was illegal.

i’m for it. in a couple of years, i’m sure california will be a willing guinea pig. :)
i think legalization will make a big step towards ending its status as a gateway drug.

Ozylogist wrote:
i’m for it. in a couple of years, i’m sure california will be a willing guinea pig. :)
i think legalization will make a big step towards ending its status as a gateway drug.

They seem to already have more relaxed state laws but I think it would have to be a change in the federal laws so I personally don’t see it as very likely in the near future. But I hope I’m wrong. It would be positive to see the gov’t focus on things that matter rather than who gets high.

We could produce so much dope Mexican and Colombian murder rates would drop by 75%.. and we could raise money for the USofA without raising taxes, and stop the flow of our $100 bills errrrrr.. paper currency flowing out of the country and raising the national dept.

it is sad how much american drug consumption fuels so much gang crime in mexico, I didn’t even think about that part

national dept??? DEBT