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Just wanted to start a debate on weed.. for me I really don't see what the big deal with it. I've tried a couple of times and for me it made made happy,relaxed and helped me get into a different state of mind. I know thier is a lot people for weed who still wants it to be illegal just so they don't have to pay taxes on it. For me that pretty dam selfish when thier are feaking drug lords in mexico killing people over it. think of all the money we could produce if we just allowed it and how the drug lords woudn't have that big of an influances.. now on the other side I do see why people are so against it. It makes you lazy as hell and I would hate people in the workforce be allowed at work while toking it up(not saying it would be allowed but I'm pretty sure they would do it anyway) . Weed should be used in moderation and not allow it to control your life just like any other drug. Also weed is so much better then cigarettes I don't know why anybody could stand such a down grade.

You could at least call it its proper name: marijuana.

I am not against it because I'm selfish, furthermore, people are always going to kill each other. If it wasnt drugs, it would be something else. Use common sense.

I feel it slows reaction time and it impairs you. The last thing we need to do is legalize something which impairs you which would mean you could do it and drive.

As a person who has been around people who use drugs, they do it at home and make sure they DONT have to go out for anything. Becuase they're too paranoid to get caught & arrested.

Unlike people who drink. Drinking alcohol is legal, and getting a DUI is pretty much nothing. I know people who have had 5 DUI's and still have a drivers license. It's only a matter of time before htey kill someone. I feel smokers of marijuana will be the same.

This, plus the fact that alcohol actually effects your vision. If you get too drunk, you will literally see two roads, and not know which one to drive on; which is why drunks often end up driving on the sidewalk. Marijuana would slow your reaction time, but that's it. Plus it makes you mellow out, meaning you would probably drive slower.

I am all for it, provided that we use common sense. We have to treat it essentially like alcohol- Do it in your free time, but not at work or while driving.

I read the most retarded of arguments about why recreational marijuana smoking was bad- "If used in the workplace, it could impair judgment and cause problems!"- No s**t. That's not recreational use. That's like saying "Guns should be illegal to fire on shooting ranges because if you fire a gun at school you can kill someone or get arrested!"- Really? That's not what was being discussed.

Point being, it's roughly equal to alcohol, and often less intense so treat it like alcohol in terms of restrictions.

I think it should be 18.
Then again, I think the legal age to buy and consume alcohol should be 18 too. But that's a different debate for a different thread.

Marijuana has been proven to have many more benefits then disadvantages. Even most of the disadvantages to it are only a problem to those who wish to see it stay illegal within the boarders of the United States. The "problems" that people like to address are things like the munchies, which is why some doctors prescribe it to cancer patients during treatments. Others include loss of control over ones self, only if you use to much, much like alcohol; a lack of caring, which just so happens to help with patients that have anxiety problems; forgetfulness, only happens to some people, not all and is only temporary for the short term you were under the influence, it never causes any long term memory loss; its addictive, there is no chemical substance in the marijuana plant its self that is addictive, this includes the THC compound. If someone becomes addicted to green it is because they have an addictive personality and are addicted to the feeling of not caring as much, they are never chemically dependent on weed unless it is laced with something else, in which case they are addicted to the substance it was laced with, not the weed its self. The only bad thin that I can say about tree is that it will stunt the mental growth of the person consuming it in mass quantities if it is used at an early age. For example, if someone start smoking weed on a regular basis when they are 13 or 14 years old, they will no seem to mature past that mental point. They will still learn new things because their brain is still working, but their maturity level will seem to stop. This is the reason I think that it should be sold like cigarettes. People should be able to buy it as long as they can pay for it and are of age(18 ). I also think that it gets a bad rap from most people who have never done it because they are told that it is bad. Come on people...all it dose is mellow you out a little, or a lot depending, and we all need a little of that.

though i do enjoy a good puff now and then i dont think its appropriate from people to smoke for the fear of them doing something completely stupid like drop a baby cause they cant feel their arms or run into another car just to make an exit. Though i think itd be better to made legalize one kind of weed that doesnt do as much as some others.

Much less of a poison than alcohol, and alcohol is legal.