Should marijuana be legal?

[iloveangels]

Big difference between LSD and heroin compared to pot.

Seen one druggie, you’ve seen em all.

 

[Kc906]

Right. That explains what I saw with my own two eyes. Pot makes people stupid. And it ain’t the munchies doing it.

I “assume” you could be referring to seeing people with your own eyes who were under the influence at the time, and they were acting/being stupid? Would it be safe to say that you see similar reactions from people who have had too much to drink? Using this same “logic,” you have to infer that Alcohol makes people stupid, child abusers, and murderers, among other things as well.

The scientific studies that have been conducted on the regereration of brain cells are not referring to how people react while they are under the influence of Marijuana, but how the compounds of the weed actually affect the body.

 

[Kc906]

I’ve never understood the argument that says “well people still drink and drive and alcohol is legal! Why shouldn’t marijuana also be legal?”

So, on top of the issues we ALREADY have with prescription meds and alcohol, you want to add another unstable element like marijuana?

As a person who has used Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana in my past, I don’t understand the logic for making excuses for substances that are more dangerous to peoples selves and those around them while under the influence. Your championing for the status quo at the moment, as I have yet to see you state that you would want a ban of all of these substances and/or driving under the influence with any amount in a persons body (sorry if I missed it in a previous post.)

Ever been around a stoned person speeding around on Friday/Saturday night, because I haven’t. Driving 35 mph felt like I/we were going 60 at the time. People take more risks while driving under the influence of Alcohol. My girlfriend worked at a Law Firm and she has told me of plenty of cases of drunk drivers who are speeding around (including her sister,) get pulled over, and get a DUI. I’m not stating that people should be allowed to drive under the influence of Marijuana due to this, but simply that Alcohol like Tobacco are proven killers, and people are more dangerous to themselves and others while under the influence of these two substances compared to Marijuana . Alcohol is a poison that you can overdose and die from if you happen to take too much into your body within a short enough time span; like many other substances not named Marijuana.

 

[yogicat]

I am fine with marijuana being legal but would still have laws against driving under the influence.

I’m sorry, but those who drink and drive are FAR WORSE drivers then those who have used marijuana. I’ve seen it myself, with my own two eyes. Watched my sister bleed out and die on the ground when a drunk driver hit us. Watched him get hauled off to jail too.

Fast forward, watched a high guy drive more carefully than I drive sober. His biggest traffic crime? Coming to a full and complete stop at a 4-way stop, rather than just pulling a farmer stop and gliding through like everyone else.

For the record, I think people taking Vicodin, Xanax, and any mood altering drug not be allowed to dose and drive, either. No intoxicated drivers - no matter your drug! Potheads behind the wheel is not a valid excuse for keeping the plant illegal.

 

[Publisher]

I’m sorry, but those who drink and drive are FAR WORSE drivers then those who have used marijuana. I’ve seen it myself, with my own two eyes. Watched my sister bleed out and die on the ground when a drunk driver hit us. Watched him get hauled off to jail too.

Fast forward, watched a high guy drive more carefully than I drive sober. His biggest traffic crime? Coming to a full and complete stop at a 4-way stop, rather than just pulling a farmer stop and gliding through like everyone else.

For the record, I think people taking Vicodin, Xanax, and any mood altering drug not be allowed to dose and drive, either. No intoxicated drivers - no matter your drug! Potheads behind the wheel is not a valid excuse for keeping the plant illegal.

I advocate pot being made legal…however…driving under the influence of any intoxicant is dangerous to those who share the road. Someone under the influence of pot has a slower reaction time to make quick fast decisions on the road…a ball and child who runs out in the street faces a greater chance of being hit by a driver under the influence of marijuana than a sober driver.

Marijuana does slow down one’s reaction time…perhaps less than alcohol…perhaps not…driving under the influence of any intoxicant or mind altering substance is illegal…those who do so are a danger not only to themselves…but others as well.