Legalization of Marijuana

I'm not saying it should be legal, but it definetely would cut down on crime rates.
If marijuana is vaporized it cuts down on the harm of it, although vaporizers are ridiculously expensive, and I'm not sure if they work as well as they should.

sunshines:

What makes cannabis a special case?

I'll quote Chris Rock.
"The reason coke and weed are illegal in America is because the best coke and weed don't come from America."

I am not going to say if I think it should be legal or not, but whether it is illegal or not people are going to use it either way

I'm all for it. I smoke it frequently and I'm the exact same person whether I'm high or not. The only difference is that I'm more calm and laid-back while I'm high. It doesn't make people stupid. Whether they legalize it or not, people are going to find ways to do it. It's not that hard. It's be easier to just legalize it.

Question: If, hypothetically thinking, cannabis was legalized do you think they should have restrictions or certain regulations placed upon it? Do you think it'll make it more readily available?

i take a joint daily, and honestly if they legalize it or not i agree that people are still going to do it

sunshines:

Question: If, hypothetically thinking, cannabis was legalized do you think they should have restrictions or certain regulations placed upon it? Do you think it'll make it more readily available?

I think it will make it more readily available because they can sell it in stores instead of in a dark alley.

Yes, I think there should be restrictions on it. I think you should have to be 21 to use it and you shouldn't be allowed to drive while under the influence. I don't think you should be allowed to smoke it in public.

druscilla; liddell.:

I don't think you should be allowed to smoke it in public.

Why public? Maybe they should have designated areas or something, because I'm just thinking of the kids under 21 who'll abuse the smoke in private restriction. :think:

sunshines:

druscilla; liddell.:

I don't think you should be allowed to smoke it in public.

Why public? Maybe they should have designated areas or something, because I'm just thinking of the kids under 21 who'll abuse the smoke in private restriction. :think:

You can't smoke cigarettes in public. Why should you be able to smoke marijuana in public?

druscilla; liddell.:

You can't smoke cigarettes in public. Why should you be able to smoke marijuana in public?

It depends on what you mean by 'public'. Over here in Australia, you're allowed to smoke cigarettes on the street and outside of places - that's 'public'. But you're not allowed to smoke on premises, like a bar, pub, restaurant, shop, hotel etc.

I don't think marijuana should be allowed on premises, especially if their inside like a bar, because - like cigarettes - it would be a tad rude to force others to breathe in your smoke in a close proximity. I personally wouldn't have a problem with someone smoking a joint, for example, out on the street in the open air. But some people might be offended.

Also, if marijuana was legal, I reckon you should have a permit to grow it. Not to smoke it, but just to grow it. For some reason that makes sense to me. -shrug-

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druscilla; liddell.:

You can't smoke cigarettes in public. Why should you be able to smoke marijuana in public?

It depends on what you mean by 'public'. Over here in Australia, you're allowed to smoke cigarettes on the street and outside of places - that's 'public'. But you're not allowed to smoke on premises, like a bar, pub, restaurant, shop, hotel etc.

Cigarettes was the wrong comparison. Well, right in the public places sense.
But wrong in the outside [sidewalks, etc.] public sense.
In that sense, it should be compared to alcohol. Public intoxication is illegal [at least in the U.S.] and since marijuana makes you high, I think it should have the same regulation. No public ... high-ness?

druscilla; liddell.:

Cigarettes was the wrong comparison. Well, right in the public places sense.
But wrong in the outside [sidewalks, etc.] public sense.
In that sense, it should be compared to alcohol. Public intoxication is illegal [at least in the U.S.] and since marijuana makes you high, I think it should have the same regulation. No public ... high-ness?

Yeah it's illegal to be drunk in public here, it has to be over a certain blood alcohol reading limit to be considered illegal. I can't remember what it is though.

But have you ever seen people who have cannabis? That grow the stuff? You can't cover up the smell etc and the ones I know who get really high tend to be utterly disrespectful to the neighbours.

Would the person have to buy it and go home to get high. Not many people do that with alcohol here, eventually the people have to step onto public property pissed drunk. :shifty

sunshines:

druscilla; liddell.:

Cigarettes was the wrong comparison. Well, right in the public places sense.
But wrong in the outside [sidewalks, etc.] public sense.
In that sense, it should be compared to alcohol. Public intoxication is illegal [at least in the U.S.] and since marijuana makes you high, I think it should have the same regulation. No public ... high-ness?

. . . and the ones I know who get really high tend to be utterly disrespectful to the neighbours.

Would the person have to buy it and go home to get high. Not many people do that with alcohol here, eventually the people have to step onto public property pissed drunk. :shifty

I know people who are high constantly and I can't even tell. They can drive and do everything normally, they're just stoned. -shrug-

I just don't think it's appropriate to get stoned and then walk around high. I think you should have to do it on private property.

druscilla; liddell.:

I know people who are high constantly and I can't even tell. They can drive and do everything normally, they're just stoned. -shrug-

I just don't think it's appropriate to get stoned and then walk around high. I think you should have to do it on private property.

That's true too, I'm not particularly fond when my friend comes to school stoned. Question, if marijuana was still in person's system the next morning from a high last night, then they came to work and were caught? What prosecutions do you suppose they have? The ones similar to being intoxicated at work or having illegal drugs? I personally, would automatically fire them, and report them to the police.

Maybe those people I know mix drugs up. -shrug-

sunshines:

I personally, would automatically fire them, and report them to the police.

Personally, I think that's too harsh. Report them to the police? Wow, you're like... a pot nazi :XD
I jest :shifty

Seriously, I wouldn't report them, or even fire them. If I was their boss I'd probably send them home, and warn them. If they did it repeatedly, then maybe I'd fire them, but if it was the first time they were apparently stoned at work and I found out, I wouldn't flip on them and fire them straight away. I don't know. I guess I don't see stoned people as being that bad, because I've met a number of them (and used to be one myself). I think a drunk person would be more of a hazard at work than a stoned person.

Frankly, it would probably earn America (and other countries) a lot revinue if they legalized marijuana and made it available to the public. Just think of how many people that would buy it on a regular basis!
:XD

The problem with making things illegal is that people will still find ways to get a hold of them and the marijuana that people are purchasing from dangerous people in dodgy places are usually laced with other, more harmful drugs.

If it was legal, then the government could moniter it a lot more easily and thus be able to control it.
Isn't that what government wants? Control?

the end.:

Frankly, it would probably earn America (and other countries) a lot revinue if they legalized marijuana and made it available to the public. Just think of how many people that would buy it on a regular basis!
:XD

The problem with making things illegal is that people will still find ways to get a hold of them and the marijuana that people are purchasing from dangerous people in dodgy places are usually laced with other, more harmful drugs.

If it was legal, then the government could moniter it a lot more easily and thus be able to control it.
Isn't that what government wants? Control?

I was just going to say something similar.

As so many people have said, our friend Mary Jane will always be used, legal or otherwise.

If it was legal, however, the government can control it. They can restrict it, make it 18+ or whatever, but they can also ensure that people buying it aren't ripped off, or that it is laced with harder drugs (such as P, in fact a couple of my mates were caught with weed, and P showed up in their drug tests, they have never taken P, so that was pretty scary). When it's legal, the black market rip offs and dangers are much reduced. If it is out in the open, the government has more control over it than when it is banned.

Dammit, double sorry

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sunshines:

I personally, would automatically fire them, and report them to the police.

Personally, I think that's too harsh. Report them to the police? Wow, you're like... a pot nazi :XD
I jest :shifty

Seriously, I wouldn't report them, or even fire them. If I was their boss I'd probably send them home, and warn them. If they did it repeatedly, then maybe I'd fire them, but if it was the first time they were apparently stoned at work and I found out, I wouldn't flip on them and fire them straight away. I don't know. I guess I don't see stoned people as being that bad, because I've met a number of them (and used to be one myself). I think a drunk person would be more of a hazard at work than a stoned person.

Yeah, I'm a completely Nazi. :XD

Well it depends on the job too. If they were working with machinery it'd be automatic fire and police report personally, because they're putting themselves and others at jeopardy. If it was an office job they'd have a chance to redeem themselves and if the drug use of really harming to the people at work, I'd bring in the police.

I know some guy who used to waltz up to work high on ecstasy nearly every shift. He didn't get fired until about six months later. He used to shake and be completely out of it too, it was rather amusing actually. :roll:

I know potheads, and some of them are awesome people. Regardless, personally I don't think it's something that should be taken lightly in the work force, this includes all drugs, especially if your working as a doctor, or with machinery etc. Yeah, I'd make one nasty boss so everyone run now. :XD

Meh i think it should be legal too cos at my school tons of people smoke it, and there like 14/15 and their so casual about it, it scares me, people are gonna do it anyway so why not?
anyway its not like its LSD or Crack or something