It really doesn’t make sense honestly, look at how volatile alcohol is and how they behave vs how people respond to weed, it’s night and day. Couldn’t they be wasting those valuable resources on real crimes with victims?
shareITS LEGAL HERE...NOW ITS TIME TO SMOKE SOME MORE.🙂
shareNo.
shareNo
sharethere is no downside to pot whatsoever.
legalizing it will have no adverse effects.
the earlier kids start smoking pot, the better.
there is no downside to pot whatsoever.
I'm sorry, but if that is your arguement, why not make everything legal, so we can remove all "criminal elements"? That there will always be criminals is no reason to legalize harmful drugs.
shareThere are people who would do that but I'm talking about weed, specifically. I think studies could be beneficial in determining the effects of legalization of certain things. Prostitution would be a great study as the prostitutes probably suffer more from it being illegal (abusive pimps, forced drug addiction, trafficking, etc.). It would be beneficial to figure out how to minimize harm is areas that are impossible to stop.
shareEven so, I believe that some things should remain illegal.
Like I don't think making prostitution legal will help anybody.
I dunno. MANY prostitutes are hurt or killed due to the underground criminality. The whores where it's legal seem to fair better, not to mention safety standards that keep all parties involved safer. While I do not approve of or participate in prostitution, it will never go away. Keeping everyone safer seems like common sense.
shareNot really. One argument has been that it is more difficult to test violators swiftly in comparison to something like a breathalyzer. Should just make it legal nationwide and heavily tax it.
shareThere's a widely believed myth that marijuana adversely affects the ability to drive. But, it's a myth. As in, it's not true. (Why do we allow drivers to drink coffee and smoke tobacco?) A reality based policy would see the need to "test violators" dissolve away.
shareSo someone that is high does not have impaired judgment or reaction time?
shareWhile I do not have a problem with legalization, I disagree with you on driving safety. In most all cases, driving while high is not a danger. However, if high enough, you can be a danger to others. Normally the only danger is you forget your turn three times in a row but one can space-out hard enough to be a problem on the road. The "woops" factor increases too much when you've been doing gravity bong hits on an empty stomach for 4 hours. So sure, you retain your physical ability to drive but you can smoke away your cognitive ability to be frosty on the road.
I once sat in front of a green light and didn't notice until it turned red. I have also come to a full stop at a green light because I was thinking it was a stop sign. Stupid shit like this can easily be avoided by forcing yourself to focus. It is that focus that can be elusive if you are suuuuper high.
Smoke a joint and drive? Yeah, no worries. Relax. Smoke 10 joints and drive? You won't drive into a person but you might cause an accident by not behaving in a way predictable by fellow drivers.
So yes. Make it legal but like booze.
Many many things can cause driving impairment when overdone. Too much eating to some point would impair your driving ability, let's ban food! Drinking too much water would impair your driving ability, in fact it may cause death, let's ban water!
shareTroll! You sound like a book reader. Go watch a Batman movie.
shareYes, because it causes madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbjHOBJzhb0
shareI love Madness! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmezIIrFQmY
shareThis one is my favourite: -
https://youtu.be/rXuvdeEC5y8?t=30
Madness? NO, THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAA!!!
shareIt's legal here.
shareI can't think of any good reason Buff
As a form of recreation I used to enjoy it but quit, though it is quite a safe and fun high and I'd wager much less harmful than alcohol
As a medicine for very ill or even terminal patients it is a very good pain killer and way safer than those horrible, mind-killing and addictive Opioids some of these damned quacks sell you on