I know I'm dead against it as well as people who use it for any sort of purpose. What about the rest of you edgers? Should it be legalized? Or what do you think of people who use it? Are you bothered by the fact that they are breaking the law?
I know I'm dead against it as well as people who use it for any sort of purpose. What about the rest of you edgers? Should it be legalized? Or what do you think of people who use it? Are you bothered by the fact that they are breaking the law?
I don't think it should be legalized and here is why. Often the argument that is brought forth is that alcohol is legal therefore marijuana should be. My point would be that it is possible for some to drink alcohol because they enjoy the taste of it, not simply just to get drunk. Being drunk is a byproduct of drinking, not always the incentive to drink. With marijuana, there is one purpose (recreationally speaking); to get high. Nobody smokes a joint because they like the taste of it, they are smoking it for the sole purpose of feeling a high from it. This example can also be seen in cooking. People use wine in cooking because of the flavour that it adds, with marijuana, the only reason people add it to food (generally baked goods), is so that they can get high through eating it. That is why I see a difference between Marijuana and alcohol.
Plus people who smoke weed regularly shouldnt want it to be legal because if the government controlled access to marijuana, it would probably be taxed to shit and would probably cost more than it does to get it from a dealer.
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I think it should be legalized and taxed heavily. I think it's safer than alcohol. I don't view people who smoke any differently than I do people who drink. I think it's an unnecessary distraction from life. The legality of it doesn't influence how I think about a substance.
If there are people who smoke marijuana for the taste, I have never met one. And even when you are trying to limit the effect it has, it is still being smoked because of the effect that it will have. It is possible to sit and have a beer because you enjoy the taste of it, not because it is going to have an effect on you.
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as a past heavy weed smoker for years (and also a mild drinker) i can say: the weed is worse than booze... booze is straightforward.. you get drunk, you're feeling sick and next day you swear you'll never drink again.. and next week you'll do the same... with weed it's more like: "hey, what about some little josh to enjoy this movie a little bit more?" .. and you'll end up smoking multiple joints everyday, not realizing your addiction a maybe gaining some serious depression and what i call "twisted reality"... on the other hand,alcohol is much more "violent" drug than weed..
but i agree that weed should be legalized if alcohol is legal... and taxed..
mouseman: i've met a lot of people who sometimes just smoke some new shit from Holland just for the taste of it...
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now how would this work if it was legal? what would you tax? the sales only? would it be legal to grow it at home? i think it would be fun to see how many people quit their jobs/school to start this new legal agricultural profession haha... do you think it would end person to person sales? wouldn't there still be value in selling it on the streets if it was too expensive in the stores or whatever... so there would still be drug dealers investing in it... so what is the value of legalizing it? i personally don't like the idea of legalizing it just because to me it legitimizes the lifestyle of the drug dealer, preying on the vices of the people. But I'm crazy like that... I disapprove of pornography and strippers and stuff like that too, it's such a cheap way to make money, preying on weakness.
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i understand your point of view... in that case, alcohol, porn and shooting ranges should be banned too...
anyway - take a look at netherlands for info how to tax it, etc..
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tax it the same way they tax alcohol and cigarettes today. The ATF, in america at least, exists specifically to control the illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco. Just because they're legal doesn't mean just anyone can sell them. The demand for weed at street dealers would decrease because it would be illegal to buy from them, so why would most users purchase illegal and run the risk when they can just as easily buy it from a store?
this is a good point, i think it would be interesting to see how it would all come together... like would there be stores JUST for it regulated like the virginia ABC stores or would it be just anywhere like behind the counter at 7-11 hahaha... im enjoying picturing this because it would be such a huge change. i still personally don't want it legalized, id prefer a biochemist to find a way to make a virus that spreads through the air and makes marijuana and other drugs fatal hahaha
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