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ap123456 says:
Marijuana is a non-issue. The Feds are turning a blind eye to the 50 states right now because they have a financial catastrophe on their hands. Ask yourself, why are we the only country out of 196 not to have nationalized health and retirement services? The answer is simple: Americans are stupid. Sure, marijuana is fun, but aren't there more important issues like your health and future? Therefore, the marijuana issue is a huge distraction from the major issue. Why are Americans taxed like Europeans but receive no social services? The answer is simple: we are being robbed! Anyone who thinks that the marijuana issue is valid is chasing a carrot. America has so many problems, and drug use is one of them. This, however, is a result of high taxes and poor social services from our government.
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AlexG_ replies:
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It is relevant because through decriminalization, legalization, and taxation of marijuana, your not only cutting billions of dollars a year wasted trying to enforce current weed laws, but bringing in billions more from tax revenue from sales, which can then be used to improve healthcare and education.
valopinion replies:
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It's only a non issue if you don't have to worry about being arrested for using it. If you had to worry about being raided because your neighbor saw you drinking or god forbid they caught you with your "paraphanalia" (wine glasses) you would want something done to ensure that this unnecessary, costly and ridiculous law was repealed.
edwildman1954 replies:
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Sadly, it is not a non-issue. Trillions have been spent on the War on (Some) Drugs since Nixon started it. The 2011 Budget for the DEA was over $2 Billion, with more billions spent by other federal agencies and given to foreign governments (that sure is working well in Mexico, isn't it!) Since pot is the most used illegal drug, most drug arrests, convictions, imprisonments and the costs thereof result from pot use. Drug laws are the major reason the US has one of, if not the largest per-capita prison populations in the world.

In California where medical mj is legal, the feds (DEA, IRS, etc) are making life difficult for dispensaries operating legally under state law (check out "Weed Wars" on the Discovery Channel.) Banks in Colorado have received letters from the feds warning them not to due business with dispensaries. The list of how the feds are NOT turning a blind eye to pot goes on and on. And while some, perhaps many, abuse the medical marijuana laws, millions still get medical benefits from using it, so it about health. It is also about the government telling us how to alter our consciousness. Alcohol and prescription mood-altering drugs good, pot bad.

If you want to get some more specific facts about all this, I suggest you visit www.stopthedrugwar.org.
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mattsaysfooey says:
Release all people for marijuana trafficing, possession and intent to distributes. Legalize tax and regulate it.
There is a social, moral and legal stigma attached to buying
alcohol for minors. When I was 14 I could easily get marijuana in school but..alcohol...No dice. I mean if they legalized it and taxed it then released all marijuana prisoners...
How much would you save initially and annually with
PROFIT from taxes on it. After it being legal, social and moral
stigma would follow for buying weed for minors.

The legal and prison system needs a real over haul for
the State-US budgets to ever be right again.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 7,225,800 people at yearend 2009 were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole - about 3.1% of adults in the U.S. resident population.[7][4] 2,292,133 were incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails at year end 2009.[1][3][7][4]

People in prison and jail don't pay taxes only consume massive
amounts of them.

Fix the budget and fix the legal system - Start here
and keeping moving along.

You made it a police and prison abuse state.
Now make it a democracy again or you will face a karma
fiscal crisis you have not seen since my grandfater was
my age....a depression.
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Cajun897 says:
millions are dying because of alcohol and tobacco and they are legal at a certain age when are we gonna ban those and stop killing people marijuana has never killed anybody
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mick7744 says:
I am reminded of the Tennessee congressman in the 60s who announced that he was going to try this marijauna and see firsthand what the fuss was all about.

After his "research" he announced that, "We must stamp marijauna out at once...smoking this stuff made me feel so good, it scared me half to death"

The Bible Belt speaks!
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krackamob says:
the legalization of marijuana is a thing wa realy have 2 happen marijuana is a herb nor a drug n it dus hurt me 2 c ppl label weed under da same categry of coke and other hard drug weed neva cause a death yet neva cause cansa if anything is ic cureit u can not loss brain cells from smokein weed it is inpossibale

herb makes u set ya mind free ake u at ez have u co weed do not cause crime n harm 2 ppl **** da guvment smoke the weed legal oe ilegal
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Jhihmoac says:
In my opinion, keeping marijuana illegal is like Prohibition was...A thing of the past...
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kesac4650 replies:
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Yep, kind of like a ban on blood diamonds and elephant ivory, isn't it? We should be able to buy what ever, don't you think?
hsinco-2009 replies:
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kesac4650

No, you are suggesting really stupid stuff that has no bearing on this issue.

Blood diamonds and ivory require the enslaving of people or the killing of endangered species.

Not so with growing and smoking a little cannabis.
valopinion replies:
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kesac, what is it with you and YOUR BLOOD DIAMONDS?? It used to be illegal for a black and a white person to hook up. It used to be illegal for a black person to drink from a white drinking fountain. THESE WERE LAWS and yet THEY WERE WRONG. The only reason that they aren't still on the books is because people held these unjust laws in contempt and fought for their rights. You are ranting against something that is less benign than alcohol or caffeine or nicotine (I could go on and on) because it is non addicting and the only way for you to know what it's like is to use it ONCE. Don't be against something that you must be totally IGNORANT about. Your choice of an argument against it PROVES that. Remember, just because it's illegal does not mean that it's WRONG. How do you feel about abortion? To many it's VERY, VERY WRONG, but it's legal. What I'm saying is that legal does not equal moral any more than the fact that just because marijuana is illegal does not make it immoral. Your concern for the way that ivory and diamonds are harvested is something that you should be talking about on another thread, because it has nothing to do with legalizing marijuana and you only look foolish here.
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documemts says:
Grow pot here. One less thing Mexican drug cartels can make money off of Americans with.
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kesac4650 replies:
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They will still be the provider. They are jockeying for control of the increased market as we speak.
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not_fooled_by_Righties says:
Alcohol and cigarettes are the real Gateway Drugs.
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billykromer says:
legalize it. alchohol is legal, it causes brain damage, sorosis, heart problems, fights, and it even takes the lives of people who dont even drink because of car crashes but its legal??? ***? you can take 15 asprin and that will be your last headache. nobody has ever died or overdosed on weed, and as far as i know it does not cause any medical problems, it calms people down, and i for one am more cautious when driving high. and if you smoke 13 joints you might look dead but you will be back up in 30 minutes ready to eat everything in the fridge.
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danielsmith506 says:
It was said that Marijuana is an effective treatment for curing depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety, and similar mood disorders. Although the depressed person may feel relief from their symptoms by consuming Marijuana , this may be an illusion of well-being if the person loses motivation and productivity. So a proper analysis is essential to solve the debate.
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skyehighverre replies:
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Hey Obama - Read This! & Daniel: I have a proper analysis for you right here. I have seen proof on my blood glucose meter that pot lowers and stabilizes my blood sugar in the healthy zone. I believe it works so well as a result of bypassing the digestive tract, and time releasing with each breath. It also treats acid reflux and may aid many digestive woes. Health begins with diet, but bypassing the troubled area, as insulin shots also do, may be the best treatment for some.I have seen and heard that it treats ADD/ADHD effectively, and I think that while not every one has high blood sugar, many peoople are self medicating. If I have another minor issue like allergy related tinnitus- I also believe pot helps some allergies- I may not appear to be listening properly , I may even attribute the tinnitus to a light or computer or something, but it still interferes with concentration. People do not necessarily know why they smoke pot, but it is a case of correlation does not prove causation and in the case of the so called amotivational syndrome to which you are referring, people may be amotivational pot smokers most of all when the pot is gone. They may have no desire to see a doctor because they feel well enough when treated to not feel it necessary overall. In ADHD the medicine often causes liver damage. In cases like mine, the pot I smoke saves kidneys which are otherwise destroyed by insulin issues caused by unstable blood sugar. Doctors may feel threatened by this until they replace the word pharmaceutical with the word Farm-aceutical (or farmer soothical). In the case of those opposed to legaization or ok with medical treatment only if the person is on their way out, I think they are allergic to smoke. I am allergic to cigarettes but if I smoke weed they do not bother me. However, I can see that people do not want to breathe smoke everywhere. I was interested in solving this phenomenon and apparently there has already been a patent bought for a sort of pipe like device that would encase a cigarette, joint, what have you, and only allow the smoke to be recieved by the inhaler of chosen smoke. It has some sort of door, and lidded pipes are available at most headshops- where pot smokers get smoking supplies. Solutions are money makers people, don't oppose, problem solve, and have faith in one another. Peace.
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