re: Are there still people here who think marijuana should be illegal?

Not only are you way off base on all of these arguments, popular science actually argues for many medical benefits of CBD and other marijuana derivatives. But you can continue to live your life in ignorance while the world passes by you.

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Slow drivers in the fast lane are already enough of a problem. Don't need any more.

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in my youth many many years ago, i spent endless hours driving "anywhere" just to have a private "safe" place to smoke my weed.

if it was legal i would have much prefered to stay home and smoke it so legalizing will most likely cause a "few" more slow drivers but its not anything you would notice and would in most cases reduce the amount of people on the road since when people are high they dont like to do anything or go anywhere.

so in reality it could make driving in traffic easier for you

As someone who grew up in the 60s, I went through my share of lids. My problem is not with “recreational” use, say in the home. But when an additional stimulant is legalized, people abuse it, get out on the road and endanger other people.
As a 60+ year old, I have now lost my share of friends who died as a result of drugs and/or alcohol. That makes me sad. They were good people, many well-educated, had good careers but just couldn’t handle their addictions. Some people can handle things, some can’t. It’s the ones that can’t that cause the damage.
I like a cold beer, a good glass of wine and may fire one up if the opportunity presents itself. But I can handle it. Some can’t.

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supporters who mistakenly think it’s a miracle elixir with abosultly zero drawbacks, risks, or side effects.


Nobody thinks that, that's dumb. But the fact that it doesn't cure cancer doesn't mean it should be illegal.


This is the argument that the DEA is pushing for kratom: "people say it cures opioid withdrawals, there's no evidence that it does so it should be illegal", it's nonsense.

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yes, there are ... they will argue driving while high doesn't make you impaired ... they will argue it's ok to walk around toking in public since it's their right, etc ... they look on it as a culture/way of life ... most rational folk don't think it should still be criminalized, but there's a decent percentage that think it is, in fact, a miracle drug that has zero drawbacks ...

Well, for one, teenagers willget their hands on it and teen usage will skyrocket. What about the children? That’s been beaten into our heads for ten years now!


Oh, wait

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Why pot should be illegal: 1. 1 joint puts the same amount of tar in your lungs as 20 cigarettes 2. It does cause cancer ( it messes with your receptors and can turn one of them on for cancer in non academic language 3. The smell of smoking or growing just stinks horrible 4. It is addictive ( if you claim it's not lets ask all those people who just can't stop smoking it) 5. It does irreversible damage to your brain. (It slows your brain down)

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Do you have sources for your assertions here?

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Until they can test for usage in a certain time period like you can if someone is intoxicated by alcohol then it shouldn’t be legalized.

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Why should it be legal?

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Ahh- I see you prefer to have everything illegal unless it is specifically made legal. What a drab life that must be.

I much prefer the US perspective on laws. Everything is permitted unless it is specifically restricted. Life is much more colorful and interesting that way. Innovation prospers, too.

I have a problem with people looking to infringe on freedoms based on asinine assertations.