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| Political Piper | Nov 14 2016, 06:25 PM Post #1 |
 
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I went back a few months and couldn't find this topic anywhere so I decided to post it. Not sure if it was mentioned in the past? My vote is yes, the war on drugs is a losing war and although I'm not completely sure what drugs should all be legalized, I do believe pot should be legal and we should tax it like crazy and use the profits somewhere that's needed. Perhaps entitlements or VA healthcare, etc... Whatcha think? |
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| + Pelador | Nov 14 2016, 06:28 PM Post #2 |
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Of course it should. The arguments against it are very weak. |
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| * Mitas | Nov 14 2016, 06:32 PM Post #3 |
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I don't know enough about it to really have an opinion, but if research shows that it's no more harmful than alcohol and cigarettes then I see no reason why it shouldn't be legalised. If nothing else, it'd be one more source of tax. My only issue with it would be the smell. Legalising it could make use more common and it's bad enough as it is having to walk past houses that reek of the stuff. |
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| murman1983 | Nov 14 2016, 07:00 PM Post #4 |
 
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yes, one man telling another man what he can do with is body is against basic human rights, |
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| Daemon Keido | Nov 14 2016, 07:00 PM Post #5 |
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Being a Canadian I am used to cigarettes being taxed all to hell in order to ensure any health issues brought about by the habit are taken care of. I am aware there are no fatalities brought upon purely by pot and without any outside force (vehicular operation, heavy machinery use, etc.) however that does not mean there aren't personal medical concerns brought on my extensive use. So I say, make it legal but tax the crap out of it to mitigate potential health concerns. |
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| + Ssj3vegito96 | Nov 14 2016, 07:07 PM Post #6 |
 
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Ehh I'm always on the fence about it. One hand it's like...you're going to let people smoke cigarettes but make weed, which can actually have potential health benefits, be illegal? Make it legal and then make a f*** ton of money by taxing it. But then I hear that car accidents increased drastically in Colorado since its been legalized |
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| Daemon Keido | Nov 14 2016, 07:12 PM Post #7 |
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I'd argue that if that was caused by legalisation, those involved were not responsible enough personally. We don't blame the whiskey a drunk driver had before he wrapped his sedan around a telephone pole, right? We blame his short-sighted idiocy that may have gotten someone killed, not least of all himself. Pot didn't cause the crash. Dumb people smoking pot did. |
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| Tinny | Nov 14 2016, 07:27 PM Post #8 |
 
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I don't think it should be legalized, but I also hold a similar opinion regarding alcohol and we know how that went. At this point if it is legalized I think we should tax it heavily to encourage people to simply not do it in the first place, and apply all the restrictions alcohol has to it. |
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Nov 14 2016, 07:37 PM Post #9 |
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Yes, it should definitely be legal, but I'm not sure where I stand on the taxation of marijuana. On one hand, yes, taxing it would be worthwhile; those profits are beneficial, as we observed upon the legalization of marijuana in states like Colorado. Then again, why tax marijuana so heavily when it isn't inherently dangerous? Substances like alcohol and cigarettes directly impact the body in a negative way--alcohol attacks the liver, cigarettes attack the lungs. While marijuana may have some affect on the lungs (simply due to inhalation) it has actually been shown to benefit the body and mind in many ways. While I don't personally smoke weed, nor do I have any desire to due to the smell, I have no problem with others doing so. If we're going to tax something heavily, it should be damaging substances like alcohol and tobacco products, but I guess my general argument is that I'm not opposed to taxing it heavily--just questioning it. Marijuana can be dangerous if you smoke and drive, or if you become too dependent on it to get through your daily life, but that has more to do with the user than the drug itself. It isn't like other drugs at all. |
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| Dankness Lava | Nov 14 2016, 07:41 PM Post #10 |
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Smoking anything is bad for you. And edible marijuana in huge doses can be problematic. |
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| + Steve | Nov 14 2016, 08:48 PM Post #11 |
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Don't you have to eat crap tons of it though? I think if someone ends up doing that then they probably want to die, unless they're just that stupid. But as said previously, that's not marijuana's fault. Generally I agree with most people here, should definitely be legal. Alcohol has people causing thousands of accidents and deaths every year and yet it's still legal so keeping pot illegal is just stupid. Even if people are smoking and driving being high on pot is significantly less dangerous, your reactions are dulled but you don't become a raging dickhead like many drunk people. I don't think it should be taxed as much as cigarettes but there definitely needs to be incentives for people to not get hooked on it. Perhaps people should only be allowed to buy a certain amount of it per month. It's pretty daft how you can get cigs, alcohol and many over the counter drugs easily but something so relatively harmless is illegal. |
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| Darker | Nov 14 2016, 09:47 PM Post #12 |
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I've lived around people with pots and weed, and I don't think anyone would enjoy living around that stuff if it was legalized, even I can't stand that smell, I still haven't adapted to it despite most of my neighbours being addicted to it throughout a good chunk of my youth and adulthood, so I'm happy it's illegal in most of Europe (even if it's easy for some people to have it lying in their homes without anyone knowing). You crazy muricans can do whatever the hell you want, I'm just enjoying life over here getting my a*** stabbed by a crazy bull. Or throwing tomatoes at people. A lot of people. |
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| + Steve | Nov 14 2016, 10:05 PM Post #13 |
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Is it really that bad? I've never found it to be that bad. But people stinking of alcohol makes me feel ill, when they open their mouths and the stench just envelops the whole damn room. At least smoke is pretty localized to people's homes or around them. You can smell a drunk from miles away. While I don't condone letting people get addicted to anything I'd certainly enjoy it more if every alcoholic was replaced with a weed addict. As in the bad kind of alcoholics who live for drink and constantly smell of it, not like soccer mom kind of alcoholic. Edited by Steve, Nov 14 2016, 10:06 PM.
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| + Saiyan Paladin | Nov 14 2016, 10:08 PM Post #14 |
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It should be legalized. It is so profitable and no more harmful than alcohol or cigarettes. It also has medicinal properties, and I'd much rather smoke some weed than get hooked on prescription pain-killers. |
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| Political Piper | Nov 14 2016, 10:14 PM Post #15 |
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That's a good argument for medical marijuana that I use a lot. I know people who have had major issues with opiate/opiode addiction. I myself have indulged quite frequently in that behavior, luckily I was able to get off it relatively quickly, but I know many in the life who are still suffering because of it. Pot can act as a reasonable substitute for opiate medications and I think it will help a lot of patients with pain alleviation. I think it should be allowed for medical use everywhere, regardless of thoughts on complete legalization. It seems the pros outweigh the cons with respect to health benefits. |
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