How do you feel about marijuana?

snail

Personally, I think that restrictions on it are silly, because it is a useful natural remedy for sleep disorders, nightmares, and anxiety problems when used in small doses. It seems that the main reasons it is illegal to use it where I live have more to do with making pharmaceutical corporations rich than with making sure people are safe and healthy. What do you think?

NephilimAzrael

I used to use it for recreation.. I think it should be legal, but certain health restrictions should be maintained i.e. those diagnosed with a mental illness history like schizophrenia should be restricted from use. This only aggravates the disorder.

snail

Good idea. Yes, certain people who do not benefit from using it should be kept from endangering themselves. I agree. I wouldn't limit all mentally ill people from using it, because some of its most valuable applications involve the treatment of certain mental illnesses. I would recommend being very selective about which kinds of mental illness would cause a person to be restricted from using it.

Ogion

Hm, don't know. Never cared to busy myself with it (only seeing others using it), as i did with all drugs (except books, as i like to say ;)). So i actually have no real opinion on it.

Ogion

Happy

If alcohol which is far more dangerous than marijuana is legal, I don't see why marijuana can't be legal.

psyche's release

this should be in the debate thread.

snail, can lance move it?

Happy

ya can I move it?

T-Guy

I think marijuana should be legalized, but tax and a legal age should be imposed in order for the government to earn some extra revenue, and the kids to stay in school. Also, when underground economies are revealed, we should be able to make better judgments about the economy.

Zulban

My mom is a nurse and says that there are a wide array of drugs to treat these issues just, if not more, effectively than marijuanna. The whole medicinal thing is a new argument and I would love to see some evidence to support it. I believe a fairly rare disease involving a lot of pain is the only one where M is proven most effective.

If you think M is a cheap alternative to expensive drugs, just wait until it (or some difficult to produce equivalent) becomes legal and pharmaceutical companies charge for it :P

I think the medicinal argument is bogus. On the other hand, places like bars should definitly be able to obtain a M license. I wouldn't have a problem as long as that crap isn't blown in my face as much as cigarettes are.

There haven't been very many reliable studies (from reliable countries) studying the effects of M. Also, I don't see how it is less harmful than alcohol. The harms of alcohol have been endlessly explored, such as drunk diving and domestic abuse but I see no exception from these issues for pot heads.

Surreal Breakfast

I have used it before, I wish I could use it often though.
It should definately be L.E.G.A.L.I.Z.E.D!!!!