Comments | trombonesrawk: I dont blame you if you dont read this. But I wrote it so I'd be flattered if you did.

trombonesrawk

I dont blame you if you dont read this. But I wrote it so I'd be flattered if you did.

Nov 19, 2008 22:56

In states where medical marijuana is legal and marijuana in general is decriminalized, people can still be arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced because of marijuana distribution and possession. How is this possible? It’s possible because, according to federal law, marijuana is still illegal. This seems like a blatant disregard of democracy, because ( Read more... )

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captain_hogan November 20 2008, 05:33:20 UTC

*thunderous applause*

trombonesrawk November 20 2008, 15:57:44 UTC

*bow*

skrateupmee November 20 2008, 15:25:13 UTC

lol,i already read it. cause i'm that awesome. :D

hannahbanana242 November 21 2008, 02:32:24 UTC

this was interesting to read, there are some really good points here, and it would definitely help keep younger kids from interacting with the real serious drug dealers who could possibly push the really bad addictive drugs on the kids. and alcohol is legalized which is basically just as bad as marijuana. personally I don't see the point in drinking or smoking marijuana but we should have the freedom to decide that for ourselves.

lovesacoustic November 22 2008, 07:09:06 UTC

I read all of yours and it's perfectly okay to have your own opinion, you know? I'm not throwing any of this in your face in a mean or hostile way. I just believe that anyone with strong beliefs should be able to take on others' opinions and have a good debate about it or whatever. And this is something we're obviously both passionate about. So I don't want us to be on bad terms or anything since I'm arguing with your points. I just thought it should be made clear that there are other sides when it comes to this issue. It's not all just ignorant politicians who disagree with legalizing marijuana. So yeah. Here goes. (By the way, since my comment was too long to post as one, I'm going to cut it in half and post both halves ( ... )

lovesacoustic November 22 2008, 07:09:22 UTC

In other studies, smoked marijuana has been shown to cause a variety of health problems, including cancer, respiratory problems, increased heart rate, loss of motor skills, and increased heart rate. Furthermore, marijuana can affect the immune system by impairing the ability of T-cells to fight off infections, demonstrating that marijuana can do more harm than good in people with already compromised immune systems ( ... )

trombonesrawk November 22 2008, 23:05:22 UTC

I agree with alot of what you're saying. I'm not denying that marijuana has health risks, it definitely isn't 100% safe. I also suspected that the push for medical marijuana was just propaganda to get it legalized in general.

The point I'm trying to make is that people should be able to choose for themselves. Yeah, it has risks, but its no more dangerous than alcohol or tobacco, which are both legal. Someone's life shouldn't be ruined with prison time just because they smoke weed. It's a nonviolent crime and they're hurting nobody but themselves when they do it.

lovesacoustic November 23 2008, 01:18:28 UTC

Well yeah, but like I said... it does affect others. If marijuana was legalized, everyone would have more access to it and more people would be driving under the influence, adding to the already ridiculous amount of drunk driving accidents. And also like I said, it's a very good chance that many crimes are caused by smoking weed. It impairs your ability to think straight, causing its users to be less rational when thinking about what's right and wrong. Some 40% of criminals are found with it in their system. So others do suffer from their decision to smoke.
Heroin and crack "only hurt the people who use them," but these drugs shouldn't be legalized either.

trombonesrawk November 23 2008, 02:25:43 UTC

Well, if it were legalized yes, people would have more access to it. People at a certain age, probably 21. Also, marijuana doesn't impair your driving nearly as much as alcohol, and I can attribute this to personal experience. I've driving with countless stoned drivers who drive just fine. Even when I'm in the car sober.

Also, weed doesn't make you commit crimes. The main reason a majority of criminals smoke weed is because they dont care about breaking the law anyway, and its of easy access to them. A person who's going to commit a crime is going to do it regardless of whether they smoke or not.

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