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Originally Posted by PennBF
These are facts that users cannot deny nor dismiss.
- It is a mind altering drug
- A lot of users try to compare it to liquor in order to justify usage
- It is a gate way drug in which 10-20% of users move on to the other drugs.
- It has terrible effects on brain of person's under age of 18
- It is against the law to use or have unless:
with a Doctor's prescription
- Regardless of age, long term use effects drive, ambition, brain, etc.
- It is illegal to grow without a Gov. license
- It can and does impact family relationships
- It encourages children to try and it harms them (see above)
- It can and does put some parents in jail thereby neglecting children
- Users usually encourage others, including children to use by omitting the harmful effects
- AA and Narco meetings are filled with those who started on Pot
- It can and possibly lead to lung cancer or bladder cancer which are the results
of smoking regardless this or other forms of smoking
- Go ahead you fill in the rest of why not!
As you can see these are facts and end up with why does anyone thinks it is a good ides to start on Pot or if you are a "user" try to convince others it is harmless. It is sad there are those who can't handle life without drugging their mind. And yes you are an addict so to point out the addicts who over drink, use coke or meth, etc. etc. just keep in mind
the pot smoker is just another addict.  |
Hmm, sorry but I disagree, most of those are not facts.
Hmm.
It is a mind-altering drug - uh, yes, which is the point of pointing out that there are many mind-altering drugs that are legal, and so, people question what is MJ illegal if those other drugs are legal.
It is NOT to justify the usage, it is to show the hypocrisy of sucking down a couple of Manhattans and killing a family out riding in their golf cart by drunk driving home. But then being totally against someone smoking a joint in their own house and pigging out on pizza.
It is not a gateway drug, it has been shown that those that move on to hard drugs, started on MJ because it was easier to obtain and it introduced them to the shady pusher who gets them hooked on the hard stuff. Those that do progress to hard drugs almost always have other issues that lead to it.
You could just as easily say that Aspirin is a gateway drug, that leads to prescription opioids.
Effects on the brain - again, the hypocrisy here is the problem. We are okay with thousands of deaths and brain damage from Alcohol, but MJ has to be illegal even though there are no deaths from MJ overdose and the brain damage is significantly less than that caused by the beers and vodka the kids are drinking.
Yes, it IS against the law, which is the point of this thread, we are discussing why and if it should be legalized. Saying it is against the law is a reason to not legalize it is kind of "interesting".
'It can and does impact family relationships " - hmm, even hear of mean drunks? Ever hear - I am sorry darling, I only slept with them because I was drunk.
That is enough - you get the idea.
Seriously, if you look over your list of negatives, it is a testimony to making alcohol illegal, since in every item you list, alcohol is worse, and yet still legal.
Are you in favor of the prohibition of Alcohol? If not, why not?