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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
Anti-freedom much? Maybe we should ban those who don't believe one is free to choose their own type of relaxant. I hope you don't drink coffee because coffee is a brain simulant. There is nothing worse than the smell of stale coffee.
We did ban alcohol once, and it created domestic alcohol cartels. Remember Al Capone? They also banned marijuana at the same time and look at all the foreign cartels we created while our dollars escaped to foreign countries and our hard earned tax dollars wasted on a useless war on drugs. How much has that costs us?
You said, "Quit comparing it with alcohol. That is an unreasonable rationalization and attempt to justify another wrong." No, it's not. Alcohol is much more dangerous than marijuana. And tobacco is much more dangerous. As long as marijuana or alcohol is banned, people will still get it. Is it not better to keep money within a community, than to see it sent somewhere else?
And your comment about people who use marijuana being weak is a weak opinion, not based on anything but your own belief system.
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What "freedom" would be hindered? Are you suggesting that ANY law or rule is restricting your freedom?
I don't believe that MJ users should be incarcerated, BUT a fine would be OK with me. A DUI charge is very hard to convict related to being hindered by MJ.
I do not care if MJ is safe or not. It is NOT safe when it hinders brain function, ie slows ones reaction time and thought process. Like I said, do not compare it with the legalizing of alcohol. They legalized alcohol because they could not enforce the laws restricting it and because they figured a way of taxing it to make gov revenues. That does not make alcohol less dangerous.
MJ also inhibits motivation.
Like I said before, MJ can be used for medical purposes without the THC. I have used CBD which is legal.
There is no reason to make MJ legal for recreational purposes. If folks need to relax, and they need an artificial means, then they should consult their physician.