Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1975887)

Well they could always send them to pot rehab.

oh wait...

there's no such thing.

Why's that? Maybe because - there's no need for it.

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1975265)

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?

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1975910)

Funny thing about pot heads, they say it not addictive and I can quit anytime. But, they never do. Also any smoke inhaling into lungs may not be good in the golden years.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1975912)

They tried that. How did that work out? Only the weak needs the crutch of alcohol and drugs that get person high cause they can’t deal with reality.

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1975914)

The funny thing about potheads is when they can't get their pot they DONT go into withdrawal, like alcoholics, heroin, and opiate addicts.

The funny thing about people who drink alcohol, they say they can quit any time, but they never do.

Smoking pot is only one way people use it, there are many more, like edibles, tinctures, topicals.

And yet, pot is classified as a Schedule 1 Controlled substance act. And alcohol and addictive substance that will kill you if you over dose is legally available to anyone who wants it.

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1975915)

Only the weak?

So, anything someone that is weak wants should be illegal?

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1975912)

They tried that. How did that work out? Only the weak needs the crutch of alcohol and drugs that get person high cause they can’t deal with reality.

Originally Posted by PennBF (Post 1975961)

Your sleeping better because you have numbed your mind, and lost reality.

Originally Posted by DaddyD (Post 1975301)

Fantasy drugs? What are you talking about??

You see "the many forms of cocaine be(ing) decriminalized"? What are these "many forms" you are referring to?

There's no denying that those that can afford good legal representation get lighter sentences than those that cannot, and that historically, people of color who were charged with the possession (most often) for the "crack" form of cocaine, received much harsher / lengthier prison sentences than white / caucasian defendants who most often were charged with possession of "powder" cocaine.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1975912)

They tried that. How did that work out? Only the weak needs the crutch of alcohol and drugs that get person high cause they can’t deal with reality.

Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1972773)

I'm a live and let live kind of guy. Don't much care what one does in the privacy of their own home. As long as they don't get high and drive or become an otherwise public nuisance, I'm fine with it.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1975917)

You can over dose on water 💧. It don’t make difference if you crave it you’re going to have it no matter what the cost or the law says. IMO they need to legalize all of it. That way no need for the illegal underground.