Originally Posted by Aces4 (Post 1972958)

Isn’t it strange, though, that the potheads we know crave their joints?

Originally Posted by Calisport (Post 1973601)

Pot is dangerous for most people because of bad side effects especially if children use it

Originally Posted by PennBF (Post 1975259)

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.:ho:

Originally Posted by walterray1 (Post 1979784)

After all the responses which are all over the map with no conclusion I totally agree. As is suggested a while ago this thread has run its course by now.

Originally Posted by jswirs (Post 1979256)

Yes, and I always did. Not a whole lot different than alcohol.

Originally Posted by Koapaka (Post 1998414)

Actually WAY different than alcohol.....less destructive to the body organs, mental capacities are impaired either way, but alcohol makes people aggressive and confrontational where a couple of joints and you have the munchies and melt into the sofa singing Kumbuya...far less risky for our law enforcement officers to have to deal with. A couple zoned out is much less likely to generate an abuse/disturbance call....saving a LEO the potential for on of the most risky calls to make. I vote pot.

Originally Posted by heims01 (Post 1972916)

I couldn't agree more! Keeping it unlawful contributes to the criminal Cartels and the violence associated with them.

Originally Posted by jimbomaybe (Post 1998609)

Retired LEO from what I hear from the "street" is that legalization works very well for the dealers, your government taxes and regulates the sale to maximize the money they get , end result is the street dealer can undercut the legal sales by a wide margin and supply a comparative or better product with little concern for interference from law enforcement

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1972760)

I read that 75% of Americans support the decriminalization of the use of Marijuana.

Do you?

Originally Posted by Ben Franklin (Post 1998633)

Heard on the street - anecdotal, at best.

Reports that marijuana grown in the US is now more popular in Mexico.
"A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official told NPR in December that Mexican cartel operatives were smuggling in high-end U.S. marijuana to sell to wealthy customers, though there's no sign so far of a massive southward trade. The DEA declined to comment further in response to a request from the AP."