Originally Posted by REEFER545
This may be kinda long, so I apologize.
1) The whole reason marijuana became illegal in the first place was to up the sales of alcohol after prohibition was reversed (relegalized). Rockefeller was the person in charge of literally "demonizing" the plant. That is where the vintage posters and movies like Reefer Madness come into play. Ever heard of the "Devil's Harvest". This was obviously a vERY effective method to increase alcohol sales, as the people of the time were very religion conscious, and to call something a product of the Devil... well, I dont think I really need to explain.
2) The reason marijuana is STILL illegal is solely because the government CANT regulate the sales and taxation thereon.
3) The amount of alcohol (the number one drug in the USA) it takes to die is 6-8 x the amount it takes to become inebriated. The amount of marijuana a person must smoke to die is 20,000 x the amount it takes to become "high". This is not only improbable, but IMPOSSIBLE to do. Those are facts.
4) If I need defend the cancer position, you did not read Jennythebug's post. I urge you to do so. Smoke em if you got em Tobin!
5) I personally, have a sleep disorder, and for the past 14 years, the only way I have found to CONSISTENTLY get a good nights sleep is to smoke a little number prior to bed. If I don't smoke, I most likely get less than 3 hours of sleep per night. I have done 3 seperate sleep studies to the full extent possible in each (details are partially private, but I can disclose some should someone really want to know). I have prescriptions to ambien and lunesta, but I quickly build an immunity to them, and they stop working. Those are just two of more than 8 different prescription sleep aids. Marijuana has been scientifically proven to help others with sleep issues, as well as a myriad of other diagnosis/symptoms including: DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, EATING DISORDERS, BI-POLAR, SCHIZOPHRENIA, AND THE LIST KEEPS GOING.
6) Marijuana is a cash crop. It would create more jobs were it legal as well the government could tax it, creating new income for the gov. hopefully lowering the ever increasing taxes on other areas. It would not only create more byproducts, which we consider "green" but some the existing by products are centuries old and proven. Other byproducts such as shampoos, lotions, FUEL, are relatively new, but also proven and effective.
7) If you havent guessed, I am totally for the legalization of Marijuana. I dont smoke anymore due to an alcohol related run in with the law. Alcohol, in my opinion, causes far worse disease, crime, accidents, and negative results than marijuana. The government loves alcohol though, because they make A TON of money on it.
8) Whoever said that the best marijuana is not from America is dead wrong. I believe that someone said that marijuana comes from warmer climates too. That is also DEAD WRONG. Some of the WORLD'S Best pot comes from Canada. British Columbia, to be specific, has got some of the BEST available. To revise those statements to say that most of the best marijuana does not come from the USA (NOTICE I SAID USA) would be far closer to true. The whole warmer climate thing is just absurd and my guess would be came from an uneducated person.
9) Did you know that Cigarette companies include a cocktail of chemicals in EVERY cigarette to make NICOTINE up to 80% MORE ADDICTIVE?! That should be illegal. But the government makes a ton of money due to it.
11) The point I want to make most to everybody out there: EDUCATE YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU DECIDE. I feel most people are GROSSLY uneducated of the positivity of legalization of Marijuana. Like Ben Harper so eloquently said: "My choice is what I choose to do, and If I'm causing no harm, it shouldnt bother you. Your choice is what you choose to be, and if you're causin no harm, then You're alright with me. ...Herb the gift, from the Earth, and What's from the earth is of the greatest worth. So Before you knock it, try it first. You will see its a blessing and its not a curse."
12) and for the record: ALCOHOL is the true gateway drug.
REEFER
Very well said! Most people that automatically say that it should not be legal obviously have no first hand experience with it so really have no true basis for their opinion.
Pot is NOT a gateway drug. I can happily say that yes, I have smoked pot, and no, I have NEVER tried coke, heroin or any of the other "hard" drugs out there and neither have any of my friends. Pot has much lighter side effects than alcohol does and to the person that says that smoking makes you an idiot, you should know that there are many, many people, including myself, who have very well paid, white collar jobs that require quite a bit of intelligence to do who smoke regularly.
