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Originally Posted by Xedes
Plus there are so many other benefits. All the farmers that are getting paid NOT to grow anything could actually get on their own feet by growing marijuana. Medically speaking, why pay these big corporations $20+ a pill for anti anxiety pills when you can pay farmer Jack $40 for a 1/4 ounce of weed, feel better and not have that list of possible side effects to deal with like pharmaceutical drugs have.
The millions of dollars being spent trying to stop it could be used for other things or at least they could focus on the harder drugs like cocaine and heroin. |
I agree that many drugs are much more addictive and damaging than pot. Alcohol, Heroin...and other addictive drugs definately effect families. I know because my father was an alcoholic. I had a girlfriend killed by a drunk driver. I know the destructive effects of an addictive drug...and alcohol is FAR more damaging than pot is or ever will be.
So, should we outlaw alcohol again? (Rhetorical question there).
Some only propose legalizing marijuana and leaving it at that.
The reason I say it should be for all drugs is...you can pretty much get all drugs pretty easily right now...and they are illegal. Will there be an increase in usage by legalizing everything? Yes, but not by as much as some people think.
We have laws that deal with family abuse. We have laws that deal with driving under the influence. We could always enforce those laws. Pot and some other substances are harder to detect or linger in the system...but there are laws against driving impaired. If you aren't coordinated enough to drive, walk the line or perform simple motor function skills...these tests can become more of a standard, rather than a breathylizer or blood test. We have ways of enforcing this, and can modify our laws easily enough to adapt to the new situation.
Seriously. If you feel that marijuana should be kept illegal, then I hope you are also being consistant by insisting that alcohol should also become illegal. Otherwise, frankly...you are kind of a hypocrite...because you are giving the more dangerous drug a pass.