Should marijuana be legalized in the US?

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#1 Funkdaddy13
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This thread isn't encouraging the use of marijuana. I was just curious about OT's opinion on this.
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#2 g-unit248
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why not, tax the hell out of it, ive never smoked it and never will but its hardly worse than drinking
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#3 king23_
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why not, tax the hell out of it, ive never smoked it and never will but its hardly worse than drinkingg-unit248
agreed
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#5 NearTheEnd
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Duh.

90% of gamespot is gay god, pot, and lame band threads.

and checkout zeitgeist threads.

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#6 West-Coast-G
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why not, tax the hell out of it, ive never smoked it and never will but its hardly worse than drinkingg-unit248
Exactly. Also, legalizing it would deal a huge blow to the illegal drug industry. wouldn't it?
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#7 British_Azimio
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Yes.
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#8 soulfood4
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No...sorry. Well actually imnot really sorry, but still...
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#9 Funkdaddy13
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why not, tax the hell out of it, ive never smoked it and never will but its hardly worse than drinkingg-unit248
Yeah, that's what I think too. I don't understand why we don't. :?
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#10 momo372
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I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.
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#11 Funkdaddy13
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No...sorry. Well actually imnot really sorry, but still...soulfood4
Care to offer an explanation as to why not?
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#12 British_Azimio
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I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.momo372

How would it create more crime?

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#13 espoac
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Yes. It's nobody's business what I put in my body.
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#14 soulfood4
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[QUOTE="soulfood4"]No...sorry. Well actually imnot really sorry, but still...Funkdaddy13
Care to offer an explanation as to why not?

Ummm...hmmmm...well...more crime rate, drugs are bad forpeople and everyone around them, and more DUI's....
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#15 NearTheEnd
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I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.momo372

Oh, yeah. Just check out europe.


Way worse than detroit.

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#16 momo372
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[QUOTE="momo372"]I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.British_Azimio

How would it create more crime?

would you really want tonnes and tonnes of pot heads walking around your street vandalising everything?
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#17 espoac
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[QUOTE="Funkdaddy13"][QUOTE="soulfood4"]No...sorry. Well actually imnot really sorry, but still...soulfood4
Care to offer an explanation as to why not?

Ummm...hmmmm...well...more crime rate, drugs are bad forpeople and everyone around them, and more DUI's....

Crime went down signifigantly after Alcoholic prohibition ended.
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#18 NearTheEnd
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The more DUIs argument is one of the worst.

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[QUOTE="Funkdaddy13"][QUOTE="soulfood4"]No...sorry. Well actually imnot really sorry, but still...soulfood4
Care to offer an explanation as to why not?

Ummm...hmmmm...well...more crime rate, drugs are bad forpeople and everyone around them, and more DUI's....

:lol: Yeah, Amsterdam's such a dangerous city...
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#20 fax555241
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Never Smoked it never will. But I think they should Legalized it.
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#21 soulfood4
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On another note, asking to legalize drugs on a game forum isnt going to change anyones minds. So this is a pointless debate, drugs will stay illegal, sorry.
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#22 Funkdaddy13
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[QUOTE="British_Azimio"]

[QUOTE="momo372"]I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.momo372

How would it create more crime?

would you really want tonnes and tonnes of pot heads walking around your street vandalising everything?

Pot isn't as bad as a alcohol. If anything, the pot-heads would just sit at home doing nothing...
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#23 deactivated-59d151f079814
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[QUOTE="g-unit248"]why not, tax the hell out of it, ive never smoked it and never will but its hardly worse than drinkingWest-Coast-G
Exactly. Also, legalizing it would deal a huge blow to the illegal drug industry. wouldn't it?

Lets not forget that the vast majority of people in prison are on drug offenses including Marijuana, we have more people in prison thena communist country like China.

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#24 AndrewSuh
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[QUOTE="British_Azimio"]

[QUOTE="momo372"]I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.momo372

How would it create more crime?

would you really want tonnes and tonnes of pot heads walking around your street vandalising everything?

Inhaling cannabis smoke causes people to commit vandalism? News to me.

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#25 British_Azimio
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[QUOTE="British_Azimio"]

[QUOTE="momo372"]I don't think legalising marijuana would solve anything, it would just create more crime and such, plus the drug itself can really really REALLY mess with a person's head.momo372

How would it create more crime?

would you really want tonnes and tonnes of pot heads walking around your street vandalising everything?

Why would there be tons of potheads walking the street vandalising everything? They'd just be at home on the couch eating pizza.

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#26 Funkdaddy13
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On another note, asking to legalize drugs on a game forum isnt going to change anyones minds. So this is a pointless debate, drugs will stay illegal, sorry.soulfood4
I didn't create this thread to petition the ban. I was just curious about what people here think. Don't put words into my mouth. :|
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#27 g-unit248
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[QUOTE="West-Coast-G"][QUOTE="g-unit248"]why not, tax the hell out of it, ive never smoked it and never will but its hardly worse than drinkingsSubZerOo

Exactly. Also, legalizing it would deal a huge blow to the illegal drug industry. wouldn't it?

Lets not forget that the vast majority of people in prison are on drug offenses including Marijuana, we have more people in prison thena communist country like China.

this is also true

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#28 username0550
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ok frist of all weed has its pros and cons ill list two pro helps people with m.s.(a lot) con it can be a gateway for some peoplenow the pros and cons of it being able to buy at a store are pro you find any lsd or pcp or coke in it con ... ... .. .. ... ... .... .. .. .... ..... .. .. .. .... ... ... .... ... ... ......... .... ... ... ... .... .. ..lol
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#29 NearTheEnd
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Drug prohibition creates criminals out of people who would normally not be.

Get down with it.

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#30 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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It's overrated. I could care less.
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#31 thusaha
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No.
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#32 Flipsyde21
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legalized? no. decriminalized? yes.
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#33 buxboy
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I'm going to keel over if I see another thread like this again.
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#34 cool_baller
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No. People who use it should be killed.
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#35 NearTheEnd
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Due to the fact that I'm blasting large amounts of stoner metal right now, I'm going to totally back legalization.

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#36 Bizzy-B
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No. People who use it should be killed.cool_baller

:| that's absurd

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#37 cool_baller
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[QUOTE="cool_baller"]No. People who use it should be killed.Bizzy-B

:| that's absurd

why?
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#38 Greatgone12
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Due to the fact that I'm blasting large amounts of stoner metal right now, I'm going to totally back legalization.

NearTheEnd
Kyuss or something completely random?
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#39 NearTheEnd
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[QUOTE="NearTheEnd"]

Due to the fact that I'm blasting large amounts of stoner metal right now, I'm going to totally back legalization.

Greatgone12

Kyuss or something completely random?

First it was bongripper.

Now it is electric wizard.

Torche or eyehategod next.

This is all surprisingly good sober.

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#40 Jocubus
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Economically speaking it would be wise for the government to legalize it since they could benefit from the tax revenue and regulate it. Also, the money would no longer be going into the pockets of criminals who may be guilty of worse offenses than drug trafficking. As has already been mentioned, the prison population would also decrease somewhat.

I wouldn't be so certain that marijuana will stay illegal. In fact I would be willing to bet within my lifetime it will be legalized as the demographics change. Unfortunately society as a whole should be able to function without mind altering substances. Whenever I see these questions I can't help but to think of "Brave New World." I myself don't engage in any sort of activity like this and it is especially infuriating when someone who is high or intoxicated ends up killing a more virtuous and valuable person in the name of hedonism. But, such is the state of the world when a person will be willing to risk the harm of others (even if that chance in slight) in the name of their own pleasure.

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#41 Greatgone12
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[QUOTE="Greatgone12"][QUOTE="NearTheEnd"]

Due to the fact that I'm blasting large amounts of stoner metal right now, I'm going to totally back legalization.

NearTheEnd

Kyuss or something completely random?

First it was bongripper.

Now it is electric wizard.

Torche or eyehategod next.

This is all surprisingly good sober.

I once met a man who told me that Wolfmother was stoner metal, and I told him Black Sabbath was polka. I think he believed me.
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#42 lazlofan098
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No, it's illegal for a reason
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#43 Bizzy-B
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[QUOTE="Bizzy-B"]

[QUOTE="cool_baller"]No. People who use it should be killed.cool_baller

:| that's absurd

why?

people who smoke weed should be killed? :?come now, thats the most absurd thing i've heard all day :|

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#44 Vortexx
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Think of this. Suddenly the government bans all fatty food because they say it's bad for you and the common good of our nation etcetera and so on. You would be pissed and so would I.

It sounds outlandish, but it's the same logic. Ask why marijuana is illegal to begin with.

I see a far greater problem with smoking tobacco and alcohol abuse. I for one am 100% supportive of responsible use.

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#45 cool_baller
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[QUOTE="cool_baller"][QUOTE="Bizzy-B"]

[QUOTE="cool_baller"]No. People who use it should be killed.Bizzy-B

:| that's absurd

why?

people who smoke weed should be killed? :?come now, thats the most absurd thing i've heard all day :|

No. As it stands, it is against the law. To disobey the law is direct resistence to the Federal Government of the United States. Anyone who opposes the government is considered a threat and a treasonist by myself and the government and should be punished apporiately!!!!

If they really want to smoke weed that bad, they should go about it the way it is suppose to be. Talk to a local congressman and try to get a law passed legalizing it. Then go smoke it.

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#46 deadnoise91
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I think it should be.
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#47 sens_rocks_40
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they definitley should, it is not nearly as harmful as drinking. drinking causes serious long term affects to your liver. also there's no hangovers like with drinking and it's safer. how many people have you heard of that have died because they were driving while they were high? not even close to the number of people killed by drunk driving.
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#48 MichaeltheCM
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Maijuana like Tobacco should be outlawed.
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#49 mark4091
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[QUOTE="Bizzy-B"]

[QUOTE="cool_baller"]No. People who use it should be killed.cool_baller

:| that's absurd

why?

There would be no more NBA

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[QUOTE="Bizzy-B"][QUOTE="cool_baller"][QUOTE="Bizzy-B"]

[QUOTE="cool_baller"]No. People who use it should be killed.cool_baller

:| that's absurd

why?

people who smoke weed should be killed? :?come now, thats the most absurd thing i've heard all day :|

No. As it stands, it is against the law. To disobey the law is direct resistence to the Federal Government of the United States. Anyone who opposes the government is considered a threat and a treasonist by myself and the government and should be punished apporiately!!!!

My Libertarian side now wants to beat the hell out of your for being such a fascist. But I can restrain myself because I know people like you are just ignorant and blinded by the government you have so much faith in.