Why are drugs illegal

[QUOTE="xguessx"][QUOTE="Stanley09"]They are illegal because of the ignorant religious government we have(who will hopefully die off soon, though even by looking through some threads like these I see we have a new generation of ignorance) who feel the need to imply their trim&tidy lifestyles on everyone else. There is absolutely no reason marijuana and psyches should be illegal, tell me all you want about it, ill argue back. I also believe drugs like meth, cocaine, and heroin should be legal as well. They obviously arent going anywhere any time soon so whats the point of having them illegal? does more harm than good. Why should someone who does cocaine, goes out and parties and goes to work the next day be put in jail? no sense Why should someone who snorts heroin and lives in absolute heaven on a weekend afternoon be thrown in the slammer? no sense Alot of you would be surprised how many people have done hard drugs just once or twice and never touch them again. kipohippo021

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[QUOTE="xguessx"] Drug users like you will die sooner than anti-drug people will, most likely from overdose.xguessx

[QUOTE="Stanley09"]They are illegal because of the ignorant religious government we have(who will hopefully die off soon, though even by looking through some threads like these I see we have a new generation of ignorance) who feel the need to imply their trim&tidy lifestyles on everyone else. There is absolutely no reason marijuana and psyches should be illegal, tell me all you want about it, ill argue back. I also believe drugs like meth, cocaine, and heroin should be legal as well. They obviously arent going anywhere any time soon so whats the point of having them illegal? does more harm than good. Why should someone who does cocaine, goes out and parties and goes to work the next day be put in jail? no sense Why should someone who snorts heroin and lives in absolute heaven on a weekend afternoon be thrown in the slammer? no sense Alot of you would be surprised how many people have done hard drugs just once or twice and never touch them again. iBear-

I'm perfectly fine with marijuana, but those hard drugs really **** people up. And I know very few who stop.

[QUOTE="xguessx"][QUOTE="kipohippo021"] show me one example of somone overdosing on pot. Only a few drugs can kill you with od. Seriously, why do you come here to impose your ideas? Its mammals nature to want an altered state of mind. Even lemurs are getting high of centipedes.

Stanley09

This. Anyone who says marijuana causes cancer obviously has not done a bit of research

[QUOTE="Stanley09"][QUOTE="xguessx"] I know you can't OD on pot. You can't OD on tobacco either and both kill you the same way-- from cancer.criinok

This. Anyone who says marijuana causes cancer obviously has not done a bit of research

[QUOTE="xguessx"]Because only people who use drugs think they should be legal.kipohippo021

theyre called moms. They nag their husbands. They nag their sons and daughters. They nag until they get what they want.

And nothing, not even general decency, will stop their crusade of smothering the world.

Because people are irresponsible.

Because they make people go bananas.

Because they make people go bananas.

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Because they make people go bananas.

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Hardcore drugs like cocaine or meth can mess you up physically just the first time, and can cause a true addiction a lot sooner than lesser drugs. Regardless of how bad one feels after the high is gone, they're just gonna want to get high again. All perception of reality is easily lost. So it's a good idea that they're illegal.

Marijuana is somewhat the middle of the road between alcohol and the more harsh drugs. It doesn't have as detrimental of physical effect as more severe drugs but people still get addicted a lot easier than to alcohol, so it's a grey area between legal & illegal. I don't really know how i feel about it, i just know i don't want to use it. meteo_ryte

I'll agree with the fact that a lot of people are irresponsible and can't handle drugs, but I want to clear a few things up just so people don't read your post and develop any false ideas. You don't immediately get damaged and addicted from one dose of a hard drug, and you definitely don't "lose perception of reality." They are dangerous, especially meth, but with self control you can easily try something just once or use it every once in a while rather than habitually.

Marijuana isn't "between" alcohol and the hard drugs. Alcohol IS a hard drug. It is physically damaging and addictive, like any other hard drug. It is also very easy to overdose on. A study was published in some medical journal that developed a scale for the harm potential of each drug, and it looks like this:

See where alcohol is? Now see where many drugs we traditionally view as dangerous are? Cannabis, LSD, and ecstasy are far safer than we think, while alcohol is up there with the really hard stuff. There are several other studies and graphs that show the same thing. And finally, cannabis isn't addictive, at least not physically. It is way easier to become addicted to alcohol than to marijuana.

[QUOTE="meteo_ryte"] Hardcore drugs like cocaine or meth can mess you up physically just the first time, and can cause a true addiction a lot sooner than lesser drugs. Regardless of how bad one feels after the high is gone, they're just gonna want to get high again. All perception of reality is easily lost. So it's a good idea that they're illegal.

Marijuana is somewhat the middle of the road between alcohol and the more harsh drugs. It doesn't have as detrimental of physical effect as more severe drugs but people still get addicted a lot easier than to alcohol, so it's a grey area between legal & illegal. I don't really know how i feel about it, i just know i don't want to use it. pis3rch

I'll agree with the fact that a lot of people are irresponsible and can't handle drugs, but I want to clear a few things up just so people don't read your post and develop any false ideas. You don't immediately get damaged and addicted from one dose of a hard drug, and you definitely don't "lose perception of reality." They are dangerous, especially meth, but with self control you can easily try something just once or use it every once in a while rather than habitually.

Marijuana isn't "between" alcohol and the hard drugs. Alcohol IS a hard drug. It is physically damaging and addictive, like any other hard drug. It is also very easy to overdose on. A study was published in some medical journal that developed a scale for the harm potential of each drug, and it looks like this:

See where alcohol is? Now see where many drugs we traditionally view as dangerous are? Cannabis, LSD, and ecstasy are far safer than we think, while alcohol is up there with the really hard stuff. There are several other studies and graphs that show the same thing. And finally, cannabis isn't addictive, at least not physically. It is way easier to become addicted to alcohol than to marijuana.