Originally Posted by sham

Drugs haven't ruined this country, please shutup. We're the best country in the world, and every country has drugs. Get over it. Drugs will always be around.

Also, AgentMAx, 10 bucks that your mom has had weed at least once in her life. That is all. Also, I doubt that you'll never touch alcohol. Tell me that when your 21 years old please.

Originally Posted by sham

I don't think you get the idea of the law. You can't just go smoke joints in public, its for recreational, private use. Do you see people drinking vodka in front of minors? No. You won't see pot being smoked in front of minors either.

Of course I would never smoke pot in front of a younger sibling, and this law isn't encouraging people to. Anyone with a right mind knows that.

Also, I think of this as the equivalent of when alcohol was legalized.

>lowered crime rate
>country didn't get "dumber"
>country's economy got better.

Coincidence? No.

Originally Posted by Agentmax

Yes
Because those who do smoke weed do it because they think it's no different then a cig. "Anyone with a right mind knows that"
As for Alcohol, Crime rate did go down yes, we however did in fact get a bit more dumb cause with the prohibition over. People didn't understand a little thing called "moderation" Economy did get SLIGHTLY better. WWII assured it would really get out of the shitter.

Originally Posted by AzureMage

So very true but there's no way to determine who is which, anyone can look you in the eye and say that you can trust them, but all you can go of at the end of the day is a gut feeling. The closest thing that we can do is single out the ones who really need it which is what's already being done by giving it to cancer patients etc. and keeping it away from every random person just trying to get high.

Originally Posted by AzureMage

Of course the economy got better, but at what cost.

* Drunk driving accidents
* Cause of countless fights/ domestic violence
* Teenagers ruining their futures before they even start
* Liver cancer

Does that honestly sound worth it to you?

Also you don't have to smoke it in front of minors, minors find a way to smoke and drink for themselves every single day. Regardless of what it's intended for, it will be abused.

Lastly honestly if you can't see how bad the world is and you think things are not bad then you are sadly mistaken.
More people have tattoos than not, for every person that doesn't drink there's one that does, dropout rates are steadily increasing and you don't think we're getting dumber?.

Originally Posted by NormalCitizen

If it's in human nature, like you said, these joys really shouldn't be kept from us. Otherwise, it's basically like outlawing porn.
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You're right, but here's this:

Drunk driving accidents suck, but weed reduces them.
Alcoholism does indeed cause street crime, bt weed reduces it.
Teenagers ruining their future over a psychological addiction (Alcohol and Weed) don't deserve to keep their life imo.


Weed seems like the answer to everyone's problem.

Except for liver cancer