The problem with Marijuana being legalized.

for age 14 it's a decent essay, I won't harp on it. But, I will say, you didn't really back any of those claims up, nor did you really expand on any. And comparing weed to alcohol, tobacco, even asprin, well, it won't help you much, since marijuana is it's own thing (legally, plus, as drugs go, it's unique). So legalization arguments have to stand on their own, not lean on alcohol or tobacco. Not that you can't talk about those, but there has to be more to it than that.

 

Actually, if it was made legal it wouldnt even be sold over the counters anyways... I can just gurantee it... by the way, this belongs in Cannabis Activism, and if you take a look there is a million other threads like this

 

You guys are nuts.

The government isn't some magical fairy that goes around adding chemicals to tobacco and all these other ideas. There is no law you have to add any fucking chemical to tobacco. It's CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS THAT DO THIS. They put chemicals in there to make the paper and tobacco burn better, they add chemicals, not the government.

You can get tobacco free of any additives, you can get all sorts of tobacco. You guys seem to think the government makes cigarettes and that's the only way possible to consume tobacco.

If Marijuana were ever to be legalized it would probably simply be permitted to sell in some select shops, just like Amsterdam. People smoke cigarettes because they are addicted to them, people don't (usually) smoke weed for this. If they added all sorts of shit to weed nobody would smoke the shit. They wouldn't make any money, black market would still exist, nothing would change.

Think about all these things before posting some alarmist bullshit about how quality would go down the shitter and price would skyrocket.

 

werd

 

yer for a 14yo it wasnt bad, simply as a piece of writing. but it really wouldnt get anywhere.

as tea said, the manufacturers add chems, however in reality tehre would be chems added, as also said, for preservative purposes. weed would not be sellable commercially unless the content of thc was given. thus there would be a fair few processes done to weed to be sold commercially.

since you can grow weed yourself, the only way legally sold weed would be possible is if it satisfies us, teh smokers.

the legalisation issues are economical, and ethical, people gotta stop talking about how weed is so healthy and shit, clearly its not an issue at all, in context of legalisation. teh issues of legalisation are how it can be controlled, what people do overall when stoned, how they can detect if youre stoned or sober, how teh economy would change when theres a whole bunch of more people who are doing less outwardly consuming activities as they do when drunk, and more entertainment/food consuming. a whole new industry would open up, but for every new industry, an existing one must suffer.

economy, and power over people is what laws are about, drug laws are all about keeping people doing predictable things, thinkning predictable things, consuming predictable things, and keeping the economy strong and stable.

 

Nah, I'm just saying it wouldn't make a difference because I smoke as often as possible anyway.

 

are you sayin europeans, and us aussis dont smoke weed to get high, but for the nicotine we mix in with it?

 

I bet, subconsciously, there's an association between weed and that crave for nicotine.

 

not in the way he made it out lol. if its subconscious then its just gonna affect how often you feel like smokin. hes tryin to say that it would completely change the way you smoke, but its how its smoked in the majority of the world anyway! lol

 

To legalise it would be a crime in itself!! Now I'm not sure if anyone actually mentioned it, but the best way to go is to decriminalize it!!
If it were decriminalized, then we could all grow our own, just like a tomato plant. Sorry for the people who are too lazy to learn proper growing techniques.
Have trafficking still illegal (except for maybe "coffee shops" with a regular buisness license).
Who wants the government to have any say over prices?!?!? Look at what they've done to our fuel.....just so they can line their own damn pockets!!

 

And, just so everyone knows, in Canada, we are totally allowed to grow hemp, but it is so tightly restricted, that if you are point-one percent over the legally allowed THC limit, they burn the whole crop. It's a sickening display of power.

The best we can do is work with our Marijuana Party leader and write to as many people(officials, media, etc.), and to be taken seriously as people with rights and not as dumb stoners.

 

While what you said makes complete sense, I still would rather see a thriving cannabis industry. People could also grow their own.