The problem with Marijuana being legalized.

I imagine they could put a bunch of addictive chemicals and paint thinner into the hemp and make is quasie smokeable...yuck. Marijuana GPC's

 

nicotine, the main addictive agent in tobacco, is found naturally in the plant and the government didnt do that.

 

i dont belive nicotine is found in wild tobacco?

 

yes it is,actuly wild tobacco has more nicotine,why do you think native americans smoked it,because the nicotine gave then a stimulnat effect

 

^he's right, it's for the plant's natural defense against insects.

Also, I just read the most amazing thing on wikipedia. Apparently, in high doses, tobacco is halucinogenic, which is largely why the Natives smoked it. Well, that was only the shamans, but that was the main purpose of it. Though, it also said it wasn't generally used recreationally, which I know from later accounts isn't true. I'd say it had multiple uses: shamanic, ceremonial, and recreational.

 

yeah that why it was sacred, the tobacco we know today is nothing like the natural tobacco thats grew wild a couple hundred years ago

 

I wrote a persuasive essay for my essay writing class a few weeks back...

The Forbidden Herb
Legalizing marijuana is one of the most debated topics in modern America. DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), continuously campaigns to keep marijuana ignorance high in America, and keep the plant illegal. Pro-marijuana groups have been fighting for years to make it legal. Many believe that legalization will bring about positive changes in America, while others would say legalization of marijuana is the harbinger of immorality, and the legalization of other illegal drugs. The legalization of marijuana in the United States would reduce drug related crime and boost the American economy.
When one analyzes the facts about marijuana, one might wonder, “why is this substance illegal, when there are more dangerous substances legal in America?”. One hundred thousand people die resulting from alcohol abuse each year. Zero people have died in history as a direct result of marijuana. Frankly, it’s ridiculous that alcohol, a legal substance, condoned by our society, has caused more fatalities than “the illicit marijuana substance”. Marijuana is a non-toxic substance, unlike many legal drugs on the market today. Between one hundred eighty and one thousand people die each year because of Aspirin, and over one hundred thousand people die resulting from any legal drug. “We’re pro-choice, we think everyone should have the right to smoke pot or not.” said Bud from Sublime, and why not? Almost half a million people die each year as a result of using tobacco products. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known to man and is found in tobacco. Marijuana, on the other hand, naturally contains no addictive
chemicals. It is unjust and unfair to make a substance illegal when it is less dangerous than many legal drugs.
There are a tremendous amount of benefits that could come from legalizing marijuana. The immediate result of legalization would be the release of tens of thousands of non-violent “criminals”, unclogging overcrowded prisons. A reduced amount of crime would follow, because more accessibility to the drug would lead to less desperation in users, and fewer disputes between sellers and buyers. Police officers could also spend more time and effort searching for criminals who are dangerous to society. Many users of marijuana have a terrible attitude towards law enforcement and our government. The legalization would cause users of all ages to appreciate, rather than detest the presence of police in society and further respect the government. Albert Einstein once said, “The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law, for nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.” Marijuana also has several medical uses, such as reducing nausea in chemotherapy patients, stimulating appetites in AIDS patients, and reducing headaches caused by glaucoma. Legalizing it would increase sufferers’ access to it as a medical treatment. If marijuana were legalized, it could easily become as large and profitable as the tobacco industry. If such an industry were established, hundreds of thousands of job opportunities would open up and unemployment would decrease. The legalization of marijuana would produce many benefits to American economy and to the public.
Research has concluded that while marijuana is not completely harmless, its dangers have been hugely overblown by DARE and other programs. TV commercials by Freevibe would have viewers believe that anyone who smokes pot will blow off obligations with family, forget to baby-sit their younger sibling, or steal money from grandma just to get high again. Then it concludes this message with:
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My Anti-Drug.
The use of any substance requires good judgment and responsibly when doing so. People who can’t use drugs without becoming a depraved maniac should not use drugs. As has been stated before, marijuana is not lethal and not addictive. Therefore any conscientious person should be able to use marijuana recreationally without turning into a fiend. All anti-drug programs will state that marijuana is “a gateway drug”, which basically means that people who use marijuana are prone to become users of other drugs over time. The truth is, people who go from smoking weed to smoking crack, do so because of their own choices, not because marijuana made them do it. DARE and other organizations use the
Marijuana has been wrongfully illegalized by the American government. Legalizing marijuana would benefit many more people than it would hurt. It is stupid and senseless to outlaw such a harmless substance. People should have the right to choose whether to smoke marijuana or not. The dangers of marijuana have been overstated to a great extent, and its benefits could significantly better America.

 

^^^Bravo, Farside, Bravo.

 

after hempfest, i realzied this, i bet they would put nicotine in the weed to get us addicted.

if they make it legal i would grow.

 

I wouldn't care if I was addicted to weed. Either way, we probably wouldn't smoke a larger quantity of it, because a lot of us already get high everyday.

 

what sence would that make why would they add nicotine to people adddicted?

 

So the government could make more money when they start taxing the sales of marijuana.

 

I love the idea of weed being legal. Just think about it... In the southern united states it might take hold and grow wild because of the warm climate. Cannabis is a very beautiful plant... ::goes into dream land::

 

it grows wild up here in the north, in the Midwest anyways. It's all hemp, though, from when the gov't had farmers groiwing it for WWII.

 

no offense, but thats a horrible essay...

if your writing a persuasive essay, both sides have to be looked at, in yours, u just list reasons why pot is good, in a debate of any kind u would get murdered by anti-drug people because your arguments dont hold any substance what so ever

like....u quote somone from sublime....

 

If you didn't want to offend, why not point out some positive aspects of the essay first, then critique it. I never understood the "no offense, but you're a dumbass" way of thinking.

 

but ur not addicted to the weed ur addicted to the nicotine in the weed. do u want to depend on weed like some do cigs, u would be doing it for the weed or the hihg any more, u would be doing it for the nicotine.

 

why would i have to point out the posatives? i told him why it wasnt a good essay, and maybe for the future he can use those tips to improve himself

i'm not going to say anythign good about it, because there is very little that i could, that essay has 0 content, and is pretty much rambling on about the good points of pot, and not showing the Dark side [yes there is a dark side to legallazing it]

i could write a good essay on smoking crack, and could convince people that it's ok, as long as it was written to the point where the reader may disagree, but not look down, or disagree with my personal opinion because i've stated the ups and downs of that certain lifestyle.

This essay merely is a list of facts.

 

and that whole nicotine argument is pretty stupid....

come to think of it, alot of stupid comments have been made in this thread [this isnt going out to anyone in paticular, but mainly the noobs coming in here with uneducated ideas]

IF the government were ever to legallize it, it would not be tampered with that much, there would be chemicals added, but only for preservative and safety procedures

countires that are looking to legalize it, ie. Cities in Canada, i heard London maybe? are taking a look at the amsterdam example and building from there, although amsterdam is highly currupt and still has street pushers etc. it shows a side of leniancy [sp] that would have to be adopted in cities which legallized it.

Government controlled agriculture products are always regulated very well, so if weed ever was legal, u could rest assured that the best trained professionals would be at the hands of the grow, and not some hair brained pot head scientest looking to make some advancements in the THC field and get the whole country higher than a kite.

also, the weed buisness will NEVER be larger than tobbaco, EVER period.

 

whatever man.

I turned that essay in awhile back and got an 80 on it.

and what better way to make something seem good, than to point out all the good things about it