Should murder be legalized? What about animal abuse? People are going to do it either way...I believe it should be legalized. People are going to do it either way, so why not just allow it?
Gir (01-15-2012)
People are going to do it either way, so why not just allow it?Much too extreme, I agree. So why not bring it to a more comparable level as in other common drugs. Ecstasy? That is very common, not as harsh as cocaine but it can sure cause some highs that people love just like people love the high from marijuana. The difference is that with ecstasy you can be playing Russian Roulette because one tablet can kill a person, and you would not know when it will until it does....but hey people are going to do it anyway so why not just allow it. Drugs cannot be treated as a "meh who cares". All factors must come into play including harmful effects and how individuals can cognitively and medically respond to drugs.Comparing murder and animal abuse to the legalization of marijuana is just out right stupid. Those are two extremes.
murder involves a person taking action on another individual. People who are killed because of weed are killed because they chose to smoke it and they made the cognitive decision to jump off of a building, or into oncoming traffic, or drive while high, or play with a gun while high, or someone else high decides to kill someone or whatever. They choose their actions when they are high, the weed itself does not at all kill a person...the person kills the person by whatever action they chose to take.Yes, because smoking weed kills people like murdering does.
And that's when natural selection applies.
If someone else dies in the process that wasn't the person that was high, then you may as well make alcohol illegal too.
Drugs are an extreme too because they damage and kills tons of people. If one is legalized eventually all will be.
People pay good money to get high.
If the US legalizes and taxes it, we'd be rolling in dough yo.
Gir (01-15-2012)
Legalize and tax heavily, It like cigarettes or alcohol. If you make it legal it will take away a lot of problems and tax can be used to help the 1% that abuse it
Yes, legalize it. It's not even that harmful.
No it should never be legal. I knew someone who died of marijuana.