Should We Legalize Marijuana?
After spending $1 trillion on the war on drugs, insiders say the answer is “yes”:
Growing numbers of Mexican and U.S. officials say—at least privately—that the biggest step in hurting the business operations of Mexican cartels would be simply to legalize their main product: marijuana. Long the world’s most popular illegal drug, marijuana accounts for more than half the revenues of Mexican cartels.
Full report on the argument to legalize marijuana.
I think we should. Just declare victory and then surrender.
Definitely.
The case for doing this seem to be overwhelming.
I would have thought that the drug cartels were already strong enough to prevent legalization.
The only way to have prohibition without racketeering is to remove the legal distinction between user and seller. After all, both are conspiring to traffic in the drug. If punishment for small-time users seems impractical or too draconian, as most of us seem to agree is the case with marijuana, then the only reasonable alternative is legalization.
For the rest, if control is deemed necessary, then it would make more sense to use suppliers as a way to track down users (rather than the reverse) as is currently done with prostitution. Right now we’re completely backwards.
Basically, I should not have to ask the government’s permission to take a drug. It’s as simple as that.
Yes, I agree with legalizing marijuana. After all our government spent no telling how many millions of dollars of taxpayers money on the what is commonly known as the Schafer Report in the 70’s. It recommended decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for personal adult use, it basically states that the marijuana laws were passed under false pretenses.
Our elected officials state that the marijuana laws were passed because they have a moral responsibility to protect the people from their selves. Well, in my opinion that moral responsibility also includes having the morals to accept responsibility for the damages and deaths that result from the products they claim to be our only legal options.
Every time a drunk driver is charged and found guilty of negligent homicide our elected officials are just as guilty, every time someone is mentally or physically abused by another who is under the influence of alcohol our government is just as responsible. I may only have a high school diploma, but it doesn’t take a whole lot of common sense or intelligence to see alcohol is not the right choice for a lot of people, yet it’s the only legal choice for all the people.
We may all be created equal but that doesn’t mean we are the same, we each and every one are different in our beliefs and opinions, our desires and needs, and how we react to the chemicals and products we absorb or consume. So why is this a problem for some people to understand.
an overwhelmingly large majority of americans support this idea. This country is supposed to be run by its people. let us decide. The FACTS about marijuana are undeniable. It is a great idea to legalize marijuana. What would happen if Government illegalized cigarettes and alcohol, our country would collapse, millions would be jobless, crime would sky rocket, government would be broke, and the list goes on. Consider the opposite to legalize marijuana. I am against legalizing harmful and addictive drugs. marijuana is not one of them-FACT.
i totally agree with legalizing marijuana.
legallize it
Please legalize marijuana. I’m bipolar and it’s the only thing that helps.
Absolutely. This step is long overdue. I don’t really want to type out all of the many reasons to do so because frankly there is simply too many to cover. The time is now. I don’t care which political party finally picks this ball up and runs with it, but they have my vote. Along with 10s of millions of other Americans. The cannabis plant is simply one of the most amazingly versatile, useful, and therapeutic plants on the face of the planet. Take the time to research its many uses and you will simply be amazed at all of the industries that could benefit from cannabis and hemp.
Not to mention that EVERY argument against legalization is instantly nullified by the facts and data behind Alcohol and tobacco use in this country and worldwide. Instantly clear, that cannabis is the safer choice both for your body, the earth, and society.
Stop the Insanity By William S. Kroger, Attorney at Law When the possibility of personal use of marijuana becoming legal in Los Angeles , and detectives being forced to furlough because the City of L.A. can’t afford them to work overtime, why were over 25 LAPD officers being used to make a marijuana bust that yielded only one pound of marijuana? (People v. C.B.) How toothless can these busts be when the legality of marijuana seems to be just around the corner? According to the LA Times, organizers in December last year said they had more than half of the signatures needed to not only legalize marijuana — but to tax it and make it a revenue generating crop in California. What then is going on in Los Angeles County? Why is limited use of precious law enforcement time being used for these ridiculous minimum yield busts? Could it be that County District Attorney Steve Cooley and Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich have ganged up on marijuana distributors, anticipating an overwhelming passage of the Proposition to legalize marijuana for everyone? According to LA Times, October 2, 2009 , Trutanich believes that almost 100% of the “marijuana shops” in LA County are operating illegally. But how can that be, when Prop 215 assures the use of medical marijuana to those who need it? Where are the legal users of marijuana going to get it? It’s a race against time, for Cooley and Trutanich to bust as many users and sellers as they can before marijuana becomes legal in November. While murders go unsolved because the City of L.A. cannot afford detectives overtime, legal users and sellers of marijuana are being corralled. Why are vital resources being wasted? Stop the insanity and get cops and detectives working on real, life-threatening cases. http://www.laattorney.com/
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