Give me 1 logical reason pot is illegal.
 

I dont think you can.

Because it's fun.
Speeding is illegal for similar reasons.

Speeding is dangerous for the driver and people on the roads. Pot is not nearly as dangerous, not even in the ball park, for the person who uses it, nor is it dangerous to other people when you smoke it. Next.

It's too easy for people to grow themselves, therefore the government can't tax it and make money off of it very easily.

So of course the only logical thing to do is to make it illegal. Ya, that's the ticket.

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Because it cant be taxed

Because the long term effects of pot use haven't been thoroughly studied, the main way of taking it is smoking it and that is harmful, it makes some people lazy which lowers productivity, it doesn't smell good for some people, it slows down reaction times which can be dangerous, it induces a false sense of hunger which isn't good.

It is illegal in the US because it was used a method of deporting Mexican workers during the depression in the 1930's. Richard Nixon forced the current US drug laws to make it a major offense federally. The US forced many other countries into making it illegal if they wanted handouts. All politics, all the time.

because governments cant tax it

Because the law says it is, and the law is always correct :upsidedow

it makes the nigras go crazy...

Because the strength of our country is directly related to the productivity and work of the people. Pot (and I smoked plenty of it back in the day) makes you content being a loser who doesn't get shit done or care about getting shit done.

I suppose it's political pragmatism - it isn't around eversince, it has a lot of consumers - but it's kind of tough to introduce and enroll a new drug for taxation, at the moment when at least "publically" we are "fighting" against those legal drugs that make bank on taxes (aka no advertising for booze or cigarettes..).

If Pot was around 500 years ago, it would probably be a very a lucrative thing from the tax point of view, as it would become publically tolerated and the amount of regular (aka addicted) smokers would be massive..

Now it would still be very tough to explain to all the conservative voters that their son watching a coffee machine will once become a great and valuable / very much taxable contribution to our society..

Cannabis use causes people to abuse alcohol less, and the powerful booze lobbyists do not want cannabis to be legalized for this reason.

less booze sales = less profit for the alcohol capitalists

money is logical, profit makes sense.

Right now people are lobbying for cannabis, and California is leading the way to opening the governments eyes on how to PROFIT from medical marijuana.

They don't care what it does to peoples bodies. As long as they can profit.

People have been smoking pot since the begining of time and that says enough for me. Ive never known a single person to die from pot and the stats over decades prove that as well. In fact its proven to have health benefits as well. There is no long term studies of all the new NON NATURAL drugs flooding the market and killing our famalies as well all for HUGE profits. Your theory is idiotic and small minded. Educate yourself before spouting bullshit. I know multiple people that smoke more than occasionally and they have achieved more than you and all your freinds will for that matter.

Ciggerettes and alchohol make people smell far more disgusting than pot, as well as kill millions more than pot ever will, yet they are fine. It may make you hungry but thats a huge benefit for people with wasting diseases, and who really gives a fuck about that anyways.

I have to admit you are quite brainless if you really believe any of the garbage you just posted.

That's total bullshit. Weed has in the past hauled me through many a large hardworked day...

You are a fucking tool with a dumb ass remark like that. Half the people on this board smoke and I would say another half of them make more money and work a shit load harder than you do.

Spoken like a true loser.

Pot doesn't do that to you, laziness and lack of self esteem does. :winkwink:

glad you made it out of all that!

Being under the influence and driving. Has nothing to do with speeding.

lol yikes! You're an angry guy you should relax and smoke some weed yourself man! Yes I believe everything I posted, but at the same time I still smoke weed like a chimney, but you asked why it's not legal.

People have been doing LOTS of shit thats wrong for a long time, that means nothing dude.


There is studies done on any drug that passes through the FDA, and lots of drugs don't make it through. Yes things have side effects but just because they might have passed a drug that later on turned out bad it doesn't mean they have to pass through weed, the two things aren't really related.

The fact that you've never known anyone to die from pot is cool, but that means nothing either, no one has ever died from being shit on by me but that doesn't make it ok, or for that matter no one has died from washing their hair with piss, but you just don't do that. It's not 'ok' to do just because no one has died from it.

Caloric restriction (ie eating less) is the only 100% proven way to increase your life span, that means weed will cause you to live a shorter life because of that alone (if you eat alot when you're high).

Pretty sure I'm a 4th year chemical physics student at one of the top universities in Canada and if this were a real debate my word >> yours - but before you go crazy and launch into yarr yarr I'm just saying man, thats why it would be illegal, and yes its hypocritical but that isn't a reason to legalize it.

Narcotics have to be regulated by the man

ummmmm


Nope nothing comes to mind :)

Easy answer...it is a mind altering drug.

money.....

FACT:
Number dont lie, and if you say your educated and cant figure out these stats then please stay in school because it aint workin.


Tobacco 430,7001
Alcohol 110,6402
Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs 32,0003
All Licit & Illicit Drug-Induced Deaths 16,9266
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs 7,6007
Marijuana/Entheogens 08

That makes sense, but how does alcohol get the pass then? I know after 30 beers my mind has been altered to the point that I am a complete vegetable.

So it being illegal is obviously working, why change that and lead to more deaths?

Why are castor beans legal? They make ricen, one of the most toxic poisons..
Why is sativa legal most everywhere?
Why are guns legal?
Why is it illegal to talk on a phone on a plane?

Because, for whatever reason, it is. Whether you choose to smoke or not is your own reasoned risk/reward conclusion.

there is none

Alcohol is a mind altering drug and it should not get a pass. Because one mind altering drug is legal (which is not a good thing)...it is not a legitimate arguement that another mind altering drug should also be legal.

I don't really have an answer to your question, but I do have one concern...

Don't you think there should be more (or stricter) regulations set on alcohol? Last I heard, drunk driving is getting out of hand...

I searched a little bit (probably not as thoroughly as I should have) for traffic fatalities involving drivers who were under the influence of Marijuana -- I didn't find anything. :2 cents:

So are you really trying to say noone is using pot because it is illegal. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh Please get out of your moms basement once in a while.

...because it turns seemingly normal well adjusted adults into complete fucking childish morons.

:2 cents:

Wow man again with the crazy angry insults! What a champ!

What I'm trying to say is there are lots of people who don't smoke weed because it's illegal, I'm not sure where you saw me say anything about everybody or noone.

there is no reason besides the bullshit reasons those in poswer give the public and the reasons the sheep give that follow thm

Allow me to quote a classic:

People get lazy, lazy citiziens undermine the society. The system wants everyone to be worker ants.

Plus people react differently to it, some people just feel good, some people feel good with a slight paranoia, some people get REALLY paranoid,,, some people get addicted...


I dont understand the whole thing with pot... a couple shots of vodka is 11 times better

Thank you kind sir!

100% NOT true....Ive had my best days after smoking :2 cents:

You implied that pot being illegal causes less deaths by deterring people from using it. Which is completely false crapola. If that were you true, how come
"All Licit & Illicit Drug-Induced Deaths 16,9266" accounts for far more deaths than Marijuana? Are all illicit drugs not illegal? I thought so.

Surprised at some of the responses in this thread.

Know of 2 heavy long time users of pot, 1 being my brother. He has to have a smoke around 10-20 times a day just to remain sociable otherwise he gets violent, bad tempered, has massive mood changes etc. The other guy I know is pretty much the same. Its pretty easy to see why its illegal when you dont do it and see its effect on other heavy uses over a period of time. Literally a no brainer :)

Why can't it be taxed? If it was legal I would imagine tobacco companies would jump on it, and sell it like they sell cigarettes now... no one would go through the trouble of growing it themselves when they can just buy a pack for $5...

Heavy use ain't no fun man.. I got the same experience..

Very true that I went through a stage of smoking heavily..a long time ago now..and when I couldent get any weed I used to loose my temper over the most stupidest things. It got to the stage where I was frightening the shit out of my misses and my three brothers noticed how quickly I would get irritable over the most mundane things. I am normally a very tolerant guy. Havent smoked weed now for around 10 years..lol

To each his/her own. Its not really worth an argument one way or another (in my opinion).

i say the legalization of marijuana is fucking stupid. why the hell does it need to be legalized? decriminalized sure, but why would you want it to be legalized and turned into another taxed shit product?

Because we are ignoring the real problems in our society.
You dont even know if I smoke. I just hate hypocrits

By that logic tabacco and alcohol should be illegal too and then the government can really save us from ourselves.

And your brother wasn't like this before the pot? Sounds like he has some mental health issues and is self medicating. Much the same as many alcoholics.

You have been given reasons...so you are wrong...now aren't you?