[Hemps]

So you may be pretty confused by the title but let me break it down for you.

Alcohol [Legal]
Cigarettes [Legal]
Prescription drugs (Oxycontin, Xanax, Vicodin)[Legal]
vs.
Marijuana [Illegal]

This is what i am talking about, if you compare the death rates for each of the Legal drugs vs. the Illegal drugs vs Harmful vs. Non-Harmful there seems to be no correlation between why the Illegal drugs are "Illegal". I have a few pictures to show some proof of my above statements.







Now this is where its really confusing for me, if there are no deaths from Marijuana and all of these other deaths related to legal drugs why are they still legal? And that's whats up for debate

[Spartan]

Legalize it bro. Lmao it really is a stupid probation.

[Guardian]

My stance: Legalize ALL drugs. If there is no victim, there is no crime. If they want to take the stance of banning any drug, they should ban alcohol too.

[Nova]

I think they stepped over the line when they made it legal in some states (medicinal purposes). I don't think parents want their children growing up in a society surrounded by drugs. It's also proven to destroy brain cells, sperm cells and cause other symptoms such as paranoia.

[Four]

I think they stepped over the line when they made it legal in some states (medicinal purposes). I don't think parents want their children growing up in a society surrounded by drugs. It's also proven to destroy brain cells, sperm cells and cause other symptoms such as paranoia.

If you're talking about weed, it does none of those things whatsoever unless you take OUTRAGEOUS amounts.

[Guardian]

I think they stepped over the line when they made it legal in some states (medicinal purposes). I don't think parents want their children growing up in a society surrounded by drugs. It's also proven to destroy brain cells, sperm cells and cause other symptoms such as paranoia.

Children already grow up in a society surrounded by drugs. I was offered my first joint in 4th grade. Its there. It will not go away. The laws do nothing to control drugs but make the crime associated with them more prolific.

[Jay]

My stance: Legalize ALL drugs. If there is no victim, there is no crime. If they want to take the stance of banning any drug, they should ban alcohol too.

Not entirely agreeing with this reply right here, regardless of there being a victim or not danger is there along with the crime, what happens when we legalize heroine and your girlfriend gets hit by a driver coped up on heroine? Still no crime? Still the same view? Not at all. Legalize marijuana, we can't do anything about tobacco or liqour, it's too late for that. Regardless of any banning or illegal drugs being out there, never will anyone be able to stop the running of drugs or any substance really. The world was fucked when every one of these drugs were created / discovered.

[Guardian]

No, drugs should be treated just like alcohol, since alcohol IS a drug. You can drink, but once you drive you create victims. That is when it becomes criminal. Your rebuttal applies to a scenario which is already in my opinion previously addressed elsewhere. I just don't feel like copy/pasting.

For a great example as to what legalization can do. Take a look a Portugal: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/...46,00.html

[Sly]

My stance: Legalize ALL drugs. If there is no victim, there is no crime. If they want to take the stance of banning any drug, they should ban alcohol too.

As much as I'd like to you agree with you, sometimes the Government limits things to protect us from ourselves. Many people are not smart enough and don't have enough self-control to protect themselves. Just look at the obesity in America. Also drugs like narcotics and opioids a have been linked with suffering economies and a struggling economy, just look at Russia over the past 5 years. When it comes to a drug like Marijuana, which has a similar effect to tobacco and alcohol, I don't see why it shouldn't be legal. Just have it under the same restrictions as alcohol or tobacco.

[Guardian]

As much as I'd like to you agree with you, sometimes the Government limits things to protect us from ourselves. Many people are not smart enough and don't have enough self-control to protect themselves. Just look at the obesity in America. Also drugs like narcotics and opioids a have been linked with suffering economies and a struggling economy, just look at Russia over the past 5 years. When it comes to a drug like Marijuana, which has a similar effect to tobacco and alcohol, I don't see why it shouldn't be legal. Just have it under the same restrictions as alcohol or tobacco.

Bullshit. I don't need a government to 'protect' me. If I do something stupid, that is my choice and I must live with it. Its part of growing and developing as a person. People need to have some personal responsibility and stop blaming others for their actions. This perpetuates the problem and creates even more reliance on others or the government until a person can't take any responsibility.

On the economic front, I call even more BS. Look at the tobacco industry. Look at the alcohol industry. We goo through a recession and they keep growing. The drug industry would be similar. Then, if it weren't criminal, people could still go on living their lives instead of going to jail or falling into a life of crime.