Weed and medical marijuana

[BumblebeeCody]

(07-27-2012 02:45 AM)Beardy Wrote:  I don't really have any strong feelings on it either way. I don't know enough about its medical applications to form an opinion on the matter, but if it's genuinely helpful then I don't see why it shouldn't be prescribed.

As for recreational use, I suppose I lean towards legalisation. I don't touch it now, but in the past I've found it insanely easy to get hold of. At least if it was legalised then it could be thoroughly regulated and have the shit taxed out of it. I kind of take that attitude with all drugs really. As awful as a lot of them are, taking them out of the hands of drug dealers and into reputable, thoroughly restricted business seems like a sound idea.

I don't hold with the "it should be legalised because I'm permanently stoned and weed is super cool" kind of people because shut the hell up, you feckless stoners, that's not a reason. (2 I don't think the argument that it's safer than booze is a really strong reason for legalising it either. Booze is thoroughly entrenched as a legal thing, that's not likely to change. Doesn't mean you should let other stuff slide just because of that.


Edit - but as I say, I don't really care too much either way to be honest.

@2 Its not so much that it's an argument point of it being safer than booze, it's that, how can a drug that's far more dangerous be legal and so widley available yet something as harmless as weed be illegal? As Cinna said as well, it's good for stress relief but also as an anti-depressant. The difference is that Anti-depressants cause deaths (if you take too many) whereas weed can be used in the same manner as weed yet it can't harm you. It doesn't affect you body like other drugs such as: killing brain cells or harming your liver.

Quote:Deaths per year from:
tobacco=340,000-395,000
Alcohol (not including accidents)=125,000+
Drug overdose (prescription)=14,000-27,000
Drug overdose (illegal)=3,800-5,200
Marijuana=0

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Even if they don't legalise weed as a "recreational" drug then they need to at least legalise medical marijuana.

Edit: Not to mention the amount of people that get arrested just for sitting at home smoking it. Why?