What are the Best reasons/arguments to keep marijuana illegal?

National Review ^ | July 29, 2008 | me_a_republic

[me_a_republican]

Dear fellow forum members,

What are the best reasons or arguments you can think of to keep marijuana illegal?

It would really really help to if you can reply only after reading http://www.nationalreview.com/12feb96/drug.html .

Thank you.

[Soliton]

None of the potheads I know are successful.

This is literally true

[dmz]

None of the potheads I know are successful.
This is literally true
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without trying to hard to be a butthead, I’d suggest this says more about the potheads you know than it does about potheads in general.

I think you need to hang with a better class of potheads :-)

[jmc813]

This is literally true

Well, you must hang around with a bunch of losers, then. I know a lot of people who almost definitely make more money than you who enjoy partaking.

[Soliton]

without trying to hard to be a butthead, I’d suggest this says more about the potheads you know than it does about potheads in general.

I think we have a definition problem. Occasional smokers are not potheads. Potheads are people who make pot a critical part of their lives and defend it as if it was a religion.

[jmc813]

Ha! See #123. Great minds and all.

[jmc813]

Occasional smokers are not potheads. Potheads are people who make pot a critical part of their lives and defend it as if it was a religion.

Oh. Sorry for the slam there. I guess we actually kinda agree. But I will say, the pot is s symptom, not a cause for those people.

[Soliton]

I know a lot of people who almost definitely make more money than you who enjoy partaking.

I don't recall mentioning how much money I make. Drug dealers and Hollywierd stars make a lot of money, but it doesn't mean they aren't losers.

[Soliton]

But I will say, the pot is s symptom, not a cause for those people.

It is both. Like all vices, it can take over. Stupid people do not get smarter on pot.

[newgeezer]

Uh, dude, your arguments are backwards. Read the headline again.

And for crying out loud, step away from the bong. :-)

[DungeonMaster]

Sorry, I posted the opposite of what I intended. My post was in answer to making it legal.

[DungeonMaster]

And for crying out loud, step away from the bong. :-)

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[SoldierDad]

No, I’ve made my logical arguments in the face of your illogical arguments, and as yet am awaiting anything to the contrary from you. You wish to, instead, employ a “red herring” in place of logical argument.

[SoldierDad]

What difference would it make were any part of my salary to be from “government funding”? Are you thus suggesting I’m biased? I’ll save you the problem of wondering. Yes, I’m biased. I’m biased against the illegal use of recreational drugs and/or prescription drugs. Where my salary comes from has nothing to do with my bias in this area, as I’ve maintained this position from an early age.

[SoldierDad]

You've heard some reefer madness hype and bought into it hook, line, and sinker. There is no good evidence that marijuana use damages chromosomes and harms reproductive systems and causes messed up children.

I disagree. I've not "heard" any hype. I've read the literature on the subject, and worked with the children of people who abused marijuana and now are dealing with the fact that their children are having problems with learning. If you cared to do your own research on the subject, turning to the reputable sources on the subject, you'd find that your belief that marijuana is harmless is hype.

[Lurker]

Because thousands of DEA Agents are depending on the income.

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[TKDietz]

I never said marijuana was harmless. I have read the literature on the subject as well and while it’s not a healthy habit there isn’t good evidence that it damages chromosomes and causes learning problems in children of users. What you are proposing is not the consensus among the scientific community and it runs counter to what I’ve seen with my own two eyes. I’m not buying it. You can believe whatever you want to believe though.

[darkwing104]

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[rottndog]

What are the Best reasons/arguments to keep marijuana illegal?

What else would we do with the drug enforcement industrial complex?

[KSCITYBOY]

It makes people stupid and we already have enough democrats.

[reagan_fanatic]