Posted on 07/29/2008 8:38:33 PM PDT by 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.
I don't respect potheads. I wouldn't knowingly hang around potheads. None of the potheads I know are successful.
Do you work with the children of parents who used marijuana? Have you dealt with the impact this drug causes on these children's learning processes? Alcohol has an effect on the physical development of these children, as well as the mental development. So, because marijuana's effects are only related to mental development, and not physical development, we should legalize it? It's okay that children of these parents suffer significant learning disabilities since there are no physical effects? I'm not buying the argument. I'm also not entering into your "debate" on the merits of one detrimental substance over another one. This is like having an argument with a child who complains about being in trouble for an act that one of his/her friends got away with.
I don’t respect potheads. I wouldn’t knowingly hang around potheads. None of the potheads I know are successful.
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OK. I take no issue with your personal opinions.
I’m simply stating that it is my belief that one or more of the people you do respect professionally may be consuming mj without your knowledge. Obviously, I am basing my statement purely on the law of averages.
Who is the "government"?
Especially considering that marijuana is far less harmful.
Please research the effects of marijuana use before making false claims about it not being harmful.
If you give people freedom, occasionally they won't make the best choices. But that's certainly better than having the government micromanaging what plants we can consume and which ones we can't.
Most people do not commit murder, robbery, burlary, rape, assault, etc. Yet, we have laws against these acts. Why? If most people can be depended upoon to act rightly, then these laws are also not needed (based upon your ideology with respect to marijuana). Your argument can be used to apply to other harmful substances as well, such as heroin, cocaine, meth, and controlled legal drugs such as oxycontin and other pain medications. Do you want to go there as well? Again, I'm not buying this.
As a general rule I only believe ‘studies’ when they confirm common sense. I can see how children who are introduced to alcohol with their parents would be less inclined to binge drink, but it makes no sense to me that legal and readily available marijuana would be less utilized. I understand the forbidden fruit argument...but I’ve never actually heard anyone, much less a pothead tell me that they smoked out because it was against the law, they do it because it’s fun getting high.
As individuals no, but the states, as sovereigns can, and routinely do regulate private behavior. Understand, that I would prefer a more libertarian interpretation of the Consitution as well, but the Supreme Court and Congress have long ago embarked on a far more broadly defined scope of power for our state and federal governments.
Do you work with the children of parents who used marijuana? Have you dealt with the impact this drug causes on these children’s learning processes?
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Can you fill us in on the research behind your comments? What work do you do with these children, and how do you know what their parents were doing at the time of conception?
I've, through the course of study in my Master of Arts program and through continuing education requirements, researched this issue at length. All the information you need to learn about the harmful effects of marijuana can be found on the internet, as well as going to your local college and perusing periodicals on childhood development, as well as medical journals.
What work do you do with these children, and how do you know what their parents were doing at the time of conception?
As a matter of course, in my job, I collect background information from parents which includes pre-pregnancy and prenatal behaviors. You might be surprised at the number of parents who are completely honest about what they did prior to and during pregnancy.
And, your stats on the number of times this unfortunate mix-up happens in this country?
And you are putting marijuana in the same analogy with murder and rape?
I just attempted to place your ludicrious claims into perspective.
Certainly it is fun getting high, but some of that fun is in the fact that you are being rebellious. Taking the mystique out of something does make it less likely to be used. I think that is common sense.
I’ve, through the course of study in my Master of Arts program and through continuing education requirements, researched this issue at length. All the information you need to learn about the harmful effects of marijuana can be found on the internet
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And by the same token, the same internet provides access to hundreds of links that are 180 degrees opposite from your thesis.
How many of those folks who admit to marijuana usage used absolutely no other substances (other drugs, alcohol, tobacco, prescription meds)?
When faced with contradictory information, as we plainly have in the mj debate, I turn back to my own anecdotal experience, my 3 kids, and the children of those I’ve known for a long time whose parents partook (partake) of the evil weed. I see a bunch of successful college graduates, taking their place in the workforce as pretty decent citizens. Scientific? Hell no, but enough to make me concerned about personal biases appearing in the scientific literature on the topic.
You must be a blast at parties.
None of the potheads I know are successful.
See post 90 and try to quit being so close-minded every time you post something on this site.
So you can't logically argue your point so you run away. Typical for the few anti-pot freepers left here.
It would redirect money to American weed growers with a bit for Uncle Sugar.
It would reduce the 2 million people in our prisons.
If this is not too personal of a question, does any part of your salary come from government funding?
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