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.

[mysterio]

Well, comparing marijuana to cigarettes is also a bit of a stretch. Cigarettes kill hundreds of thousands.

[Mr. Silverback]

Marijuana would likely do so if marijuana users smoked a pack of joints a day.

Are you calling for a cigarette ban?

[TKDietz]

“Did he say that, or did he specifically mention pregnancy?”

He did in previous posts starting at post # 99.

[Soliton]

And girls are icky. Geez, when did FR become a third grade playground?

I like girls. I don't like potheads.

[mysterio]

Marijuana would likely do so if marijuana users smoked a pack of joints a day.

Conduct a peer reviewed medical study and prove it.

Are you calling for a cigarette ban?

No. I'm not a statist.

[jmc813]

I like girls. I don't like potheads.

You probably get a minimal amount of chicks.

[jmc813]

What difference would it make were any part of my salary to be from “government funding”? Are you thus suggesting I’m biased?

Well, yeah.

[Soliton]

You probably get a minimal amount of chicks.

I have been married to a former model for 23 years. I have been very lucky that beautiful women prefer brains over stupid potheads

[fr_freak]

The idea that you're an FR member and are so divorced from reality that you think this would happen ("This is a raid! Put that beer down and step away from the child!") is completely mystifying to me.

You know what's mystifying to me? It's the way some people read what they expect to see, rather than what is actually there. Raid? When the hell did someone talk about a raid?

This is what blows my mind about "conservatives" like you: it doesn't bother you, in the least, that simple things like giving your kid a sip of beer might be illegal, because you have so much trust in daddy government that you just know he would never actually make use of that law, right? Sweet Uncle Sugar would agree with you all of the time about which laws should be applied when. Uncle Sugar has never even considered using words like "zero tolerance", right? Uncle Sugar has so much common sense, and so much regard for the rights and dignity of his people, that he would never require old, crippled people to remove their shoes in an airport, or kick kids out of school for drawing pictures of guns in crayon. Right? So what would it hurt if Uncle Sugar made a few laws that regulate things you do in your own home? He would never abuse them. Just curious - have you ever heard of an agency called CPS?

I mean little Billy can walk into the corner store, buy the Coors and drink it, or Mommy can buy Billy the Coors and he can drink it by the can. Do you believe that should be the state of the law, and do you believe the government is intruding on parental rights if that's not the state of the law?

I already said yes. What else do you need to hear?

[Mr. Silverback]

Conduct a peer reviewed medical study and prove it.

Why would I bother when I could care less how much or how little cancer marijuana causes?

No. I'm not a statist.

Then why'd you bring up cigaretee dangers in the fiirst place?

[Scotswife]

“I have been married to a former model for 23 years. I have been very lucky that beautiful women prefer brains over stupid potheads”

LOL!
There’s nothing more sad than a 40 yr. old man who still uses the words “dude” and “man” (as in “hey man, what’s up?”)
while wearing a dead head t-shirt.

not very attractive, at all.

[Soliton]

There’s nothing more sad than a 40 yr. old man who still uses the words “dude” and “man” (as in “hey man, what’s up?”) while wearing a dead head t-shirt.

The saddest thing is that they are over 50 years old with blurry tats, rat tail and a septic earring.

[Mr. Silverback]

He’s always acted in a manner consistent with good character here on FR, so I would not be surprised at all if he could back it up with study data. For sure we know that it reduces sperm count.

[Mr. Silverback]

You probably get a minimal amount of chicks.

Yeah dude, you're like not one of the cool kids unless you smoke the chronic! No cheerleaders are going to sit at your table in the cafeteria or come to your post-prom party!

[Mr. Silverback]

Well, yeah.

So, there aren''t any governmnt employees who smoke pot, because all government employees are so biased they can't make a rational decision about the bud?

[Soliton]

Yeah dude, you're like not one of the cool kids unless you smoke the chronic! No cheerleaders are going to sit at your table in the cafeteria or come to your post-prom party!

I am very lucky. I have never deserved the women in my life. I think I will put that on my tomb stone!

[Mr. Silverback]

My wife told me that although she wanted to serve her country and all, one of the major reasons she joined the Air Force was because she was tired of working with pot users. Dumbasses to a man.

[Soliton]

My wife told me that although she wanted to serve her country and all, one of the major reasons she joined the Air Force was because she was tired of working with pot users. Dumbasses to a man

Congratulations. You like me married up! ;0)

[wjcsux]

I love the kitty pic! LOL!

[mysterio]

Why would I bother when I could care less how much or how little cancer marijuana causes?

Cool. Then you won't care when it's legal.

No. I'm not a statist. Then why'd you bring up cigaretee dangers in the fiirst place?

Because you were ok with the dangers of legal cigarettes, so I figured I might as well point out your hypocrisy.