Question by Kay: Where do you stand on the issue of legalizing Marijuana?
and Have you done any research to support your opinion? Here is my opinion- I would like to hear yours…

Personally, I am all for the legalization of it…
And no, I am not a pothead, I don’t even smoke, I don’t like it…
that being said- My reasons are these,
If Cigarettes and alcohol are legal, what difference is pot? Studies have actually proven that you are less violent and a better driver when high then drunk-

Also, if it is a regulated substance, this actually makes it harder for kids to get it- they would have to show ID (Dealers actually don’t want it legalized because of this, if any store would sell it like they sell smokes and alcohol, the dealers would “go out of business”… It’s harder for kids to get smokes and Alcohol because of this-

also, the history of why pot was made illegal in the first place was during the Vietnam war, when the government couldn’t arrest the protesters for protesting but instead they made pot illegal so they could arrest them for possession.

If the government can tax cigarettes and make such a huge amount of revenue on that, just think of how much tax revenue they would be able to pull in from Marijuana purchases… and on the note of tax money, think of how much money would be saved from Marijuana busts and “criminals” and how much more the DEA would be able to focus on the more hard core drugs being moved across the border and country…

I have seen most of these facts confirmed in other places, I looked them up after watching “The Union”- this was the main source for the ideas I brought up here. I tried to keep it brief- I didn’t want to bore you with the full extent of my thinking

I know that addiction to this substance can ruin lifes and families, but again, Alcohol does the same thing, and that is still legal- it is left up to the “user” to regulate his or her consumption. Why do we feel the need to differentiate between pot and alcohol?

I am just curious about how many people are really against it vs how many people are for it.

Best answer:

Answer by Bert
Let the States decide. I’m in favor for my State.

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