The Marijuana Thread: Congrats to Oregon, Alaska, and D.C.

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Joelcool7 said:

You took healthy out of context. I never said it should be banned because it isn't healthy. I stated the healthy minority of voters don't want it legal, I was refering to the amount of voters not the health of marijuanna. I also mentioned higher health bills but I wasn't saying that was a reason for it being illegal, just a stupid decision on the smokers behalf. What you do to your body as long as it doesn't effect others is between you and God. But when a drug like alchohol or marijuanna threaten the survival or happyness of those around you then they should be illegal. Much like here in Canada it is legal to smoke cigerettes however you can't smoke in restraunts, many parks, in out door markets and many public places. Why because it negatively effects those around you who suffer the consequences of your life choice. Take pregnant women for example many smoke and drink and then their babies come out deformed or mentally handicapped. All because that parent wanted to "Feel good".

Alot of things feel good but aren't good for you or those around you. Protection-less sex feels better then condom sex (Or so I hear all the time) yet its not good for you to go around having protection free sex. McDonalds hamburgers and fries taste amazing but they are horrible for you. The adrenaline rush you get when doing things you probably shouldn't like fighting , running from cops, robbing stores or people, that rush feels good. Doesn't mean its okay. Heroine feels good does that mean you should do it. Speeding feels good , should you speed everywhere?

I'm not saying don't do anything that feels good. But just because you enjoy something doesn't make it good. I myself have been drunk, it felt good, unless I started throwing up. Guess what I broke two cell phones and damaged several friendships through drunk messaging etc...etc... It felt good but guess what I've seen someone paralyzed by a drunk driver. I have seen families fall apart do to drinking. It should most definatly be illegal.

What you do to your body may be your buisness. But when your actions effect others then it becomes their buisness. Lets face it alchohol kills millions a year, cigerettes kill millions a year. Now as I said if they are legal then weed should be too. However that doesn't mean any of them should be.

I'm not a party pooper who thinks you should never enjoy yourself. But do so responsably as you do and I do. You not drinking , smoking or doing any narcotics, has that made your life horrible? Just because something is enjoyable doesn't mean you should do it.

Their are plenty of enjoyable things that are perfectly legal. I know several people like me who don't drink smoke or do any narcotics and I'd say they are all enjoying life. Its narrow minded to think you need to alter your brain to enjoy yourself.

I know what you meant when you said "healthy" majority.

I never said that anything that "feels good" should be permitted, but that you need to have very good reasons why sonething should be banned. You not liking it is not a good reason. The fact that it isn't the wisest thing to do is also not a good reason, as people have a right to make unwise decisions, as long as it doesn't concern others (and the choice to smoke, drink, use marijuana is personal, and it doesn't concern anyone else). If marijuana were legal, it would obviously be illegal to drive while using it, or to smoke in publc.

The reason why I don't drink or smoke or use drugs is because I don't think I'd like it. In the case of smoking it would be terrible at first, and then I'd get addicted to the nicotine and help the evil greedy tabaco companies get rich. In the other 2 cases, I don't like the ideea of beinf drunk or high and not being fully aware of what I'm doing (I'd use marijuana if a doctor ever reccomeded it for medical purposes though). I don't find these things pleasurable, but if other people like these things it's not my place to tell them otherwise (provided they don't break the law of course).

The whole "I've seen families fall appart due to drinking" is a weak argument. I've seen families fall appart due to one of the sposes (or both) being a workaholic. Does that mean working should be outlawed? Families can fall appart due to practically anything.

Also, condomless sex really is all that . And LOL @ the drunk messaging. What kind of things would you say when you were drunk?