Is it right for Marijuana to be illegal/Legal?

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The Ghost of RubangB said:

If you want to make drugs illegal based on how dangerous they are for the human body to consume, we should ban alcohol and make marijuana and many other safer drugs legal.

That's never going to happen, so that line of logic isn't going to work.

If you want to make drugs illegal based on crimes and accidents they cause, we should ban alcohol and make marijuana and many other safer drugs legal.

That's never going to happen, so that line of logic isn't going to work...



I think all drugs should be legal, even the crazy ones, because I don't think it's the government's job to tell me what to do with my body. I think doing any drug should be as legal as masturbating or getting a stupid tattoo or chopping my own finger off.

While I agree with the sentiment that people should be able to do what they want to do, provided they don't harm others, having highly addictive drugs such as cocaine readily available for consumers would not be a good thing.  Sure, you may choose to use the drug once or twice, but after you become addicted, all choice goes out the window.  And it's so damn easy to get addicted.

Though I suppose they could HIGHLY tax drugs such as these to dissuade people from buying them, as much as I hate taxes.

In the end, I just don't think it's a good idea.