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I agree with this commentary and I believe that marijuana should be decriminalized. I do not advocate its use among young people, most of whom I believe are not old enough to use marijuana responsibly. However, I agree with the statment that is is far less harmful than cigarettes or alcohol. It makes me angry to see young people sent to jail for using marijuana and those caught with cigarettes are not even ticketed! There are many debates about marijuana so I will not write an essay about the plant and its many uses (there are plenty of those already written:)) I just wanted to say that I agree with the comentary and I hope to see the laws about marijuana change:)

To find out more about decriminalization of marijuana, please visit the following link:
NORML Homepage

LEGALISE IT!
(nearly) everyone enjoys the occasionally toke- its pointless clogging up the system with cannabis arests and can easilt ruin someones lifes life because they had a few onces of weed of them when they were 15 (in the UK police cautions last for 7 years and can be viwed by all potential employers)

I wish they would leagalise it also.....Why is Alcohol leagal when it causes more death more misery and more social problems than all the other drugs put toogether.
I know plenty of "smokers" and I would rather be around them than a problem drinker any day.
the laws are crazy and there are contradictions all over the place....The world is deffinatley going mad!!! Must be all that marujuanna lol...

I spoke to an ex high ranking Marine a while back about legalizing Marijuana. He stated that the government actually has more control over it in the black market than we know. It's big money for them & even more so than if they were to legalize it & charge a high tax.
I personally think Marijuana in very light moderation is actually beneficial. The fact is that all the bad things that the media & the govt. leads us to believe about Marijuana is either a lie or exaggerated. If smoking Marijuana causes anything, it's that it usually makes most people feel ok with being bored instead of using that freetime to do more life-fulfilling & productive things.
So I personally think if you are the smoking it on a regular basis, you have issues. But if you taking a few hits here & there just a few times a year, i think that could actually be a good thing.
Also, cancer patients should have free reign of the stuff

I would have to disagree, it is illegal to use, therefore you shouldnt use it.

Based on these posts, I'm guessing you people are regular users or were during your formative years. "...makes most people feel ok with being bored instead of using that freetime to do more life-fulfilling & productive things." Good call, all we need is more people to think it's okay to sit around and do nothing productive. {sarcasm off} Another thing that bothers me is not the argument about the effects of weed, but that so many young people are willing to break the law.

Just to go on a slight tangent for a moment � Annoying someone via the Internet is a federal crime as part of the �Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act.� (http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html).

Therefore, since annoying someone via the internet is illegal (In the US at least�) we should all stop posting anything at all just in case we offend someone!

My point is, just because something is illegal doesn�t mean it always makes sense for it to be.

I often hear remarks about those of us in favor of decriminalization of marijuana that we must be users ourselves, and perhaps we need to get a life. I have never abused drugs. I do not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes or use any illegal drugs. I tried cigarettes and alcohol years ago, I tried marijuana once, in my early years and couldn't figure out why anyone in their right mind would want to use any them. They are not my 'cup of tea.' I am a Mom and Grandmom, my only son died from a heroin overdose, and now I am a drug law reform activist who became enlightened about drug use and abuse only after my son's death. Those of you who think I am out of line, take the time to do the research I have done in the last 8 years, then and only then could you possibly understand that what you are saying is ridiculous and ignorant. If you haven't walked in my shoes, you cannot possibly have a clue about what I think. Marijuana use among the terminally ill, should never, ever be illegal. If it brings a patient any release from their misery why should you (or anyone else) care? It is proven to not be addictive, unlike the opiate drugs often prescribed for these patients. It is less problematic than alcohol and cigarettes. Even though some states have voted FOR medical marijuana, the federal government comes along and arrests people anyway. Do you honestly think this is right? What about States Rights? What about our rights to have custody of our own bodies? Should the federal government be so intrusive that it can tell us what we can and cannot do with our own bodies if we are of legal age? Legal age means adults, not children, of course. [color:"purple"] [/color] <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> [email]addictionsandchildren.bellaonline.com[/email] [color:"brown"] [/color] <img src="/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

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No comments? I thought for sure this would rile up some readers.

I am the daughter of an ol' pot smokin' hippie, who is an awesome dad. I tried it, didn't like it. I married a man who used it for years, then quit. I don't see the harm in smoking it in small doses. HOWEVER, I recently took a volunteer course through the local PD and learned many things I didn't know. The illegal grows that have been busted are loaded with weapons, the FEW people they have gotten out of there are illegal aliens from Mexico that are "working off" there transport to the US. THAT is very sad. Legalizing it would get rid of that aspect of it. There are also other uses, the hemp can be used for rope, jewelry, medicinal uses, etc. Here it is legal to have a prescription but illegal to actually have possession of your prescription??? The government controls many things it should not however, this one may not be so bad. Maybe the extra taxes could go to the schools like the lottery was supposed to!