Should marijuana be legalized?

I vote yes because you can die of drinking too much water too fast...yes it has already happened...but you absolutly CANNOT die from marijuana...the lethal dose is 15 000 join in 20 minutes so...do the math...
And also it is less phisycally addictive than coffe and also less toxic. It would be fair to keep marijuana illegal if we put water illegal too.

CPicard wrote: I voted "no", and I would always vote "no" about any idea of legalizing any drugs. I already support the "fight" against tobacco and alcoholism. A few days ago, a friend of mine explained me why he was against this legalization: as long as marijuana is forbidden, its users would keep with this "grass" and would be less likely to try hard drugs. I'm not sure his theory is correct, but that would be an idea I could throw in the discussion.

The only reason marijuana is ever a gateway to harder drugs is because people have to become acquainted with drug dealers to get it. If you could buy it at your local grocery store, it would just be a gateway to...cupcakes!

I take the Frank Zappa stance: I don't do it and I find it kinda dumb, but I'm all for legalizing it.

CPicard wrote: The Sleepwalker wrote: CPicard wrote: I voted "no", and I would always vote "no" about any idea of legalizing any drugs. I already support the "fight" against tobacco and alcoholism. A few days ago, a friend of mine explained me why he was against this legalization: as long as marijuana is forbidden, its users would keep with this "grass" and would be less likely to try hard drugs. I'm not sure his theory is correct, but that would be an idea I could throw in the discussion. As far as I know the Netherlands have relatively less hard drug addicts than the US. I'm not 100% sure though. As I said, it's the idea of this friend of mine. I'm not sure things work this way.

Stop listening to your friend. he has no idea what he is talking about.

and: Try and get some knowledge first, and then form an opinion.

Oh yes!

Andy, your signature is distinctly apt for this thread

There was a report published about 5 years ago which showed that the UK had the highest rate of illegal drug use in Europe, along with Sweden (I think) Coincidenatlly both countries had the toughest anti drugs laws. The evidence speaks for itself.

But the whole issue is emotive and politicised. Many among our middle classes are terrified of drugs, and believe that they are only used and sold by hooded, black men with guns in alley ways. Sometimes the supply works it's way into universities where their innocent, defenceless offspring are studying. They smoke one joint, and the next thing they'll be selling their own kidneys for rocks of crack.

One way to lose an election is to 're-open the debate on legalising drugs'

The Sleepwalker wrote: CPicard wrote: I voted "no", and I would always vote "no" about any idea of legalizing any drugs. I already support the "fight" against tobacco and alcoholism. A few days ago, a friend of mine explained me why he was against this legalization: as long as marijuana is forbidden, its users would keep with this "grass" and would be less likely to try hard drugs. I'm not sure his theory is correct, but that would be an idea I could throw in the discussion. As far as I know the Netherlands have relatively less hard drug addicts than the US. I'm not 100% sure though.

Indeed they do.

And I voted yes; I'm all for people being able to put whatever they want into their body.

I voted "no", and I would always vote "no" about any idea of legalizing any drugs. I already support the "fight" against tobacco and alcoholism.

A few days ago, a friend of mine explained me why he was against this legalization: as long as marijuana is forbidden, its users would keep with this "grass" and would be less likely to try hard drugs.
I'm not sure his theory is correct, but that would be an idea I could throw in the discussion.

I think all drugs should be legal, including crystal-meth or whateven drug there is. make it cheaper and easier to obtain.