I personally have never smoked weed, don't plan on it, and have only known a few people who ever have.
I do feel, however, that legalizing it would help much more than hurt. The people who say that it causes car accidents; well, true, it does. But so does alcohol, and it's not illegal to sell in stores. The same goes with the fact that it can kill. So can cars, pregnancy, alcohol, and cigarettes.Anyone who wants marijuana can find a dealer, so the only thing not legalizing it does is make the drug lords rich. If the U.S. government were to legalize it and own the industry over it, there could be an economic boom with the amount of unskilled labor jobs being created. Not only that, they could tax it to hell--just below the price of what you would pay for on the street. The economy would be at a high plateau.
I'm interested in some arguments against this, or even some more for it. Opinions, anyone?
I do feel, however, that legalizing it would help much more than hurt. The people who say that it causes car accidents; well, true, it does. But so does alcohol, and it's not illegal to sell in stores. The same goes with the fact that it can kill. So can cars, pregnancy, alcohol, and cigarettes.Anyone who wants marijuana can find a dealer, so the only thing not legalizing it does is make the drug lords rich. If the U.S. government were to legalize it and own the industry over it, there could be an economic boom with the amount of unskilled labor jobs being created. Not only that, they could tax it to hell--just below the price of what you would pay for on the street. The economy would be at a high plateau.
I'm interested in some arguments against this, or even some more for it. Opinions, anyone?