why are people so against marijuana?
(re-stating my earlier question)
I was curious and i visited several websites such as www.abovetheinfluence.com, and www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov. I found that many people try and classify marijuana as a illicit substance that’s crippling all of American youth causing addiction and other negative effects. Its ironic that their “proof” or their main information backing them up is all statistical information, it just goes to show you that they have no conclusive information proving that marijuana is harmful. now yes i know that its a carcinogen because it burns, but keep in mind you can eat it in baked good too. now a good example of a typical marijuana user is me, im high right now. i go to college, have a successful group of friends and am very happy but i use pot on a somewhat regular basis. i just don’t understand why everyone is so damn worked up over a small little plant, if they just sat down and sparked it up they might see how frivolous this whole situation is…
now keep in mind statistics are really not proven ratifiable data, its just collections of generalized data surveyed on only a few people. the person who is making the study can easily skew their results by selective surveying. if you don’t think that it happens then you guys have alot to learn, i could easy make a survey to have the answers i want in completely legitimate ways. and im saying generally speaking weed is not harmful in the way it affects you, myself and most other users are able to live fine while enjoying. some people who are generally weaker-minded in general are the ones who spiral into life ruining drug habits which is what anti pot advocates capitalize on. im not trying to say that everything i believe is whats right and anti-drug lobbyists are all completely wrong, im just wanting to say “hey look theres another side to the whole issue”
and im not really touching on the legalization issue, im just talking about why people have so much support against it when its not such a horrible thing. its all about self control and knowing your priority’s. i know some people that cant manage smoking, their like crack addicts. but should that be a reason for us all to not be able to smoke because some people have no willpower. i know many people that eat entire bags of doughnuts and live harmful dietary lives, does that mean i cannot enjoy an occasional doughnut?
I believe people are against it because there is money to be made fighting a war against it. Every pothead in jail is more money from the government for that jail. They also keep the law enforcement busy doing their jobs. Personally, I’m all for the stuff. It’s just greed keeps them fighting a war against it instead of just taxing it.
people are so against it messes you up sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad. i mean think about it!
Good luck with this. When you started using weed how much and how often did you use? How much do you use today? The problem with your thinking is that even marijuana can be addictive. Leading to using more or other drugs. Hence drug user. I don’t care how strong minded you may be, you too can become addicted. Almost every business requires a drug test. Positive drug test= no job= no home. No getting around that is there?
Not to mention it is illegal. The only way I would condone legalizing marijuana use is if a terminally ill patient was using it to control pain.
Once something is termed evil, it is very difficult for it to be seen any other way. The government reacted negatively to the entire hippy movement that involved all types of drugs. Notice the movement is not recognized for alcohol use. So an entire class of things was characterized as evil, with MJ being one of them. Now the baby boomers who were hippies are in control and they don’t want their children doing what they did, so it continues to maintain an “evil” persona. The truth is, it is only addictive to those people who are the type to become mentally dependent. It’s capture ration of first time users is one of the lowest of all substances…including caffeine. But how do you move something that has so much negativity and bad karma built up around it and move it to socially acceptable? We might see a shift as the older generation moves out of power, so it will be interesting to watch for the next 10 years what happens.
And to address the point on top…it is a common misconception that putting people in jail makes money for the government. For every day a person is in jail in Texas, they receive $50 towards their fines and court costs, not including the money spent to house and feed them. I am a state prosecutor and trust me, I am sick of seeing possession for less than two ounces cases on my desk. They clutter our docket, we don’t fine that much for them, we aren’t making money off of potheads basically. It is a waste of resources.
**Edit: People are addicted to alcohol, higher capture ratio than pot, and that is legal. Obesity in America is claimed to be caused to food addictions…legal. Nyquil…addictive…legal. Prescription drugs…addictive (even can be with prescribed use)…legal. Sex…can be addictive…legal. See the trend here? Calling something addictive isn’t a bar to legality. It is an excuse to ignore reality.
cuz they are jealous