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Many proponents of marijuana decriminalization have argued partially decriminalizing marijuana would largely reduce costs of maintaining the criminal justice and law enforcement systems, while fully decriminalizing marijuana to allow the cultivation and sale would generate a substantial amount of income from taxing marijuana sales. Other arguments assert that the funds saved from marijuana decriminalization could be used to enforce laws for other, more serious and violent crimes.

Attempts to decriminalization of marijuana in the United States began in the 1970s and several jurisdictions have subsequently decriminalized marijuana (also referred to as cannabis) for non-medical purposes, as views on marijuana have liberalized, peaking in 1978.[1] The decriminalization movement supports efforts ranging from reducing penalties for marijuana-related offenses to removing all penalties related to ....
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Submitted on 03-29-2010 04:58:23

I hope the <a title="Part 2: Arguments against Marijuana Legalization in California" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/money blog/2010/03/25/part-2-arguments-marijuana-lega lization-california/">California Cannabis Act</a> DOES go before voters as a ballot initiative, and I hope it passes. Prohibitions, in the past, never work – they just don't, and the only thing it does is enrich criminals and create |more need for prisons – and then citizens wind up needing payday advances for lawyers to defend themselves in court. We should legalize marijuana completely – medical marijuana has benefits, and it's obvious that there's a demand for it – and supply will always meet demand. Not forgetting the idiotic nature of government to tell people what they may or mayn't do within the privacy of their own houses, if they aren't hurting anybody.

 
Submitted on 10-03-2008 16:20:41

There are so many reasons why Cannabis should be legalized, but I fear that too many people have an old fashioned mindset regarding the plant.

Will it be legalized? Probably, largely due to the fact that the internet gives people a medium to debunk myths about the "dangers" of marijuana. Yet, people cling to these myths for dear life. They're terrified of pot. Things are changing, though.

More and more states are adopting Medical Marijuana programs, a step in the direction of legalization. Public opinion is warming to the idea of legalized pot, slowly but surely.

 
Submitted on 09-10-2008 16:02:53

What are drugs legal drugs illegal drugs things from under the kitchen sink things you find in a forrest?

if you make a comparison of lethality / abuse / long term physical damage with alcohol tobacco coffee aspirines fast food or chocolate. You will see marihuana does the least harm to your health.
- it has medical uses
- it can be used as biofuel
- You can digest it it is a very good foodsource
- Can and has been used to produce almost ANYTHING from paper to clothes to plastics
- You cannot overdose on weed (lots of people have tried and failed)
It perks are what it has going against it... the established industries don't tolerate a huge threat to their profits that is represented by this PLANT
- The base of criminalisation were racist and xenofobic policies that gave us the alcohol prohibition that helped finance and empower organised crime at that time)

it is the most versatile crop with a huge return / per acre with minimum input of energy.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p =7EDABBFD4CCED1EC
Documentary GRASS about Marijuana
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list ?p=DB40944371BAD9CA
Documentary about HENNEP and its many uses

The drug war creates more problems then it claims it will be able to solve.

 
Submitted on 09-10-2008 15:36:37

I think its a waste of time. Making it legal won't help. A lot of people who smoke also do other drugs as well. It's not like druggies make this the drug of choice, its a drug of availability.

 
Submitted on 09-10-2008 15:23:41

Drug War was lost long time ago. Even drug police wants to legalize it to some extent. I'd like government to legalize marijuana and put it on same category as alcohol - do it at home but not in public or driving. Remember kids - say no to drug! ;)

 
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