Should US Legalize Marijuana?

Guybrush · 04-28-2009, 03:36 AM

SATCHMO, the growers who come to your doorstep would also still most likely be criminals because they would be part of a black market. The thread is about the possibility of taxation and as such, in such a "legalized society" the war on drugs would simply shift and become a war on homegrowers.

Perhaps less interesting for you guys, there's also the problem of wether or not America should support foreign drug industries. Many of these deal in other shady businesses and are troublesome for many countries. Opening up a market to them is going to support those businesses. If America closes the market to them, they're still gonna be present on the black market.

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

There are negative effects to alcohol yet it's legal. Tobacco is about as bad. However marijuana could have some real medical benefits. I think it should be available for those people. As far as everyone else goes, is it not hard to get a hold of? Here I can pick it up from anyone really. Illegal or not.

I've already replied to this

I had two points. The first is so what about alcohol and tobacco? If we have some harmful things in society, does that by default mean we have to allow more? Secondly, alcohol and tobacco are easily taxed something marijuana is not and so the government makes a lot of money from them.