Your views on Marijuana 2

[Old Crow]

Hemp is not weed. You can not get high off of it. They come from the same plant but hemp is missing THC (somebody correct me if Im wrong.)

[Athlonz2012]

Hemp is not weed. You can not get high off of it. They come from the same plant but hemp is missing THC (somebody correct me if Im wrong.)

Yup, but most people don't even know what Hemp is, and politicians keeps it away from the mainstream intellect, they care too much for the biochemical lobby. So all you hear in the news is about "marijuana", all the time, Marijuana this, marijuana bust, pot bust, pot problem etc.

Keep the sheep uninformed about what can be grown in your backyard and bring self-autonomy is crucial in keeping alot of people's jobs just to bust people, it's a neverending circle.

after finding out about hemp, I find this whole drug war thing is very fixed on fear of the unknown.

[TowerSheep]

Hemp =/= Weed as stated before. It is however very relevant to the argument because people are using weed to remove something that is quite beneficial.

As an occasional drinker I don't feel I have the right to enjoy my harmless pleasure and deny some one else theirs. (If done in moderation drinking is actually beneficial, look at studies on wine and beer in small amounts.) I don't smoke and never will (I already have breathing problems and after trying cigarettes I swore to never touch any thing that needed to be smoked because my lungs hurt for days after) but that does not mean I care if you do. I believe that the SAME LAWS that apply to drinking should apply to weed because they are both drugs that alter your level of alertness.

Funny thing is, before I did any research I was very against legalizing it. Now I laugh it off because it simply isn't my problem.

California has had several votes to legalize weed and they all failed miserably. This means MAJORITY OF PEOPLE do not want it legalized in the most liberal state.

Several stores in the US already sell hemp goods grown and made in the US. There is one in the mall by me, the hippie vibe you get from the store is not helping people see that hemp has practical uses (most people ignore it)

tl;dr
Hemp is useful and does not mean weed will be made from it.
I am for legalizing because I'm no hypocrite (I drink).
It has been up to the people to legalize it and they keep saying no, not the politicians.
Some stores in the US already make and sell Hemp goods.

[Pillz]

This is America, weed isn't legal, therefore the majority doesn't smoke it, because in a world with law, the majority follows the law.

The fact that there are SOFUCKINGMANY potheads and cannabis advocates out there shows that it's not a killer drug, it's not bad for you, and there's really no reason to keep it illegal. I've argued with idiots who say they don't want pot to be legal because it changes your state of mind and "parents might smoke and their kids steal their stash and get high, and run off and get hit by a car because they're out of their mind" or whatthefuckever. Shit that could actually happen with alcohol, a substance that is already legal.

Plus, we have bars, where you DRIVE to get DRUNK, and then are expected to not drive home. Gr.

Also, it's legal in California I thought? Or only for medical purposes at least, because I know there are a couple hundred marijuana headshops out there.

[Old Crow]

I believe that it was voted legal in California but the rules were vague (just like in Michigan for medical pot) so people could have it out but then "somehow" break a law and get arrested.