Question by Henry: Is there a good argument, backed by facts or statistics against marijuana’s legalization?
I don’t use but I do support people’s right to. I always thought medical marijuana was a little bit of a joke until I realized from my aunt how horrible chemotherapy is. We live in Texas and my aunt is in almost constant agony. She is not expected to live but we are hoping. I see medical marijuana patients praise and adore it not because it gets them high but because it’s the only thing that’s guaranteed to work instantly and consistently. And cancer medication is EXTREMELY expensive, weed is dirt cheap and there’s no risk of O.D or dependency.

Every study or article i come across debunk’s the traditional view of marijuana being a bad drug. One study said that small amounts of THC actually INCREASE one’s driving skill because you become very cautious and aware. No one’s ever going to O.D on weed alone and even the smoke is widely believed to be harmless since pot smokers have virtually none of the health problems cigarette smokers do. Another study says weed decreases your chances of getting badder cancer.

The only negative i come across is bronchitis but even then that’s hardly anything compared to lung or liver cancer since it’s not even permanent.

I think that the smoke has to have some bad effect but then what do you say to people who use vaporizers? They’re becoming a lot more popular and everyone says a vaporizer is better than smoking in every single way. And of course hemp can make clothing, hemp paper, hemp milk, hemp oil, it’s almost as diverse in it’s uses as soy.

I honestly think lobbyists help to keep it illegal as well. (one of the few conspiracies i actually believe) and i think that legal weed would put Shady Carlos from the inner city out of work. Also wouldn’t decriminalizing weed take away that forbidden fruit aspect? Cigarettes are far less appealing now that people have been educated with actual facts.

My aunt says if she had weed, she’d use it to try and get some of her life back. So I’m unsure as to whether or not i would give my own aunt pot! lol.
What do you guys think?

Best answer:

Answer by Douglas S
There are no “statistics” or “facts”, because large scale marijuana use in a major country has never been tried.
No one can answer the question as no one can give facts or figures for a post apocalyptic world.
There has been no apocalypse.
(Purposefully dramatic to make a point.)
Medical marijuana for palliative care should probably be ignored, if not condoned outright.
That’s my opinion.
The problem will be some snarky wit who claims we’re all going to die anyway….

As for driving stoned, I know better.
I’d guess most people alive in the US today, know better, too.
It isn’t safe, and having a stoner holding his head and mouthing: “Whoa, Dude!” at an accident sight, is not as good as preventing the accident.

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