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RobH4413 · 04-10-2007, 04:21 PM

Well, my stance on civil liberties is that you can do whatever you want in your own home as long as you don't infringe on the rights of other.

This goes with dangerous substances as well, If you OD on heroin, you affect the paramedics that have to come and resuscitate you. Something that destructive shouldn't be legal.

There is no way to OD on marijuana. There are zero reported fatalities. It can probably even be argued that some of the effects of marijuana are beneficial to society (not to many stoners beat there wives compared to alcoholics). It also has been suggested to marijuana smoke may have some protective effect against lung cancer. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...01729_pf.html).

Ultimately the problem arises when you ask yourself about infringing the right of others, and it's fairly evident that it lowers your reaction time, and hence driving while impaired becomes an issue. There is no way to give you a potalizer, and until one is developed, I don't see marijuana becoming legal.

It's really hard to get around this issue, and some serious thought has to be put into it. Who knows, maybe if we figure out by the rate that THC is broken down in the body, we'll be able to develop specific marijuana data applied to different people.

Maybe it's a stretch, but I think it's possible. If we can send people to the moon, we'll probably be able to figure out something plausible.

So I guess my answer is yes, it should be legal if there is a way to test is more accurately.

04-10-2007, 04:21 PM	#7
RobH4413 Wildcard Bitches Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bethesda, MD Age: 41 Posts: 2,638	Re: Legalize it! Well, my stance on civil liberties is that you can do whatever you want in your own home as long as you don't infringe on the rights of other. This goes with dangerous substances as well, If you OD on heroin, you affect the paramedics that have to come and resuscitate you. Something that destructive shouldn't be legal. There is no way to OD on marijuana. There are zero reported fatalities. It can probably even be argued that some of the effects of marijuana are beneficial to society (not to many stoners beat there wives compared to alcoholics). It also has been suggested to marijuana smoke may have some protective effect against lung cancer. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...01729_pf.html). Ultimately the problem arises when you ask yourself about infringing the right of others, and it's fairly evident that it lowers your reaction time, and hence driving while impaired becomes an issue. There is no way to give you a potalizer, and until one is developed, I don't see marijuana becoming legal. It's really hard to get around this issue, and some serious thought has to be put into it. Who knows, maybe if we figure out by the rate that THC is broken down in the body, we'll be able to develop specific marijuana data applied to different people. Maybe it's a stretch, but I think it's possible. If we can send people to the moon, we'll probably be able to figure out something plausible. So I guess my answer is yes, it should be legal if there is a way to test is more accurately. __________________ This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!