Key wrote:I've seen marijuana users become violent, abusive, and go through withdrawals like any other drug.
Nonsense like this is what holds back society. Legislation based on ignorance. People having strong opinions based on ignorance and fallacious logic a child should not fall prey to.
Anyone exhibiting those symptoms was on other drugs, not just marijuana.
We have tens of millions of cases of evidence to work with to know the truth about marijuana. You're professing your faith in anecdotal evidence--that you saw some weirdo act out once and you think he was on pot.
Maybe he was. But that wasn't what made anyone violent nor caused symptoms of withdrawal. Supposed symptoms of marijuana withdrawl are that it has withdrawal symptoms similar to cigarettes--without anything near cigarettes' level of addiction. Supposedly it can make people irritable and lose sleep for a brief period.
Of course, that's the new, super powerful genetically engineered stuff that didn't exist until recently. Marijuana wasn't remotely this strong decades ago. Demonizing a plant which God put here on this beautiful green earth because of the relatively minor withdrawal effects of smoking a crap ton of its human genetically modified offspring which is 10,000 times more powerful than its natural variants is a pretty remarkable stretch.
There is no common good here, no overarching societal threat that requires laws to protect society, and that's why none of you can provide any such evidence. You haven't even attempted to, let alone done so, in this thread.
That's why references to alcohol upset you so much. It's a very strong example of your hypocrisy and lack of any regard for facts regarding controlled substances. It's far, far, far more harmful to the body and the mind. Fact. It's far, far, far, far more physically addictive. Fact. It impairs motor function and driving ability far, far, far, far, far more. Fact.
And, prohibition of this more harmful substance was such an utter failure that control freaks gave up the attempt to stop its consumption via the legal system.
That's why you hate it when people bring up alcohol. Because it's damn good evidence that you're in the wrong. You're okay with a more harmful (both to the body, to persons interacting with the intoxicated person, and on the road) substance being legal but are opposed to the legal consumption of something which is less harmful in literally every way. This highlights your ignorance, fear, and hypocrisy. This example highlights the fact that your entire position lacks logical argumentation.
The fact is, many nations have legal marijuana consumption and they're not falling apart. In fact, usage rate changes following legalization have been negligible everywhere it's been decriminalized/legalized.
You have no evidence to support your bizarre outlandish claims. You're propagandized and filled with fear because your masters told you to be afraid of the big bad joint monster. You believe Reefer Madness is a documentary. You know nothing about the topic; you're afraid of your ignorance and you take comfort in feeling self-righteous in denouncing others, because the same slave masters who told you to be afraid of marijuana told you you're a better human being than anyone who smokes it. This makes you feel good.
Neither facts nor evidence nor logic ever enters into you forming your opinions. That's why you never respond to evidence like this
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/bl … e-20121213
proving that the "drug war" is a joke not intended to reduce consumption, but drive up prices. That's why you don't cite any real evidence, but rely solely on anecdotal evidence of your admittedly extremely limited personal experiences to demonize this plant which you know nothing about.
Tens of millions of people smoke marijuana in the USA. More than a hundred million more used to enjoy it for a while. This is why polls are unanimous in trending toward decriminalization and legalization. People have tried it and it's nothing like you fear-mongers (who have never tried it) allege.
Nobody is advocating selling it to children. And nobody denies that being psychologically addicted to it (like video games) is healthy. But then, no psychological addictions are. Considering that it's less addictive than cigarettes and alcohol and far less harmful to the body, you've got no logical argumentation to support your hypocrisy and lack of regard for freedom.
So you call me names. And don't respond to rational evidence and argumentation. Carry on fear-mongering.