States and countries legalizing or willing to legalize 'marijuana' on public demand! What do you think about it?

I am against it completely!

This is true that one has the right to live life the way he/she wishes to!

This thought sounds good till the time, one's action does no harm to others and environment!

By legalizing 'marijuana' we might make our future generation become addicted to it!

Yes, it is all about one's will but most do not have the will to stay from the stuff they become addicted to!

This step can hamper the 'growth and development' of our future generations!

I am a single man but I care for the families who love their children and others in the family!

Upbringing does play a major role but curiosity overpowers every emotion!

One puff can ruin the life of someone who used to be wise and happy!

To all those, who see 'wonders' after being 'up in the smoke', please do not ruin the life of others with such intriguing expressions!

Thank you!

I know 'smokers' would not stop!

Nothing against those who smoke stuff but I do not like 'smokers' (referring to smokers who smoke weird stuff other than cigarette)!

Thought-process does differ from person to person!

God bless all!

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Muon303 · 31-35, M

So you think people should spend years in prison for victimless crimes?

All drugs should be legalized. The USA has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. The war on drugs has costed trillions with no benefit. Meanwhile heroin production is quite lucrative for al-Qaeda, the taliban, etc.
It's also the largest source of state prejudice.
Why is it that possession of crack cocaine (a statistically black crime) has 15 times the mandatory prison sentence as possesion of powder cocaine (a statistically white crime?
If you legalize these drugs you can regulate them and you don't have high levels of inner city violence, gangsterism in latin america, the middle east, and so on.
Also, from a purely economic perspective the war on drugs is doomed to failure. Demand is inelastic so shortages produced by drug busts just cause a major increase in equilibrium cost and total profits made by remaining dealers. The result is invariably more drug-related crime.
Another consequence of the drug war has been more potent and dangerous drugs, i.e., crack and methamphetamine instead of cocaine, fentanyl and heroin instead of opium.
And no, it's not about will power, it's clearly a medical problem. Drug addiction tends to run in families and has to some degree a genetic basis.