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Do you think marijuana should be completely legal for everyone to use

I live in Florida, yesterday I went to the polls to vote for ligation of marijuana. Yes I think first and for most sick people should have it it's more important. But I got to thinking what if it was legal for everyone. Think about it this way if the government puts a 20% tax or something to that extent on the purchase of weed then the economy would actually be able to climb from the whole its in right now. People will buy it regardless. This way they can control the refineries. What do you think?
I think there are still some issues with the drug with paranoia and issues with some side effects. But as far as I know it does have some medicinal qualities. So more research needed and government sponsored research would help. Let's clear up the mystery of marijuana effect on user and intake for good and if it's safe and helpful for some, then even put it on prescription medicine.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Trooper: I've got about 20 books plus I research all the time. I've went into the oldest health food store in my city (the people are really respected for their knowledge and the way they run that business) and asked for certain things that I'd researched and they said so much information is coming out now that there were things that they hadn't even heard of.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
@cherokeepatti: @cherokeepatti: very interesting conversation. That's so crazy to think that people disappeared after knowing that someone found out cures for cancer could be simple thing. That's crazy to think didn't know that actually happened but I don't doubt it. How did people live for thousands of years before these pharmaceutical drug dealers came along. It's much easy for them to put more money in there pockets knowing one of there pills with make someone in need of 3 more of there pills that in the end don't help at all but take money out of people's pockets. Those people don't care about helping people they care about turning a profit if people "die, o well right"
@cherokeepatti: It sounds fascinating, the secrets that could be very beneficial.
Subsumedpat · 36-40, M
It is just a plant and should not be controlled by the government. The only thing the government has done with it is outlaw it which created a black market which created fights over who got to profit from the black market which caused much death and harm to people that would not be there but for the governments creating the black market in the first place. On top of that the government is just shy of 100 years since they outlawed it in the 1920's. To what end ? They did not get rid of it there is more not less. If someone wants marijuana that is there business, if someone does not want to hire a pot head that is their business. The government needs to but out they have caused more harm than good.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
Well yes I don't think that government should control it either. But realistically if it's when it's outlawed there are more problems with it being outlawed like people going to jail over it and being thrown into the system over pot. And sick people to scared to obtain it, witch it's proven helps with their treatments. Yes I don't want them to be controlling things, but seems like it's the only way. And plus it will help the economy.
Subsumedpat · 36-40, M
I wanted it for medical reasons but they don't allow that in my state. I also think of a neighbor, their son lost his scholarship when he was arrested for marijuana one weekend at 17. He ended up on a very different life path because of it. Such a waste so sad.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
@Subsumedpat: I know that in saying that things like that happen to good people just over something that people are afraid of. Yes you're right about your earlier statement hot weed whatever it's just a plant Like A Tree Grows its a plant like any bush grows it's a plant its ridiculous to control it too but I think it's the only way is to Legalize It and at least you know it's right now the government controls it at least it's accessible to people
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
We should be able to legally buy medications such as hemp oil made from marijuana but it might put some doctors out of business if that happens.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
That's exactly why I think it hasn't been ligalized yet. First I have to bring up the fact that there are drugs that are okeyed my the pharmaceutical companies that make people trip more than weed can ever do, but have thousands of side effects and don't actually help people. These companies care more about there wallets that what can possibly help people
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@tatysuma: I agree with you on that. I think young people shouldn't be using it as a recreational drug...if they only knew the potential it has as a medication when it's truly needed...they are finding out young people who start using it have a higher risk for chronic high blood pressure later in life and infants exposed to it can have some learning problems. The medical establishment is greedy as hell, they don't want an easy-cheap do-it-yourself cure for cancer and other diseases that they are making a fortune off of...and was told that by my sister who worked on a cancer ward for over a decade.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
I was just watching this interview, he was saying these interesting facts. Washington and Jefferson grew marijuana for a living, if they did today what they did than they would be raided by the DEA and sentenced for over 10 years for drug dealing. Marijuana was the backbone of the usa for 160 years until the cotton gin was developed, the constitution, the bill of rights and the original US flag that Betsy Ross made where all made from marijuana.
very interesting
firefall · 61-69, M
I agree, I've long thought that it's an easy way to collect taxes for the government (although it does involve forgoing some income from seizures of drug assets I suppose). More than that, with the situation in CO and WA now, it's clearly going to become legal everywhere in the next 10-15 years anyway, as the old geezers who reflexively oppose it die off. If it's going to happen anyway, why not now?
tatysuma · 36-40, F
You'd be amazed how many oldies are actually for it. Half of the stuff doctors and pharmaceutical companies put the oldies on gave them tripin there balls off that there's no coming back from. Weeds nothing to them.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
Interesting fact, in the being when the usa was being formed. Pot was not only ligalized it was mandated to be grown and harvested. Marijuana has a high production values and can be used for many things. It was the main staple of what built the economy up from nothing.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
My uncle was a farmer during the 40's-60s and he said at one time the government would pay you to grow hemp, and then they outlawed it and started paying farmers to eradicate it. Think of all the money they've spent on eradication in this country and what it could have been used for instead.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
@cherokeepatti: I know its such a beneficial product in not only to get high off of but if it was growing everywhere in the United States like it should be comma the economy would be so much better off. But these people are not interested in what's better for the people or the economy they're interested in what that you control, they don't try to even look for an option could control it there a way
SW-User
It's ridiculous that cannabis is outlawed.
greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
Decriminalization is better than legalization, I think (with local restrictions for minors). However, legalization with a big tax seems to be the way it's shaping up and perhaps from a political power perspective the only way it can happen.
SW-User
I think it should be..people smoke it anyways.if someone is not into it,not gonna buy it only because its legal. I see no downsides to legalization
Peaches · F
It's already legal here in Oregon.....it's about time! 🍀
@sweetpea: we'll go together..
Peaches · F
@Trooper: HA! Not sure about that one. 😉
@sweetpea: Just kidding, just kidding..hahaa
lorne13 · 61-69, M
the US obsession with drugs, I've never understood that. Portugal has legalized all drugs and it's working pretty well.
SW-User
people just want to to get high nobody cares about its medical advantages
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
I've never used it but I'd definitely want to use hemp oil if I had a medical condition that warranted it...cancer, seizure problem, etc. I did have a seizure disorder for about 4 years but it ended when I got electrocuted. I'd also like to grow hemp for the seeds, I buy them now for my canaries but they've been irradiated so they don't sprout and I'm sure if they are not irriadiated they'll have more vitamins.
tatysuma · 36-40, F
That really not true. Iv known lots of people in different stages of cancer
Iv seen the shit they were given. And the effects those drugs have on them most of them just wanted to find a way to stop the pain. And I speak from personal experience. In high school I had a migraine that lasted 6 months. I've actually lost my vision a few times. Like I'm talking pitch black can't see anything that's half an inch away from your face. I couldn't walk it was hard to get anything done. For the longest time the doctors didn't know what it was we found out by accident that it was a false tumor between my optical nerve causing pressure on my brain near that area. They gave me so much medication it just made everything worse than migraines worse the dizziness actually did have dizziness before. one of the medications that they had me on a ended up hallucinating and almost walking in front of a car in busy traffic hello my dad actually caught me before I step into traffic, the pain wasn't getting better in fact half the time it felt like I was having a heart attack when I took the pills. So at some point I said f*** it and decided to do whatever I could to find weed regardless of the fact that I could have gone to jail just for trying to stop migraines I took that risk I couldn't be on the medication that they were putting me on. Six months later after smoking a lot of weed I went back from an MRI. The doctor and the tech came back in and told me it was all gone. I'm 28 now since than I've only smoked it a total of 20 times 2 maybe because I wanted to get high. But honestly I do not like smoking it to get high and I would rather not smoke it if I didn't have to
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
yes it should also be utilized.

like soy it gets a bad rap because it's a very versatile plant.
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