As said before this, dope is not marijuana, dope is something that releases dopamine which marijuana doesn't.

Do I believe it should be legalized? No. This would just be another form of putting down the small business owner. Many people would lose their jobs in the process and it would lead to more people using the plant.


I believe it should be decriminalized. That is, I believe you should not get into trouble for possessing a small amount of marijuana.


Marijuana is not anymore addictive then Dr. Pepper or Coca-Cola. Caffiene is much more addicting than marijuana and alcohol and nicotine are way more addicting as well.

It does not have much side effects other than the 'munchies' (that feelin to eat - this can help people who are sick and not very hungry), and a temporary lowering of fertility which lasts only for the amount of time of the intoxication, red eyes, and cottonmouth. Can't think of any others at the moment.

I too agree with others that marijuana is not a gateway drug. The true gateway drugs are tobacco and alcohol, everyone is exposed to these two drugs at a mass scale, bombarded daily with ads for them. And many marijuana smokers are known to look down on others who do such drugs as crack and meth.

Also, to many drug users, users of hard drugs like crack and meth, see marijuana as nothing more than a tylenol pill, they say the euphoria is so minute it's not worth the money. But me see, I'll stick to the drug that has no recorded deaths in human history - mary jane.

The only health affects it causes is emphysema which is a serious condition. Scientists haven't proven that marijuana increases the risks to get empysema but they do not rule it out because marijuana is most popularly consumed by smoking the plant. Though there are truly safe ways to consume it, like using a vaporizer.

I will preface my rant on the so-called drug war by expressing my personal disdain for marijuana and most of it’s recreational users. While the hemp plant serves a number of practical purposes and it’s medicinal uses are well founded, I myself never cultivated an appreciation for it’s recreational (or medicinal) effect, subversive subculture, or the loss of grey matter that often ensues even moderate usage. From what I’ve observed pot smokers often seem more predisposed to use of “harder” recreational chemicals as opposed to those who imbibe in alcohol. By the same token, I’ve known tokers who carry on their chosen professions very well with no apparent ill effect. Still, they seem in the minority compared to the majority who become too damn apathetic and “mellow” for their own good.

But the Ninth and Tenth Amendments are quite clear regarding the individual’s right to self medicate. And nothing in the constitution prohibits you from using drugs or doing what you will with your own person. While I don’t personally care for pot, my opinion and preferences can hold no sway over another person’s right to exscersise their constitutional freedoms.

Further, the whole concept of criminalizing a plant is completely absurd. As mentioned by a previous poster, our founding fathers utilized the herb in the days when freedom actually meant something. This draconian “War on Drugs” is a ludicrous farce, and may just as well be called the “War on Civil Liberties,” as this so called war has the opposite effect by empowering untouchable drug lords while violating the constitutional rights of we the people. Keep in mind government(s) is already in the business of pushing drugs on the populace. One need look no further than the Bush regime’s international drug cartel or the FDA’s approval/sponsorship of toxic pharmaceutical mayhem. Can you say, blatant hypocrisy?

I don't know, I don't really think that it'd be a good idea to make dope legal. Reason being partly because then it'll be like smokes and you'll smell it everywhere and for those who don't want to smoke or smell it, they will have to deal with it. Sometimes as well it leads to bigger things or even more. The problem may not be so bad if they did it in their private home and it didn't effect others around them but it does. I think the people change and sometimes do things they normally wouldn't do when not under the influence of dope. Of course I'm just a 15 year old and don't really know all about dope except for bad things. I would never personally smoke, sniff, or whatever with dope.

The only reason I would and would like to see dope legal is for medical reasons to help people heal. The only problem with that would be if people continue the use of dope even after they have fully recovered but I don't know.

Personally, I'm not into drugs and I never will be, but I do think some drugs (such as marijuana) should be legal. It's a very common drug and whether it's legal or not, a lot of people are still using it. If it was legal, people selling it and smoking it wouldnt get in trouble for it, which would be better. And the government would get all the tax they want so badly. I do think that soon weed will be legal because its just as popular as cigarettes pretty much. And on top of that, actual cigarettes kill you faster than weed and cigarettes are legal. I think thats kind of stupid. Well .. anyway, whatever.