Tonight my house would go out for a GreenGiant's birthday dinner. He had a rather difficult time choosing where to go, but in the end, it was Swiss Chalet.
While there, we all ordered our meals until the conversation suddenly took a turn to Prop. 19, the legalization of marijuana. Jolin and PadFeet both were against it, although their arguments were rather vanilla. As you may have guessed, I am for the legalization of marijuana. Now, I know you must be thinking that I have to be a recreational user of this drug and haven't really thought out the legal grounds. You would be wrong on BOTH accounts.
Personally, I believe marijuana should be legalized not for the monetary aspect the government receives--this of course may lead to better funding for education and poverty--but because the relatively harmless effects of it. Looking at it from this perspective, marijuana isn't more harmful than nicotine or alcohol and morally, allowing a "drug" to be legalized isn't a fundamental argument as alcohol and nicotine have been already been legalized. You can see that my argument revolves around alcohol and nicotine because these drugs have been proven to be relatively harmless and by reference, marijuana poses the same risks. There are supporting arguments, but I'd rather not get into them now.
I realize that my opinion is not likely to change your view on the topic, but I thought I'd throw it up onto the interwebs. I mean, that is the point of a blog, right?
In any case, I'd love to hear your opinions on Prop 19. Should marijuana be legalized? California says no...
How about you?
You know, I used to think Marijuana was a terrible drug to pursue but it wasn't until recently that I was informed that it doesn't really have a negative effect on you. Now that you put it into perspective, it really isn't that much different than alcohol and nicotine. I wish I was there to join in on the convo :(
ReplyDeleteNo offense taken? haha, I'm sure I'm wasn't the only Asian out there who was too lazy to take care of the roots. And no worries, it's not a horribly noticeable two-tone.
ReplyDeleteAnd I really don't have an opinion on your topic as you probably know I lack opinion in everything. I really can't say which side I'm on because I really don't know what the proposal is on legalizing Marijuana. Is it legal for therapeutic and medicinal use or is it completely legalized where children can just get their hands on it like cigarettes. I hate how there are age limits on purchasing the cigarettes and alcohol but there is no law pertaining to age for the use of them. Hence I don't know how I feel.
Did that make any sense? Probably not =)
Haha, it does make sense.
ReplyDeleteI BELIEVE it's much like that of alcohol.
I know they cannot sell it to kids, but I'm not sure about use.
Also, in California, I believe therapeutic and medicinal use is already legalized. This type of proposition was for recreational use.