Do you think its a good idea to legalize marijuana for medical purpose given the potential of abuse from teens

HELL NO….

It does have proven medical benefits, it is not a gateway drug, and yes it should be legalized.

Oh! And no, I don’t smoke it.

ummmmmmmmmm don’t teens abuse it and alcohol now? I know they did when I was a teen. And a lot worse drugs then that.

Marijuana should be legalized…period. Regulate it like alcohol, have the government tax it and the whole stigma attached to it will go away plus the government will make some money on it.

Alcohol is illegal for teens, does that stop them from drinking?
NO

what about teens abusing alcohol is that any better than MJ because its leagal?

I believe marijuana should be legalized and controlled in the same way alcohol is.

I would rather see alcohol become illegal. Pot, to me is not nearly as dangerous.

they should legalize it because it will stop a lot of people from smoking it. A friend of mine quit drinking as soon as he turned 21 because he said the thrill was gone. He liked the thought of drinking illegally. Same thing with marijuana. If they legalize it, a lot of people will most likely stop because the thrill is gone. I dunno…I think pot is a stupid drug. Well, all drugs are stupid, I just hate potheads the most mainly because of how stupid they act and the fact that EVERYBODY smokes pot. It’s the new trend. Bisexuality was the trend 5 years ago, now it’s being a pothead. Mleh…if you really want to feel tired and lazy, don’t drink any caffeine and sit on your arse all day. You don’t need drugs to do that. Live in Austin. You’ll be lazy for the rest of your life.

commen sense will tell you that god put the herb here for a reason why not use it to its full potential!!

i think that pot is a wonderful appetite awaken-er, and it definitely helps with headaches and lack of sleep., i wouldn’t call it a gateway drug, cause if it is then cigarettes are too so my answer is yes legalize it don’t patronize it

The amount of time and money spent on going after marijuana users is ridiculous. Youth shouldn’t be smoking cigarettes or using alcohol either , both are legal and both are abused by adolescents. Adolescents should have NOTHING to do with whether or not they legalize marijuana. Alchohol as far as i am concerned has destroyed way more people than any other drug out there. People drinking and driving, people shooting herion on a daily basis with their babies crawling around all alone. This question upsets me because anyone who has used marijuana knows that this drug does help people with insomnia, aids, arthritis, etc, etc. People can abuse morphine but you know what? SO WHAT? How about the people who suffer without it. The numbers that would be benefitted would FAR outweight those who abuse it. Silly question.

the government will never legalize marijuana for the simple reason that they can’t tax it. I mean they CAN, but its so easy to grow, all users would just have their own little garden.

I think marijuana should be legalized and ALCOHOL should be made illegal. The only downfall to marijuana is it slows down reaction time, and somewhat makes people temporarily “dumb”. On the other hand, alcohol kills people every day. People die from alcohol poisoning, drunk driving, people are more likely to committ a murder or be violent while they are drunk, and alcohol just flat out makes you sick, even the next day. It is pretty much unheard of that someone gets violent after smoking marijuana, on the other hand, it is common for drunk people, such as bar fights or just drunken fights. Alcohol brings out the worst in people, while on the other hand, marijuana makes people chill out. So people are put in jail for having marijuana while people are let off all the time for DUIs. Does it make sense to you? Doesn’t make sense to me.

I don’t know if you read yesterdays news, but alcohol is a way bigger problem with teens than pot. Also more dangerous in many ways.

its only your opinion that it is a gateway drug, I’d say cigs and booze are more of a gateway drug then pot. A lot of cancer patients use it to keep up an appitiete, that is needed very much to fight the cancer. In fact, I think it should be legal for anyone over 21. A hundred years of pot use in this nation will never cause the destruction that one year of drinking booze causes

Kids are going to abuse marijuana whether it’s legal or not. If it’s legalized, I do think that they will be able to regulate it better though because they will have better control and oversight on the sources/producers. But then again, kids (and adults as well) are also known to abuse legal, prescription drugs. I don’t think there is a way to get rid of this problem. However, if there is firm, medically supported evidence that shows marijuana’s medicinal benefits, then I don’t see why they shouldn’t legalize it.

It is illegal right now…and kids abuse it. What do you think? Some states may legalize it for medical purposes, but federal law doesn’t recognize it.
And yes, it should be legal for medical conditions. I have MS and though it is in the early stages, the heat makes my hands shake like an old persons’ on occasion. Marijuana helps it. Also helps the pain I get in my legs. I’d rather do that than take god knows how may medications with who knows what in them.

“Stupid questions get stupid answers”…didn’t you learn that yet?

It is already given to some terminal cancer patients, there are those with glaucoma who have a licence to grow and use their own. as a tea it can help settle a stomache, and it has been known to prevent asthma attacks as it opens up the airways, (as apposed to cigarette smoke wich causes the airway to close up)

There are more benefits to the drug than there are side effects, and as long as it were legal, just like any other tobacco like product it would be taxed, regulated, and sold in packs. (giving a guarentee on quality, and keeping it from becoming laced with dangerous drugs, this would put an end to “killer weed” )

It should be legalized, if it was, its doubtful that there would be so much trouble with youngsters smoking it?!

I dont see a problem with people smoking it. I would rather people smoke bud/weed/puff than to go out and get drunk…not many fights start with people that have sat smoking as to the fights that start between drunk people.

Its legal in amsterdam and they dont get half as many drug related crimes as we do (in the uk!) because its controlled over there, as well as the prositution etc.. u dont get the trouble with STD’s cos its also controlled there!

I say, Yep…legalize puff!!

People should open there eyes to what the youths are really taking because if they could see the truth about the drugs that are on the streets in every town, smoking puff would be so low on the list of parents worry’s as everything else would be before that!!

If it was legalized, half the teenagers that have tried it probably wouldnt have bothered if they were allowed to do it!

Apart fromthat, from medical views…it reduces muscular disorders…if you smoke it when pregnant!!