Medical Marijuana

[Vanquisher]

Yes please. Give the people some pot.

Thoughts?


Heidi

[JDAZ11]

I'm all for it. I even support recreational use (I think, I haven't totally paid attention to everything going on in CO), particularly if tax revenues will take some heat off state/local income tax.

I'm sure there are negatives - driving being one, lung cancer being another. But I do think it's a huge source of untapped revenue that should be explored.

I guess there is the whole Gonzalez v Raich issue too.....

[PrincessFiona]

Well, my 20 year old son is all for it....even hoping it is used as a treatment for Aspergers. LOL.

Frankly, I say that we just legalize marijuana.

[JDAZ11]

I read that story!! It's a huge reason to support it.

[MsSassyBaskets]

Yep... legalize it, regulate it, tax it, just like alcohol.

[PrincessFiona]

I'm waiting for the opposition to chime in!

[Thirteen]

Yep... legalize it, regulate it, tax it, just like alcohol.

Absolutely!


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[WolfpackWife]

Medical Marijuana

Legalize it!! For medical and recreational use! Sure there are downsides, but it is mind boggling that alcohol is legal and marijuana isn't. In terms of dangers to health and society I think alcohol is far far more threatening. And I love a good cocktail and/or bottle of wine so it's not like I'm anti-alcohol by any stretch! I'm just saying...marijuana isn't a huge deal like so many think it is.


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[alotofyarn]

I haven't ever used it (or any form of tobacco, for that matter), but as long as alcohol and cigarettes are legal, I think marijuana should be too. I do think there need to be some restrictions though, in addition to the obvious age limits - just like cigarette smoke, I don't want to have to smell marijuana smoke anywhere in public.

ETA: Are there easy ways to check for driving under the influence of marijuana, like breathalyzer for alcohol? I think that would be one of my concerns with legalization, making sure that nobody drives or works impaired, and having good ways to prove it if necessary.

[BonBon]

I'm all for legalization. I think alcohol is far more dangerous, and there's a huge difference between getting really high and blinding drunk.

[SuzySunshine]

Our state is in a huge financial crisis and we are also one of the states with the most farm land. I'm ALL for it, treat it like alcohol as far as regs for DUIs etc. It could be the answer for this state and so many others, plus I read an article the other day about how much the legalization we do have is hurting the Mexican cartels, I'm ALL for that!!

[Deebs]

I'm in favor of legalizing, taxing it like crazy, and letting medical researchers study it. Without legalization, we lack standardization so it's tough to study, even in the states it is currently legal and there's no federal funding available. Cassy - you're totally right about some with seizure disorder. We have a friend whose daughter is a severe epileptic, very "tapped in" to others with seizure disorder. There are many people she knows who packed up everything to move where it was legal because no treatments are working for their kiddos.


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[niener]

Legalize it!! For medical and recreational use! Sure there are downsides, but it is mind boggling that alcohol is legal and marijuana isn't. In terms of dangers to health and society I think alcohol is far far more threatening. And I love a good cocktail and/or bottle of wine so it's not like I'm anti-alcohol by any stretch! I'm just saying...marijuana isn't a huge deal like so many think it is.

All kinds of yes.

I find it completely unreasonable that marijuana is illegal and alcohol and cigarettes aren't. I fully believe part (a big part -- majority maybe) of the reason has to do with the drug's history being intwined with ethnicity. The "reefer madness" scare conjured up by businessmen who benefited in one way or another from decreased production of cannabis shamelessly used race (African Americans and Mexicans being primary consumers of the drug) to terrify white people into believing drug-crazed blacks were dangerous and unstable and were going to kill them all and rape their wives. Consequently, cannabis was criminalized, production of other hemp alternatives (like cotton) went up and the rich people got richer. It's sad enough that that happened in the first place, it's perhaps even sadder that our laws still reflect it.

[poky]

ETA: Are there easy ways to check for driving under the influence of marijuana, like breathalyzer for alcohol? I think that would be one of my concerns with legalization, making sure that nobody drives or works impaired, and having good ways to prove it if necessary.

That's one of the major problems; to my knowledge, there isn't a quick and easy test that can be administered on site that can say whether you're too stoned to drive or not. Maybe one will be developed now that recreational use is legal in several states. Here's hoping.

[MsSassyBaskets]

That's one of the major problems; to my knowledge, there isn't a quick and easy test that can be administered on site that can say whether you're too stoned to drive or not. Maybe one will be developed now that recreational use is legal in several states. Here's hoping.

At the same time, the body doesn't treat it the same way as alcohol, and not everybody responds the same way, AND the high wears off long before the drug leaves the bloodstream, so even if there was a test to measure the chemical I'm not sure if it would be able to be standardized. So one would think that field sobriety tests would be the most effective.