Marijuana for everyone!

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  1. Should marijuana be legal?

    • 48
      It should be illegal/criminal
    • 136
      only legal for medicinal use
    • 286
      should be legal (and taxable)

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What is your take on the issue of legalizing marijuana?

Yes, but only in pill form. then it won't harm your lungs, it would be regulated and prescribed by your Dr, and only if prescribed by your Dr.

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Don't know about legalization, but decriminalization - definitely. Get those petty drug offenders out of the jail system and make room for the real criminals.

Melissa

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For medical purposes only, and really don't know about that myself, just from what I have read, never experienced.

Let me tell you what I have experienced though. I am 5 years old and I know what a dime bag is I know how much and o.z. is selling for. I know by the smell of the smoke if it is good s**t or not. I know where the nickel bags are hidden and where the roach clip is and I know (by the age of 13) where the seeds are kept for planting time. I know that if the ground can grow nice plump polk berries, it is good soil for the "HERB" to grow and with mircle grow and TLC one plant can produce some awesome red hairy skunk buds that just this side of maturaity still brings in around 15 grand. I know that by the age of 16-17 I have never seen my dad sober, I knew by then that we were hungry when we were kids because he was out working to buy a bag. Not food. I know that It impaired him to love me with all his potential because he wanted to get high. And when He died when I was 30 I realized that pot had controlled EVERY aspect of his life and had stunted the emotional growth of ALL that loved him. From his parents and siblings - to his kids- to their kids.

NO NO NO NO

Sue

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For medical purposes only, and really don't know about that myself, just from what I have read, never experienced.

Let me tell you what I have experienced though. I am 5 years old and I know what a dime bag is I know how much and o.z. is selling for. I know by the smell of the smoke if it is good s**t or not. I know where the nickel bags are hidden and where the roach clip is and I know (by the age of 13) where the seeds are kept for planting time. I know that if the ground can grow nice plump polk berries, it is good soil for the "HERB" to grow and with mircle grow and TLC one plant can produce some awesome red hairy skunk buds that just this side of maturaity still brings in around 15 grand. I know that by the age of 16-17 I have never seen my dad sober, I knew by then that we were hungry when we were kids because he was out working to buy a bag. Not food. I know that It impaired him to love me with all his potential because he wanted to get high. And when He died when I was 30 I realized that pot had controlled EVERY aspect of his life and had stunted the emotional growth of ALL that loved him. From his parents and siblings - to his kids- to their kids.

NO NO NO NO

Sue

Sue - your story broke my heart . . . I'm sorry for your pain. I can relate - your Dad sounds like my ex.

He is still alive but has a very rocky relationship with his boys. And he is just your typical pothead . . .

I'm glad you chose a different path . . . .

steph

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For medical purposes only, and really don't know about that myself, just from what I have read, never experienced.

Let me tell you what I have experienced though. I am 5 years old and I know what a dime bag is I know how much and o.z. is selling for. I know by the smell of the smoke if it is good s**t or not. I know where the nickel bags are hidden and where the roach clip is and I know (by the age of 13) where the seeds are kept for planting time. I know that if the ground can grow nice plump polk berries, it is good soil for the "HERB" to grow and with mircle grow and TLC one plant can produce some awesome red hairy skunk buds that just this side of maturaity still brings in around 15 grand. I know that by the age of 16-17 I have never seen my dad sober, I knew by then that we were hungry when we were kids because he was out working to buy a bag. Not food. I know that It impaired him to love me with all his potential because he wanted to get high. And when He died when I was 30 I realized that pot had controlled EVERY aspect of his life and had stunted the emotional growth of ALL that loved him. From his parents and siblings - to his kids- to their kids.

NO NO NO NO

Sue

I so understand what you have gone through and it breaks my heart to read your sad story. Because I live the same life but it isn't my father it is my son. :uhoh3:

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Specializes in Med/Surge.

I will be honest and admit that I didn't live the perfect life when I was younger, tried things that I would never have tried with the knowledge that comes from aging. With that being said though, I still believe that alcohol is far worse on society as a whole than marijuana!!

Yes, it has its downfalls just like everything else in this world when it is abused. For instance, overeating..........are we to outlaw this? It causes all kinds of medical, physical, and psychological problems if not done in moderation. We as a society are always going to have people who are abusing one thing or another and they can all devestate lives. The 500# person that the children can't have a "normal" life b/c they are ashamed. They are having to take care of themselves b/c the parent can't breathe much less move about the house!! Being overweight doesn't "kill" others you say, but in a way it does.............look at what the children are learning from that and will most likely follow in those footsteps since the parents are the example from which they derive alot of knowledge!

This you may say is a very simplistic and unrealistic way of looking at the subject, however, I don't think so. Why shouldn't we then make tobacco use, fried foods, choosing the wrong friends illegal? These all can kill as well.

To me, ETOH abuse should be much higher on the list of causing problems than pot or at least equal. I watched my father over the course of his life spiral down into ETOH induced scizophrenia with bipolar tendencies. I watched my brother struggle with ETOH addiction which led to abuse of other substances not including pot........go figure?

I believe the key here is moderation in all areas of life. I would have much rather been able to supply my sister with pot easily when she was in so much pain from her CA. At least pot does have some good..........what good does alcohol do?

I would rather be proactive rather than reactive, as a parent of 2. No, I don't want them smoking, but, if they do, and it is in moderation, I really can't say much b/c I would be a hypocrite and those are people that I can't stand!!

Sorry for rambling!

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for it!

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I will be honest and admit that I didn't live the perfect life when I was younger, tried things that I would never have tried with the knowledge that comes from aging. With that being said though, I still believe that alcohol is far worse on society as a whole than marijuana!!

Yes, it has its downfalls just like everything else in this world when it is abused. For instance, overeating..........are we to outlaw this? It causes all kinds of medical, physical, and psychological problems if not done in moderation. We as a society are always going to have people who are abusing one thing or another and they can all devestate lives. The 500# person that the children can't have a "normal" life b/c they are ashamed. They are having to take care of themselves b/c the parent can't breathe much less move about the house!! Being overweight doesn't "kill" others you say, but in a way it does.............look at what the children are learning from that and will most likely follow in those footsteps since the parents are the example from which they derive alot of knowledge!

This you may say is a very simplistic and unrealistic way of looking at the subject, however, I don't think so. Why shouldn't we then make tobacco use, fried foods, choosing the wrong friends illegal? These all can kill as well.

To me, ETOH abuse should be much higher on the list of causing problems than pot or at least equal. I watched my father over the course of his life spiral down into ETOH induced scizophrenia with bipolar tendencies. I watched my brother struggle with ETOH addiction which led to abuse of other substances not including pot........go figure?

I believe the key here is moderation in all areas of life. I would have much rather been able to supply my sister with pot easily when she was in so much pain from her CA. At least pot does have some good..........what good does alcohol do?

I would rather be proactive rather than reactive, as a parent of 2. No, I don't want them smoking, but, if they do, and it is in moderation, I really can't say much b/c I would be a hypocrite and those are people that I can't stand!!

Sorry for rambling!

Although alcohol abuse is wider spread, that is because it is legal and easily accessible. Why add another substance to legally abuse? There are studies in other countries where when they made pot legal, rates of abuse skyrocketed.

I don't feel sorry enough for potheads to make their recreational drug use legal. I say grow up. Speaking from experience here - I tried pot as a young adult. I stopped. It doesn't make me a hypocrite to tell my kids not to use it. A hypocrite is someone who is actively using and telling someone not to use. That is hypocritical.

I tell my kids not to use it.

If we make pot legal, what is next? There are going to be people who want to use cocaine and mushrooms and meth and heroin and the list goes on . .. . alcohol already causes so much heartbreak - why add another?

steph

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Specializes in Home Health Care.

Wow, what a poll! I say legalize it, decriminalize it, and tax it!

p.s Some of you nay sayers have totally offended me with your post's. My mother is one of those "pot-heads", with ovarian cancer that some of you said you don't feel sorry enough to legalize it for. Shame on you, No one should have to choose between comfort & prison time. It's wrong.

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p.s Some of you nay sayers have totally offended me with your post's. My mother is one of those "pot-heads", with ovarian cancer that some of you said you don't feel sorry enough to legalize it for.

Some of the nay-sayers are just against the NON-medical use of it.

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Marijuana is a gateway drug!!!! I know this b/c I work in an adult substance abuse inpatient facility and I am in recovery. If we make marijuana legal and more available, we are going to have more crime, more societal problems and mainly, more children on drugs! :crying2: I am not saying that everyone who uses it is going to advance to harder drugs but most people do. The facility at which I work has over 100 clts (men and women). 80% of these clts will tell you that they started with marijuana, then to alcohol, and then finally, to hard drugs (herion, crack cocaine, acid, ect.). Lets not forget what marijuana does to our brain cells. Truthfully, I would not want a nurse who just smoked a joint/blunt the night before putting an IV line in me :eek: .

Now, marijuana use for terminal pts, in my opinion, is a good idea. My father used to work for a very predominant institutional pharmacy. He was the supervisor in charge of all medication going to out to institutions and pts homes. There was one case in particular where the terminal cancer pt was not eating, sleeping and in extreme pain. My father talked to the spouse and mentioned a drug that has the same chemicals that marijuana has. This med helps with appetite, sleeplessness, anxiety, and even pain. When the spouse called the doctor and mentioned this med he looked it up and agreed to perscribe it. Within a week or two the spouse called the pharmacy and told my father how much it was helping. The pt even gained a little. As we know with pallitive care, we want to make these pts as comfortable as possible for the remaining time they have. I do believe that marijuana can infact, help with this process.

In my opinion, marijuana would be a great med but should not be legal for the general public.

Again, this is only my opinion!!! :)

Jen

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I had said medical purposes only but after reading Angie O'Plasty, RN 's post i agree with her not legal at all

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