I have weird opinions about this I think it should be legal because then we can do more testing on it. There is SOOO much we do not know because its illegal and we cant do any testing on it or can only do limited testing. I think it should be decriminalized. Todays day in age, you should not go to jail for a small possession or Marijuana. If it was legal, we can provide safer means for people to get it. My gripe with Marijuana is that it is used to self-medicate for mental health issues. It is harmful because-like alcohol- it is like putting a bandaid on things instead of dealing with your problems. You can have withdrawal symptoms to it and it can trigger first episodes of psychosis. At least with actual mental health medication, we can monitor the dose and we can get more consistency. Marijuana is a gamble because you don't exactly know what you are getting each time and we cannot monitor it. I work in mental health and 9/10 times, Marijuana has not helped with mental health symptoms. I think before we legalize it, we should know more about it. I understand there could be worse things out there like opioids and Alcohol use. But it can still be extremely harmful depending on the user.

If they could manage the usage of it for a GOOD reason, like medicinal uses, then I’d be all for that. Personally I wouldn’t use it myself. If it’s just for anyone to buy and use for any reason, I wouldn’t really agree with it. I see drugs as a waste of money and have lost someone very close to them, so I’m against them.

Im not against people smoking it but where im from if we legalised it, the drug dealers will have no choice but to start pushing crack. Now ive seen first hand of what happen to people who fry ther brains. Plus, even tho it will have its legal age limit (if it were to be legalised) so does alcohol, but just like alcohol, its more easier for children/adolescents to have access to it imo. Now would you want your child to smoke weed? However, if it was for medicinal purposes then yeah im for it.

I think that cannabis should be legal both medically and recreationally. It’s been shown many times to have all kinds of benefits to people with all sorts of ailments. It can do everything from alleviate arthritis symptoms to help people with cancer feel better and get their appetite back after treatment. It makes no sense as to why it’s not allowed when other much more dangerous drugs are prescribed left and right. For recreational, i don’t think there’s any problem with it as long as users are adults. It also would make several job opportunities available. Legalization would also take a lot of people out of jail and save the government money for not imprisoning people for these non violent crimes. I also think it’s a great source of revenue for states and countries to capitalize off of and can help pay for things like education or infrastructure. I’m surprised these money hungry politicians haven’t fully taken advantage of this.

Marijuana should be legal because the purpose of the government is to secure our rights. If something is not a right, then the government is going beyond its legitimate purpose when it assays to bring it about. Simply put, the act of smoking marijuana does not harm to anyone else. No right of mine is violated by the simple act of getting high. I simply do not have a right to a marijuana-free community. There will be people who argue "But what if--" and then relates a situation where a person smokes dope while engaged in activity that becomes dangerous to others when done with hampered faculties, such as driving. I freely agree that driving while high is dangerous and should be banned. But it is also dangerous to wear a blindfold while driving; shall we completely ban blindfolds without regard to the circumstance in which it is worn? No, of course not.

It should be legal, and government controlled for safety reasons. Think of all the taxes and extra police time you can use to arrest people for tweets and memes!

If cigarettes are legal why can’t weed be? Why do we even vote on personal liberties like that? I understand certain drugs are dangerous to be made legal but surely alcohol is more dangerous than weed

Of course, but it’s important for every state to vote on it as an individual entity. The federal government should legalize on a federal level which would allow states to own their decisions fully. “I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.” -ROBERT A. HEINLEIN

Yeah. Honestly all drugs should be legalized and regulated. I hate meth and heroin but you cant be a free country and tell people what they can and cant do to their own bodies. I've spent 5 days in jail for 4 roaches and a bong and that's just ridiculous.

Yes, making it illegal is too expensive and largely ineffective. It's a waste of taxpayer money.