'Just Say Now': Marijuana Advocates Launch National Legalization Campaign

Kyle I think the benefit to legalizing pot would be the revenues the government would get from the taxation of marijuana. The government could recieve millions of extra dollars from the taxation. The problem I see with this is the effect it would have on society. Many people that normally wouldn't use because its illegal, would now. With this our society would see an increase in dui's. Alcohol is legal, and yet many people drive under the influence. So its easy to say the legalization of marijuana would increase the percentage of dui's and deaths caused by dui's. Plus not to mention that its known that a long usage of marijuana causes major bodily harm.

i AGREE WITH THOSE ADVOCATES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA. It could be a huge resource for the government if treated like alcohol. Make it a controlled substance, govern how it is distributed, set age limits, and sell it in its many forms or types. It is not just youth who want this. I am a senior who grew up in the 60's and was introduced to it then. I cannot drink alcohol...it makes me sick. On the otherhand....and it does not necessarily lead to harder drugs, just like having a drink doesn't create an alcoholic. Other countries have legalized it and as far as I can tell from my travels it isn't a problem. Illegal, it creates lots of problems and waste a lot of money.

For years, we have been told that smoking marijuana was 10 times worse than smoking a regular cigarette. Smoking has been banned almost everywhere. Now, when the politicians need to find new avenues to sweeten their pot (no pun intended) it is going to be legalized and taxed. What about the second hand smoke from a joint? Not so bad?

I agree, Marajuana is alot better than alcohol. More sales in food, drink, and more revenue in tax's. More jobs, and savings in the billions to stop chasing what you cannot stop. (Prohabition)
Imposable addiction like alcohol. Although kids can become stupid and claim addiction. Should be for adults 25 and older. Cannot over dose like any other drug. Medicinal properties that is legal in alot of States. Get Federal workers working on serious crimes and stop shasing a weed. Thats hundreds of millions back into the American kitty.
Anothr industry of Hemp products, again more jobs. Alot of Federal Judges smoke as well as State judges. Professional workers smoke, DR's smoke and lawyers. WE got to start admitting this is a good drug that mellows people out. Less crimes, more space in jail for real criminals. Allow freedom to harvest your own crops.
Over a hundred million marajuan smaokers out here. And noone wants to admit, this would never be confined and stopped. 100 times harder than prohabition of alcohol.
I'll smoke till I die. I am not a coward and I will admit it's a great product with less damages than cigarettes and alcohol. Christ our grandmothers smoke it now a days. When I smoke I relax and the severe disabling pain just sits aside and allows me to lower my heartrate, control my mouth while in pain. More polite and no rush for anything. I love to listen to music and I function as ell as if I did not smoke. No mind altering ways that makeme beleive I can fly or stop a train bare handedly. Thats all BS for the old days.
Get up and stand for this right Goverment has got to stop telling people what they can and cannot do, when it harmless to everyone!

William D Schooner
VT

It also would help in the drug wars with Mexico. No need for purchasing drugs from cartels.

Its a known fact people that want to smoke pot are going to smoke it whether its legal or illegal. Let them smoke it, these are not the people who will be flying airplanes or driving buses. You don't get a resposible job if you use control substances. The real reason its not legal is because it would throw the crimial justice system in termoil. They would have to lay off judges, prison guards, police officers , prosecutors and lets not forget the lawyers. Its working very well in a county in California. They collect taxes and everything. We don't need the drug cartels, maybe all the killing will stop in Mexico.

Once you've seen the joke, you've seen the light.

The joke is making an issue out of a non issue. Cannabis will become legalized here in California come Nov. and it will end up regulating itself as most non issue things tend to do. All the fear mongering will go up in smoke as there will be nothing to substantiate it. The fears people have will simply never manifest themselves.

I agree that legalization and taxation would be a smart move. It would clean up the crap that is out there on the street and cut down on illegal immigrants who are here because of the demand on the mexican pot supplies. Kill the market and you kill a good part of the problem.

We need to remember that, even if pot is made perfectly legal, there are many people in the American business world who would still not be willing to hire a person who tested positive for it in a pre-employment drug test. What laws do the legalization advocates propose to protect workers from that? And do we really want to get on an airplane if we are aware that the flight deck crew might have a bong in their luggage? (Like the rest of us will). Also, are bongs a weapon of mass destruction? Will Homeland Security make us throw them away? Or, if we can have the bong but no lighter, how will we entertain ourselves during the flight? Borrow a lighter from the air crew? It gets more complex by the minute! We better keep it illegal to keep matters simple.

Just say OK... no taxes, no laws, just let it be OK for those who want to smoke pot like a cigar where it is OK to smoke cigars etc. Life is short. Let it GO! I saw a carton of cigs at Walmart and its up to fifty bucks a carton with all the taxes piled on... not Pot.. please you will save enough money just not chasing pot smokes around. Go after the real criminals.. drunks, speeders, rapists, bank robbers etc. Pot should be free. grow it your self. no pesticides etc. Bake with it too. Just forget the lies. Let it GO!