Should Marijuna Be Legalized??? Why or Why Not?
Question by Jessica R: Should Marijuna be legalized??? Why or why not?
And please don’t say it is a gateway drug…The gateway drug is already legal and that is alcohol. There aren’t any potheads that smoked before they drank and there aren’t any crackheads that smoked crack before they got drunk.
Best answer:
Answer by msi_cord
I see no benefit to making it legal. Unless you can show that there is a benefit to changing the law, it should not be changed.
Answer by goldspider79
I don’t understand why they don’t legalize it and regulate it like alcohol and tobacco. I don’t think you’ll see any good reasons to keep it illegal, other than to justify keeping thousands of people in jail and secure funding for the DEA.
The irresponsible use of alcohol and automobiles kills tens of thousands of people every year. Why don’t we outlaw them?
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