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For the sake of clarity, I am not a user, nor do I want to be.

That given, marijuana use should be legal for two reasons. One, the people want it. Two, there is no more harm in its use than alcohol, nicotine nor caffeine. Simple.

I used about 35 years ago quit when I was 18. It was all my choice, no one else chose for me to start or stop smoking dope.

I’m different in that I could care less if it is 1000 times worse then cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, rolled dog shit, or grannies panties stuffed up your butt. So long as you want to do it, and it harms no one else, well then have fun.

I still haven’t found a single valid argument for keeping it illegal. It was banned with a campaign of lies and racism, and the few arguments that do hold up under the weight of real medical studies would also apply to making tobacco and alcohol illegal.

I voted other. The explanation being that since the federal government does not have the constitutional authority to outlaw the ownership of any particular item (without an amendment to the constitution – see Prohibition, for example), the “laws” they have passed against the possession of marijuana are illegal – and thus null and void. Hence, there is no valid law against marijuana ownership – there is simply a governmental body acting illegally to curtail our constitutionally protected rights.

I’m posting anonymously for obvious reasons.

Hemp and MJ: bring’em both back!

Yes, canabis should be legal for all uses.

Also, the US constitution needs 3/4 of congressional votes to be amended, but FL only needed a simple majority to amend its state constitution. That was idiotic, and I voted for the 60% vote initiative.

Interestingly, not as often talked about in the marijuana debate is the social impact that the entire drug war has had.

Overwhelmingly, anti-drug laws and enforcement tend to target the poor and minorities, for whom other opportunities are rare or non-existent. Not only are American citizens not allowed to make their own decisions about their own bodies, but they’re thrown in jail for non-violent offenses and their lives can be wrecked with little chance at rehabilitation for it.

Ideally, all drugs should be decriminalized, with proper education on the effects and risks of their use made widely available. I’m also in favor of support and rehabilitation programs available to all citizens, not just for hard drugs but for marijuana, nicotine and alcohol if they need it.

What I put in my body is not to be decided by others.
Whether they’re one or many.

I understand that reasoning, but why should it only apply to citizen initiative but not to government-issued amendments?

It should be completely decriminalized. The only taxed/regulated form should be any sold via commercial entities, but if anyone wishes to raise it in a garden just like home grown vegetables, no government interference or regulation should occur.

+1 to all of the other legitimate reasons listed on this thread also.

The medical argument is a bit hard to make, thanks to the chill on medical research into cannabis. How can it not be an abandonment of responsibility or outright negligence for the government to make it so difficult and dangerous (to one’s career) to research a substance so much of the populace is exposing themselves to? Its really disgraceful that medical issues are still considered moral ones.

The war on drugs is a disaster. It has failed and marijuana is a good place to start taking things back to where they should be. Former Governor Gary Johnson (NM) is right on about this subject. Libertarians and like minded members of the other parties should lead the way to put an end to this “war” that’s put more people into prison than any other country. Let people grow their own for their own use. That will stop all the drug violence. Being stoned isn’t any worse than being drunk. If you do so in your own home what business is that of anybody else? I don’t use it, I tried it once and decided it isn’t for me. But it is me making that decision, not a bunch of jack booted goons.

I totally concur with the above comment, the internet is having a doubt growing into one of the most essential medium of communication across the globe and its due to sites like this that ideas are spreading so rapidly.