Legalize pot!

Legalise it. Grade it. Sell it by license. Tax it. Sell to adults.

Lets legalize all drugs, so junkies will have no problem getting high, and so, if sb sells bad drug, junkies get overdose and die. Ambulance won't be able to rescue them all and so, junkies get instinct in a time.

make it legal no one's ever died from smokin weed

I think that is a slippery slope. I do not want Heroin to eventually become legal, so I would have to vote no. I don't want our jails/prisons filling up with bull crap pot charges, so I would have to vote yes. I think, if 100% of the taxes gained from pot would be added IN ADDITION TO the current education budget, I would be more inclined to legalize it. I think if the people who are sitting around like idiots staring/laughing at walls could help educate those who are interested in bettering themselves, I could jump on that bandwagon.

illegal, i dont want MORE crime.

It doesn't matter one way or another.

legal, they should tax the hell out of it too

Keep it illegal. People obviously have no problem getting it and don't care about the consequences so I think things are fine the way they are.

Legalize it, regulate it, and tax it. As for normal cigarettes, ban carcinogens and addictive elements like nicotine, and remove filters altogether.

Here in Alaska the state law say so much is legal and I think it should be legal throughout. I have nothing bad to say about marijuana and I have been smoking it for over 30 years and have a very successful career behind me and have had people argue with me saying I am making it up when I say I smoke. People I worked for and with and spent time on a daily basis would argue with me over it telling me I was too professional to smoke. People used marijuana when they committ crimes as a way of getting lesser punishment. They blame the marijuana and people say the drug caused them to do it. BULL. We had a teen kill him stepmom, rape her dead body, put it in the freezer and blame it all on smoking marijuana and got a very light punishment because of the marijuana causing him to do it as he said and blamed the pot. Now years later it is found out that the teen has never smoked pot in his entire life. He lied about smoking pot. now they are trying to retrial him because of teh non smoking confession.

Legalise it, tax it, and spend that money in our school systems.

Keep it illegal. Heck, even if you ARE a proponent of Marijuana, the last thing you would want to do is have Uncle Sam stick their money-grubbing hands into the industry. The cost would go through the roof for you and they would regulate the growing/distribution of is as well as the taxes. So even avid tokers would be detrimentally affected financially.

Imagine the economical growth through hemp and medical uses.

Oh, just legalize it and stop making criminals out of dumb teenagers.

legalize dat shit

legalize it.

legalize that shit!!!! it is amazing!!

My lungs, my choice.

I wish they would legalize it. So many people I am close with do it and it bothers me that they are breaking the law. I'm affraid they are going to get caught and go to jail. Stresses me out. The affects are pretty much the same as alcohol (varying from person to person) so I don't see why they can't just legalize it. Sure we would have to pay taxes on it but it's better than doing something illegal.

Legalize it. We shouldn't be making criminals out of people over this. Just get ready to pay taxes out the nose on it. And you may think it'll be nice to have a club to toke up at, but you'll pay pretty price for that privilege too. One thing's for sure. The big bad government isn't about to just let you grow your own for free. If you think that's ever gonna happen, damn are you dreaming! Uncle Sam will get his cut even if he has to send IRS agents to rip the appliances from your home.

honestly, it wouldnt matter. whether the drug is legal or illegal, people will still continue to do it. i would still want it illegal though. im not a fan of drugs. good question +++ =)

I would vote to legalize it. In fact, studies show most would vote that way and that is why that vote will not happen on a national level. The government collects much more money on it being illegal than being legal. Legal marijuana would be much harder to regulate than other legal but regulated drugs due to it being much easier to create than the others. i still think they would still get a number of people willing to pay the taxes, but not to the degree that they do with alcohol and tobacco.

I would vote to legalize it. The benefits would far outweigh the negatives.

Make it legal.

I would vote to legalize it, then we could tax it and make the goverment the biggest dealer. Besides why not get control over it since we have lost the war on drugs anyway.

It would have to be first legalized for commercial purposes as in production of hemp products, seed oils, etc. See how that goes then slowly introduce it into main stream so everyone can do as they please with it, but do NOT allow kids to smoke it. The foolishness of charging mothers with child endangerment for smoking a joint in the car while kids are in the backseat it ridiculous. I don't and won't smoke it anymore, but have no qualms about others smoking it. I might eat it.. The laws profit only 4 main groups. Police, Jailers, Politicians and who else? Organized criminals because they have a basic monopoly. The monopoly needs broken.

I would vote to legalize it because the only reason it is currently illegal is because the government can not tax it. Alcohol is a poison, kills many people, addicts people to it, and yet you can go buy it and can easily gain access to it even if you are not 21. Pot can't do any of those things (it can not physically addict you look it up).

Make it legal, but place warning labels on it showing it's side effects and what-not (just like everything else) and make sure that it gets taxed. Also, restrict it's sales to those who are 19 or older and enforce this strongly. Make driving under it's influence as big of a crime as alcohol, if not bigger. Have no pot signs placed in restaurants and make it so that the only legal place to smoke it is in a private residence, to reduce high-driving. Basically, I'd make it legal but I'd want it tightly regulated to insure the safety of the general public.

I would vote it to remain illegal. There is little benefit making it more available. Its a dangerous drug (and I realize that there are just as dangerous legal drugs) and unless I can see a distinct benefit of marijuana, there is no use in legalizing it.

As would anybody who enjoys the sweet smoke of cannabis, my first instinct would be to say "Legalize it!" However, after watching cigarette taxes steadily increase to the point of sheer ridiculosity (yeah, not a word, deal with it), once the government got their hands on marijuana I can see that tax also going through the roof. I mean, ok, so the government is the ONLY dealer which decreases the price. There's still a tax. I'd want to know prices and taxes before I voted either way. What would be the age minimum to buy it? Not because it's dangerous, but because one does have to have a certain level of responsibility if they want to smoke pot. We just don't have enough information as citizens to make an educated decision.

we had this discussion in u.s history last year and again in p.i.g & economics. i think if is was not illegal then their would be more drug dealers sellin crack or pills. i alson think ppl's lives would be at risk because marijuana would be easy to get to like cigarettes. i would not vote to make this legal.

Make it legal, although I fear it might take away some of the mystique, it would certainly be a different experience. But it should be in the hands of the people, it's a medicine, a natural medicine, which I believe is here for a reason.

If you want to win the war on drugs, legalize it under 5 grams. Then you can follow the users to their dealers and really bust the ones who are violent because of weed. Also, alcohol, which kills thousands of people each year due to drunk driving, is legal but marijuana, which kills hundreds each year due to illegal sales, is illegal? That makes perfect sense Uncle Sam. But the reason they make it illegal is because they cant regulate it's sale and distribution. That and they want to arrest blacks for possession. I just got out of jail for possession and did not see one person other than black who was arrested for posession.

Legalize it, reasonably tax it, sell it to 18 and over, and make sure that everything being sold isn't total crap. To one of the commenters above: Marijuana does not kill brain cells. Science has recently stated otherwise. THC slows down transmissions between neurotransmitters that cause the "Um... What was I gonna say", etc. In regular users. If you stop toking, it will return eventually.

Legalization for sure. It will stop the Mexican drug cartels from bringing in crappy Marijuana. I don't see why it should be illegal when alcohol is legal. Alcohol causes more deaths in car accidents. Including innocent people like my Aunt that was hit by a drunk driver, and she died. You can overdose from alcohol and die that way. All of us taxpayers are paying taxes for marijuana charged inmates. There are more prisoners in prison from marijuana than most other crimes. Plus you can't die off of marijuana. If we legalize and tax it just like anything else. The United States would be SO wealthy. It would bring in a lot more money. Crime will drop. You know Oboma said that it wouldn't be his choice to legalize it. I forget who would be able to legalize it. But Oboma doesn't care if it's legalized. And where I used to live in California, you can get your Medical Marijuana Card for really no reason at all. Just pay $70-$200 for your card. Each year you have to buy a new one, but the card is usable for 1 year. I used to have my Medical Card in California, but I moved to Texas where they don't have Medical Marijuana. Sucks. At the medical marijuana clubs such as CannaCare(real place too). You can buy anything from any edibles suck as lolipops, to butter, to Icecream(the icecream has THC and Hash in it), to any strain of marijuana you want. There are three types of the Marijuana family. There is Indica and Sativa. Generally Indicas tend to be shorter, stockier plants with smaller, denser and smellier buds. Indicas also flower much faster than Sativas, usually with a 6-9 week flowering period. Sativas will grow taller and generally much bigger. Buds will also be bigger but less dense. Sativa buds will also be less smelly and take longer to flower than Indicas, usually 9-10 weeks. Choosing types of marijuana for a garden will depend on many factors, not least what you expect of the end product. Marijuana strains are often a cross of Sativa and Indica to give properties of each i.e. to make certain Sativa smaller and more potent, or an Indica larger and with bigger buds. As far as the high is concerned, Sativas will tend to produce more of a cerebral, energetic or giggly high, while Indicas produce more of a body stoned, known to enhance physical aspects such as sound and taste and can also have a relaxing effect. Indica for mind high, Sativa for body high.

i think they are only hurting themselves so if they want to smoke it smoke it

legalize it so teens and adults dont have to hide it and get in serious trouble when they get caught if god made then we can use it MAKE IT LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Legalize it! I sign petitions all the time. I use marijuana for medical reasons and it's changed the quality of my life. I feel better, I spend less than half the money I spent on pharmaceuticals. If nothing else, they should at least open the door for medical marijuana in every state.

Id probably vote yes. I dont care either way.

I hate the stuff. I lived in a cloud of it all through my teen years, as my stepfather was an avid fan. It destroys lives and families. For those who have the genetic makeup for mental illness, pot can be the tipping point. And for those inclined to paranoia, speaking from too much experience, pot doesn't make them sleepy and hungry, it turns them into a mean drunk. But on the other hand, keeping it illegal is corrupting our criminal justice system, fueling drug wars in other countries and destabilizing governments. It isn't right to do that to other countries. Our illegal alien problem would probably vanish pretty quickly if we legalized drugs. There wouldn't be any incentive for drug lords to send their minions here, and the decent honest immigrants would be able to build a good life in their own country. Maybe what we should do is legalize all drugs and make sure there is a ready supply so all those who are determined to go out with a bang in a really big overdose can get it over with quickly. I know pot doesn't do that, but those who use pot frequently use other drugs as well. Or maybe the solution would be to legalize and support the growth of hemp in a big way at the same time, so that no one will be able to grow pot without it cross-pollinating and being ruined.

I'd vote to legalize it. Especially if it were legal to grow your own.

I'd vote No, I have a stigma about Pot and other vices. sorry

Legalize it +5

Legal please?? for medical reasons? I gotta enough to worry about let alone going to jail.

legalise marijuana!!!

Legalise no hesitation. I dont smoke that much but I think justice has better things to do than arrest marijuana smokers...

It should be legal regulated and heavily taxed,BUT,the government willNOT legalize it until they can find a way to keep people from growing it @ home and skirting the taxes...

Yea and Yes..needs no guess

Free the weed!