(December 15, 2012 at 11:19 am)A Theist Wrote: Legalizing marijuana would just be adding to an already seriously existing problem to drug and alcohol use....
Quote:"Marijuana remains the most widely abused illicit drug in the United States and around the world. There remains significant controversy over the effects of the drug on physical and mental health. However, marijuana is no longer considered a benign drug. It has been shown to have negative effects on both physical and psychological health and is associated with the possible development of tolerance, dependence and a withdrawal syndrome."http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/Healt...subs2.html
In the Netherlands, where I live, problems with marijuana are relatively low, due to a policy of prevention instead of criminalization. Often people think it is widely tolerated, yet most people think smoking weed regularly is pathetic.
The result;
- less people use weed
- lower costs
- less crime, less people in jail
- selling pointa are regulated, keeping the costumer away from the crack dealers.
The policy is not perfect though.
I don't think marijuana is an easy drugs. Daily users often suffer mental problems, but stoned people are rarely agressive, in contrary to drunk people.
