Why are SO many people against smoking pot when it doesn't hurt any 1 & has medical uses?

Question

I don't give a flying fig about what's "legal" in Alaska you get NO penalty for J but in Michigan you go for 6 mos. PUT the illegal "jargon" aside. I know if I had cancer I wouldn't give a flip about law Id care about relieving the PAIN!!!!

Answer 1

because it is illegal and causes negative effects - hunger, lack of motivation, and impaired judgement - also, you should not drive when you have been smoking.

Answer 2

my best guess would be because while the person is high, they often do things they regret, they are not themselves, and they make mistakes.

my friends all smoke pot.. i dont really like to be around when they do anymore, because they are all so different then they are while clean.

i dunno i dont have a big problem with it.. but thats what im guessing is the issue.

Answer 3

Because they are repeating what they were told (which in turn comes from a massive PR campaign which was funded to keep hemp from competing with industry).

Answer 4

They buy into the government propaganda, that's why.

http://www.abovetheignorance.org/

Marijuana does not "basically fry your brain" either, by the way. Learn your facts and stop spewing out such infectious ignorance and lies.

I personally do not smoke it since it is, after all, illegal. However, all this about it killing brain cells and ruining lives and blah blah blah IS NOT TRUE.

Answer 5

its wrong to say weed is completely harmless it does cause some minor lung problems but compared to other drugs its much safer it also does have some medical benefits such as protection from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Answer 6

People believe the propaganda campaign waged by our government.

Answer 7

you're preaching to the choir...I smoked everyday for about 10 years...I was productive too.  How about that!!  People just want to be against it because it's "illegal".  When they don't even know the reasons it's illegal.  I had to quit back in Feb. for a job but have absolutely nothing against it or people that use it for whatever the reason.  The more people that are educated about it will understand a little more.

Answer 8

i think the smoking is the bad because it is worse than smoking cigs. But eating it is better for you and last longer.

Answer 9

I don't know why, alcohol is a much worse drug than pot. As far as being a "gateway" drug, the real gateway drugs are alcohol and cigarettes. How many people do you know who smoked pot for the first time who had never tried alcohol or cigarettes first?

Answer 10

I'm not sure that they are. I mean, more than half the population has tried it. We all have friends who smoke or have done so ourselves. But the country's laws always seem to be designed to appeal to priggy old ladies in church rather than to real people. Which isn't to say that people think it's great . . . just that most of us know that it's no worse than and probably not as bad as alcohol. There are people who use too much alcohol, and there are people who use too much pot.

Honestly, there's so much hypocrisy here. People like Dubya party for years, and then when they're elected, they start acting holier than the Pope. Or Rush with his kill the druggies radio shows -- funny how his opinion changed when he was caught doing it, eh?

Answer 11

Because people are stubborn and ignorant and dont want to face the truth about it! They dont want to admit that nature is truly NOT a drug!

Answer 12

Smoking marajuana can hurt people in many different ways. The main medical use of marajuana is to remove pain from terminally ill patients, in much the same way as strong pharmaceutical drugs do. Marajuana does not have medical benefits for your average person - if you're not in pain, why take pain killers?

Prolonged use of marajuana basically fries the brain - it can lead to mental issues and depression. Many people also find it is a gateway drug - meaning people start off smoking pot and thinking it's not so bad, then they get offered a few pills and think they're not so bad. Eventually these things can turn to cocaine, heroin, and it's all downhill. (I know it's a bit exaggerated but it happens).

I know many people who have smoked pot - new users, part timers, and seasoned pros. None of them would say it has helped them in life - it takes your money, comes between friends/lovers, and ultimately can cause health issues.

Answer 13

I don't know about everyone else and I used to be like you. If you put your mind to it ,it has hundreds of uses. Just like peanuts. The fact is though that after seven plus years of that ****, I became addicted, I lost all motivation, I am nineteen and working as a lan mower. I ahve no friends and when I did all we did was get high. It makes you stupid, it invites in demons. It makes you lazey and is excpensive, it steals your heart, and worst of all, it steals love. I knew locve as a boy and love is evrything to me, but pot and other things stole this from me as I became addicted and pitifull. Now I have nothing. It is not a medicine, fresh air is and water is, not pot. Love is a medicine for the heart, pot is just a drug and will always just be a drug. My question is when will all the stoners realise this and seize their lives and theirheart again?