Why would weed be illegal?

Question

I just dont understand why there is a law against it. If there are other ways people can alter their state of mind like alcohol, abusing their prescription pills, and now idosers why would it be illegal. I understand why meth or crack arent allowed, because they are very dangerous to your health, addicting and cause a lot of other trouble, but weed is a natural thing that can only give you a mental addiction. If anyone hasent noticed there is only problems with it because the law says people cant have it, in Amsterdam it is allowed and there is still social order. So why are so many substances legal that are as bad or worse than weed, but the law does nothing to prevent it? I think that if weed was made legal, then all of the problems with dealers and such would go away. It is like with children, if you say that they can have the cake, then of course they are going to crave it and want some, so make it legal and stop making it a taboo.

Answer 1

I agree with you 100%... no kid ever died from smoking too much pot. How many millions of kids have killed themselves and other people because of alcohol?

Answer 2

At times I often wonder who's right and who's wrong when it comes to this issue. Doctors argue about the pro's and con's of marijuana consumption. There are also synthetic THC products available on the market!

The issue, however, is an international issue of which the USA cooperates with the World Health Organization and many other international treaties to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug.

Until it is no longer in that category...it will remain illegal!

Answer 3

well you cant change this law just because you put i on yahoo get away from weed and get a life!! LIKW YOU REALLY NEED IT IT WATES TIME LIFE LOVE FUN BE YOURSELF MNOEY AND YOUR RUINING YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOR THATS HIT :p PFFT  

Answer 4

The key is the money made by the smugglers and dealers of marijuana.  Legalizing it would close down a very large and lucrative worldwide business.  The natural argument is silly because there are many natural substances that are harmful, like tobacco.  Beer is brewed chiefly from hops, a close relative of the cannabis hemp plant.  "Weed" is illegal because it makes more money for more people that way.

Answer 5

.    As soon as there is a Breathalizer for marijuana, i want the law to be changed to legalize it.   No reason for it to be illegal then.

Answer 6

There's no good reason for it to be illegal. It must be a hold over from prohibition or lobbyists representing some big business.

Cigarettes are proven to be lethal yet we can still purchase them. Prescription drugs and alcohol can cause major problems with the human body including death but they are both legal. Junk food kills more people annually than weed.

I think we would have more drug dealers off the streets if the government would legalize, tax and allow sales of a certain amount of marijuana.

Answer 7

i think one reason has to do with taxes, i don't think the gov. can take taxes from it. weed may be legal one day, but i highly doubt it. i agree, there are many things worse than weed. very rarely do you meet someone who does not smoke weed haha.