The 2014 Super Bowl, nicknamed after various references to marijuana (mj) because the two competing teams come from the states of Washington and Colorado where mj recreational use is legal, has raised to a higher level than ever the national debate on mj legalization. For the US, a list of states where use is now legal illustrates how controversial the topic remains.
To begin what HamiltonFinanceServices (HFS) hopes can be a robust conversation, we offer our analysts’ first impressions on pros and cons of mj legalization. Our HFS list distils 1.5 hours of discussion among the seven members of our staff.
The advantages of legalized mj include quality control and tax base expansion by governments, destigmatization of mj smoking, reduced costs in the justice system, potential health benefits, and improved economic opportunities. The disadvantages include potential health risks, cascading effects of more intoxication (potentially increased number of auto crashes, etc.), potential to lead to other drug use or abuse, and an over-arching concern for moral issues associated with self intoxication. This list merely begins a larger examination, and each point might involve many aspects.
What insights and arguments do you have to share on legalization of marijuana in your region?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/29/from-dry-to-high-your-guide-to-state-pot-laws.html
http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/29/marijuana-legalization-holder-colorado-washington/
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana-legalization-and-regulation
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/ondcp-fact-sheets/marijuana-legalization
[b]Good post….[/b][i][/i]
All drugs (I include alcohol and nicotine as well as there are being considered as social drugs and the side effects the have-forgotten…) serve one purpose which is to keep people in their comfort zone and obeying to whatever others decide is right for them.It keeps the ego of the individuals in the lead as ego’s major purpose is to keep people safe and where they are in life -which is btw the reason why 99.999% of people are unsuccessful in life and never make it above the average person on the globe.It is not only drugs but media and school systems and the rest of society thinking also that keep people from becoming a nation of thinkers..but drugs (alcohol and nicotine included) make the majority as it gives the leads to ego. .
..in other words, the more that drugs become legal the more the user’s will be puppets on a string to the ones in power..
A big problem with mj legalization is a new focus on DUI laws that now include mj. The tests for mj yield positive results days after ingesting the drug. There is no evidence that driving under mj is as serious as driving after drinking. DUI is an extremely serious offense. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31/marijuana-dui_n_4520129.html
Every day I feel more & more like I’m residing in the Weimar Republic..
For many weak willed folks pot is a gateway drug, The availability of it will simply compound the already increasing level of real time reality avoidance already occurring.
so, on a sublimal level you can see why ‘Zombies” have been so popular the last few years?
I think you bring up some good points. Where I live now (Southeast), legalization will never happen here. However, the “improved economic opportunities” and tax base expansion can’t be denied.
http://www.today.com/money/pot-buyers-add-more-1m-colorado-tax-coffers-2D12035047?ocid=msnhp&pos=1