Your reasons why marijuana should or shouldn't be legal?

Before you put your reason read these marijuana myths and facts most people don't know








Myth:


Marijuana Can Cause Permanent Mental Illness.





*Fact:


There is no convincing scientific evidence that marijuana causes psychological damage or mental illness in either teenagers or adults. Some marijuana users experience psychological distress following marijuana ingestion, which may include feelings of panic, anxiety, and paranoia. Such experiences can be frightening, but the effects are temporary. With very large doses, marijuana can cause temporary toxic psychosis. This occurs rarely, and almost always when marijuana is eaten rather than smoked. Marijuana does not cause profound changes in people's behavior.








Myth:


Marijuana is Highly Addictive.





*Fact:


Most people who smoke marijuana smoke it only occasionally. A small minority of Americans - less than 1 percent - smoke marijuana on a daily basis. An even smaller minority develop a dependence on marijuana. Some people who smoke marijuana heavily and frequently stop without difficulty.








Myth:


Marijuana is More Damaging to the Lungs Than Tobacco.





*Fact:


Moderate smoking of marijuana appears to pose minimal danger to the lungs. Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains a number of irritants and carcinogens. But marijuana users typically smoke much less often than tobacco smokers, and over time, inhale much less smoke. As a result, the risk of serious lung damage should be lower in marijuana smokers. There have been no reports of lung cancer related solely to marijuana.





Myth:


Marijuana Has No Medicinal Value.





*Fact: Marijuana has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that marijuana reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders.





Myth:


Marijuana is a Gateway Drug.





*Fact:


Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistic association between common and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a gateway drug.





Myth:


Marijuana Kills Brain Cells.





*Fact:


None of the medical tests currently used to detect brain damage in humans have found harm from marijuana, even from long term high-dose use. An early study reported brain damage in rhesus monkeys after six months exposure to high concentrations of marijuana smoke. In a recent, more carefully conducted study, researchers found no evidence of brain abnormality in monkeys that were forced to inhale the equivalent of four to five marijuana cigarettes every day for a year. The claim that marijuana kills brain cells is based on a speculative report dating back a quarter of a century that has never been supported by any scientific study.





Myth:


Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Damages the Fetus.





*Fact:


Studies of newborns, infants, and children show no consistent physical, developmental, or cognitive deficits related to prenatal marijuana exposure. Marijuana had no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation, neurological development, or the occurrence of physical abnormalities.|||wow mike.....spoken like a true loser. You seem to see people as machines set on earth to make you and your company(s) money. This is not the case sir. Also, your golden drug screening policy is flawed. Alcohol, cocaine, and many other much more serious drugs are metabolised by the body very rapidly meaning they only show on a drug test for a matter of hours. Cannibus, on the other hand, is stored by the body's fat cells and a single smoke may be able to be detected for up to a month. Keep in mind this something i did in my own home on my own time. It breaks down like this mike all your doing is screening all the peaceful smokers and leaving the more serious users to populate your company(s). Sure someone on speed will have better production than a stoner but we grow ours they'll rob you for theirs.|||Good points. I'm not much of a fan of marijuana in general, but I do not have any real problems with it either. I believe Americans should be free to live as they choose. I wouldn't have a problem with marijuana being legalized, but would fear the government taxing the CRAP out of it.|||I agree with all of the points you've made above, but none of them are important to my reason why I think it should be legal.





I believe people should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own body as long as they are not causing injury to other people.|||why should we punish a human being for taking a plant that grows in nature and consuming it in some fashion? instead, let's punish the government for oppressing humanity.|||Why wouldn't the government make it legal and tax it? They could be raking in a goldmine. And I personally think its better for you than alcohol!|||Are those "facts" or opinions?





Personally I support keeping the stuff illegal because we already have too many losers in or society without encouraging more.





BTW - would you support my right to fire you on the spot for drug use even if it is 'legal' because my company can show significant improvements in worker morale, productivity, absenteeism, product quality and workplace accidents since we implemented random drug screening and mandatory termination of anybody who fails?


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