Give me a legit reason why weed is still banned in most areas

Give me a legit reason why weed is still banned in most areas

>protip: you cant

Grown brain cells...

it takes money away from the cigarette and alcohol corporations

can cause schizophrenia. for me it did.

The govt wants you as brain-dead as possible. Alcohol is better at that in the long term. Plus mexicans

>cures cancer
Congratulations. Retards like you are the reason no one takes the marijuana legalisation movement seriously

weed is a gateway drug to stronger stuff

>non-addictive
the substance is maybe non-addictive but the effect isn't tho
>growns brain cells
i kek'd at this one

alcohol is even more so

People don't get retarded after one drink of alcohol. You can moderately drink alcohol all your life and be fine. But once you smoke people get all retarded like "hur dur weed is the best thing ever"

It takes away the government revenue from alcohol and tobacco since these 2 are Easy to regulate . Add far right propaganda of "too marijuanas will make u an hero & God is almighty "

agitates my BP-1, cause psychotic episode twice

no wtf

billions of normal normies drink

it doesnt lead to heroin or whatever, just alcoholism if abused

Why isn't alcohol a gateway drug then?
Weed isn't a gateway drug; it's a gateway crime.

theres no fucking reason or marijuanna to be illegal men
we got this shit from fucking religion and other mass controlling actions fucking banning cannabis saying its a drug and stuff fuck off

because its bad for you

t. the gov

Cannabis IS
>ADDICTIVE
>CAUSES FURTHER DEPRESSION IF YOU HAVE BAD MOOD
>IT ALSO CAN CAUSE LUNG CANCER
>YEAH SURE, ZERO DEATHS, DREAM ON
>NOPE
>YEP. BUT ALCOHOL DOES NOT DESTROY YOUR BRAIN CELLS.

Get ur facts straight faggot

>cures cancer
>grows brain cells

These.
Causes schizophrenia and/or anxiety. It did in me.
Gateway because of the stoner crowd. Most will do psychedelics, roll, or pain killers.
Also addictive. Most stoners try to say it isn't, but you get withdrawal if you don't smoke. Again personal experience.
Plus it cannot be regulated and taxed properly yet, so government can't make the money they want off it.

Whoever made this image doesn't understand what the word 'depressant' means in this context

>Cures cancer

Honestly fuck this argument, legalize it because it's someones right to put what they want in their body.

It just delegitimizes the movement as a bunch of scientifically ignorant kids.

First of all I agree with marijuana legalization but I disagree with a lot of these points.

1. Whether marijuana is additive is debatable. It's definitely possible to get addicted to the feeling of it, but maybe not chemically addictive like other drugs.
2. This point is true.
3. There isn't much data on this. There may be a link but we aren't sure yet.
4. ZERO DEATHS IN HISTORY?! Are you serious? Driving well high is still extremely dangerous and even if there aren't many recorded deaths, they still happen. There aren't many statistics on deaths because it's illegal.
5. I'd say this point is generally okay.
6. You can overdose but it's a lot more difficult. If you taking edibles it can be a bigger concern though.
7. I don't know where you heard this but I don't see how it makes sense. Also saying alcohol kills brain cells isn't completely accurate but I'm not very educated on the subject.

>get your facts straight

You should get straight, You fag

I can agree that it can cause death, but the drug itself cannot kill you. It requires so much weed to kill you that you'd probably die for asphyxiation before the drug actually kills you. Only a dumbass would die high

HURR DURR THE OTHER ONE IS MORE LETHAL SO THIS ONE SHOULDN'T BE BANNED

You're funny and a retard.......posts like this are not even good trolling.......On he off chance that you aren't a retard, I incidentally went full retard after smoking skunk for years, never been right since.....well done, now fuck off and kill yourself immediately ...

THC can trigger mental illnesses like bipolar and anxiety

you are also funny...how do you manage to see the screen to type with that cock in your mouth?

It was the paper and textile industries that got it banned, not religion. If you're going to be a faggot stoner, at least learn history so you don't look retarded.

Alcohol makes most people happy and do things
weed makes people zombies

Ok I support the legalization of weed but that's a complete strawman. Coming from a REAL cancer patient it only helps the side effects of the other drugs they use to treat it and it isn't a treatment in itself. Also while the people killed by marijuana is FAR less than alcohol it isn't zero. While marijuana isn't PHYSICALLY addictive like alcohol it is psychologically addictive (So is gambling, sex, fast food etc). and the thing about brain cells is patently ridiculous. If you're trolling then you've succeeded but if you really believe marijuana is a good medicine this strawman argument is bullshit.

Religion used by your fagot dick taking politicians fagot

why should i when i'm for full legalization for not only ganja but any drugs?

I almost legit replied.

You have an opinion yet you have clearly never smoked it . Go back to high school Loser

LSD is pretty much better than both.

>Cause lung cancer
>Has been shown to cure stage IV lung cancer
ok

>implying you're cool/expiranced/edgybtard only if you smoke da danke weed xD

I'm a stoner and citation needed for all your weed claims.

>4. ZERO DEATHS IN HISTORY?! Are you serious? Driving well high is still extremely dangerous and even if there aren't many recorded deaths, they still happen. There aren't many statistics on deaths because it's illegal.

If it hasn't caused a direct death from consumption / smoking than it isn't a death from the substance. If you go driving while completely high off your mind well knowing the risks, then it is your own fault.

Like we needed more evidence that stoners are fucking retards.

what is it trying to say

>Grows brain cells
>Cures cancer
>Zero deaths
>Saves police and NHS billions
>Non-addictive

B'okay

that hurt :(

Because the people who smoke it are insufferable cunts who can't shut the fuck up about how great it is.

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Its only because it natural medicine and big pharma dont like that

The politicians and industry leaders pandered to the religious to scare them so they could gain some foothold. The religious being an excitable bunch bought into the propaganda, which helped spread it, but they had nothing to do with the idea that marijuana is bad, they just got scared.

Nigger I have smoked cannabis every day for the past three or four years, tell me again how it's not addictive?

alcohol leads to using cocaine in some cases

>dude weed is, like, not addictative at all hahaha
>what do you mean i slurred my word? i said it was not addicatative.....

weed kills brain cells. fuck off.

>non-addictive
>cures cancer

Nigger I drank water every day for the past three or four years, tell me again how water is addictive?

Dude Einstein smoked weed lmao

Thats bullshit.

>b-buh da weeds is addictive
If I can smoke it then not care whether I do or not the next day, then it isn't addictive. I've smoked on numerous occasions then just simply stopped for months. It isn't an addictive substance at all.

>Always go back to it even though there's literally no reason

Yeah, that's addiction.

not even him but thats straight up retarded argument and something only a stoner can give

Did you go the first 15 years of your life before you started drinking water?

and speed

>Literally no reason

Because it's enjoyable? By that logic, people play video games everyday for "no reason"

Actually I use it for medical purposes.
I have a bone growth in my foot that makes it really hard to work / walk. I only smoke it when I'm in pain, otherwise I do not. :^)

Or because they're in denial about their addiction.

I've been smoking for years and it calmed my anxiety down, I have no withdrawls when I can't smoke for days. Only addiction people make to it is a psychological one. It takes life times of smoking to kill brain cells. It was originally illegal to control minority groups and only reason it isn't legal now is because of big corporation and government can't regulate it correctly and get the tax they want. And as for gateway that's a personal choice, as a life rule I don't fuck with chemical drugs for recreation, only shrooms and weed.

This is bullshit, schizophrenia is a genetically inherited disease. I know, because I have three immediate living relatives who are all paranoid schizophrenics. My dad, my oldest sister, and my younger brother.

The only thing that smoking weed does is cause it to manifest sooner rather than later, IF you are already a schizophrenic but haven't shown any symptoms yet.

If you believe otherwise, then you either have a shit psychiatrist, or are off your meds.

A lot of opiate addicts started with a legitimate prescription for pain meds that they let get out of hand

That actually didn't make any sense, congrats.

Money.
Lobbyists for the privatized penal facilities keep bribing state and federal officials to keep marijuana a controlled substance in conjunction with state law enforcement wanting to keep it illegal for increased revenue from fines and court costs for those caught and convicted of possession.
The privatized incarceration corporations make billions paid to them by the states to feed and house inmates. The arrests keep the war on drugs prevalent and as such law enforcement can keep department funding higher than it normally would be without it.
It's a morally corrupt reason, but it's legitimate.

>non addictive
Incorrect - cannabis addiction is a recognized disorder in the DSM 5, and there is irrefutable evidence of physical withdrawal symptoms documented in animal and human studies of heavy cannabis users.

>anti depressant
Also a myth. While cannabis use may be a short term fix for individuals who are depressed, prolonged use can actually increase depressive symptoms. Also of note, cocaine is an "anti-depressant" for people addicted to cocaine. Any drug someone is addicted to or psychologically dependent on acts as an anti-depressant when you take it, but regulating your mood via drugs always has side effects.

>cures cancer
No.

>Grows brain cells
Also a deeply misunderstoof myth surrounding cannabis. Long term use causes a growth in certain brain cells, but this is a defense response to shrinking grey matter which is also caused by long term use.

All that being said, alcohol is much worse.

All citations can be found in:

Inaba, D. S., & Cohen, W. E. (2014), Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs: 8th edition. CNS Productions, Inc.

>doesnt save the police/etc billions
Mate legalised states and countries are raking in huge profits from it while countries where it's illegal are wasting billions on trying to keep it "under control".

Ex-alcoholic here. Weed all the way. Alcohol is fun occasionally but generally a bad idea.

>Opiate addicts
>OPIATE
>Acting as if weed is an opiate
Welp, retard alarm has sounded.

Because niggers should never have it easy.

>btfo. better pretend like that was stupid

i wish the "weed makes you retarded" meme would end.

Cause its for children, faggots, niggers and old lamers.

Could you actually explain what you meant? Because basically what I got was you saying "they're addicted because they're addicted"

kek, well it's all well and good to say how it's not addictive, but at the end of the day, It definitely is, because when you smoke it purely out of habit even though the effects don't even really hit you anymore, then I hate to admit it, but it is addictive in some way.

Listen up you dumbfags, stop promoting weed as though it is entirely harmless.

It is psycologically addictive, do you know how many dumb fuck stoners I know who can hardly get out of bed without the shit, and fiend to no end when they don't have any?

Smoke inhalation of any type is fucking bad. That shit will cause cancer. So I know you will argue it is edible, and that much is true.

No you can't overdose, but you sure as hell can have some brutal ass panic attacks. It can bring out latent mental illnesses.

Fact is weed hits everyone differently, its great for some people, and helps people on a medical level.

But for fuck sakes, stop this 'weed is entirely safe' permafried thought process.

A drug is a drug, but keep lying to yourself so you can feel superior. You're only hurting yourself.

10 minutes of binge drinking destroys years of brain cells, what the fuck kind of research are you doing >fuckall.
And as for your causing worst depression symptoms I've been admitted to psych twice for suicidal tendencies and once I started smoking after that I've never had a problem with it again. All the shit you people are using against it is individual cases, mine are too but in the opposite way instead if negative

If your body doesn't go through withdrawal then it is not addictive. Some people have mental and emotional dependencies on weed, yes. But addiction is a chemical dependency that affects the body. You won't get sick if you quit smoking.

No, you can't overdose in the sense that it kills you. You can overdose on water easily however.

"Opiate" isn't a synonym for "an illegal substance"

>10 minutes of binge drinking
Does that mean one night of binge drinking destroys your brain for good? The fuck kind of a point is that?

It is a gateway drug in a way alcohol never will be, because alcohol gets you more rekt.

Also, it is addictive. It isn't as bad as alcohol, but it's up there. I've met a good few people with marijuana addiction. Dependency? Maybe not. But they sure were addicted.

It also causes immediate depression and paranoia. I know many people that avoid it specifically because of this.

As of yet, super stringent research hasn't been done. Should it be legalized? Yes. Does that mean we should spread misinformation? Absolutely not. When the general populace finds out you're lying (which they will) they're going to question what else you're lying about. Saying it's a miracle drug sets everything back.

You wouldn't be able to think that if you were sober. You say, they just smoke weed because it's enjoyable, it's the same as video games. I reason that maybe people just say that because no one wants to admit to being addicted to something. Do you really think people do heroin a second time just because it's addictive? It's addictive because it's enjoyable, that's why you do it again. And again and again. That's addiction. So smoking weed because it's enjoyable is addiction.

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>22 people like this

Put. Down. The. Weed.

Fucking stoners can't keep up.

Opiate is drug. Weed is drug.

because not everyone chooses to be a dumbass

I don't even smoke because I freak out like 60% of the time.
And I wasn't even defending pot smoking. I just wanted to say that active substance in weed isn't an opiate because opiates are a class of drugs that are derivatives of opium.

because it'd be hard to regulate and tax something that can be grown by almost anybody.

>Non-addictive

Which had nothing to do with what I was saying.

Yeah but most people are not going to take the time, money, and effort to grow their own weed. They'd rather go to a dispensary to get the "professionally grown" shit - that can be regulated and taxed.

Everything wrong with this:
>anything can be addictive, therefore they both are
>Alcohol does not cause cancer
>If smoked, Marijuana can indeed cause lung cancer
>Marijuana absolutely does not grow brain cells, it kills them too, but at a slower rate than alcohol.

>Non-addictive
>Anti-depressant
>Cures Cancer
>Grows brain cells

Stoners actually believe this...

Im actually for the legalization of weed but come on dude, weed A) alleviates cancer symptoms, it doesn't cure anything, B) Prolonged use of weed over extensive periods of time destroys brain cells as effectively as alcohol does.

You're so right, that's why no one grows their own now.

Yes, but when you talk against pot smoking and you make such mistakes, potheads will use it to invalidate any previous arguments that may be valid.

>hurr durr put down the weed so you can make sense of my nonsensical arguments

Sorry, I guess pot encourages rational thought too much. We'll try to be more irrational so we can keep up with your insanity.