Well...what did you THINK was going to happen?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

A study I want to see done is the correlation between legalization and use of other drugs.

People against marijuana always say "gateway drug" but it has always been my theory that the drug itself isn't the gateway, it's the drug dealers. In HS when I bought pot, my dealer would have other stuff every now and then and sometimes I would try it out of curiosity. I feel like legalization would have people turn less to dealers and more to legal stores, which would then decrease other drug use.

 

[gandalfe]

A study I want to see done is the correlation between legalization and use of other drugs.

People against marijuana always say "gateway drug" but it has always been my theory that the drug itself isn't the gateway, it's the drug dealers. In HS when I bought pot, my dealer would have other stuff every now and then and sometimes I would try it out of curiosity. I feel like legalization would have people turn less to dealers and more to legal stores, which would then decrease other drug use.

100% of all heroin addicts have consumed H2O.

 

[YB85]

The significant rise in marijuana related traffic deaths is probably 1 all the way up from 0.

 

[fishonjazz]

A study I want to see done is the correlation between legalization and use of other drugs.

People against marijuana always say "gateway drug" but it has always been my theory that the drug itself isn't the gateway, it's the drug dealers. In HS when I bought pot, my dealer would have other stuff every now and then and sometimes I would try it out of curiosity. I feel like legalization would have people turn less to dealers and more to legal stores, which would then decrease other drug use.

This.
When I was in high school I tried pot, loved it and kept trying it and purchasing it. I got it from dealers/friends. Those dealers also had coke, acid, and shrooms so I did those drugs as well with the thought of "well im already breaking the law anyways so what the hell." There was no distinction between weed and other harder drugs.

I always had a harder time getting alcohol than weed and I think part of that had to do with the fact that weed was illegal, and only sold on the "black market" where alcohol was legal and there really was no "black market"


I have always been of the opinion that legalizing weed would make it harder for kids to obtain (over time of course..... As there becomes less and less people purchasing from dealers and more people purchasing legally at legit outlets), would make it less of gateway drug and make less kids do harder drugs.

I think that given time we will see less hard drug users, in kids and adults, less marijuana users that are kids, and less adults drinking alcohol. (If I could spoke pot I would definitely drink less).

Plus way more money for government through taxing the weed, more jobs in the weed industry, less money and time wasted in the court system prosecuting weed related crimes, more room in jails for the more dangerous/serious criminals, less people taking percocet, oxycontin, lortab, anxiety meds, anti depressants, etc (obviously weed would not eliminate all those drugs..... For some people weed would not help any of the afflictions that those pharmaceuticals are used for, but weed would help some of them.)

 

[Jamezz]

This.
When I was in high school I tried pot, loved it and kept trying it and purchasing it. I got it from dealers/friends. Those dealers also had coke, acid, and shrooms so I did those drugs as well with the thought of "well im already breaking the law anyways so what the hell." There was no distinction between weed and other harder drugs.

I always had a harder time getting alcohol than weed and I think part of that had to do with the fact that weed was illegal, and only sold on the "black market" where alcohol was legal and there really was no "black market"


I have always been of the opinion that legalizing weed would make it harder for kids to obtain (over time of course..... As there becomes less and less people purchasing from dealers and more people purchasing legally at legit outlets), would make it less of gateway drug and make less kids do harder drugs.

I think that given time we will see less hard drug users, in kids and adults, less marijuana users that are kids, and less adults drinking alcohol. (If I could spoke pot I would definitely drink less).

Plus way more money for government through taxing the weed, more jobs in the weed industry, less money and time wasted in the court system prosecuting weed related crimes, more room in jails for the more dangerous/serious criminals, less people taking percocet, oxycontin, lortab, anxiety meds, anti depressants, etc (obviously weed would not eliminate all those drugs..... For some people weed would not help any of the afflictions that those pharmaceuticals are used for, but weed would help some of them.)

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to fishonjazz again.

 

[gandalfe]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to fishonjazz again.

I did it for you.

 

[carolinajazz]

Well this thread turned out as I expected.

...and from the responses, I would say that my prediction that 80% of all Jazzfanz posters use marijuana....is tad bit on the low side!

 

[DutchJazzer]

i never used or abused mary-jane

 

[Bronco70]

I've never used it either. Ever.

But I'm all for legalization.

 

[Stoked]

I've never used it either. Ever.

But I'm all for legalization.

Same here. But who are we to stand in the way of a good ignorance?

 

[fishonjazz]

I don't use it

 

[carolinajazz]

i never used or abused mary-jane

....well Dutch, you and I and a few others make up that 20%!