Potent Quotables: Paolo Defends Drugs

If pot became legal, Monsanto would just find a way to patent all of the seeds and get even richer by monopolizing yet another crop.

Well said paolo...xx

I'm not going to say anything different than the other pro legalization people but I will chime with most people here in to say LEGALIZE IT NOW!

Pot's better than other drugs or alcohol, in my opinion.

proposition215 you r an idiot. don't you see the news. a woman kills 6 people driving the wrong way down a highway while high on pot.yes her b.a.l. was high but the level of thc was much higher. pot kills period!!!!!!!

JOINT...... You are a perfect example as to why it should not be legal! We have enough idiots in society as it is

I think that all of the misspelled comments and incorrect grammar in almost all of these posts is proof enough that smoking pot is not completely harmless.

I DON'T KNOW ABOOUT POT, BUT AS SOON AS OBAMA CAN GET SOME MINORITIES TO TAKE OVER THE HEROIN TRADE FROM AFGANISTAN WE WILL HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD HEROIN ON THE STREETS STARTING WITH CHICAGO AND THEN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

Alcohol, cigarettes, pot, it's all the same - You can do it and be fine, just don't let it become a problem.

If you're spending all your money on pot, you're stupid high all the time, and it affects your life in a negative way, you probably need to slack off on the smoking a bit - on the other hand, I know many people who are going to school at my college and who smoke daily, but continue to excel in academics and other areas. It's all up to YOU if you succeed in life, and you can do it whether you're a stoner or not.

And in response to people saying that pot is a gateway drug (the theory has been disproven in a study already, but I'm going to use logic), IF that is the case, it is only that way because many people don't smoke BECAUSE marijuana is illegal - they're afraid of being caught (by the law, the military, their employers, etc). Therefore, people who do other illegal things already (i.e. coke, ex, pills - all obviously harmful, and much more so than weed) are more likely to smoke marijuana because they ALREADY do things that will get them in MORE trouble than smoking weed - so why not do that too? If marijuana were legalized, the 'gateway drug' theory would likely not have any viable support at all.

In response to all these comments that have been left, I am going to say that I am all for legalizing pot. As far as profit potential, legalizing marijuana could stimulate an ever fading economy and bring in untold amounts of revenue for a country that is already up to its hair folicles in debt.
There are so many substances out there that are considered legal that cause more medical problems than pot, plus the amount of drunk driving fatalities and DUI's at a record high why would alcohol be something that is considered legal, when it can hurt an individual more than marijuana.
Per recent studies it has been said that between 15 to 20 percent of americans regularly engage in marijuana use. The total American population as of Feb 2009 is 305 million! So that means that around 61 million people in this country are regular "potheads" if you will. So lets propose this. If the Gov't first legalized and then decided to tax pot, lets just say that an 8% tax was thrown onto each sale taken place for a 1/4 oz of marijuana. Not that I know this for personal reasons but the avg sale for marijuana is around $40.00 US. Ok lets just take 8% percent on that and it will bring the tax amount to $3.20US per sale. Ok now for those math wiz's here is where you come in.....So if each person out of that 61 million just buys it once per year at the median cost listed, the tax from those sales in just one year would total $195,200,000. It kind of makes you think why in the heck we are in debt doesnt it.
So heres my final thought.....which substance leads to more dealths in this country....Marijuana or Alcohol? Do the research. I have