Whenever marijuana is discussed on Free Republic, there are those who say we should be “libertarian” on marijuana and other drugs, and should not talk about whether marijuana use has any negative consequences. Those people say there should be no laws regarding drugs.
Others cite the 10th amendment, and say there should be no federal laws because states should set any regulations, if any, regarding drugs.
These seem to be the main arguments. Hopefully others will bring up other arguments that people talk about.
The ides that pot relieves physical pain is laughable.
Why did the desire to ban booze and beer require a constitutional amendment and ratification by the states? I never understood that. Whithout regard to whether it was a good idea or not, why doesn’t the Marihuana need similar ratification? Or hell, light bulbs, shower heads, clothes washers that actually work, detergent, toilets, etc.
If we were “libertarian” then the government wouldn’t get one cent of tax money from it, the taxpayers would have to subsidize tge users at all, and it would be used to lessen punishment for people who harmed people physically or their property. Until then, the libertarian argument is a joke.
RE: Same arguments here each time....
Correct (same as when someone cites a poll or survey here)-——”they’re all fake” or “the end of our side is coming”.
Still interesting that hashish got into the language as well as the bloodstream:
The Arabic term ḥashīshī (“consumer of hashish”), which was used as a derogatory term for the Nizārīs, became the root of the English term assassin and its cognates in other European languages. Assassin took on the meaning of a relentless killer.
—Encyclopedia Brittanica website.