Drug Legalization

What do you all think? I say pot should be legalized immediately.  About one person every 40 seconds gets arrested for smoking marijuana - an activity which, in and of itself, doesn't hurt anyone but the health of the user.  Making marijuana legal would strengthen and reaffirm the notion that an individual has the liberty to do with his property and his body as he pleases - so long as he does not harm another human in the process.

Furthermore, I think police resources would be far better used hunting down REAL violent criminals, such as murderers, robbers, rapists, etc, rather than harassing and imprisoning people for peacefully enjoying a joint while sitting in their home.

Of those arrested in 2005 for marijuana use/possession, 88% were charged with possession only - indicating that the vast majority of marijuana users are not harming anyone and should be free to pursue their happiness by smoking a joint, if that does it for them. 

Almost 94 million americans have admitted to having used marijuana at some point or other in their lives, including presidents, congressman, and even supreme court justices. 

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It is not inevitable, but it is possible. I did not know that there was some strict definition of 'slippery slope' that a whole site was dedicated to explaining. I simply meant that since you are not faithful in small things, then how can you be relied upon to be faithful in large things?

...Okay, so if everything has an affect on others, then there are two options, it affecting them positively or negatively. Since overindulgence obviously does not affect others positively, that leaves one other option. NEGATIVELY. And everyone has repeatedly said that as long as it does not affect others negatively, it is okay. But since it does, it cannot be okay. We can't just become prostrate in controling ourselves just because your actions have a consequence. Instead, we must be vigilant in guarding ourselves from such things, as every little decision we make is so important.

It seems I am repeating myself. Others are as well. "lol it doesn't affect other people. Okay, fine it affects other people, but it isn't negative. Okay, fine, it can be negative but it doesn't affect other people." What?