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Originally posted by Nizzle
Criminalizing something because it can, in theory contribute to a negative effect is a slipperly slope. One must draw the line based on common sense, solid evidence, and an objective assesment of the pros and cons.
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I posted all the proven cons with many impartial studies backing them up. These aren't theories, lets see what you got.
There is also about as much proof alcohol is bad for you as there is marijuana. Why not ban alcohol since marijuana is so bad? I've heard the reverse (alcohol is legal so pot should be too!) more than once from the legalize crowd.
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Anyone who has done more than cursory research into the history of the cannabis plant in America knows that this has not been done; the original lobbyists responsible had less than the welfare of smokers in mind.
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First things first. Prove marijuana is not harmful. Then that would almost be relevant.
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I don't smoke pot, and I don't read High Times, so please do not generalize that all supporters of legalization are potheads. I don't label all supporters of Bush as redneck Christian fundamentalists. Stereotyping your opposition doesn't really give credit to your arguments or position. What it does demonstrate is an unwillingness to take your opposition seriously. You are welcome to feel that way, but it discredits the notion that your assessment is objective. Who are you to "draw the line" if you won't listen to the other side of the argument. That slope leads into the pit of fascism.
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I don't recall ever generalizing people in favor of legalization, I have however made fun of potheads numerous times. If you would be so kind as to point this out to me.
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Good, so mind your own business. 
Can you explain to me how people who smoke pot in the privacy of their own home encroach on you?
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It's is my business when someone goes around dumbing themselves down like this and I have to work with or for them.
I used to do production work at a computer joint with a few potheads who would regularly talk with each other rather then work, not come in to work, and produce shotty work when they did. This was a problem for me because we were expected to work as a team, or in other words I carried the whole lab the entire time I worked there.