Legalize Marijuana.

Thank you Oberbeck. Your response is interesting and although it failed to refute or even acknowledge any of my arguments I still thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope you keep posting. Since I don't think we're going to have any meaningful discussion about the health risks or economic ramifications of legalizing it, I think instead I'll just chat with you. "You is just a pinko long hair." What does this mean? Is 'pinko' a reference to my skin color? Do I even really have that long of hair? Does anyone agree with Ober and think that my hair is long? "See cause I knew that the the Bibie call us all to be good to each utter and I knows that you isnt any good if you is wanting to be legalizing all the mariwana." First off, just for the purposes of this debate, marijuana is spelled, 'M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A'. And I take offense to the claim that marijuana would somehow inhibit people's ability to be "good to each utter". Do you have any statistic or personal observation to support this? "I is bettin you go and smoke it with all you little pinko friends and lie to you momma and poppa all about it." No, they know I smoke. And again what does 'pinko' mean? Is it something I should take offense to? I don't think that marijuana inherently creates a divide between parents and children, it all depends on how people approach the use of marijuana. I would advocate responsible use which would include moderation and communication with family and friends. "Seeing cause one day the whole earth jus gonna come to an end and you is gonna get left behind wiht all the devils and go to hell! All this if you dont stop you sin and confess you love for Jesus!!!!!!! He done died on the cross you sins and you jus gonna sit back and smoke you hooch stick and lie to you momma? " This is completely baffling and unfounded. The assumption that marijuana will provoke God somehow is not found within the Bible. I don't understand why you equate marijuana 'hooch stick' smoking with sinful behavior. If you could explain any of your points here I'd be much obliged. I never thought this debate would become religious but that's fine, I'd be happy to discuss marijuana and morality with you. "Legal marawana jus gonna bring more sin to this earth and gonna let the devil work his mind trick on more of our kids! Marawana be the devil on this earth-it come and go0na get in you brain and then the devil control you and make you wanna legalize the marawana so all you friends can go and get high or watever. Bow to Jesus!" M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A! Could you explain how marijuana is going to "let the devil work his mind trick(s) of more of our kids"? How do you respond to my point that prohibition policy increases drug use? I also don't like how you mischaracterize my motivation for wanting marijuana legalized. It's not just so "all you friends can go get high or whatev", it's because people are being unjustly imprisoned for it and because it would help our country's economy to legalize it! The command to "Bow to Jesus" is bizarre and doesn't really belong in this debate. But thank you for your response Oberbeck. Although you have yet to present an argument against marijuana legalization, I still have enjoyed your evaluation of weed being the devil and I look forward to hearing more. -connor