Great Non-Medical Reasons To Legalize Weed

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37. Yes, facts DO matter!

Fact: Marijuana is a mood and perception altering substance. Exact effects depend on the strain and the individual, but include a range of reactions from relaxation to excited paranoia.

Fact: Marijuana USUALLY causes positive physical sensations, and people will desire these positive sensations. There is no negative physical reactions caused by withdrawal - indeed, one's physical state is usually improved in short order - but there is a psychological dependence on recreating these feelings.

This dependence, like ANY dependence - be it a drug like alcohol, cocaine, heroin, or an action like gambling or sex, can be detrimental to some people's lives, by draining finances and interfering with personal relationships and daily activities.

Particularly in this environment, there seems to be a strong push to absolutely deny that marijuana use can ever have harm. I'm not trying to say anyone should be prohibited from choosing to smoke. And I think the continued criminalization of pot is more harmful than its effects on people.

I'm just trying to help other people realize that maybe smoke IS a problem in their own lives, and perhaps they as an individual should be able to seek out help without criticism from those whose agenda is to portray weed as a totally harmless substance.