[jayblackcat2006]

[quote author=corndog23 link=topic=20793.msg209892#msg209892 date=1142199416]
[quote author=Tomcat68 link=topic=20793.msg209884#msg209884 date=1142198895]
Not by a long shot. I've seen the things it can do to people and it's just not safe. I agree with corndog too that I don't want alcohol to be legal either.

The downside, is that more and more people would commit illegal crimes to get alcohol because it's illegal and people want what they "can't" have.
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Good point tomcat. They tried prohibition in the early 1900's and things got out of control! Alcohol just cannot be prohibited again, people would go wild like they did before. I wish it could be though.
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Prohibition was our 18th Amendment, and it occurred in the early 20's. Also, it was never entirely illegal. You could obtain alcohol two different ways back in the days of Prohibition: one, you could find a boot-legger, i.e. Al Capone and the Chicago Pipeline, or, two, you could obtain a prescription for medicinal use. Believe it or not, alcohol does have a medicinal value, it has been prescribed for ailments ranging from snake bite to disease control, thus Prohibition could have never been anything more than temporary. But, back on the topic of the legalization of Marijuana, I will vote no. Many people bring up the argument that it could single-handedly bring us out of a defecit... yeah, it could, if it wasn't nearly impossible to tax. Like it or not, Alcohol and tobacco can be taxed, so they'll be around for a long time. If there ever was a way to tax it, I wouldn't care. As long as there was a device, such as a Breathalyzer, to evaluate someone as "under the influence". Still yet, I never see it happening. As far as my personal experiences with the drug, I've never tried it, nor will I.