<p>I saw on the news of how there is a new push for Recreational Marijuana to be legalized on the federal level (for people 21+) but obviously this would skyrocket HS Marijuana use</p>
<p>We are already going to have a medical marijuana center in town (where it will be easy to get it) so is anyone else scared?</p>
<p>I’m terrified! More people watching Netflix, ordering pizzas, and playing videogames! This simply shall not be allowed!</p>
<p>I heard that medical marijuana would have watered-down effects go one can’t get high, but I don’t know. That’s just what a classmate said in Health class once.</p>
<p>My son told me that it’s easy to buy pot during study halls at high school, so I don’t see that legalizing it will make much difference!</p>
<p>^ +1</p>
<p>IMO, legalise it and put major taxes on it, and use that tax money for rehab programmes…</p>
<p>I agree. At my school if you want some just go an alley behind the school. Legalized pot means less stuff laced in.</p>
<p>I don’t see what the big deal is 
Alcohol is much more dangerous, and it’s legal.</p>
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<p>Agreed with @ErenYeager. I would much rather students be smoking cannabis that was carefully grown, packaged, and synthesized rather than buying it randomly from strangers off the streets where it could be laced with crack, PCP, and other, harder drugs. </p>
<p>Anyone who would use marijuana after it becomes legal is already using it now.</p>
<p>It might as well be legalized, because I feel like over half my school smokes it. And this is not me exaggerating. Maybe if it’s legal, there wouldn’t be as much “thrill” of doing it. But that’s just my two cents. (I have never and will never smoke marijuana or any kind of drug for that matter).</p>
<p>Obviously given it would infer getting off easy with the drug, hence the fear of getting caught with it will drop…</p>
<p>Because Prohibition worked back in the 20s, right guys…?</p>
<p>@Ninjaking444 *imply</p>
<p>No, because you’ll still have to be 21+ to get away with possessing marijuana. It’ll work just like alcohol, and at least it’ll keep kids from doing dangerous things to get marijuana. Make cannabis safe, legal, and rare.</p>
<p>420
blaze it</p>
<p>To be honest, I hate drugs But the drug war is not working, and the damage the underground drug trade market is doing to South America is pretty bad.</p>
<p>I say make it legal. As much as I hate to say it. Also, in states where it is legal, there are a lot more varieties that allow people to safely smoke without the bad side effects the general street pot brings. </p>
<p>People will do it regardless if its illegal or legal, in my opinion. I would have to go with illegal, there is no advantages to drugs at all in my stand (being biased because I HATE the smell of it).</p>
<p>People are going to hate me, but I think alcohol and drug possession should be punishable by life in prison, no exceptions. That’ll teach people. Make all the crap illegal and throw everyone who does it in jail to rot for life. Then we’ll have a society of smart thinkers who know not to make stupid decisions and ruin their lives and the lives of those around them. </p>
<p>@Bardinators </p>
<p>That’s good in theory… But 85% of seniors say they have had alcohol before going into college… So you are talking almost the entire nation being in jail. This doesn’t even count the people who do drugs (most likely it will be the same people though)</p>
<p>Wish Texas would legalize. Too conservative though. Legalization is not such a bad thing, just watch. There’s a lot of truth behind things the posters in this thread have already said. I’ve definitely got high hopes for the future!</p>