Comments on: John Piper – Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

By: bravobevo

bravobevo — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:36:27 +0000

Well-reasoned, articulateï»¿ answer.

By: CatrachoS0yY0

CatrachoS0yY0 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:09:37 +0000

True, however they wouldn’t be doing it through marijuana. They would do it through other drugs. And marijuana makes up a very high percentage of profits inï»¿ the black market. And abuse is something that will always happen.

By: jpvnk1968

jpvnk1968 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:38:35 +0000

Thank you for the thought you put into that answer. I think to totally legalize it like alcohol is would be a bad idea, because like alcohol, it will be even more abused than it is now. I also do not believe the argument, that if you legalize marijuana, then the people who are pushing it illegally, will be out of business. Theyï»¿ will always find another way of making money illegally.

By: therealdrag0

therealdrag0 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:12:48 +0000

I’veï»¿ never used it but I don’t think that it’s addictive.

By: smartwarlord

smartwarlord — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:45:49 +0000

indeed well-reasoned, I enjoyed thisï»¿ video.

By: freddymilo111

freddymilo111 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:29:21 +0000

Thank you for your balanced answer.I am a Reformed Christian woman in myï»¿ 40’s and have enjoyed strong health all my life until contracting a mosquito borne virus 12 years ago. My specialists tell me the fibromyalgia I now have is from that virus. Sometimes the pain is so intense, I can hardly walk. Having tried many prescribed meds, with no success and awful side effects, a friend suggested I try a little cannabis indica. In 10 minutes my pain was gone. I was not stoned, just thankful.

By: dwrnck

dwrnck — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:00:41 +0000

@TulipWife they have something called marijnaul or something like that, that is suppossed to be a pill form, but people found it not as effective and that it had side effectsï»¿

By: TulipWife

TulipWife — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:33:49 +0000

Hmmm I’m not sure. The best argument I’ve heard from a person who says “but it’s Natural” is when this pastor said “well.. so is poison Ivy, but I’m sure your not going to rub it all over your body are ya?” He had a good point. If they found a wayï»¿ to put in a pill form instead of smoking it. I think.”go for it”

By: jpvnk1968

jpvnk1968 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:26:18 +0000

Almost anything can be addictive and yes abuse will always happen, but you will have more abuse of marijuana if it were to become legal. It is a mind altering drug that does impair your judgment. I have had many people tell me that they drive better when they are stoned. How many people think that they are impaired, when they drive their car drunk and then kill someone? I have been both stoned and drunk many times in my younger years, and Iï»¿ know for a fact the effect that it has on you.

By: freddymilo111

freddymilo111 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:27:26 +0000

I strongly believe that to be stoned or drunk is not God honoring. He tells us that. To ingest a small amount of thisï»¿ medicinal herb to take away pain, and stop there…way before getting stoned is a blessing. Some of the meds I was prescribed were very potent and made me feel stoned; 1 reason I hated taking them. I can’t stand the feeling of being, out of control. Some of the meds had potentially life threatening side effects. Comparatively, this is a safe medication. No recorded deaths.