Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
my question is why

but they've already legalized cigarettes and alcohol so why not go all the way with marijuana



It was actually the other way around. Cigarettes and alcohol were LEGAL to start with when this country was first established back in 1776. Pot was too for that matter. But the government's motivations for regulating the people have a lot to do with money. Why do you think our economy is so strong in USA? Think real hard and try to see if you can figure out the REAL reasons. Our government knows from research that pot makes most people lose motivation. Most is not all, but it means majority (they know the exact statistics). But frankly put, if you legalized pot, and let a few generations go by, and it became mainstream to the majority of people, then you'd see our profits, economy and business go down the tubes. And evenually, the goverment would see less income from taxes. And then our national defense would weaken, due to lack of funds for scientific and technological advances in military developement. Then, since we are the most envied country in the world, Everyone else would have a better chance at taking us down. So, going with the theme that the government wants us to stay alert, be motivated, start businesses, invent things (and actually have the motivation and follow-through to really produce those inventions we think of), you can clearly see why the government offers obvious tax breaks for business owners, inventers, farmers, and anyone else who is motivated and participating in the benefit of our national and world economy and making the American dollar stronger and most powerful in the world. If everyone was a stoner in the country, do you think that we would be able to maintain this continued strength after 3-4 or 5 generations? Granted, alcohol has it's problems too (as I quit drinking even, about 4 years ago as well), but at least most people still get up in the morning and still want to go out and work if they got a little hangover. Plus, alcohol is considered a substance that when used in moderation, can be used in formal environments and keep the life there at the party without making everyone get to 'out there' (away from talking business). But the government I'm sure, just assume wish they could outlaw alcohol too, if they knew it would really help the economy, but they wont, because they run all the Liquor stores in many states and get a lot of tax from beer and liquor, so it has proven to be very profitable for them. Just remember that the US government is the top business in the world and they are trying to succeed under it, and they have the power to do anything that will help that main business to be the best in the world.

I used to smoke pot for years (since I was 12 to 25), so I know all about it. I also know that it wasn't until I quit 5 years ago that I SLOWLY, progressively started to really see what it had been doing to me all those years. While I puffed weed chronically, I never made more than $20,000 per year, and I was content making that. Keyword: CONTENT. When I quit puffing the magic cloud, from that point on in my life, I slowly started becoming more bored of just fooling around and wasting time, and started becoming less and less 'content' with my annual income. Since that time, I've used that pissoff time and figured out how to make more and more money every year, and now I make more money than I've ever made in my whole life! Now, I'm becoming less and less content with being a mechanic working for somebody else, so I'm working on a plan to be my own boss someday, so I too, can recieve all those tax breaks that the government offers business owners. If I was still in the bong, I wouldn't even dream that this would have been a possibility for me. I never would have had the faith in myself. And I am a diagnosed ADD person too. I took Ritalin from when I was 12 to 20, and today, I don't take anything for it, I just deal with my problems like God intended and no longer try to look for some miracle drug that can fix me. I can fix any problem with myself just by workin things out in my mind. No drugs. The worst thing I was ever told in my life was that I had ADD. I wished they really wouldn't have told me that ever. Anyways, sorry to ramble, but I just was trying to share my viewpoint on why pot REALLY isn't legal anymore in US. It's all about money, and future economy, and the direction it could send this country into the future.

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