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If we had known how harmful tobacco was in the days when people first began to use it, I believe that cigarettes too would be prohibited. As it is, it is useless to bolt the stable door once the horse has escaped! One can only hope to get people off cigarettes by gradual legal restrictions as to where they can safely smoke, by banning advertising and by education and persuasion.
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∙ 10y agoForce of habit plays a big role. When smoking tobacco became common, people didn't know how dangerous it was, and before people realized that the use had become too embedded in the structure of the society for it to be easily kicked out.
Also keep in mind that MJ and cigarettes work in quite different ways.
Cigarettes are long-term dangerous, but apart from the fire hazard not immediately dangerous. There are plenty of things that can be done where smoking a cigarrette doesn't add any danger.
MJ OTOH will immediately lengthen your reaction time and change your perception of the world, which is a bad thing in many situations - like driving for instance.
Eventually though, MJ usage may come to be regulated similar to how alcohol usage is regulated.
Marijuana is legal in many states now, I believe that within time it will become legal throughout the country.
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What are the seven states marijuana is legal?
None. While some states have decriminalized it, opting not to prosecute under certain circumstances, it still remains illegal.
What is the difference between heroin and marijuana?
marijuana is just as dangerous as normal cigarettes, while Heroin is alot more dangerous and addictive
Is it illegal to smoke synthetic marijuana while on parole?
Yes. It's illegal to drink alcohol as well.
Is it legal to ship a bong to your house?
In most places yes. Bongs are used by some folks to smoke all sorts of legal substances such as tobacco, dried peaches, dried apricots, etc. While bongs have also been used to smoke illegal substances such as marijuana, the bong itself is not considered (in most places) to be illegal drug paraphernalia unless there is some illegal use affliated with that bong by that owner. In other words if your are smoking tobacco in it, then it is not drug paraphernalia. If you are smoking marijuana in it, or marijuana as ever been smoked in it (residue present) then it is illegal drug paraphernalia. You can ship legal products to your house unless some local law prohibits. You can not legally ship illegal drug paraphernalia to your house.
Is it illegal for minors to smoke cigarettes in Ohio?
Technically, no it is not illegal (in all cases.) There is an Ohio statute (ORC 2151.87) which allows use and possession by minors only while in the accompaniment of a spouse, parent or legal guardian over 18. The state statute is in the link below.
Should marijuana stay illegal and alcohol stay legal?
I think they should both be legal but carry the same rules and consequences. Not driving while drunk or high. I am diabetic now and can't really drink so it would be nice to light one up legally once in a while.
IS Receiving text messages is this legal while driving?
it is legal in some states it is illegal to text while driving
What is the difference between marijuana and cigarettes?
cigarettes cause cancer and are worse for you to smoke ... while marijuana kills bits of brain cells it is also a non-cancer product CORRECTION: Marijuana has actually been proven NOT to kill brain cells, and has never had a death connected to JUST marijuana. While cigarettes kill tons of people everyday.
Is marijuana legal on an Indian reservation?
Yes smoking marijuana is illegal in India. However, in some Hindu rituals marijuana is smoked and offered to god. The people intake a form of marijuana called as bhaang. Bhaang is made of marijuana leaves alongwith spices, almond and cold milk.In some holy cities of India like Varanasi, there are government authorized shops that sell bhaang.However smoking marijuana - yes, it is illegal.
Since Marijuana is illegal why do some people openly admit to smoking it?
Because it is not illegal to admit you use it, it is only illegal if you get caught for possession, sale, under the influence or while using it.
Is depressants legal or not?
it depends on what king of depressants like alcohol and panadol is legal while heroin is illegal
How long does a fetus store THC?
Marijuana is an illegal drug. It is illegal for a reason. Is is especially inappropriate to use marijuana (or any unprescribed drug or alcohol, for that matter) while you are pregnant, and such use could be grounds for a charge of child abuse.
