[Daradon]

We should start a poll on this one, I'm going to add a third option as some people seem to be in the middle on a few of the issues surrounding the basic question.

Should the laws regarding pot use be changed?

1. No, they should stay the same.
2. Decriminalized for use, but laws regarding growing and trafficking should remain the same.
3. Yes, it should be legalized.

I would vote for three. I'm not a smoker myself but I think the social and financial sense is too large to ignore. I do believe it will reduce some of the crime surrounding it (not all, and it will take a while, and depend on how the government wants to legislate growing and distribution), reduce the costs of hunting for it and prosecuting it, and could even be a revenue source for the government.

Marijuana is proven to be far safer than the legal drugs of smoking and alcohol, and many prescription drugs too. It doesn't makes sense that indulging in it is a crime.

As far as work and driving go, there may need to be some new laws, but as posters have said, a lot of jobs already do drug tests, and current laws don't really prevent people from driving while high anyway. I don't think there would be a huge, or even noticeable, increase in dangerous situations by legalizing marijuana.