Is marijuana seriously illegal in the United States?

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erika:)	why would you ask that? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Polydeuces	because so many kids use it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Toddles	yea its illegal Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gigatech3000	Guns are legal in the US but not legal in other countries. That doesn't mean they're not dangerous. The same principle is applied to marijuana. It's considered dangerous, so it is illegal. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hot toaster oven	because it makes people stupid Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

TG	Prostitution is legal in some countries...does that mean it should be legal everywhere? You worry about France and we will worry about our country. We don't want our kids smoking pot. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

thresher	Yes it's illegal,because of the affects it has on people. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

please don't smoke!	It is legal in Alaska. Don't know exactly why it is illegal other than special interests and lack of education and failure to recognize a failed drug war. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

vintagechick	yeah it's illegal I think it might be legal for medicinal purposed [or is that only in the UK?] Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

double D.	its illegal cause people here cant be as cool as french people when there high. but yeah its illegal so dont try it. 6 yrs. in prison if caught Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Free Thinker	Its been illegal since 1905 by the "Pure Foods Act" Why it was illegalized is a mystery to all of us. I'm pretty sure it was made illegal because its such a common substance that anybody can grow and thus the government cant put a tax on it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Does not play well with others	Good question. The problem with this country is that too many people think they have the right to control everyone and what they do and how they do it and when. If you don't agree then you're just ignorant. the problem is that they are the ignorant ones. The tax money alone and how much less they would have to spend on busting people for it could pay off our deficit in 5 years. It has been decriminalized in a few states, lastly by Massachusetts. I wanna say if they did it it won't be long before the rest follow. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Danielle	Because everybody here SUCKS !! you're so luckkyyy =( yeah it is illeqal . A couple states have made it leqal to have small amounts on you, but the state where I live even the tiniest piece of a bud can qet you charqed with possession . =( Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Likestaspooge	Because we don't want to become a nation of beret wearing, frog eating, cheese making, white flag waving, body odor reeking, lazy frenchmen. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ThisGuy411	All narcotics are illegal in the U.S. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cal	Its basically legal in California, the cops wont bother you if youre smoking it in a park or in your car or something and not around a large group of people because alot of people have prescriptions and I guess they got sick of trying to arrest people then finding out they wasted their time because of a prescription the person has. I moved to California from Florida which is completely different, in Florida all they try to do all day is bust people for pot. A bill was just presented in California this month by a lawmaker which is proposing that they make it legal to end California's debt, so it may be officially legal in California soon enough and with Obama as president, the DEA will not have the authority to ignore state laws and they will not be able to arrest people like they are doing now. The cops dont arrest people in California with pot, but the DEA goes in there and arrests people with prescriptions and raids the places we get the prescriptions from because its legal by state law, but not legal by country law, its such crap. Here's the facts, last year our country spent 12 billion dollars to arrest and incarcerate people for marijuana charges. There are 138 million taxpayers.... So each tax payer has to pay $315 this tax season for those marijuana crimes. I realize not every single person pays the same amount of taxes, and the wealthy will be paying for most of that, but still, its costing everybody one way or another since everybody throws their tax money in the same place, known as the government. If people had any idea how much this is costing them, this ridiculous war on pot, they might realize the truth about things and vote to legalize it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PJ	Yes, it is illegal. It is a stupid law. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RE	Haven't you heard? The US is still a puritan country. That means that if a vice has no lucrative political lobby to defend it, as tobacco, alcohol and prescription drugs do, it will be declared illegal. However, just make your comments. You don't need to pretend to be from France, which you are obviously not. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mer_359	lol...good question. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kowboykillers	Because the goverment cant tax it so they make it illegal and here in the USA its just a fine for personal use Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Captain Falcon	Because we already have an obesity problem and weed will just give people the "munchies" and just make people even more obese lol Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

CS	Legal and common in France?? I think not. If you are "from France", why do you refer to it as "over there" as opposed to "here"? Hmmm...busted, dude. FRANCE Surely the most repressive country in the whole Western Europe regarding simple use and consumption of cannabis-based products. The prohibition is the law even if the Justice ministry has passed requirements to prosecutors not to jail someone for tiny amounts considered as for personal use. But in practice, the French law system is so harsh that it has even be condemned recently in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The reason is as follow: the use of illicit drugs (of any nature) is a minor offense, up to 1 year in jail -- "minor", a question of speaking... --, while possession and trafic can lead to 20 years sentences, even life sentences -- according to the new Penal Code of 1994. But it happens that someone that is caught with tiny amounts of cannabis can easily prosecuted under the term of "detention of illicit drug with intent to trafficking by way of networked crime". And the Penal Code says that under this charge the police can keep you in custody for 4 days. Usually for a common crime even serious one the custody is fixed at 1 or 2 days. So the police have the power to impose this 4 days of custody (without the presence of their lawyer) for the possession of cannabis for personal use. Says a French lawyer, Francis CABALLERO, that fights the prohibition for more than 20 years in France: "A basic cannabis smoker can have his civil rights fouled, considered as a narco-trafficking criminal and be subject to police intimidation for 4 days without seeing a lawyer, while someone convicted for child pornography will have only a 24-hours custody with the right to see his lawyer after the 20th hour. That's how France is dealing with soft drugs." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No