Why is marijuana seen as a bad drug?

Drugs are bad, mmkay. It leads to other drugs and sex with men in rest stop bathrooms, mmkay.

I am opposed to prohibition, but not because I think drugs are good. Personally, I have no desire to use them. I was given an opioid for the pain of sciatica and all it did was make me constipated (Sorry, I know WTMI) My opposition to prohibition is that the unintended consequences of it far outweigh the consequences of drug use.

That being said, please don't smoke your marijuana around me. It smells really foul. No other drug comes close. Coffee (caffeine) is quite pleasant smelling. But burning marijuana smells like a rotting cadaver.

I'm concerned more about how smoking (marijuana, cigarettes, cigars) affects the environment. Pills, caffeine, and alcohol only effect your body, excluding actions done while under the influence. There have been studies that show second and third-hand smoke can cause respiratory dysfunction to include lung cancer. As someone who suffers from asthma, I find it extremely rude that I'm forced to use my inhaler when walking in a public area because someone was too inconsiderate to smoke in a designated smoking area.

I'm all for if you want to do it in the privacy of your own home, but that doesn't mean others should be subjected to your actions and the negative health effects they cause. I grew up in Oregon, where recreational marijuana is huge (illegal or not), and marijuana in particular leaves a disgusting stench on the user. So marijuana users such as these, are not people I would enjoy working with in a professional environment.

Marijuana is looked down on because of over 60 years of propaganda. You should do some research into the history of marijuana. The cannabis plant was grown legally all over the country for the fibers, up until shortly after WWII. The fibers were used to make hemp rope. After the war, many suggested using the plant for paper production and clothing fibers. This would have decimated the lumber and cotton industries. Many credit Randolph Hurst, a lumber and paper tycoon, with getting the hemp plant falsely equated with plants grown for recreational use, and getting them all outlawed.

Legalization carries some definite problems with it. Just like alcohol. Colorado is enjoying a windfall in new revenue, but it is also seeing new costs associated with legalization. The black market for marijuana has simply shifted it's focus to those who can't legally buy it, such as minors. It has not gone away. While I support legalization, it is not the magic cure all some think it is.

Alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine are all far worse on the body than THC, especially when combined with the other chemicals found in the most common delivery methods. Which is not to say that marijuana is 100% safe, it isn't.

Ancient History, Propaganda, Movies like Reefer Madness. "Marijuana will make those Black Men Crazy and Rape White Women". Just pure unadulterated ignorance.

The main reason why it's viewed as a non-acceptable drug is that it stays in your system for a relatively long time. And you believe that Percocet and Vicodin is welcome? They aren't, not in any jobs where you need some kind of direct responsibility.

To compare with caffeine... is a bit bizarre.

I am no expert but I did try it when I was younger. I smoked cigarettes for years. I personally found that smoking Marijuana affected my breathing more so than the cigs did. It also made me feel disorientated and paranoid. I didn't do it because I didn't like it. I m now 55 yrs old and I have friends from my teen days who did and still do smoke it. I have to admit that some of them were very intelligent 35 to 40 years ago. Most of them now seem like dimwits who can't remember anything, can't carry on an audible conversation and can do only simple jobs. I figure God has a purpose for it. I have heard it can relieve and cure many diseases but like any drug, it can have bad side effects. I don't reckon God planned on beer, wine, whiskey, Vicodin, valium, pot or anything to be used in a recreational lets get stoned category, lol.

I have seen marijuana users in Vietnam where they have highs and lows, paranoia, slowed reflexes. etc. I do not want to trust my life to someone that is high.

Marijuana, when inhaled, does extensive damage to the cardiovascular system & the endocrine glandular system. When ingested through food, marijuana damages the endocrine glandular system; however, perhaps further testing is warranted to see if there are benefits for use of marijuana that outweigh the consequences. I do not think that any scientist can definitely state that marijuana has been tested enough for its strengths to be known. Alcohol & opioid drugs are terrible for the system. They both destroy the body's main systems while causing a depressing of the overall system. Caffeine, while technically a drug, has temporary effects that are hardly worth mentioning except for when massive amounts are taken and cause heart issues. People have died from taking too much caffeine; however, when taken moderately, daily or occasional use is not harmful.

It only becomes bad when it is sold on the streets