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Question: Is smoking weed (marijuana) legal in some States?

Answer: No. Every State, from Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky to Vermont, including Arizona and every State in between, has enacted various criminal penalties for the possession, use, cultivation, transportation and distribution, of marijuana, including even the smallest of quantities.

Arizona punishes possession of amounts less than two pounds as a class six felony with fines between $750 and $150,000 and jail or prison time from six months to a year and a half.

A few States have decriminalized marijuana use and possession in small amounts (N. Carolina and California for example) but even there, its still illegal.
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On 02/23/06
Sticky from Othr said:
I think weed should be legal for many reasons not just becuase ppl like smoking it but for ppl who are ill...
On 02/22/06
matt from TN said:
I think reefer should be leagl beacuse I just got in trouble for smoking it. and I would like for it to be leagl in Tennessee.
On 02/17/06
no answer from NJ said:
i think weed should be legal because tho peoplem would do it they do anyway and if it was legal less people would smoke because alot of people do it because of the appeal of it being illegal so if u took that away not as many would smoke it. And its not that big of a deal its natural and if cigaretts are legal and thats all chemicals and rat poisen y cant weed, a natural herb be illegal. it makes no sense to me and everyone where i live. if anyone else is in agreement please comment this coment!!!
On 02/16/06
sean from OH said:
I think weed should be legal because my grandma needs to smoke some because she has really bad hip arthrites and she hurts really bad.  Pain killer don't even touch the pain anymore.  The only reason she will not somke weed it because it not legal.
On 02/10/06
wayne from GA said:
I think that if you are older than 18 you should be able to have no more than a half ounce or no more than a pound. i am speaking for all the people over 18 years old. thank you for listing
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