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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 01/20/07
jb from OK said:
see i think its messed up cause you see people dying every day from alcohol and cigerettes but never have i seen or herd people dying on pot see the society says im wrong cause they test people for it wen they are in car wrecks and there is pot in thier system but they cant prove that they were high during the event
On 01/18/07
jo anna from TX said:
OKAY! come on now! you really have to think about it. i know if i was making the decision it would be a hard one. because some people abuse it and some people it makes them feel good it takes away all the pain somewhat like alcohol. i think marijuana should be legalized if your soming it in your own house. i think that alcohol on the other hand is more dangerous because they abuse it by bye
On 01/18/07
Kristie from TX said:
honestly it wouldnt bother me if they did legalize it or not because it would have no effect on me... i know there would be alot less people in jail....
On 12/31/06
sir from FL said:
the government could easly make more money by selling marijuana then anything else ... i think they'll come along soon enough ha
On 12/28/06
GRITZ from ID said:
well i think it should be legal becuz when your high your not out killing people or robbing anyone, cuz when your high all you wanna do it chill. or eat.lol.. but its a chill drug and if people want to do it then they should be able to.
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