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Conversation Questions on Marijuana

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What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘marijuana’?

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Which do you prefer, marijuana, alcohol or caffeine?

3)

If marijuana takes away pain, shouldn’t it be a medicine?

4)

Why do so many countries allow the sale of a damaging drug like alcohol, but ban marijuana?

5)

How would society change if marijuana was legalized?

6)

What word do you like better, marijuana or cannabis?

7)

Why are so many people in favor of legalizing marijuana?

8)

Should politicians who claim to have smoked a little marijuana “at university” resign?

9)

What role does marijuana play in your country’s culture?

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What would you think if your country’s leader was photographed with a joint in his/her mouth?

1)

Why do you think marijuana has such a bad image with governments?

2)

If marijuana was legalized in a city 300 kilometres from where you live, would you move?

3)

There are millions of alcohol related deaths and cases of violence but unbelievably few marijuana related cases. Why is alcohol legal?

4)

People say marijuana isn’t addictive. What do you think?

5)

Is the argument that marijuana leads people to harder drugs a valid reason to ban it?

6)

How would you feel if your daughter introduced you to her new boyfriend and he offered you a joint?

7)

How many people do you know who use marijuana?

8)

Would you vote to legalize marijuana or keep it banned?

9)

Do you think marijuana will be legal one day?

10)

If Starbucks sold ready-made joints, would you go there?