oh boy, i have been quietly on this soapbox for years. i know folks who do and who do not.
i rarely drink and i think alcohol is by far the most dangerous and abused drug out there. you all think it is no big deal. i do. but i dont tell folks to criminalize it. nor do i shun you for it.
why do some people have to include all drug abusers ruining their (or their loved ones)lives to reflect the effects of pot? that is like saying someone drinking a glass of wine at night is equal to someone who drinks 2 quarts of tequila each day.
i do not believe in driving under the influence of ANYTHING. that said, most of us have done it at least once in oour lives.
i do not believe dope has caused ANY deaths, unless you can prove it. people get killed in car accidents everyday, with no drugs associated. some people are just lousy drivers, fiddle with their radios or cell phones, yell at their kids. should we make those things illegal, since they all cause auto deaths? infidelity destroys families all the time, but no one even thinks to put a fine on that. our society accepts it as "the way it is".
no laugh to moderation, either. no laugh at all. dessert is great. but if you eat 5 daily, you will be fat. the warm sun feels wonderful on vaca, but sit in it all day for a year and you will most likely get skin cancer and/or look 90. a little eye make-up looks fab on me, but too much & i look like a hooker.a belgian unfiltered beer is terrific to unwind after a long week, but a case will put you on your ass. a case a day will end up destroying your family and liver. so, whoever laughs at moderation, think again.
i am with S&S, do it up like alcohol or tobacco, have the govt regulate & tax the **** out of it. no one under 18 or 21 should be allowed to buy. most should be happy to pay for the alternative of not getting busted, or having to deal with questionable people to obtain it, and organized crime and street shootings will decline. revenue will increase.
i am a product of the 70's, and have seen & tried a lot of stuff. that doesnt mean i do it. dope is not heroin. or coke, or even a bottle of whiskey. i have seen several very successful business people, parents, REPUBLICANS, tax-paying and otherwise law abiding citizens partake socially over the years. none of their lives were ruined nor have they shot anyone or committed vehicular homicide. in fact, they are productive parts of society.
let's see those statistics for alcohol realted deaths & divorces compared to marijuana ones, please??? oh, JMHO.
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