Right up his alley.
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Davis Shorthorns said:To the people that want to legalize pot because it is "no worse than alcohol" Do we really need another alcohol type problem in the US? Dont kid yourself into thinking that it wouldn't add to the people that become addicts of something. I for one would not smoke pot but love to have a few drinks. Im sure there are plenty of people that would rather smoke than drink and those people would now be able to without any reason not to. So either we ban alcohol again (cause it worked so well the first time) or we try to prevent any new kind of substance from gaining a larger foothold.
Im not talking about a recreational user here, i'm talking about addicts. Yes you can be addicted to pot just like any other thing. It is a real addiction. So your saying that no more people would start smoking if it was legal? I highly doubt that. Also ease of getting it is much easier if you can just go down to a store and buy it and not have to go to a dealer. Sorry but your logic is flawed on that one. So once you get pot legal whats next? well mushrooms are natural they should be legal. Well cocaine is bla bla bla acid is bla bla bla I want I want I want. If you want the govt to stay away and let people live their lives how they want then no medical help for anyone that is suffering from a self afflicted problem. Should it go that far? When you od on what ever substance you want dont bother calling the emt's you die. It was your choice by the way to put that chemical in your body. Weed is a problem in this country it IS A GATEWAY DRUG much worse than alcohol. To VC how many people that you know that sit around and drink a few beers every night then think humm you know now I might go try some Heroin? Probably not nearly as many as people that are sitting around smoking pot. I have been there I have seen it I have had people very close to me start with pot and now are addicted to many different substances. Drugs are different than alcohol and legality does have something to do with who uses it more than just as a experimental basis. PS Saying what I am saying about my not wanting to legalize weed is bigotry is a slap in the face to people that have experienced real bigotry.-XBAR- said:Davis Shorthorns said:To the people that want to legalize pot because it is "no worse than alcohol" Do we really need another alcohol type problem in the US? Dont kid yourself into thinking that it wouldn't add to the people that become addicts of something. I for one would not smoke pot but love to have a few drinks. Im sure there are plenty of people that would rather smoke than drink and those people would now be able to without any reason not to. So either we ban alcohol again (cause it worked so well the first time) or we try to prevent any new kind of substance from gaining a larger foothold.
so what's your point? I like ya, Matt but- the logic you're applying here... well, isn't sound. The legality of the substance doesn't affect anything but the price! There's not a city in the entire country that you can't pick some up for what the occasional user considers 'a reasonable price.' The process is so rudimentary- this isn't a manufactured substance we're talking about. The masses have been conditioned into perceiving pot as something other than what it is. Whether you choose to smoke or not, as an American you should have the right to exercise sole dominion over your own life, and you should have the right to live in whatever manner you choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the rights of others to live in whatever manner they choose. This is a fundamental principle we're dealing with. And fortunately, for those that like to partake, their voice is being heard. Yours is falling on deaf ears, as it only resonates (no pun (lol) ) as bigotry.
I never said alcohol wasn't a drug. It is probably the most abused drug in the world. I do partake in it. Not all the drugs I mentioned are "natural" shrooms for one. If none of the people you know never took the next step in drugs they are either lying to you or a completely different kind of drug addict than I know. I have seen it. Watched people go from pot to coke to crack to meth to etc... I have seen it all I have watched people ruin their lives with drugs, including alcohol. If you had read my first post I say we don't need ANOTHER alcohol. This world would be a better place if prohibition had worked. The amount of people that were alcoholics was less during prohibition than now I would bet. I am not saying that I am better than someone that smokes pot because I drink instead I just don't think that it is something that will benefit us as a society to legalize. Yes tax revenue will be a good but is it worth it?vc said:Of all the people I know who do smoke pot, not one of them has tried Heroin. How can you call pot a drug but not alcohol, pot is natural, like tobacco. The other drugs you are referring to are all processed (like alcohol). The addict breaking into your house to rob you is not a pothead, I have seen people who smoke pot go weeks with out and function, a meth head, herion addict, coke fiend, or Oxzy addict, they will rob you for their next fix. I have been burglarized, I know what it is like, I will bet they weren't pot heads.
I am not advocating smoking dope, I just know there are allot of functioning, pot smoking people out, some could be your best employee, favorite teacher, judge, lawyer, or doctor. Should they be criminals because they smoke pot. I do not think so, as long as they do it responsibly, do not drive high, and don't come to work that way.
Lets get back to cattle shall we.