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Moderation is the key. Not prohibition. I know it doesn't work for everyone, but again there are a lot more worse things out therethan pot. I'd still rather deal with a pot head, more than a raging alcoholic, or coke head any day!
Fairness; let me describe the citizen who smokes pot that I've never had a problem with-- he's responsible for every aspect of his life harming none. Dealers do not have a beaten path in his neighborhood. Children do not have to pay for his choices because he decided not to be a parent. Parents who regularly seek escape from reality are not good parents (no matter their poison- alcohol, mothers little helper, whatever). It's just a subtler degree of neglect. 'Moderation' is very difficult to define in the framework of writ, and for young adults to discern.
I'm only trying to point out that some actually aren't responsible, and manifest behaviors that harm the overall social fabric. Singular example: Construction trades are plagued with drug abusers. Even when sober, a lackadaisical trait among them undermines the job, injuries follow suit, and insurance/ disability claims abound. Because it's so difficult to parse out who is who, the laws have been unduly harsh on pot. The behaviors of pot smokers overlapping with other drug abusers is the line drawn badly on your sides position on the argument.
Dr bronner soaps- hemp makes me itchy as hell. Hate the stuff, but I see no point in standing in anyones way.
Incarcerating a 70yr old growing pot in his backyard for personal use is an embarrassment to a society that would prosecute triviality. I wince when I see that administration of the law, and if I were judge I'd feel compelled to dismiss the case instantly. What say you?
"In the poll, only 33 percent favor legalization while 55 percent oppose it. People under 30 were the only age group favoring legalization (54 percent) and opposition increased with age, topping out at 73 percent of those 65 and older. Opposition also was prevalent among women, Republicans and those in rural and suburban areas."
I really don't get it. How many people died last year due to smoking Pot? None. How many people died last year due to smoking tobacco? About 625,000 (Tobacco Kills 625,000 in the Americas Each Year). Yet Pot is illegal and cigarettes are fine. What do we think we are accomplishing as a society by locking up so many illegal drug users that we don't have room to keep murderers in jail for their full sentences?
For the record, I'm over 50 and haven't used illegal drugs since college.
Hmm, a poll in California, where this is actually on a ballot had the majority (56%) in favor of legalization. I honestly don't give a crap about what the rest of the country thinks.
Yeah, but it's provided a lot of jobs for the law enforcement growth industry.
Is that a good thing?
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Is that a good thing?
