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I think marijuana is going to have to be de-stigmatized.
In my experience, marijuana has been completely de-stigmatized. When I was a kid in the early 90s (the "Just say no" era), marijuana had the same reputation as crack. It was hard drugs. When they asked Bill Clinton if he had previously used marijuana, that was serious accusation that threatened his candidacy. Remember the "I did not inhale" nonsense?
Then, there was a slow de-stigmatization that happened over the course of 25 years. It happened mostly in the media. There were light-hearted comedies about weed, sitcoms about weed dealers where the protagonist was never portrayed negatively. Now no one cares. Cops don't even care even in states where it's still very illegal. People in professional settings openly talk about using marijuana.
Grown men and women who need to get stoned or drunk to feel good about themselves have tremendous holes in their lives and you and I and even they understand, underneath, that doing these things won't address those holes, thus the lying and denial. You'll see it from the users in this thread.
Not everybody that gets stoned or drunk do it to fill holes in their lives. Some do it for the fun of it.
Grown men and women who need to get stoned or drunk to feel good about themselves have tremendous holes in their lives and you and I and even they understand, underneath, that doing these things won't address those holes, thus the lying and denial. You'll see it from the users in this thread.
First sentence contains a major assumption. People can smoke pot for different reasons other than the need to "feel good about themselves."
Correct. The cacophony of pro-marijuana propaganda from the industry, from politicians and popular media will drown out dissent and the mounting scientific evidence about the psychological effects of prolonged use of this chemical.
The scientific evidence is already clear that it is MUCH less harmful than tobacco, especially when it is not smoked. Hence, makes zero sense to keep it illegal when tobacco is legal.
I'd say the daily grind of spending at least half one's waking hours rotting in a cubicle and half the remainder getting ready for and recovering from work (plus commuting) does a far better job of grinding the spirit out of people.
Religion can be an intoxicant. It is based on a delusion about a sky fairy.
x2. Religion has had a much more negative impact on my life than cannabis.
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