2nd June 2003, 1:33 PM
As someone who's used all three (pot, alcohol, and tobacco), I've found tobacco to be physically addictive and alcohol/weed to be emotionally addictive. I've never felt it to a point where I couldn't function without any of the 3, though.
It's true, you'll see some stereotypical young pothead losers, but let me ask you this: what wastes more of the taxpayers money, incarcerating these people as though they're harmful criminals to society, or to let them be free to waste their lives away?
As we've seen with our success (or lackthereof) on the war on drugs, putting harsh laws against marijuana dealers and users simply isn't practical in stopping people from obtaining/smoking pot. I certainly don't have a problem.
As you said, not everyone who lights up is a unibomber, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a ridiculous, fear-mongering factoid (if it's true to begin with). Who says this guy was a saint before marijuana "tainted his mind and body" to turn him evil? Is it so impractical to think... I don't know... he was a psychotic bastard to begin with?
It's true, you'll see some stereotypical young pothead losers, but let me ask you this: what wastes more of the taxpayers money, incarcerating these people as though they're harmful criminals to society, or to let them be free to waste their lives away?
As we've seen with our success (or lackthereof) on the war on drugs, putting harsh laws against marijuana dealers and users simply isn't practical in stopping people from obtaining/smoking pot. I certainly don't have a problem.
Quote:Remeber that guy who was putting bombs in peoples mail boxes a year or so ago. His plan was to make a smiley face across 3 states lines of all the places he set bombs.They found a statch of weed in his car and thought the fact that he injured a few people was funny and amusing.
As you said, not everyone who lights up is a unibomber, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a ridiculous, fear-mongering factoid (if it's true to begin with). Who says this guy was a saint before marijuana "tainted his mind and body" to turn him evil? Is it so impractical to think... I don't know... he was a psychotic bastard to begin with?