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Originally Posted by REH7380
OK, they are stopping raids on the clubs which I think is consistent with my point that they are not going to enforce or control (federal basis) some pot usage (e.g. at the clubs which is a beginning). You can argue small points but the overall fact is that more usage will result from less enforcement's.
If your point is that is OK then so be it and you have a right to your opinion.
As far as getting facts straight lets agree that 2 Therapists with more than 50years of treating drug and alcohol additions will support that pot is a gateway drug and in fact in one case one said that a significant majority of heavy drugs users which were treated started with pot.
Is your mind clearer or more foggy when using drugs, is there a better picture of reality when using than not using, is there more or less crime when more drugs are used? And so on. I also understand that the federal government would turn the control/enforcement over to the states. Again, one less control over usage, (e.g. federal government stopping any single form of enforcement.)
I am not a fanatic on the subject but just believe it is not a plus to any society.
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I am not sure its a plus to society either. I maintain though that if we are going to raise the specter then lets deal with the facts, and the facts are that alcohol and nicotine are by far the most common "gateway" drugs per the gateway theory. I think though that maybe its not as politically savy to address these. It begins to raise several questions about why alcohol and nicotine are ok and cannabis is not, and if the multi-millions we spend on marijuana is justified, especially if we continue to condone the more traditional drugs of alcohol and nicotine.
I am glad you pursued information from professionals. My experience with addictions on a personal and professional level, and contact with other professionals totaling probably hundreds of years of combined experiences drives my above comments.
I wish as a society we could get by without any mind altering substances, including all 3 mentioned above, but I doubt thats gonna happen.
If we are going to address it then lets do it, the politics have very little to do with it...fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view.