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Old 03-01-2009, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Taj44 View Post
I personally think that the negative effects of alcohol and tobacco on society equal those of pot smoking. Many illnesses and deaths, and lives ruined. To think that tobacco would ever be outlawed is foolish, of course, with the power that the big tobacco lobbies wield. And prohibition didn't work either, as far as alcohol goes. And kids still smoke pot, too, for what its worth.
Taj, I agree.

Surely we've learned something from Prohibition. Pot is widely used today, and drug kings are reaping the benefits. It's not going to go away. The government has been ignoring that reality for too long.