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Originally Posted by SteveZ
It's a shame that most of the "harmless pot smokers" never get to see the violence involved in the smuggling. Marijuana smuggling along the Southwest border is one of the three main reasons for the internal wars within Mexico involving the drug cartels, the Mexican Army, and the Mexican Police
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True - but this is because it is illegal. Correct? During alcohol prohibition there were similar stories of violence and corruption when the populous needed to have their supply of the drug (alcohol). Once it became legal again we have different problems but not supply wars.
If you took a poll (completely anonymous) of those who grew up in the 50's-60's-70's the number of people who tried pot would be very high. If it wasn't 50% I'd be surprised. But this generation, the baby boomers, became honest productive members of society and didn't turn pot smoking into a lifelong addiction that took them away from the mainstream.
I really think pot is LESS dangerous than alcohol. If you put a gun to my head and said that I need to drive as a passenger in a car driven by an alcohol inebriated person or a pot inebriated person I'd take the pot guy all day long!
Again just my opinion.