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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
Dude, marijuana is an annual, herbaceous plant, which grows naturally. It was originally used in religious ceremonies and in healing. As a natural plant it does not need to be manipulated to become something else, like alcohol, which requires adding ingredients and distilling it.
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I guess I don't care. Since MJ is less dangerous than alcohol and alcohol is available legally, there appears to be a hypocritical application of the law. Either we should allow people to use intoxicating (mind-altering) drugs or not. One theory is that since it is easy to grow your own, the alcohol industry lobbies heavily to keep it illegal since making your own booze is much harder. I also make mead, and it is very good, but it is also harder, vodka and whiskey are very hard for a homebrewer. It is also an interesting double standard that you can make mead but not Whiskey or Vodka.
Smells like monied interests are involved in the law making process.