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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Not "end" them. But "change" them. Regulate drugs. Just the way alcohol and its use is regulated. Legal to buy IF you're of age and produce a valid ID, in the appropriate retail venue (such as a liquor store or wine section in the supermarket). Legal to use IN PRIVATE or other designated areas. Not legal to drive while using, or drive under the influence. And if you get into an accident while under the influence, it is your fault, your insurance company will want a word with you, and you get a ticket and/or jail time for DUI. No matter what the drug. From alcohol to zolpidem, prescription or over the counter, or even home-made.
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That's all well and good, BUT the question is: Has law enforcement found something as fast as a breathalyzer for alcohol that can be used for testing for pot DUI? Granted, my experience is decades old, but from what I know/knew some form of specimen (hair, tongue tissue, blood) had to be sent off to a lab. Like blood tests for alcohol cannot be forced upon a possible DUI, neither can blood or tissue test be forced for a marijuana test(as far as I know). I am not sure about a urine test. So, if physical evidence such as a baggie of weed or a pipe with residue is not in the suspect's possession, it makes it hard to convict for DUI by pot. I am only speculating, and may be wrong. Modern technology may now be able to assist the street cop in proving impairment due to pot.
But, like I said before, just because it's easier to legalize some deviant action, does not make it right. Recreational use of pot is not necessary and is harmful. This has nothing to do with the comparison to alcohol usage. Legalizing alcohol was another excuse for their not being able to enforce the ban. They used the excuse of added tax revenues. Same with tobacco. There is no healthy reason for tobacco use.