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Originally Posted by elizabeth52
I worked in this field for years. Someone posted an article by Mitch Rosenthal...I sat in many meetings with Mitch. You can quote any number of studies or statistics to support an argument on either side. I have worked with this population. I have sat with individuals who begin their story the same way...I started with a couple of joints. I have seen the ravages of human beings of all ages who suffer the effects of long term subtance use or the consequences of short term impairment due to substance use. This includes grade school children to senior citizens.
To the arguement that alcohol is legal so why not marijuana I say SO WHAT!! let the argument for or against marijuana stand on its own. I have read the research, I have seen the damage and I believe that our society is better off not legalizing marijuana. Here is the current research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
DrugFacts: Marijuana | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
The key issue missed is that we're not talking about alcoholics or drug addicts. They are the same sad lot.
We are talking about two beers or one joint. See the difference?
A true abuser will sniff glue if that is all that is available.
Point is: A JOINT IS A BETTER SAFER CHOICE THAN ALCOHOL FOR ALL THE REST.