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Originally Posted by elizabeth52
[: A JOINT IS A BETTER SAFER CHOICE THAN ALCOHOL FOR ALL THE REST.
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Sorry, but this is where I respectfully disagree. Both alter brain chemistry. Both cause impairment. Pick your poison.
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Exactly...LET me pick my "poison". Why should someone else dictate which I'm "allowed" to have? I'm a free man...am I not? Then why am I not free to choose?
Yes, they both make you high. They both "impair". That's the reason people like it. Why not let them have what they want. Why do you think they'll ALL abuse it?
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Originally Posted by rubicon
joerocker: I have not made such a claim. I believe marijuana ought to continue to be against the law. what I said is by socializing it we normalize it which sends a signal to kids that's its cool.
People drink for different reason. I like (one) glass of wine with my meal. However people who light up marijuana do so for one reason only and that is to get high
If marijuana fits so well then why is it not included in the description for a healthy lifestyle? Alcohol limited in nature is said to be healthy
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By calling for continued illicitly, you are de facto saying that people cannot control themselves and therefore it is to be taken away, made not available. Banned.
What's wrong with "normalizing" it? Like beer and wine, ADULTS consume it, you can too when you're old enough. Just like we have now with alcohol.
So, you don't like the "buzz" from 2 or 3 glasses of wine, then it's not for you. Leave it at that. Let others decide if it is for them. Are you their master? You have domain over them? You should judge them? You should control them? That's what "I believe marijuana ought to continue to be against the law." implies. I'd like to be my own master, make my own decisions about what I can and can't have. I'm reasonable, I'm responsible.
It's not included because currently, it's illegal. Would they say "get some heroin" for PMS to women? Organizations don't usually tell their members to do something illegal. But the day is coming. If all goes well, you may someday hear "just a toke to brighten your evening out".
BTW, alcohol (literally a poison) is "said" to be beneficial. By whom? People working for the alcohol producers industry? Maybe some of the other things contained in the product, but not the ethyl alcohol itself. Like the beef producers and dairy producers pushing their product as healthy.
Unfortunately, the world is full of lies and misinformation.