Stop comparing marijuana to alcohol and cigarettes. You can smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol moderately and thoughtfully without having long-lasting effects, but you can't moderately smoke marijuana without getting a high and numbing your brain and slowing your reasoning (sure you can smoke a small amount of weed and not get high, but the point of someone smoking weed is to get high, isn't it?).
I remember reading that the reason alcohol and cigarettes are legal while so many other (arguably less harmful) drugs are illegal is that cigarettes and alcohol have been a part of culture for so long so it would be a culture shock to ban these drugs.
The result of which would hurt the economy due to the loss of their sales and the increased spending needed to combat the illegal sales and consumption of these now illegal drugs. Even more politically, this would be an unpopular decision and could easily lead to a loss of votes for the party or candidate responsible in the next election.
Also @Holotor, you cant smoke cigarettes moderately for an extended period of time without serious detriment to your health. Alcohol really depends on the frequency but both are arguably worse for your health than marijuana.
The result of which would hurt the economy due to the loss of their sales and the increased spending needed to combat the illegal sales and consumption of these now illegal drugs. Even more politically, this would be an unpopular decision and could easily lead to a loss of votes for the party or candidate responsible in the next election.
Also @Holotor, you cant smoke cigarettes moderately for an extended period of time without serious detriment to your health. Alcohol really depends on the frequency but both are arguably worse for your health than marijuana.
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Smallbowl I was referring to the short term effects of smoking and drinking. You can smoke a cigarette and have nothing happen to you right then and there, same with drinking a beer or a glass of wine. But with smoking marijuana you get the effects more quickly in comparison plus they last longer than the former as well.
Originally Posted by Holotor
Smallbowl I was referring to the short term effects of smoking and drinking. You can smoke a cigarette and have nothing happen to you right then and there, same with drinking a beer or a glass of wine. But with smoking marijuana you get the effects more quickly in comparison plus they last longer than the former as well.
Although true, I dont think this should be an issue - of course it should be illegal to drive high but other than that I dont see why its worse than getting really drunk.
The issue with alcohol isnt people drinking it as a one off glass of wine or pint of beer, the issue is being becoming alcoholics and doing permanent damage to themselves and people around them. I imagine the same could be said about weed
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