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Pot turns people in to liberals.

No, it doesn't. A lot of left-wingers smoke pot, but I have seen that a big part of the thrill is the feeling that they are rebelling against what they view as the oppressive conservative church ladies. Most left-wingers also drink alcohol.

Abstaining from, or limiting oneself to moderate use of, drugs and alcohol IS a conservative value, because it emphasizes personal responsibility and respect for oneself (and family), but government regulation of personal behavior IS NOT a conservative value, and representing it is as such is what, in part, provides a basis for the Left to seduce otherwise reasonable people to their side.

Pot turns people into liberals? HUH? Do I look like a liberal?

I lit up my first one in 1973. Never stopped since although I haven’t been able to indulge in a couple of years, don’t know anyone around here and I’m not about to go looking on the street.

I’m far from a liberal. I’ve known several others over the years as well, although quite a number certainly do lean that direction.

I do however, think legalizing anything else would be pure insanity. If I were to have it my way, I would crack down on dealers selling hard drugs, and send everyday users into some sort of rehab assistance, rather than jail. Pot would be decriminalized,rather than outright legalized, and the insane taxes and fees Colorado implemented would be discouraged. That does not discourage the black market, which is where a lot of the associated violence originates. When they originally legalized it, retail prices were 4X what local Louisiana street prices were.

Anyone who thinks kids won’t find a way to get their hands on some is delusional. You think I didn’t manage to get booze when I was 16? I quit booze in 1978...after several years of way too much of it...quit everything else too, I tried out a lot of stuff...

Except pot. Not addicting, I would have known many years ago. No withdrawals whatsoever and I’ve quit many times if I couldn’t find or afford it. Never affected my job, I’ve usually had a reputation as the best in the shop. I’ve learned to be a carpenter, machinist, mechanic, computer repair tech, photographer...and as a machinist I also learned TIG welding, brazing, calibration of measuring instruments, drew my own blueprints, tool grinding, drill and end mill sharpening, many aspects of machinist work most never have to even think about. My IQ is still around 145, contrary to claims it reduces your IQ, I’ve continued studying and learning since leaving high school in 1973, still do. If you exercise your brain it’s just like your muscles, it stays in good shape.

And I’m nowhere near a liberal and don’t agree with the insinuation that pot causes liberalism, I don’t think it does. Much more likely the indoctrination going on in our schools is responsible for that. Most of the liberal pot smokers in the country right now were probably already liberals before they knew what pot is.