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To: A_Former_Democrat
It’s relevant that being a social drinker enjoys alot more popularity, and thus political and cultural support.

It's relevant to what the law is, but not to what it should be.

To try to equate pot with alcohol

Nobody "equates" them - but they can be compared.

does not take into account the realities that either both must be legal or both must be illegal to be consistent.

I thought that was a pot relegalizaation argument.

The prohibitions against alcohol and pot must be weighed against realities. Pot can and should be banned, alcohol cannot be nor should it be. That’s reality.

That's an opinion.

I’ve seen the addiction rate estimated upwards at one in six. So 9 - 16%.

What's the highest you've seen for alcohol? My scientific sources say alcohol is more addictive.

What was the rate of 18-29 year olds? Or 25-29? Or college age usage?

I gave you the URL.

Speaking from my own experiences, almost of my peers gave it up and for good reason and wish their kids had likewise never touched it.

I gave up alcohol for good reason and am glad my daughter has never touched it.

159 posted on 08/20/2014 1:24:52 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: ConservingFreedom

Sigh..... pot and alcohol and not comparative. It’s a weak argument to say “Well if alcohol is ok, so is pot” Good Lord man, don’t we have enough effin problems with the culture without contributing to it, strictly for the sake of personal pleasure no matter the consequences to you and to others?

Try being a parent who’s kids are effed up on this crap. Walk a mile in someone’s shoes.


182 posted on 08/20/2014 2:06:47 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Michael Brown was the attacker . . . just like Thugvon. Second verse, same as the first)
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