[rhombus]

Sorry but just hang around and read some of these threads. The pot legalization debates rage almost daily but beware, they area addictive! I've been pulled into far too many discussions by people who at first feign naivity claiming they want to learn. I guess it was my use of the word naive in relation to "drug warrior" you didn't understand. I think they are naive because the postings I've read from those who endorse the expense of prosecuting pot smokers and dealers, over-estimate the health risks, draw dubious conclusions from very little data, and rationalize the use of the Constitution's interstate commerce clause to enforce a law that States may or may not want to uphold and enforce.

Then prohibition is discussed...and the crime that resulted from the dealing of alcohol...

Then someone always has to talk about people driving while being and high despite no one ever condoning such a thing.

And every pithy debate must include the usual stoned out airhead pot smoking jokes. I like good drunk jokes too.

Then we hear about the unsubstantiated megapower of weed these days compared to weed those days. Just to frighten viagra popping baby boomer parents who used to smoke.

Then someone says that Congress enacted it so it's legal. and the classic States Rights arguments go on for a while... until the slavery trump card is played as it always is....

So I say again, those are some of the same arguments you'll hear on these threads. And strangely enough they always start with someone who at first acts like they "want to understand"... and then YOU ARE ADDICTED to pointless chattering chat. The first postings free. :-)

[shelterguy]

Your debate seems to compare the evils of alcohol to the evils of weed. Does anybody ever suggest going without any mind altering substances as a better option? Or, is the debate usually centered around which drug, alcohol or weed, is better and less dangerous? I really haven't followed the subject much here because it's a debate that is unwinnable.
But, does anybody stick up for a straight way of life?