It wasn't enough to be against the WoD as a Federal intrusion; you had to see free dope as a fundamental constitutional right.
You had to agree that taking dope is a harmless personal choice that has NO EFFECT on anyone else.
That being so patently untrue (in fact, such insufferable BS) that I had to step back and reexamine things.
That's when I realized that the WoD had done FAR more GOOD than evil.
Now, I'm an out-and-out supporter.
Um. Nobody sees free alcohol as a fundamental constitutional right. However, many see that control over our own bodies as a fundamental right. I've never heard anyone say that we should be supplied with free dope. Stop making yourself look stupid by posting lies.
You had to agree that taking dope is a harmless personal choice that has NO EFFECT on anyone else.
Nobody has said that. Many things we do have effects on our families and those close to us. But some things have no effect. Shooting up (heroin) every day would have an effect on those around me because it's a very addictive substance and chances are if I were shooting up every day, I'd be addicted and would care about nothing but getting the drug. However, my sitting here smoking a joint in my bedroom in no way effects you or my family. I do plenty of other things besides smoking pot. It's not the first thing I think of when I wake up and last thing I think of before I go to bed. For some people, it is. It's called psychological addiction...many people rely on substances (be it a drug, food, etc) to cope with life. For a long time (and still now) I've coped with life through an eating disorder, something I must constantly fight against. It's affected my friends, family, and others close to me. My body is the first thing I think about when I wake up, and the last thing I think about before I go to bed. Is it selfishness? Or is it a disease?