Oh, I think it is bad news.
I had a roomate at MIT who wasted great intelligence constantly “burnin’” as he called. Unmarried, lives with his parents, adn works for his uncle or something now as a glorified salesman. That said, he was a dysfunctional guy from an way-Orthodox household (in not a healthy way) and probably would have killed himself, but for the pot.
I could see the motivation in him slowly slip away.
Regardless, that was his problem then, and his problem now.
I’ve heard it argued that by ceasing spending money on the WOD and taxing the heck out of them, the budget could be easily balanced. (Not to mention new income tax that comes on line from producers.)
Works for me.
Well if they legalize the cr*p it will make walking through the lepers smoking outside our building more fun. Instead of just choking on their smoke, I will now get high.
I’ve seen more personal destruction, and death and dismemberment, from alcohol, but the same principal follows.
There will always be people that abuse any substance (even water - true).
Trying to legislate such thing has proven wasteful.
We learned it with the 21st Amendment, but I guess we forgot.