> 750,000 marijuana arrests last year.
And how many of these arrests were for, say, driving under the influence of pot, as opposed to being arrested for simply having the stuff? I suspect rather more of the latter than the former.
If pot had the same legal status as booze, that would mean driving stoned would still be illegal.... but it would not longer be a crime to have a joint - or a barn full of the stuff.
> I know you'd like us all to think that marijuana users are bothering no one
Who are pot smokers bothering, compared to the carnage inflicted upon society by the booze drinkers?
Like booze and tobacco, there are limits as to how much of the stuff you are allowed to have in your possesion.As far as driving under the influence of pot, the only reason their aren't more arrests is because there aren't any tests for them currently. but watch out, it's coming. many states are looking at blood sample on demand laws.
Who are pot smokers bothering, compared to the carnage inflicted upon society by the booze drinkers?
Pot users do bother a lot of people. They cause property damage, get in car accidents, are loud and obnoxious, play loud music in the middle of the night, etc etc. In short, they do everything annoying that you accuse drinking parties of, and in fact are most often part of the same party. So how can you separate the two? Kids + pot + booze + cars + loud radio's +large numbers = bothersome, dangerous, annoying, rude, and often are deadly as well.
Not all pot users sit in their basement listening to AC/DC, just the old, washed up has been's do that.
Like we know? We have a Breathalyzer for pot?
And if they tested positive for marijuana, you'd be bitchin' and moanin' about how marijuana stays in the system for days and they weren't really impaired and all that liberal whining ACLU bull.
"Who are pot smokers bothering, compared to the carnage inflicted upon society by the booze drinkers?"
And that's just not right! Let's legalize maruijuana and get those numbers UP, dammit!