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I am pointing out that there is a serious deficit in the behavior of those who use drugs. You can pretend there is not if you like. But you are living in a fantasy land.

I am not moving any goalposts.

You are trying to make drinking a couple of whiskey sours equivalent to dropping acid. It is beyond ridiculous. Case in point, you’d leave a kid with Uncle Ben if he has a couple of whiskey sours. You wouldn’t if he dropped acid.

At least I hope you wouldn’t. Because you know the two drugs are not in the least bit equivalent.

I am pointing out that there is a serious deficit in the behavior of those who use drugs.

There is a serious deficit in the behavior of many of those who use drugs - including the legal drug alcohol. You can pretend there is not if you like. But you are living in a fantasy land.

And why are you moving the goal posts from "making you crazy, irrational, paranoid, mentally ill, mentally unstable, or incoherent" (which you admitted only prolonged use of pot does) to "harm"?

I am not moving any goalposts.

Of course you were - your distinctly different criteria, which I quoted above, speak for themselves.

You are trying to make drinking a couple of whiskey sours equivalent to dropping acid.

No, I never said nor implied that. Your argument against legal drugs was, "You don’t have a right to make yourself nuts, whether a little nuts or a lot nuts." A couple of whiskey sours is enough to make many people a little nuts.

"Of all psychoactive substances, alcohol is the only one whose consumption has been shown to commonly increase aggression. [...] Marijuana and opiates temporarily inhibit violent behavior"
- "Psychoactive Substances and Violence", Department of Justice National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Oh, and if my mom had a glass of wine with breakfast AND with dinner, I’d still have her babysit my kid. No problem. You know why? Because alcohol can be used in moderation without screwing up your head

1. Drinking in the morning is not moderation.
2. You posted this in the wrong thread ... what's screwing up your head?

What does the time of day have to do with it if it is a small quantity?

A friend of mine is from Italy. When she was a kid they drank wine instead of milk because milk was so expensive.

Moving the goalposts again - from your mom to Italian children.

The Hills Treatment Center
Alcoholism Quiz
4. Do you drink in the morning?