[NobleFree]

Tell that to the victim who has been beaten up and robbed just so that a user of marijuana could get some money to buy some pot. Or the person whose house is broken into, and possessions stolen so the perp could pawn the stuff to buy whatever type of drug they wanted.

In the full context of Mariner's post, it seems clear that what he meant was that the pot-crime link is not intrinsic but created by pot criminalization. And your examples confirm that point: alcohol addicts don't to any significant degree rob to get booze money because their drug is legal and therefore affordable without recourse to crime.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/alcoholic-couple-sells-baby-boy-for-rs-45-000-to-buy-booze/story-gDoGAGHJgFw9A6Cg3P8KbJ.html

Third World examples are of questionable relevance to the USA.

http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2009/11/understand-why-stealing-things-is-apart-of-alcoholism/

http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2013/06/10/why-addicts-alcoholics-lie-cheat-steal/

The second link notes - as the third ought - that "In situations where a problem drinker begins to turn to stealing, there may be some other substance abuse involved that you aren’t aware of."

And neither have anything to do with the "beaten up and robbed" and "house is broken into" scenarios you were originally referring to.

[TheStickman]

I’m confused...between the italics, the bold text & your commentary about the links I posted I’m not sure what you are saying to me.

Not being critical, just in search of some clarification :)

[TheStickman]

Please ignore my post 338. I figured it out, lol.

I forgot to include the other person’s name in the “To” heading. I probably shouldn’t post in these threads while eating dinner :)