“It is the wrong thing to do.”
That’s your opinion. I disagree. It happens.
“There is no benefit to society from adding brain altering drugs to it.”
Folks like myself are living proof to the contrary. I was a very unproductive citizen from 1992 till 2015 because I was chronically depressed & suffered crippling anxiety. The quality of my work was poor & I literally paid the price for it. I basically stayed in bed for most of 2011 to 2015 because I was so ill. Now I work 5-6 days a week with a grin on my face & I have more paying clients as a result.
If you have any doubts about this, feel free to ask my beloved wife, visualops how cannabis has helped me live a better quality of life.
“Detriment”? I thank My Heavenly Father daily for this wonderful medicine.
If you are arguing that medicine is good, I agree, but what is being discussed is recreational use of drugs. For most people, claiming "medicinal use" is just a lie. For some, it is likely a valid claim.