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Forty years ago, I smoked pot, used coke, ate qualudes, & did LSD twice. Never tried heroin - don't like needles. LSD was too weird. I have been to numerous parties, attended by doctors, lawyers, business people where everybody in the room was using coke, pot, qualudes, & alcohol. Great parties! I never saw a gun or a fight during these parties. No one ever ODed. No one freaked out seeing imaginary things. Just happy people talking at a hundred miles an hour about nothing, just like cocktail parties. Except for a few obvious slugs, most of these people have happy, successful lives, same as a moderate drinker.

Since then, I have had a successful career in business & am retired. Drugs are out now - too old - but I like to have a drink occasionally. So, I'd say I have some first hand knowledge. If you bother to read my comment history, you will see I am a sane conservative.

Responsible drug use is the same as responsible alcohol use - moderation & infrequency. Children should never use drugs, any more than they should vote - their brains are not yet formed & they lack maturity. While I agree that some drugs are too “intense”, & therefore dangerous, the government will never keep people from getting a buzz by one manner or another. Ironically, the drug war has spawned the designer drugs, as they are easy to make & transport compared to pot or coke, which are bulky & smelly.

People have to learn for themselves what is good, & what is bad for THEM. Some people abuse alcohol, some don't. Same with drugs, food, sex, & money. It should be clear to anyone that has ever been in a bar that people like to get high - some, real high. This is not gonna change until the eugenicists take over, & perhaps not even then.