[ican'tbelieveit]

That part of the WOD is difficult. How can a person, legally purchase alcohol, take it home and get "high" off of it and yet be a criminal for getting a similar "high" off of marijuana. I think therein lies the failure of the system.

[Jeff Chandler]

Pot to booze is not a good comparison, because the effects of pot linger for days. Pills might be a better comparison.

We need to ask ourselves: do we want more addiction, which legalization would lead to? Don't get me wrong, I don't think we should treat addicts as criminals. I just think we should be very circumspect before we give tacit approval to life-destroying substances. I've been debating the WOD for decades. I see the injustice of the current laws, but I've seen loved ones destroy their lives with booze, and with pot. Total legalization would increase the destruction. There has to be a more humane legal approach to drugs, though.

It's one of the few subjects I'm truly ambivalent on.