Pot is not less harmful than Alcohol. For you, personally, perhaps. Bill Bennett (former drug czar) had a couple of experts on his show a few weeks back and they said more people are coming in for serious addiction to marijuana than ever before. Just recently, I read an article about movie actress Juliette Lewis who was a notorious teen pothead and she said it finally was not enough so she went to coke, etc.
It is a gateway drug. Experts in drug rehab will repeat this over and over again.
One more myth is that legalizing it will stop the cartels. It will not. Meanwhile, can you imagine what will happen when these little stores start selling it? There are already enough drug crimes.
As long as it is not free, people will commit crimes to get it.
And, one last thing. Marijuana destroys brain cells and causes other serious physiological problems - similar to alcohol. And it stinks! I’d hate to be the guy living in the apartment next to the pothead.
I have a friend in AA. A former boozer “cured” for 4 years now. He goes to meetings of all types. He told me that, in his experience, the most difficult new addicts coming into the programs to reform are heroin and pot users. The former, because it is so addictive, and the latter because the users refuse to believe that it’s harmful, even though they struggle mightily. It’s more than just habitual.
The only advice I’d take from Bill Bennett is should I hit on 12 when the dealer is showing a five. The guy lectured us on virtue while he hit the tables at Vegas fast and furious.
Like anything.. too much is bad
In moderation it is not bad
Even pennicillin can kill you if you take too much
Small amounts of pot increase your creativity, fix your eyesight, cure nausea, stop hair loss.
TOO MUCH makes you paranoid and a nut case.(I know about that too)
If it was legal, though, I think people would stick with it more than go on to harder and illegal things
This is just my opinion, I respect yours as equaly valid