Speaking as a person whose two brothers have been smoking dope since the 70’s, I wish it wasn’t legal. I watched as my two brothers succumbed to the lower standards of dopers. Neither had any ambition. Neither became a success story. There were 4 of us and we were all brought up in a Conservative home. I am the only Conservative that now mourns the destruction that a Leftist lifestyle has wrought on my siblings. Just say no to pot. And other ‘recreational’ drugs.
I’ve lost reletives to cancer from tobacco use and one uncle to booze.
Notice I meant DIED, not that they just became lazy people
Can we make that illegal too? Think we can spend billions on stoping all bad choices adults make?
Thank you for your personal input into this discussion.
I also had a childhood friend, close friend of the family, who spiraled out of control ONLY after he was introduced to weed. He tried his best to get me to try it, and even became extremely judgemental when I refused. Our relationship slipped out of sight after that. He subsequently went to prison for several stints. A very intelligent guy when I knew him, but he thought he was too intelligent to fall victim to pot’s effects.
“I watched as my two brothers succumbed to the lower standards of dopers. Neither had any ambition. Neither became a success story.”
I am a ‘it depends’ kind of person. I know plenty of my share of people who are your stereotypical burnouts. However, I also know plenty of people who have smoked pot every day since the 80’s who are very successful. In particular, one has built and sold several businesses in the pet industry and holds several patents and is a multi millionaire. A second is a very successful engineer who works for the cell companies, and designs and implements the infrastructure for much of northern Nevada and California. A third does big real estate in San Diego area. All three started from nothing and came from lower to middle middle class. I remember taking one of my friends kids on a winter/snow camping trip deep in northern Nevada with those three in particular, and the subject of pot came up (this was before it became legal everywhere). The consensus was to be smart, and he did point out that between the 4 of us sitting around the campfire, there was over a million a year in income. However, that same kid now in his mid 20’s smokes pot like a chimney, and I do see the burnout starting to grow. So I am not sure what the solution is, some people can do it, but it is fully detrimental to others, and I have seen it actually helpful to yet others. Either way, I don’t want to see people arrested and careers ruined for firing up the bong (yes I know people dont use bongs anymore) once in a while. Furthermore, with it being illegal, the consequences of the black market are even worse.