I never got into illegal drugs. I used to think the war on drugs was a waste of time, money, and lives. I felt that whatever a consenting adult puts in his or her body is his or her business.

But look at the alternative. I sure don’t want to live in a place where all substances have been decriminalized. It’s a ticking time bomb.

https://youtu.be/9slGGWXc9oI?feature=shared

What's the first step for a society to get to the point where it looks like that? Legalized Marijuana?

Democrats in control of the whole country.

they already did it in oregon. did not go well.

Laws and mores that have stood the test of thousands of years of human experience are not a mistake.
We have a segment of the population that thinks they are smarter than many generations of clear thinking, intelligent people.

They are fools.

Vegas smells like weed. Everywhere. It’s too overwhelming.

I'm 100% behind personal freedom. Want to do drugs, do them. Don't want to wear a seat belt, don't. But that only works if it comes with 100% personal responsibility which we don't have and will never get to. You want to do drugs and get too messed up to work? Great, then you starve to death on the street. If you have both, the problem will work itself out pretty quickly. Only granting the freedom without the responsibility means the problem will just linger on forever.

Could not agree more. I espouse this reasonable logic over and over again. It seldom gets me anywhere.

The one time I taught an adult Sunday School class, 35 years ago, I had a woman defiantly stand me down and tell me the teachings of parents and grandparents was absolutely worthless in our modern times. She was a psychologist. They walk among us. 'Pretty sure all the kids wearing masks you see at the pro-Palestine protests figure they're the most intelligent, "evolved" humans ever born.

Even dolphins like to have a little break from reality from time to time. Just pass the puffer fish pon di left hand side. Most people use alcohol, some use weed, some move on to harder substances. Some don't. You will never be able to legistrate morality.

Paul Harvey pretty much sums it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnPE8u5ONls

You know if it was just legalizing pot and people would stay home to use it, that would be one thing, but they won't, they just have to push it on the rest of us. When Americans removed God from important events and places, we started downhill. Wife and I stopped going to Las Vegas, concerts, public events, people simply do not respect the rights of others.

Man that’s probably the best I ever remember it being said.

I tried to watch the video. I quit when the creator paused for his endorsement/infomercial for a personal injury attorney firm.

I don’t think you can put marijuana in the same class as opiates, amphetamines, and these other drugs in these apocalyptic videos. It does not bear the same type of fruit. It is only a “gateway drug” in the sense that the same people that supplied it in the past also supplied other illegal substances.

Alcohol is ten times as bad as marijuana. I grew up around a bunch of potheads and bikers, I will die on this hill. Nobody beats their woman after smoking a joint. They don’t even fight. “I will kick his MF @&$ tomorrow”.

Blackout drunk, a man is about as unpredictable as someone using any other substance.

Trying to have a functional life while using a controlled substance is like trying to be just little bit pregnant.

^^^ nailed it

This is just not true about MJ and not ever wanting to beat someone, or being all mellow and not caring about anything. And it is clearly a gateway drug for many that turns into other drug use.

Look up marijuana psychosis and you will see not only is it on the rise, but it is a serious problem. The current strains with high THC content and other forms like edibles and such things are creating a situation people from the 60's and 70's rarely if ever saw. MJ is a different animal these days

That's opinion, nothing more. Like everything else its all about moderation. Alcohol is the biggest gateway drug if you believe in that sort of thing.

Get you some moonrocka weed.

Regardless, there are definitely certain substances that should be controlled, and certain people should not use them at all. There are also a few others that should not be consumed by anyone ever.

I don’t profess myself to be the one to decide who or what, but substance abuse undeniably contributes to the decay of our society.

simple google search shows how real marijuana psychosis is and how it is also related to and increase in psychotic disease processes in people who smoke it.

google: marijuana psychosis

Have you ever smoked?

If I have ever smoked is not relevant to the discussion of MJ psychosis.

No I have not, and I don't care how many joints anyone HAS smoked. MJ psychosis is a real thing, and can happen.

That's what I though.