Reply #57

But marijuana is still a mind-altering substance. Yes, so is alcohol and so, to a certain extent, is tobacco. But, again, we already have enough substances to make us 'high', regardless of whether or not Society has been logical about it all these years.

Alcohol and tobacco were well-established in Western civilization long before weed became popular. It may not be right and it may not be logical to exclude weed but there it is.

I do not want my daughters to ever experiment with drugs. They are doing fine with, of all things, writing and studying philosophy. Not bad for 14 year-olds at all.

There is no need to add another substance to the mix we already have. Smoking weed is still ingesting smoke into your lungs. It cannot be healthy.

Everyone has their own stories to tell about how marijuana just makes people more docile and that may be true but, hey, there are other ways to be docile besides getting high.

I am for decriminalization but not legalization.