Reply #212: Alcohol has it's share of mental and physical dangers,

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and truth be told Cannabis is a specific use herb. It is not for everyone, not for every situation, and every herb has a dosage.

There are people who should not use cannabis, just as there are people who should not take a drink of alcohol. There are high THC varieties and much milder plants. Ideally if cannabis were made legal, responsible use would demand that the plants be identified according to their potency, officially, like alcohol is rated according to proof.

There is a sane way through legalization, all the facts must be weighed and measured, I believe, people would need to be informed about the cannabis plant. This is ALL about education and RESPONSIBLE USE.

Sure pot smoking was and is a part of counterculture, yet to have cannabis out of the shadows and into the light of day, and healthy discussions about the benefits and the limitations of using would make us all safer.

edited to add: This is all about RISK vs BENEFIT, and the benefits of legalization greatly outweigh the risks of legalizing cannabis. The drug crime syndicate, prison industrial complex, broken families have destroyed countless lives, many more than have predispositions for psychoses.

The countless health benefits of legalization also greatly outweigh the risks. How many pharmaceuticals are given out daily like skittles that have shocking and lethal side effects?? These studies need to be further examined and added to the whole cannabis picture, nothing is black and white. There are people allergic to alcohol and tobacco.

Freedom comes with responsibility, and I believe education.