Reply #172: Characterizations are not useful

[Bluenorthwest]

And I did not question the other guy's drinking. I questioned the fact that he was drinking and did not count that as a drug. It is a drug, just as pot is a drug. He and I shared a nice exchange. I asked about the drinking, because I always ask those who are volunteering drug experiences about the other drugs they were using. Upthread I asked someone if there was tobacco in the blunt that made them sick. Not out of judgment or out of defense, but out of curiosity. Same reason I asked about the drinking.
I did not call the guy a Drunk for drinking. Nor did I mock him or anyone else. But to claim that alcohol use is irrelevent is not something I agree with at all. And I said so. Alcohol is a drug. Legality does not alter that. If we are talking about drug use, the alcohol must be included. Otherwise it is like saying 'I had a winecooler and passed out for 48 hours' without mentioning the fistfull of pills the wine washed down.
I am not hear to judge or castigate adults for what they do. But I will ask for honesty and details, for my own use. I have no problem stating that pot smoking is not good for some people, none at all. Never have.
Look at the adjectives in your questions. You claim I am defensive and ready to unleash a barrage of blah blah for those who don't give praise? That is not supported by my writing. I do not speak for these others that you speak of. Certainly not without specifics. Certainly not via hearsay.
In closing I'll say that in general to each his own is the way. But to deny the power of any drug, be it pot or alcohol or caffine, is fool's work.