01-13-2009, 03:27 PM
Marijuana has proven to be very psychologically addictive. Plenty of "Facts" can be found, based on research, showing pots harmful addictive qualities.
As far as gateway, who knows for sure. It certainly puts a person on a path of using mind altering substances.
Sure some people can use it and not become addicted, but many do become addicted.
I'm sure marijuana isn't as detectable at a crash scene as alcohol is. It wouldn't be noticible unless it was just smoked in a closed car. Alcohol would be evident even if consumed elsewhere. It is likely that in many cases both alcohol and marijuana were consumed. You would only smell the alcohol although both would be contributing factors. I recal from my youth that one plus one can equal three, or four, or five, when both drugs are mixed.
You find some law enforcement organizations advocating decriminalization mainly out of defeat, not a belief that it is harmful.
Alcohol probably is more harmful than pot but alcohol is so ingrained into our culture that it would be impossible to eliminate it, we tried. Pot is not so ingrained. To make the argument that pot should be legalized because alcohol is worse is a poor argument. The question should be, do we need another legal substance that has such a propensity for abuse.
But as I said before. I'm for legalizing it, but as an admission of defeat.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
As far as gateway, who knows for sure. It certainly puts a person on a path of using mind altering substances.
Sure some people can use it and not become addicted, but many do become addicted.
I'm sure marijuana isn't as detectable at a crash scene as alcohol is. It wouldn't be noticible unless it was just smoked in a closed car. Alcohol would be evident even if consumed elsewhere. It is likely that in many cases both alcohol and marijuana were consumed. You would only smell the alcohol although both would be contributing factors. I recal from my youth that one plus one can equal three, or four, or five, when both drugs are mixed.
You find some law enforcement organizations advocating decriminalization mainly out of defeat, not a belief that it is harmful.
Alcohol probably is more harmful than pot but alcohol is so ingrained into our culture that it would be impossible to eliminate it, we tried. Pot is not so ingrained. To make the argument that pot should be legalized because alcohol is worse is a poor argument. The question should be, do we need another legal substance that has such a propensity for abuse.
But as I said before. I'm for legalizing it, but as an admission of defeat.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
S. FL
Big Islander to be.