05-17-2009, 01:17 PM
Dependency is a concept some people can accept more readily in reference to marijuana than addiction since full-on physical withdrawal symptoms don't usually appear when one stops smoking the stuff. In any case, there are lots of people who think they cannot function without pot, when in reality they barely function with it and usually do better in the long run without it.
For those of you who think it is completely harmless, there are studies which conclusively show that it impairs capability when driving and doing other potentially dangerous tasks. It's not as bad as alcohol in this regard, IMHO, but it still produces impairment.
Having said all that, and being a convinced non-user, I think the stuff should be legal. It's no worse than alcohol, prohibition doesn't work, and there would be economic advantages to legalization.
Cheers,
Jerry
For those of you who think it is completely harmless, there are studies which conclusively show that it impairs capability when driving and doing other potentially dangerous tasks. It's not as bad as alcohol in this regard, IMHO, but it still produces impairment.
Having said all that, and being a convinced non-user, I think the stuff should be legal. It's no worse than alcohol, prohibition doesn't work, and there would be economic advantages to legalization.
Cheers,
Jerry