Society isn’t pushing drugs as harmless. Some areas of society are waking up to the fact that a lot of drug laws and enforcement are arbitrary (like the distinction between alcohol and pot), or worse, actively and deliberately unjust. Some areas of society are waking up to the fact that moralizing and punishment doesn’t work any better now that it ever did, and that there are better ways to deal with drug and alcohol abuse.
Heavy emphasis on “abuse,” there is an important distinction between that and use and I’m not blasé about it. My father drank himself to death by the time I was 26 and he was 56. Pot, like alcohol, gambling, video games, and flashlights can provide a way to avoid dealing with stuff that needs taking care of, or it can be a relaxing diversion (not for me; these days, it seems to make me anxious).
Commercial interests, on the other hand, are doing what commercial interests do. I’d prefer they do a lot less “demand generation.”
Also, let’s not forget that regulation is really important. If people can legally get their does of being high, they will consume a regulated amount of the stuff with known ingredients, not black market stuff with much higher concentration, and even a much more potent chemical inside of it.
Decriminalization and legalizing drug use, along with REGULATING it, is important to limit abuse to the maximum.
Almost every time, drug abuse is coming from emotional conflict and problems, and if we punish the users of it, then their state will get worse.
In fact, if you want something successful regarding this, go see Portugal and drug decriminalization.
Well, it would be a great way to ‘dispose’ of excess nukes! There are enough nukes in the world today to destroy our planet many times over and I think most of them are ours (USA).
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We did have the most, I think more than double what Russia has. The Obama administration decommissioned many of them and if I’m not mistaken we have a little less than Russia now.
You could make the same point about junk food. The obesity epidemic is just as harmful to society and the workplace, if not more so. Would you like if the government regulated your meals - banned fast food, told you what to eat and regulated your portions? I doubt it, you would say it infringes on your personal liberty.
Obesity is an epidemic but your comparison is Very weak!!
An Obese person does not kill others[DUI,Murders, other Crimes, ect.], disrupt and destroy families.They[Drug addicts/Alcoholics] are responsible for 80% of the people in USA prisons who committed their acts while under the influence.Believe me, the same thing/statistics are felt in Europe and other parts of the world.
I know and have experienced a lot about this. I have been in the field since 1980.
A 5 mile run and then a morning bt (bong toke) are the best.
GG#4 or how about some jack herer?
I know how I’m starting my day…who am I passing it to? :disguised_face:
Come on down to Cali and I’ll get you feeling straight…