06-19-2003, 05:53 PM
I think the only reason alcohol is not banned just like pot/weed/marijuana/whatever is that it has been around for so long. If smoking a blunt was the favorite past-time in Europe in the 1500s and alcohol appeared on the "market" 40 years ago, I'm pretty sure it would be the other way around.
Noone has been able to prove that one is more damaging than the other. I think both or none should be made illegal. (Well actually I think none should be made illegal :))
My point is that the only reason these two substances are treated different is that alcohol has been around for so long and has become so much a part of our "culture" that it would be impossible to make it illegal. Pot has not. That's the difference.
Not that I really care, I've tried smoking it on several occasions and still prefer my beer. I just think that people should be able to choose which substance they want to alter their behaviour :)
Chemical substances like speed, crack, ecstacy and so on should be banned from the planet, though, and anyone caught making or selling it should be tied to a tree and have Boris Becker serve golf-balls at them.
Noone has been able to prove that one is more damaging than the other. I think both or none should be made illegal. (Well actually I think none should be made illegal :))
My point is that the only reason these two substances are treated different is that alcohol has been around for so long and has become so much a part of our "culture" that it would be impossible to make it illegal. Pot has not. That's the difference.
Not that I really care, I've tried smoking it on several occasions and still prefer my beer. I just think that people should be able to choose which substance they want to alter their behaviour :)
Chemical substances like speed, crack, ecstacy and so on should be banned from the planet, though, and anyone caught making or selling it should be tied to a tree and have Boris Becker serve golf-balls at them.