| ikilledkenny said: I agree with PooperScooper. Alcohol is not dangerous until someone drinks it in excess. My father brews in his spare time, but I would not say that he will become a drug addict. But only a few people I know who have used marijuana didn't move on to worse drugs. |
You do know that alcohol is a drug, right? You do know an addict is an addict, no matter what drug it is they are addicted to? I'd guarantee that these people you know who moved on to worse drugs, didn't start their quest for a high with pot-it was most likely tobacco or alcohol.
But you are right, alcohol is not dangerous unless someone abuses it("drinks it in excess"). Same goes for pot. Yes, smoking it is bad for your health, but if it was legal many people(of course not all) would be consuming it the way nature intended, and not filling their lungs with smoke.
I don't at all condone the use of crap like cocaine, heroin, lsd, etc, but it's pretty laughable that you consider alcohol totally acceptable, and pot the great evil that seduces people into hardcore drugs. Of all the many drug users I knew when I was younger, I can't think of any(perhaps one) that started with pot. The vast majority began with the routine tobacco/alcohol starting kit.
If I ever have children, I hope to God that they don't feel the need to experiment with any drug. But in all honesty, if forced to choose I'd rather have a kid that gets stoned, rather than one who gets drunk.
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