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orlin steven jared <orlin-s@rclsgi.eng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in article
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> You can drink alcohol without becoming drunk, you can't smoke pot
> without becoming high -or at least, that is the intention of every
> pot smoker.  Many people like the taste of alcoholic beverages but
> would never drink themselves drunk.
> 

I'm glad you know everyone's intentions.  
> >For me, if it makes them happy when they are suffering some sort of
pain,
> >well why the hell not. 
> 
> Because they will surely spread the pain to someone else when they
> drive a car, operate machinery, etc. while high.  It's no
> "well why the hell not" matter.
> 

So because someone might be irresponsible under the influence, we should
ban the substance.  Same goes for alcohol, guns, pain medication, etc.

> 
> Bull.  While it may be an acquired taste for some, it's not for others.
> Also, just because *you* don't like the taste, does that mean *nobody*
> likes the taste?  Just because *you* like the way a Saab looks, does
> that mean *I* like the way it looks?  Of course not, I hate Saabs.
> 
In an earlier paragraph *you* seemed to know the motivation of *every* pot
smoker, and seemed to know that *every* pot smoker will drive a car and
hurt someone.

> By the way, alcohol comes in many forms.  Personally, with the right
> meal and the right setting, I love a glass of a matching wine.  It
> has nothing to do with becoming enebriated (sp?).
> 
And pot comes in many forms and potencies.  Nothing makes food taste better
than pot IMO.

> >If I had my way, I would get rid of alcohol and pot. I think both
> >are stupid.
> 
> Well, we all have our opinions about where to draw the line on
> *potentially* dangerous substances, and you're certainly entitled
> to yours.  But there is clearly a large difference between alcohol
> and pot.
> 
There sure is.

 Alcohol is responsible for thousands of deaths and accidents every year.  
Pot is responsible for none.  

Alcohol is addictive.
Pot isn't.

You can die from an alcohol overdose.
It's impossible to OD on pot.

Drunkeness is linked to violence.
Being stoned is linked to Cap'n Crunch.

> 
> It's quite simple actually.  While tobacco may pose threats as far
> as lung cancer is concerned, it doesn't impose an immediate threat
> of impairing someone's hearing, sight, or judgement.   

Please provide any evidence that pot does this.
>Or if it does in select cases, it's not nearly to the extent of pot.  And
> I've already defended alcohol above. 

Your defense of alcohol consists of "I sometimes like to have a glass of
wine with dinner"


-- 
Paul Stafford
---Elephants and Asses, Conning the Masses---

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