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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
Is alcohol a 'safer' drug than marijuana? As far as I'm concerned it's completely hypocritical to legalize one mind-altering substance and ban another with similar effects 'just because'. If people are hard-core against legalizing pot, they should be against the legality of alcohol too (imo the far more dangerous drug). I'm not sure I understand how some people support having a few drinks after work, but to smoke a joint after work is somehow worse.
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I can't say for certain which is safer as i've never tried marijuana and don't plan too. That said i can understand why people see the govt as hypocritical in regards to say cigarettes or alcohol. They tried banning alcohol once during the prohabition era and had little success. They could try and do the same with cigarettes but it also would go underground. Other than higher taxes and limiting where people can smoke, i'm not sure what else the govt can do.
Now for the govt to turn around and legalise another harnful product would only make them a bigger hippocrite.