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Originally Posted by flamesfever
I haven't read through the whole thread, but in my view one of the biggest problems with taking drugs is it's against the law. And by getting caught and convicted, you can end up closing a lot of doors.
As an example, I've heard of a young man wanting to join the army and being refused because he was caught smoking a joint of marijuana.
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Schedule one drugs should be criminal.
Schedule One drugs are: "Substances with a high chance for abuse with no medicinal value."
Marijuana is, but should NOT be a schedule one drug.
Nixon threw it on the list when he formed the DEA as a direct attack on the hippie movement. Couldn't take away their right to protest and demonstrate, their free speech, or all the other constitutional rights that were being exercised to the point of basic mass civil unrest and upheaval...but he could take away their pot.
