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Originally Posted by OffsideSpecialist
I think it's ridiculous to suggest that your scenarios are mutually exclusive to whether pot is legal, and to suggest that legalizing it would make even the slightest bit of difference in that regard  |
Please explain then.
I find it completely not ridiculous.
Your telling me that legalization will not change anything other then making the world "completely awesome bro".
How can you not see the difference here. 1 it's illegal and smoking pot standing beside his bus would get him fired and possibly jail time. This might actually make someone decide not to blaze up on their break as there is BAD repercussions. Scenario 2 there is no repercussion so the decision is simple, blaze and be awesome or not blaze and not be awesome.
Your arguement holds no water because people make decisions on what the outcome will be. If the outcome has the potential for jail time or monetary risk people are less likely to choose that decision.
If there was no DUI law do you think people would just decide not to drive home after a few beers?
Or are you saying that people who smoke pot have zero regard for personal wealth, freedom and safety?
Come on man you cant have it both ways. I used an extreme example to make an extreme point. I'm not against pot or people who smoke it I'm just saying with legalization comes restrictions that will be worse then the current law.