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Originally Posted by Frequitude
There is a continuum of drugs which includes everything from caffeine to crack, alcohol included. It is my opinion that alcohol is not as bad as marijuana, and it is my opinion that the line should be drawn between the two.
The rationale behind my opinion is mainly focused on children and young adults below the age of 25. I don't want it to become one iota easier for a 20 year old to get their hands on weed.
I believe for young adults, that in some cases it can be a gateway drug and also that it can lead to a higher likelihood of smoking cigarettes later in life (particulary once someone chooses to stop smoking weed).
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So should smoking be illegal?
Where do you get your data from? Leads to smoking later in life? Smoking pot isn't addictive in the sense that tobacco is. And people take pot in many forms, not by just smoking it.
You're entitled to your opinion, but it's not necessarily based on facts. Alcohol is far more damaging to the body and our health care system than pot.
Alcohol can also be linked to violence, for instance. Pot not so much.
Keeping it illegal doesn't make a lot of sense when people do it anyway. Let's face it, it's easy to obtain in Canada and a very common practice.