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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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Well here's the thing. Right now the law makes it possible for underage kids to order online. You can send in some money and there are businesses that will mail it regardless of age checking and these businesses have been caught selling to kids and they keep operating.
The law makes it easier to get cannabis, if you're against underage use you'd be for legalization.
Alcohol is definitively worse. Death, delerium tremens, changes to brain capacity, liver disease just a few of the side effects thousands of people experience with alcohol every year. These are all exponentially worse than abusing cannabis.