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Originally Posted by peter12
I am probably one of the few prohibitionists on this board. From personal experience, and common sense empiricism, it has a profound effect on an individual's mental well-being, probably has an undisclosed impact upon the likelihood of developing serious psychotic illnesses later in life, and is the cause of so much wasted time.
The fact that this scheme is being pedaled as a resource-generator by big corporations is enough to make me skeptical.
The legalization of marijuana has nothing to do with the legalization of alcohol. Just because one poison is allowed to run rampant, why allow another to do the same?
That said, I believe that anyone of moral sensibility should remain ostensibly opposed to the prison farms of the United States filled with small amount possession offenders.
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So you're against legalization of alcohol as well then? (not saying this is a bad thing, if you're against booze, that's fine, to each their own).
You say you are prohibitionist, then list a few personal reasons for being against it, all fine. Then you mention one of the main reasons for legalization (revenue) as a "scheme" when it's pretty much just logic. There's a multi-billion dollar black market for this that we want to bring into the actual market. It's one of our province's largest industries and it's not on the books. Then you say how you're against people being jailed for this, the other major reason people want it legalized.
So what side are you on?