[peter12]

Originally Posted by Itse

The difference is that seeking help for alcohol-related problems is much easier and socially acceptable, and will not for example land you in court. I know for a fact my friend had tried to quit weed, but stopped trying when reasonable help just wasn't available.

I had a social worker come to me in the hospital saying that "if it was alcohol it would not be such a serious issue, but..." I was pretty much floored. If my kid had consumed an equivalent amount of alcohol, she would very likely have died, and would certainly have done permanent physical damage to organs. It was a bad situation, but out of all the things a child can consume large amounts of, we're extremely lucky it was "just" weed.

But this is not how society in general sees it. Way too many people see drugs simply as this primal evil that no reason can be applied to. I was floored by many of the reactions I ran into. People just have these completely insane reactions to drugs. Just the fact that I know/knew someone who did drugs makes me a bad person in many people's eyes.

If it had been alcohol, my friend would have been offered support groups, not threatened with complete obliteration of his professional life.

And yes, I think the legal aspect of it does affect attitudes, a lot.



I agree. For the record, I support limitations in alcohol advertising.

This is such a strawman.