On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:59:42 -0500, "Miller"
<chumley702NOSSSSPAM@chartermi.net> 


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>The main problem with legalizing pot, or any other recreational illegal drug
>is:  that once its legalized, if it does turn out to be a mistake, society
>will have a hell of a time making it illegal again.  (Look at how badly
>prohibition worked).  

Look how badly it's "working" right now.


>So if you want to make pot legal, you better be pretty
>damn sure it is not going to have a lot of social and health costs
>associated with it.

Could those costs possibly be higher than the current societal and
health costs of prohibition?

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>Also, the fact that alcohol is readily available does, I think, have
>something to do with it being the most dangerous abused drug in the world.

I'm sure it has something to do with it, but I believe there are other
factors one of which is that it is a very abusable, addictive and
dangerous drug to begin with.

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>Besides, making pot legal would take all of the fun out of smoking it on the
>sly.

Perhaps that would lead to a reduction in use, at least among some
people.

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>Scott
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