(Devious @ Oct. 19 2006,07:56) I have never used it and doubt that I ever will.
But I have known lots of people over the years who have, and I learned a few things...
One being, I would rather be around someone smoking dope than someone drinking.
I've never, ever seen someone smoking get pissed or start talking shyt, and just being an a$$ in general...
As a rule, they are very relaxed and calm...
On the other hand, I've noticed that the ones who were drinking were prone to cause trouble.
And the more they drank, the more beligerant they would become...
And as for operating a vehicle...
A person who drinks and drives is far more inclined to either cause or somehow be involved in an accident...
Yet someone who has smoked even a large amount of pot, is more inclined to be pulled over for driving to slow...
So, in my humble, and possible, totally misinformed opinion, I think it would be better to make marijuana legal and either outlaw alcohol, or at least, make it a controlled substance...
David
HOLY CRAP! Devious... I dunno what to say, I am in 100% agreement here.
So that's like three things... MIL-Busa-Opinion on Pot VS Alcohol.
I have my own history that includes a little of just about ANYTHING you can think of that's not a scary drug. IE NO Needle Drugs, crack, Heroine, etc.
I've never understood the laws against quite a few of the more entertaining drugs out there.
I have been around plenty of folks smoking pot and drinking. Over the years I have made a few observations.
1. Stoned people do not get into fights or start nearly as much trouble as drunks.
2. Pot smokers (99%) of the ones I've dealt with have steady jobs, are good parents, are responsible folks with decent values. They don't smoke a bowl and scream at the wife, they beg the wife to get them a bowl of Ice cream and a Twinkie!
3. While you should NEVER operate ANY vehicle Drunk or High. If I had to choose because there was a gun to my head, I'm rolling with the stoned person every time.
4. Marijuana is NOT physically addictive, and while regular smokers may FEEL the urge to smoke some bud, they do not NEED too. No DTs, etc.
Lastly, I am not big on conspiracy theories. I know enough about alot of stuff to make it hard to sleep at night sometimes. BUT the one thing I am pretty certain of is the the BS "WAR ON DRUGS" is just that. Bullsh!t! The WAR ON DRUGS is nothing more than a way to increase Local and Federal Budgets. A way to keep our WAR DEPENDANT economy healthy during times of peace. Without this "WAR ON DRUGS" there is no way voters would vote for higher taxes or allow the billions to be spent on Police, Coast Guard, and Military without the threat of EVIL DRUG LORDS... It's this Federally Generated, Media Sponsored, Campaign of FEAR that keeps folks quiet, behind locked doors, watching neighbors.
The EVIL DRUGS..... Sound Familiar? THE AXIS OF EVIL... THE RED SCARE... Hell for 50 years or so our economy was dependant on the cold war for survival, once that went away? There had to be an enemy to take it's place, something to keep the population quiet, shopping, and fearful. Key to this has been "The War on Drugs".
Bunch of hooey.