Just curious, what argument against keeping marijuana illegal, doesn't also hold true for alcohol?
"Driving stoned could put other people in danger" – so could alcohol.
"Marijuana is bad for you" – so is alcohol, and so are five gazillion other things.
"Think of the children!!!" – I am. I think minors should have to show an ID and prove they are an adult to receive their drugs, rather than just go to Joe at the end of the block.
"Two wrongs don't make a right." – But endorsing and tolerating one wrong while detesting a lesser wrong is nothing but hypocrisy.
The truth is, I don't see one reason that people often use to say marijuana should be illegal, that DOESN'T hold true for alcohol as well. Even though science has proved countless times (I will post sources if asked) that marijuana is less physically damaging than alcohol, people still maintain this goofy position on legalizing the two substances. And even if marijuana was worse, it does not cause as much damage to society as alcohol. People don't get in bar fights and beat their family members from marijuana. People don't overdose of asphyxiate on their own vomit from smoking marijuana. And I doubt there is anyone today that will say alcohol should be illegal and not point to Prohibition being a total failure, save for a microscopic minority of authoritarian extremists.
In fact, I CHALLENGE you to give me one legitimate reason that marijuana should be kept illegal, that does also warrant banning alcohol as well. If you can, I'll give you best answer.
Suggestion:
1) Public intoxication is illegal
2) It is possible to consume alcohol without becoming intoxicated
3) The purpose of smoking marijuana is to become intoxicated therefore it is not possible to smoke marijuana without becoming intoxicated therefore smoking marijuana should be illegal
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