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In reply to the discussion: President Obama's puzzling silence on marijuana policy [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)You never answered my question above, though: would you like any child of yours to smoke weed?
Ingesting smoke will damage your lungs, maybe not as fast as tobacco, but it is still an unhealthy habit to take on. Yes, alcohol is unhealthy, too, but the vast majority of people who drink are not alcoholics. The vast majority of people who smoke cigarettes are addicts and I would think the same level of addiction would show up if weed was made completely legal.
In principle, I agree with you that it's nobody's business but your own. But the reality -Society's paradox, again- is that we don't want to see a vast number of people 'high' in our daily lives. You say 'smoke a bowl when you get home'. Do you really think everyone in America will pace themselves that well?