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The Hypocrisy of Alcohol and Drug
Laws
 Marijuana
is illegal in most of the world, while alcohol is legal, despite the
fact that alcohol is a far more dangerous drug than marijuana in
every way. People consider marijuana to be a dangerous drug, while
they think of alcohol as being a fun beverage. They consider those
who sell marijuana to be drug dealers, the scourge of society who
should be hunted down and imprisoned, while those who sell alcohol
(wine makers, grocery stores) are viewed as respectable citizens.
Logically speaking, it should
be the other way around. Alcohol tends to make many people
aggressive, leading to a variety of violent crimes, while marijuana
does not. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, and leads
to a serious loss of coordination and motor skills. At larger doses,
alcohol renders one completely unconscious. Drunk drivers cause
enormous numbers of automobile accidents and deaths. Marijuana is
not a central nervous system depressant, and while one probably
shouldn't drive while intoxicated on anything, it simply does not
cause anywhere near the loss of motor control that alcohol does, and
is only a fraction as dangerous as alcohol in terms of driving. And,
a large enough dose of alcohol can and will kill you, while the same
is not true of marijuana.
But people are looking at this
based on their feelings. Marijuana feels like a drug to them. It's
illegal, isn't it? Alcohol feels like a fun beverage. It's legal,
and socially acceptable, so it feels ok, so it must be ok. So the
same cop who arrests someone for possessing Marijuana, can LEGALLY
go home and get plastered on Jim Beam or Jack Daniel's alcohol. All of this is illogical and stupid, and typically human. It is
tragic! |
Beer
destroys lives! Why should the non-alcohol drinking citizens in
America have to pay for the reckless and irresponsible behavior of
many of those who DO drink alcohol? Alcohol-related accidents cost
the U.S. economy billions upon billions of dollars every year. Why
hasn't congress stepped in to put an end to this evil? I think the
following quote says it all...
