re: #90 Aceofwhat?

OTOH, i don’t know anyone who, when asked about how they became successful, said “it was definitely the pot”.

and remember, i’m for legalization.

I would respectfully suggest that this is the wrong test. We should let people do what they want to do unless there is a compelling societal reason to forbid the behavior. Because there IS a compelling societal interest in favoring personal liberty.

So the test isn’t “does it make you better?”, it is “Does it so damage you that the violation of your liberty interest is outweighed by the damage we’ll prevent in outlawing the behavior”.

For pot, I think the liberty interest prevails, like it does for alcohol: forbid it for the underaged, for drivers, etc…, but otherwise it ought to be legal.

(And note: I recognize that you end up in the same place, so we are not arguing here. I just think it is worthwhile to explore the principles involved.)