Carlos Santana to Obama...

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Frame57

I cannot reference stats, nor do I care to. However, I grew up with friends who were real Potheads. Many of them never amounted to jack squat in life and are the most un-motivated people I know. I am sure the same could be said about alchoholics. There seems to be an effect that is peculiar to Pot that takes the wind out someones sails for what ever reason. Just what this Country needs is more lazy bums who want to get high all the time.

So you knew some potheads who are lazy bums. Have you ever met one who went on to excel at college? I have. Some of the most creative, intelligent people of our time have used weed, some of them in large quantities, and they are still quite productive, possible in spite of it, possibly because of it. Not the same with alcoholics, who tend to get drunk more and more often and ruin their careers, or else stop drinking to solve the problem.

Legalize? Criminalize? If the user isn't hurting you, then you have no business telling anyone what they can or cannot do.

Either you have freedom, or you don't. I seem to be right back where I started.