Newsflash to aCW: Alcoholic beverages ARE recreational drugs, regardless of whether they are consumed responsibly or irresponsibly. What about the tens of millions of people who consume alcoholic beverages irresponsibly? And what of the millions of people who consume marijuana responsibly?
According to He that wrote the universal moral code (The Bible), the responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages is not immoral, using mind altering drugs are.
I'll state once again what we need to do with our huge alcoholic problem:
Limit liquor sales (no sales on Sunday, have State owned liquor stores like we had in WA State).
Strictly enforce drinking in public laws and bring back public intoxication laws.
Don't legalize things that are part of the "let's go get hiiiiiigh" drug culture, marijuana being one of them.
Marijuana was legalized here in WA State back in 2011. Here's the marijuana addiction problem in this state prior to legalization, I wonder how bad it is now?
Treatment
The number of persons living in Northwest HIDTA counties who received treatment for marijuana addiction increased 74% from 1999 to 2010 (6,309 to 10,966).18
The number of persons living in Cowlitz, Kitsap and Spokane counties who received treatment for marijuana addiction increased over 100% from 1999 to 2010 (1,076 to 2,341).19
The number of persons living in Clark County who received treatment for marijuana addiction increased over 165% from 1999 to 2010 (264 to 699).20
The number of persons living in Benton County who received treatment for marijuana addiction increased over 200% from 1999 to 2010 (142 to 451).21
Impaired Driving
The number of Washington State drivers found to be impaired by marijuana use increased 28%
from 764 in 2008 to 975 in 2010.23
Among impaired Washington State drivers, the percentage found to be under the influence of
marijuana increased 13% from 17.2% in 2008 to 19.5% in 2010.24
Drivers who test positive for marijuana or self-report marijuana use are more than twice as
likely as other drivers to be involved in motor vehicle crashes.25
http://adai.washington.edu/marijuana/factsheets/marijuana_WA_state.pdf
Dope is bad news, but like I said in my first post: You dopers love your drugs more than life itself.
Galatians 6:7-8
Unfortunately a lot of innocent people will do down with you.
On that note: I've had enough of you dopers.