Quote Originally Posted by reaganyouth84
I agree with sarge. I love alcohol, I won't lie, am I an alcoholic? No, but I just enjoy the finer things in life. In my opinion, marijuana should not be legalized. I've heard every side of the debate, and usually the most common one is, "Well, alcohol is legal, it alters the mind, and it harms people other than the person drinking it." This is true, and I agree, but here is the thing...just because the government says you can do it, doesn't mean its right or safe. I think we all know our government has been wrong PLEANTY of times.

I live in one of the most drug infested places in TN. Pot is the way people get in, then it just advances from there, they have to have something more potent to get their fix. I don't believe alcohol is that way. I had a friend pass away a couple of years ago. Him and a few friends were at his house partying. Well, my friend got choked on his vomit and suffocated. The other kids sat there and watched him die instead of calling the cops or an ambulance because they were stoned. Its just a bad bad deal. Like I said though, just because the government says its ok doesn't make it right.

-Mike
if you think alcohol is 'one of the finer things in life,' then maybe you are an alcoholic. (i'm not pointing a finger at you calling you an alcoholic, just making a point) i think my family, friends, loved ones ARE THE finer things in life.then comes music and sex. but i also enjoy alcohol and smoking pot and cigars. just because the government says something is wrong, doesn't make it wrong either. (not referring to pot laws, just other things in general) if someone watched their friend die, it wasn't because he was high on marijuana. it was because he was on one or more other things, or he didn't give a shit.