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This is so ridiculously preposterous it is amazing you are allowed to particulate in our political process. 1950 thinks you're coo coo.[/quote]

You seem quite defensive. Do you have an addictive pot habit?

I would imagine most reasonable adults should recognize that while pot can be an enjoyable activity for many people, it can also have substantial problems for others.

But as the alcoholic rarely acknowledges the dangers of his abuse, so does the modern pot addict. [/quote]

It is impossible to reason with ignorant prohibitionists and their nonsensical logic and debunked facts out of the Reefer Madness era. There is little "risk" to society from MJ legalization and there is much more to gain. It is incredulous that boozers want MJ criminalize simply because they don't like it.

In the end, MJ is legal in DC and will never be criminalized again. Thus, suck it.[/quote]

How old are you? 18? 22?

Some of us are older and have the perspective of seeing things across multiple decades. In the first place you are flat out wrong in implying there's little risk from marijuana. It strongly affects the development of a youth's brain while it is still growing. It badly affects the neurosis of people who have a proclivity towards neurological issues. The irony is that many of these people self-medicate on marijuana but it only worsens their condition. People definitely develop a codependency on the drug. There are studies and studies coming out showing all of this. And the older of us will certainly remember friends and classmates and family members who wasted years, even decades of their lives, as stoners. The risk to society is dealing with these people, just as we deal with the affects of alcoholism or tobacco or any other drug abuse. I don't like seeing this explosion of young people begging on the streets and wasting their lives stoned out and high on a range of drugs, of which marijuana is certainly part of the bundle. It's not good for society.

I'm not saying the answer is criminalization. Many people enjoy the drug and only treat it as they would the occasional drink. It seems silly to make them criminals. But we do have a problem, and a growing problem, with long term substance abusers. How we handle that is a big question.

Last but not least, marijuana abusers should not allow their substance use affect other people. If you smoke in your apartment, remember that your neighbors will smell it too. And they probably won't like it either. IT's a growing problem in DC, so a part of decriminalizing has to take into account being good neighbors too. But too many of the addicts fail to remember this.

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