LH We are singing the same tune basically.

Opinions are not worth fighting over like personal property, just debated. You can learn a lot but you have to listen not just talk.

Whoever said the thing about the cost of keeping peole in prison for possession has a very valid point and I cannot dispute it at this time.

I concede that point but I will have to think about it and check the numbers.

However I see a lot of moral dilemmas in the government's so called obligation to take care of people, keep them healthy and wise but at the same time let them do risky things counter to those obligations.

IE smoking, sky diving, mountain climbing, bungee jumping, shark encounters etc.

Shouldn't people have to pay to take risks that others don't? Should your auto insurance be rised to cover bad drivers?

On the comparison of alcohol and pot, what kind of numbers are we talking about? What are the ratios?

Am I correct in assuming more people use alcohol than pot and therefore, even if they are equal in causing problems, there are going to be more problems with alcohol because of the numbers?

If alcohol is more dangerous than Pot then let's ban it immediately. I can live without it.

People talk about the shorter life span and high death rate in the US compared to other "better" countries. In America people have the means and the time to kill themselves by overeating, engaging in dangerous activities, driving more miles, homocide Etc Etc, Is that taken into the equation or ignored?