<< Interesting how most of those who want it legalized are those who smoke it and most of those who want it kept illegal are those who haven't let pot kill off too many of their brain cells.
Nik (puts on flamesuit) >>
I'd say it also has to do with who has actually tried it and researched the subject as opposed to those that take whatever their parents and the government spoon feeds them. I'm not flaming you, just suggesting that maybe you don't know exactly what your talking about. I undertand where you are coming from, but alot of what people hear about pot is that it's illegal and bad. Why is it bad? Because it's illegal. Why is it illegal? Because it's bad. It's a never ending circle.
I think it's alot like whether or not you do anything illegal. MP3 of copyrighted music are illegal to own unless you have the original disc in your possesion. However, many people feel this is wrong and trade mp3s anyway. They are making a decision that, while illegal, it is not something they are morally opposed to. Same for warez, stealing cable, stealing satellite signals, descrambler boxes, speeding, etc. And I'm not saying if someone isn't morally opposed to something then they should be allowed to do it. I'm suggesting that if someone isn't morally opposed and they smoke without effecting someone who is (either second hand smoke or by your actions thereafter) then it should be legal, or at least decriminalized. Especially since there is no good reason it's illegal other than some politicians who didn't like it and banned even though all their research suggested they shouldn't.
And someone mentioned that there is usually a click associated with pot smokers. I'm sorry, but I could care less if someone smokes or not. I'm not going to like you more or less, unless you preach to me about why I shouldn't. However, these clicks are the same with anything. You can't deny that growing up there were drinking clicks? In high school, there are always groups that drink and stay around each other and those groups that didn't. Personally, I generally find smokers more understanding of what they have decided based on either personal experiementation or by learning from other smokers that it isn't 'reefer madness' they are dealing with. That said, I generally surround myself with smokers in the same way that drinkers all congregate at the bar. We have similar interests and enjoy doing the same things. But, I'm not going to exclude anyone because they don't smoke. I'll just pass it to the next person and not think twice about it.