Charlie – “That said, marijuana is MUCH less of a public health hazard than alcohol. Potheads do not get violent, do not commit crimes of passion, and are not feared by the police the way that they fear people who are drunk. Just imagine what a disaster Woodstock would have been had the drug of choice been beer rather than pot! It is not clear that there has ever been anyone who has died from marijuana use. But potheads can suffer other effects — I had a roommate flunk out of college because he was high on pot for the entire semester.”
While I don’t know if your statement is accurate because I haven’t done research into it, I agree that alcohol should be under tight control. No drinking and driving and other laws should be strictly enforced. The only reason I disagree with prohibition is because there are many religions who use it for religious purposes, not just Judaism. So there is legitimate usage of alcohol, but as far as I know there are no legitimate usages of Pot, despite the potheads who claim all the medical benefits. If these potheads want so much to legalize it for medical use, let them apply to the federal gov. for a waiver and do legitimate medical studies. I guess it easier to convince state lawmakers to allow it, than going about it the right way.
I’m actually surprised at Gov. Christy. I always understood the other states that don’t care about federal law because they are a bunch of bleeding hearts and don’t want to be called mean-spirited by these potheads. But until now, I thought Gov. Christy was not like them. He is a former US attorney and I thought law took precedence over politics. But I guess a politician is a politician, no matter what your background is – conservative or lib.!