[quote=cr]how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
Really the same as the question:
[quote]how do you now tell your kids alcohol and tobacco is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
The idea that because something is legal means it’s ok or good is just plain wrong. Saying something is legal just means that we aren’t going to lock you in jail for it. In addition to alcohol and tobacco there are many things that are not illegal, but that are arguably bad or wrong. For instance adultery. As a parent you probably would teach your kids that adultery is wrong. But we don’t put people in jail for it.
But this distinction is lost on the vast majority of our society, because the majority of our society can only think in black or white. Something is either good (legal), or it’s bad (illegal), no other possibilities.
But those of you who are against legalizing pot, don’t worry. Legalizing pot is a political hot potato, and there is no chance in hell our politicians are suddenly going to find courage to do anything about a topic as politically dangerous as really legalizing pot,
And remember, people have been talking about this since the vietnam war days. But the number of jobs that are tied to fighting drugs through police enforcement and incarceration just gets higher every year. What would we do with all these people if we legalized pot? ‘Taint gonna happen, bet the mortgage on it.
