What I am saying is making something legal does not infer that it is good or healthy. (see cigarettes and alcohol)
Please do not try to justify legalizing the smoking of pot by saying something crass like better high at home then in jail. How would you feel if your stoned 16 year old left home, got in a car, and ran into someone? Better high at home then in jail? Not for the victim. No better off that your kid IS in jail.
Teaching your kids what is right and not right is not made easier when society legalizes unhealthy habits THAT LEAD TO ADDICTION. Alcohol is quite legal yet last I checked plenty of people DIE because others cannot control themselves as they drink, drive and then kill. You can sit there and say pot is not like that, I am okay with my kid getting stoned and playing video games. Fine then make sure your kid is locked in the house because I don’t want your kid anywhere out in public stoned. Not on the street, not on a bike, not in a car. If you think that your kid will not drink after getting stoned or do other drugs then you are incorrect.
I KNOW I am in the minority here because so much of our society does it. My stance on this is not going to win me a popularity contest. That is okay with me. Destructive and addictive behavior is a personal choice however I do not see legalization as a step in the right direction in a society that CLEARLY has a documented history of LACK OF SELF CONTROL.
