| One can make much the same argument regarding alcohol.
It is a potent neurotoxin. Drink too much of it, you die. (Alcohol Poisoning / OD) Drink it too often the liver will have issues. For one Alcohol metabolizes into Acetaldehyde which is an even more potent poison. Usually, the liver takes care of it, but if there is too much and too often the liver can't deal with it all. Acetaldehyde is said to damage the DNA. It is also linked to developing cancer. There are many studies that claim drinking in moderation is healthy for you.
Mostly that deals with chemicals contained for instance in wine but not related to the Alcohol All that is something that happens to your body.
Whilst smoking annoys everyone who must smell it. However, the overall cost of the abuse of alcohol to society is enormous.
Aside from the physical damage it does, it is a huge contributing factor
to sexual harassment, rape, domestic abuse, violence, child abuse (in so many ways), car crashes, homicide, impaired judgement. An argument can be made that the impact of alcohol on society is much worse
than tobacco. Still alcohol is a popular poison.
The last time the US tried to ban it, it didn't work out too well.
It is ingrained in culture in many places and many ways. Personally, I think weed is much safer than alcohol.
I do prefer people have it in ways that do not impact others.
Walking around smelling weed smoke is not that great. I have always said that people should be allowed more of a choice
in how to get high/drunk/euphoric/relax.
Now we have weed so that gives people a choice.
I think MDMA and LSD should also be legal.
(But made legally in safe and pure forms) |