So why isn't marijuana legal?
is it any worse than alcohol?
NO its not. I'm not going to espouse the same arguments we've all heard a million times but it just seems to me that it would be commonsense to legalise a plant that grows naturally and has probably been used as a recreational drug longer than alcohol. In fact to the best of my knowledge Marijuana was only made illegal about 50 years ago(in Britain). You may have realised that yes i smoke marijuana. In fact i smoke at least one spliff a day everyday and i have done for about 5 years. I'm not proud of this and i do realise its pretty detrimental to my physical and mental health. At the same time though I would have to argue that it would not be as detrimental as if i had drank a pint of beer or a single measure of spirit everyday. In fact, probably due to the amount of cannabis I smoke, i hardly ever drink a drop of alcohol.
so, why isn't ecstasy legal?
Is it any worse than alcohol? NO it isn't. This really baffles me why there is such a stigma surrounding ecstasy when it is probably one of the safest drugs you can take. There are about 3 fatalities a year as a result of ecstasy. Compared to alcohol, cocaine, crack cocaine and heroine that is a tiny number. Where I come from you can get about 3 pills of 'supposed' ecstasy for £10, this of course depends on who you get it off. Now I personally would only take a max of two pills in a night, although plenty of people take alot more I feel that is a sensible limit. So basically you can have a night out for about £20(including water, taxis etc) compared to the £50-£60 alot of people spend on alcohol.
My point with this is drugs can wreck families and relationships if used in bad ways. For instance whereas i believe its safe to take pills I wouldn't turn myself into a vegetable by taking them every weekend or every time I went out like some people do(of course people also do this with alcohol and every other drug). If people had a better knowledge and understanding of all different drugs then we could all have a much safer experience with them. I believe this can be done through legalisation of all drugs.
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