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I know the theory that marijuana leads to harder drugs is out there, and lots of people believe it. But it doesn't really make sense, logically. I'm willing to bet that every single one of serious drug users started out on milk. Can you say that leads to hard drug use?
I know about marijuana use, as it is one of the main reasons I divorced my first husband. He was seriously addicted; had to have it first thing in the AM, sometimes smoked it during lunchtime at work, and spent the evening zoned out on it. (He was just no fun at all!) Thank God we didn't have kids! But it didn't lead to harder drugs, he didn't waste money we needed (although I'm sure some people do), and he certainly wasn't about to become a violent criminal. He was too "mellow and laid back" to do that! And, BTW, he was an account executive at a very big telephone company; he was able to function well during the day.
It did hurt our marriage, but I have to say it wasn't as bad as what I've seen in marriages that have alcoholism as an issue. (I don't know of anyone getting violent on "pot" and I'm sure it happens very rarely, if at all.) I'm the eldest of 8 kids, and 4 of them are/were alcoholics. (One actually died from "over-dosing" on alcohol.) Alcohol is so much worse than marijuana, but we've already tried Prohibition and it didn't work. I think we're doing the same thing with marijuana; creating an underground criminal supply system, and paying far too much in every way to punish people who indulge. I say it should be the same as alcohol; if you get caught smoking and driving, you go to jail. But to waste our resources on enforcing this law and imprisoning people is ridiculous.
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