He doesn't yet. The older 2 are against smoking but the youngest hasn't seen the results. The issue is that he is too young and he's already on a dangerous path just with cigarettes. What if he passes by someone on the street smoking a joint? It's fine and good to just say legalize drugs but have those yelling for legalization thought the whole thing through? Probably not. Will conservative Americans, religious or not accept such a change? Probably not. Will it be seen as another division between democrats (who probably are more for legalization) and republicans (who are probably more against)? Yes.
> But if your son realized what smoking does to people? My kids are very > adamantly anti-smoking. Maybe it's just a matter that yours is too > young to realize yet. > > Dana > > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:04:38 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My youngest son (almost 4) has said of my mother smoking; I love that > smell. > > He also once asked for her to come over with a cigarette. If Drugs were > > legal then this child with little self control or idea of choice would > be > > exposed to it at some point and be not only temped but forced into it > due to > > the addictive nature. Should drugs be illegal? Yes. Should cigarettes be > > illegal? Yes. > > That is what just about any parent will say and I agree. > > > > On the other hand, read a comic called Judge Dredd. In it, they have > smoking > > emporiums where people go to smoke. It's a sealed environment with no > > environmental impact and no chance of a passerby to be exposed. > > > > Go ahead and legalize drugs, just keep them away from me and mine. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:27 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Legalize Drugs (was: nws - now *this* guy is upset.) > > > > > > > Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I see that they want to legalize all drugs. I can't see how that's > a > > > good idea. > > > > Marijuana, maybe, but legalizing cocaine? > > > > > > That's what I like about libertarians, they believe in liberty! The > > > problem with drugs is that the current theory is 2 fold: > > > > > > 1.) It's immoral and the federal governement should legislate > morality. > > > > > > 2.) Drugs are so awesome, and people are so weak, that if drugs were > > > legal everyone would use them and then there'd be anarchy; or at least > > > wrongful injury and death would rise. > > > > > > Here's my view: > > > > > > 1.) No non-drug users that I know were disuaded because drugs are > > > illegal; I've never heard "well I would, but it's illegal." Nobody I > > > know that uses drugs cares if they're illegal; they just factor it in > > > as a risk of life. Look at drunk drivers. > > > > > > 2.) Drug use is a medical problem, not a criminal one. So while we > > > probably don't want heroin available at the local 7-11, if somebody is > > > caught with it or using it they should be treated medically. > > > (Hazelden, Betty Ford, etc.) > > > > > > 3.) There should be safe ways to get and use drugs should someone > > > choose too, i.e., needle parks. By providing drugs for free, we'd > > > take the profit incentive out of drug dealing and crime rates would > > > fall: theft, armed robbery, prostitution, buglury, et al. > > > > > > The libertarians are on to something! > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136273 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
