--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 6/25/05 7:54 PM, lurkernomore20002000 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > I know, it would seem logical to legalize pot. But I have heard > > knowledgeale people on the front lines, with no obvious agenda > > except to effectively deal with the problem, make a convincing > > argument that it is a gateway drug. > > Maybe it is. But maybe it depends on your personality or level > of maturity. I think I have or had an addictive personality. As > a teenager, I "progressed" from alcohol to pot (so maybe alcohol > is a gateway drug too) to LSD (which I still don't regret) to > dabbling in heavier things - barbiturates, meth, heroin. Many > kids I knew became junkies. But kids behave that way. Many college > kids are binge drinkers. Kids experiment at that age. I know adults > who may smoke a joint occasionally, but for them, it is > clearly not a gateway to anything heavier.
The bottom line in this debate probably belongs to the Dutch. In the Netherlands marijuana has been quasi- legal and freely available for over 30 years. So what are the statistics for marijuana use in the Netherlands? Less than 5% of the population have ever even bothered to try it. Compare and contrast to the US, where in some states simple possession can land you in jail for a mandatory ten years. Well over 50% of the population has tried it. Seems like a no-brainer to me... Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
