Re: The Pot Poll
Here's a story for ya'll. The other night I was on a call for what was originally thought of as domestic violence. There was yelling and banging coming from an apartment. It was late, and the neighbor called it in. We got there, listened at the door, and realized it was just some people partying. We knocked, and some twenty-somethings answered. They were nice enough, realizing that the noise they caused had disturbed the neighbor. One guy was clearly drunk, and admitted to being the one yelling and wanting to wrestle, and had fell against an appliance that was against the wall adjoining the neighbors apartment. We asked if we could come in just to make sure everyone was alright, and they said it was okay. As soon as we got in, it was clear that some pot had been being smoked. I won't go into any other specifics other than saying that the people who clearly had been smoking were pretty calm and accomodating, and the one who decided it was time to give us a whole ration of crap was the one who was drunk.<br /><br /> You can glean what you want from that story, but it is an example of pretty much what always happens: People who smoke pot recreationally tend to be easier to deal with than people who drink recreationally. Drinking has a massive negative affect on society and it is legal. Pot doesn't have the affect on people that drinking does, but it can cause a whole different series of issues. In the end pot should be illegal, and it would not break my heart any if alcohol became illegal as well.
