Cracking post Mr.Smiley, covers
almost everything I feel about the matter. The last few paragraphs (particularly about the gateway issue) ring very true, and I'd like to back it up with my experience.
For me, marijuana
was a gateway to harder drugs, due
purely to it being illegal.
Once I realised that my friends weren't turning into psychotic maniacs, or dropping out of school, or any of the other things that were supposed to happen to them once they'd tried pot, I decided I'd try it.
I liked it.
I quickly realised that I'd been lied to about the dangers of marijuana. In an almost explosive bout of joined-up thinking, I came to the conclusion that if they'd lied to me about this, then they've probably lied to me about all drugs.
I promptly went about seeking out these other drugs, and dived straight in.
I found out the hard way that
some of the 'lies' about drugs were actually truths.
Jettero. Your comments about your "church" and it being
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"against our general intentions to have people drop dead - we'd rather they live happy, productive lives instead."
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I'm sorry man, but that's just the sort of stuff that winds me up. Here's a thought; why not keep your nose out of other peoples lives? If I decide to drop dead, it's really none of your business, now is it? You want me to live a happy life, but what if dropping dead is the only thing that'll make me happy? What if I've been very happy and productive, but am now unable to continue being productive for some reason, which is making me really unhappy? See? Are you getting it yet? You have no idea what makes any individual happy, and to presume to do so makes you and your organisation look foolish.
You'll be glad to know I've excluded a religious diatribe, on the basis of superiority.
My God doesn't mind me smoking marijuana, but he's not too keen on lies and deceit.