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RE: The stupidity of society - The normalcy of alcohol
ive seen healthy relationships with alcohol (where the people don't harm others verbally or physically and they take care of their job/responsibilities etc) and i have seen far too many unhealthy ones. i think there is huge influence today in music and media to get ppl to drink and it's amazing that despite all the damage it causes to ruin families and destroy lives, cannabis is the one that's illegal lol neither of them should be illegal but certainly not cannabis when it is far less dangerous to the individual and society :) or so i think anyways, great post btw upvoted!
Thank you for your comment and upvote! I don't feel too warmly towards either. I don't really mind anyone using it, as long as they don't take it too far (or they do it in the privacy of their own home).
Sadly, there are way too many examples of people who don't know when to stop. I know a lot of Steemians are pro choice for anything and partially, I agree. Where the general well being of society is concerned though, I can't always agree with this stance. Too many people have proven time and time again that they cannot always be trusted with free will. In a society as crowded as ours, I do think there need to be regulations against these types of substances and I would applaud it if the media would help us make it less normal/accepted.
as someone who has drug addicts in my family I have seen first hand the failure of the war on drugs and present regulations.. they can't even keep drugs out of prisons .. so i think that just goes to show the complete failure in attempting the feat. Those resources and man power would probably be much better spent on real crimes that actually have real victims. There are also a number of friends and family who suffer from a variety of diseases and I have seen firsthand cannabis work for them when nothing else would, including aiding seizures of my friends daughter who suffers from epilepsy.. it's an amazing plant and contributes to the betterment of society in many ways. illogically and harshly restricting/regulating is only to our own detriment as a society.
Using cannabis as a medicine has definitely shown good results and I do approve of that. I think I heard they legalized its (regulated) growth here in Holland now. Honestly, if used and perscribed as a medicine, I see no problem in it. I think these people would probably use it at home, meaning no one would even take notice. It would be like any other medicine: there will be restrictions on what you can do when you're on it (like, don't drive a car).
It's a difficult thing to manage. I agree that it's impossible to keep drugs out of the hands of everyone. Criminal circuit will always be there and sometimes, it's better to keep it in plain sight, as the quality can be better regulated that way. Maybe creating a witch hunt against drugs and alcohol through government is not the right solution. Maybe we, as a society, should work on making it less acceptable, needed or normal. Ban its positive image from media and such.
does it make sense to infringe upon my freedom because of the actions of another human being? (choosing to abuse their freedom) .. i dont think so :) but thanks for the discussion!
Not always and I'm pretty sure it will feel wrong most of the time. In a crowded society, though, you can't really escape some bounds to freedom, because of the actions of others.