Pat Robertson says you should be able to legally roll your doobies.

[Izdaari]

Yes, all that can happen, just as much with alcohol as with pot of course. But we don't make alcohol illegal. The problem is with people being irresponsible in their use. And unfortunately, it isn't possible to outlaw being stupid and/or foolish.

 

[rsc2a]

Someone who's high on pot doesn't. Unless they're driving... same for drunks of course.

So, the only activity you can think up which if engaged in by a drunk or stoned individual would put others at risk is

 

[Aviator]

Should I bring up the list of all the people I know hurt or injured to do someone's poor health, often as a result of obesity? Should I mention the family's I know who have lost parents due to heart attacks and other weight-related illnesses?

You cannot talk about how abuse of drugs is harmful and separate it in any meaningful way from how the abuse of food is harmful. They are extremely close parallels, except abusing food is acceptable where abusing drugs is not, and the number of people who abuse food is significantly higher. (How many extremely overweight preachers have I heard talk about the evils of alcohol...)

If you really can't see the difference in the level of risk to OTHERS between taking mind-altering drugs and overeating, you're just stupid, and you're not worth the effort.

 

[Izdaari]

Should I bring up the list of all the people I know hurt or injured to do someone's poor health, often as a result of obesity? Should I mention the family's I know who have lost parents due to heart attacks and other weight-related illnesses?

You cannot talk about how abuse of drugs is harmful and separate it in any meaningful way from how the abuse of food is harmful. They are extremely close parallels, except abusing food is acceptable where abusing drugs is not, and the number of people who abuse food is significantly higher. (How many extremely overweight preachers have I heard talk about the evils of alcohol...)

If you really can't see the difference in the level of risk to OTHERS between taking mind-altering drugs and overeating, you're just stupid, and you're not worth the effort.

I agree that there's no point in continuing this conversation.