And at the same time, alcohol use would probably drop.

I don't smoke pot. Haven't in decades. If it was legal, I might once in a while.

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Does anybody on this site feel that they are addicted to the Cellar? Or can you all just quit, any time you want?

I'm finding it very strange that many in here seem to think that if someone smokes pot at all they are a "stoner". Makes no sense at all and not what I have experienced.

I think it's just a term of endearment. :)

And if you steal low value items or small amounts of money, you're not a thief.

I can't compare -one works for me, the other doesn't -I guess the one that doesn't is better for society ....or maybe not :D

They both pretty much suck, IMHO.

BUT...

Beer : wine coolers :: pot : "chick pot"

The day they invent chick pot, I might be on board.

Alcohol is a huge problem in society as most seem to have acknowledged through the course of this thread.

They tried banning it once and look what happened. Then they legalized it and keep on tinkering with the rules for consumption etc and yet there is still a problem.

Why would anyone think that if a drug like marijuana were legal there'd be no problems or at least, there'd be less than there are with alcohol?

Both are drugs, and there will always be people who abuse substances legal or not. The biggest benefit to legalizing pot is for the government, so think twice before you go ahead and agree it'd be a good thing.

A "friend," eh?

Worse or not, alcohol is legal.

From my own personal experience ... I do admit that I have never sent anyone to rehab just for smoking the weed.

From my own personal experience ... Weed can be an awful lot of fun. However, once I found out that I wanted to move on to a new activity and couldn't, I was done with the weed. Permanently.

Absolutely right on. I voted pot, but I agree that any substance that is abused, is not a good thing.

Wolf, you have medical training, what's the amount of water that is lethal, if consumed in one sitting? I think it is something like 10 litres (over 2 gallons), but I am not sure of the number. Let's ban water. :D

It's gotta be more than 10 litres. they make you drink that much for your first ultra sound when you're pregnant. ;)

I think I looked up the water intoxication numbers before, but I can never keep that particular bit of information in my head. It keeps getting crowded out by things that are infinitely more important, like Star Trek Trivia.

Lethality results from more than two gallons of water per day (so you are correct on that score) with there being more input than output.

I knew they were trying to kill me!