Legalized Marijuana

[TinCow]

There are millions of us. Normal people who want to engage normally with society.

QFT. I have not smoked for four years, but that's simply because it's a pain in the butt for me to get these days and it's simply not worth the effort. I smoked regularly for over 10 years, during which time I managed to write an honors thesis (done mostly while stoned), graduate from college, graduate from law school, pass the bar, get married, and find a successful career. I drink alcohol almost daily and am considered 'posh' by many parts of society because I spend a great deal of money on that alcohol (wine). Yet I am threatened with jail if I take a single toke on a joint. Why am I applauded by many people for consuming alcohol and punished for consuming marijuana?

I have many friends who also do, or used to smoke marijuana. Nearly all of them are employed (those that aren't have nothing to do with marijuana), many of them are married, some of them have children. Amongst them are multiple surgeons, lawyers, judges, accountants, bankers, engineers, professors, filmmakers, video game developers, IT professionals, teachers, and more.