The added advantage is most folks who are too stupid to use drugs responsibly would probably kill themselves off pretty quickly. To me, that's a win-win situation.
If only it were so easy
. Like drunk drivers, they tend to do damage to others, and are not always efficient in killing themselves. Do you like the prospect of paying (through taxes/higher health care costs) for lifetime treatment of the idiot who only maimed, vegetablized (new word!), and crippled himself? I don't.
I voted no because there's no clear cut, all encompassing good answer, and I'd prefer to err on the side of safety.
As a teenager of the 1970s, let's just say that I had a good time
. That immature (and admittedly fun) time in my life is in the past. From the ripe old age of 45, I've got a different perspective (old fart, as my 12 year old consistently reminds me
).
Am I worried about the middle aged, occasional occasional pot smoker owning guns- probably not. Do I care about the toasted 18-22 year year old owning guns- yes, I do. Do I care about crack and meth users/addicts having owning guns- YEP! The heroin folks don't tend to impress me with their safe gun handling skills and good judgement either
And don't get me started on those funny little mushrooms
I absolutely agree that we should legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana (and maybe shrooms). Beyond that, the overall costs and risks of the bad behavior associated with meth, crack, heroin, etc are too high for my taste. The criminal activity associated with getting money for drugs is not the only cost to society. Remember "sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll"? maybe the folks in Philly would be better off with effective birth control than more gun control. If their mommas and poppas weren't high 17 years ago, maybe we wouldn't have 16 year old miscreants running around killing folks.