Actually, making anti-biotics freely available is a real nightmare scenario. People would pop them when they felt sick and stop when they felt better, creating a huge petri dish for super bugs. That already happens now, but to a far lesser degree. The medical community certainly sees it as a real danger.
Now is it a realistic outcome of legalizating pot? That depends on the method of legalization. If the method of legalization is to say that the regulation of drugs is unconstitutional, then it is very realistic and could be expected, as all drugs would be covered.
I think having a concern therefore does have merit.
I have been following this thread with every intent of leaping down your throat at some point, as I would with a standard-issue WODdie.
I see, however, that your statement re consequences is very salient:
"Now is it a realistic outcome of legalizating pot? That depends on the method of legalization. If the method of legalization is to say that the regulation of drugs is unconstitutional, then it is very realistic and could be expected, as all drugs would be covered.
I think having a concern therefore does have merit."
I believe your concerns are valid. To me, the obvious solution to this conundrum is to treat marijuana and other common plants as beneath the dignity of the law. The law should simply not deal with weed, mushrooms, and such.
Failing that happy outcome, I take solace in the thought that the government's ludicrous propaganda war against marijuana is a signal to youth that the government lies, and then lies some more; and that there is a large vested interest in the continuance of this policy, unsurprisingly.
The WOD is a great poster-boy for teaching distrust of the state.