>>Oh, yeah - that’s all we need is millions of more Americans walking around stoned. That should definitely have a happy ending. /s<<
What makes you think there is a single thing in the WOD that stops anyone who wants to be stoned on drugs from doing so?
Whether there are laws on the books people who desire to do so will access and use drugs. People who do not desire to do so will not.
If the drug laws were dropped tomorrow who do you think would say “Oh good, I will now start using Heroin?”
And you assert MILLIONS will make this decision?
You’re not being realistic if you think removing the stigma of illegality from marijuana won’t lead to much more widespread use. It will, and it has in those states that have legalized it. There are downsides to marijuana, I’ve lived it. That doesn’t make it an entirely bad thing but you’re fooling yourself if you think it’s an entirely good thing. You can’t tell me that smoking marijuana isn’t going to lead to lung disease just like cigarettes. Additionally there are psychological impacts from marijuana usage in a not-insignificant number of users. Behavioral changes, it’s a mild psychoactive with moderate use. With heavy use it’s not so mild. Preexisting psychological disorders will be aggravated, the nuts will get nuttier and the undiagnosed ones will come to the fore.