Michael Bloomberg on marijuana: Legalizing 'another addictive narcotic' is perhaps 'stupidest thing anybody has ever done'

Newsweek ^ | January 23, 2020 | Tim Marcin

[Gay State Conservative]

Oh,God...please don’t tell me that Doomberg is actually correct on an issue of importance!!!

[Gay State Conservative]

Gateway drug..it's been proven by respected medical researchers.

[GLDNGUN]

Shocked he said this. Perhaps a retraction or “clarification” coming very soon. Would be pretty hilarious if the entire dem nomination came down to pandering to potheads.

[Rusty0604]

In legal terms, marijuana is not a narcotic.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Robert DeLong]

I smoked for decades, so I do know. I was just like the person you described. I woke up to a bong hit before I even went to the bathroom, and did a couple hits as I was going to bed. That all changed when I came to the realization that I was financing terrorists. I quit and never looked back when I came to that realization, and had no withdrawal whatsoever. Cigarettes are mildly addicting, but more so a very powerful habit. That was much harder to break, especially since my wife still smokes to this day.

That being said, there was no legal pot when I quit so the pot available today might be more addicting than it was when I imbibed. When it comes to the pot available now, I too do not know. Either way, I now recommend that if you smoke, quit, and if you don't, don't start. I hold the same belief with alcohol, which in my eyes is even more destructive, unless one is a casual drinker who drinks quite rarely.

[shanover]

Government has more pertinent issues to deal with. Vice and personal responsibility is low on the order.

[olesigh]

I smoked in the late 70s. I didn’t know it was supposed o be addictive. Don’t know anyone in my circle who was addicted. I quit when I got a job keeping people in jail for having pot. Peace officers shouldn’t be hypocrites.

[Vince Ferrer]

Just one reason out of a hundred why Bernie supporters won’t support Bloomberg at the convention.

[SamAdams76]

Why is a candidate >1% in the polls getting so much attention?

OK, I get that he spent about a quarter billion on his campaign so far (and threatens to spend much more). But he's still a stiff and he'll never be president.

[neverevergiveup]

Good point. How silly of me.

[Robert DeLong]

Oh I won’t argue that point, but it still does not change my original post. There are other reasons that is the case though. If you are lied to about one substance, people wonder if they aren’t lying, or at best overstating the perils, about other substances.

[ammodotcom]

Whether it’s Bloomberg or anyone else, everyone should reject this kind of paternalism. Bloomberg et al can’t protect anyone from themselves. With nothing to gain, there is no reason to cede dominion of ourselves or our choices.

[pepsionice]

I used to have a worthless neighbor, who got out of bed each morning...to smoke a joint, and probably smoked at least five more over the rest of the day. He lost all motivation. Was on welfare, and that was his game-plan at age 35.

[caltaxed]

Government lost the war on drugs. MJ legalization has momentum and will continue with or without Bloomberg.

[dayglored]

> You and me.. proctored IQ test. $5,000 per point difference. You like?

Just as long as the loser pays the $5k/pt as a donation to the current FReepathon. Hell, one way or the other we’ll have it wrapped up in no time! :-)

[Clemenza]

OK Boomer.

[windsorknot]

But he's still a stiff

And a short one at that. His sorry commercials are a waste of money and a vain attempt to polish a turd.

[Robert DeLong]

True is some cases, but cases involving hard narcotics, I disagree.

[Robert DeLong]

I started in the 60s and smoked well into the 90s. I am a programmer, so it kind of went with the profession, at least as far as I was concerned at the time.