how do you justify throwing a cannabis seller in jail? Ok.. think of it this way - we can, as society, judge cannabis use a poor choice. And thereby punish peo

how do you justify throwing a cannabis seller in jail? Ok.. think of it this way - we can, as society, judge cannabis use a poor choice. And thereby punish people who encourage that choice. But accept people who make the choice for themselves. well, hell, if everyone wanted to use it, they would already. That seems illogical. I'm sure there are many people who are interested in trying it but who don't. :) Anyway; I'm talking more about things like peer pressure. A large number of people develop a smoking habit from peer pressure at school. It's already a problem with weed as well - but I'd personally prefer not to see it become more widespread. But that's what they all say! We can argue this all day; but the fact remains that in this case you just have to accept what I observed in my friend :) The image of a predatory dealer who pushes cannabis on an addict who is trying to quit is, in my experience, largely false... ...especially among the affluent and the well-educated The killer point is that last bit; affluent/well-educated people aren't the problem demographic. A lot of effort it put into pushing drugs onto inner city/poorer families. It is easier to hook them because of social issues. This is the sort of problem I feel we need to address. but punishing everyone because some people react badly doesn't work.... Please read back; as I have reiterated a number of times the example was used to disprove somebody else's assertion that cannabis could not destroy someones life. It's not specifically relevant to the pro/anti legalization debate. It's not particularly nice to be called a dick.. you seem angry so I will leave it there because it's never a good basis for debate. (as an aside in that I hope we can all agree that it is not extremely addictive.. This is one area of this that interests me deeply. It is becoming clear that cannabis is not physically addictive - but I have observed dependence in most people I know who smoke it. I'd love to see some better studies into why that is - is psychosomatic because they expect to be addicted, or just a product of habit?)