Legalize?, where do you stand? Options

This thread is kind of two pronged topic. For one I'm curious to see people's opinions about the legalization of drugs just in general. Then I want to know what readers think about the war on terror compared to the war on drugs.

Since I'm interested in what YOU guys think I'm going to just kinda step back for the moment and see if there are any takers.

When it comes to decrimminalizing harder drugs I get mixed feelings due to my own personal experience. While I wouldn't try to prevent somebody from using any drug so long as they are choosing to do so and not endangering anybody, things I've witnessed are not things I'd wish on anybody--except maybe a few really fucked up people.

you can OD on alcohol without much problem. It is also extremely addictive.
Alcohol has been classified as hard drug, so why isn't it illegal.

Also, why are so many people against drugs, like marihuana, who are classified as soft drugs, while they are drinking beers by the gallon.
They are consuming hard drugs at the local bar, while pointing fingers at the marihuana smoker.

I have all the respect for people that don't do drugs, but the above is just absurd, alcohol is a hard drug, thats just a fact.
I drink and smoke weed. And i will choose weed over alcohol anyday.
There is no hangover, it is much more fun, you can actually have a meaningfull conversation when you smoked often very philosophical. (depending on who your with)
And you feel much much better about it the next day than when drinking.
Even when smoking a huge amount there is no hangover whatsoever.

I don't condemn alcohol, there are many people that enjoy 2 or 3 beers daily for their entire lives without much problems. yet there are many that end up in AAA meetings with some sad storys to tell. I've known people like that myself and its not pretty.

But those sad storys should not force people that enjoy 2 or 3 beers once in a while to stop enjoying them. They are harming no one.
The same goes with marihuana or even coke or speed.
While i would not use the later two myself, i would at least want to know that it is my own choise to do so.
And other people might even enjoy a line or 2 of coke a week, i see no harm in that.
And if they turn to be problematic users, they should be able to find some help with it.


There are also so many myths about drug use, that it is becoming ridiculous.
I once had a teacher in school telling me a story about some crazy marihuana user flunking out of school while studying under influence.
I myself smoked alot of weed when i was in school. I finished many projects in school while smoking weed when i was making them.
On all of these projects i scored higher than 16/20. This was in higher education for 18 to 21 year olds, so not the easiest projects.
The weed actually helped me perform better, while working at a deadline being completely relaxed about it.

The many myths about weed are just plain fake and ridiculous, and its sad if you believe them without questioning them.
This is from a smoker himself, i have used and tested the drug for a long long long time, and i have no problems with it.
I can drive when i smoked, but it makes me a little paranoid of police control, so i don't like driving when high.
I would also like to see some regulation on driving on weed, like one joint or something, so i know how much i can smoke befire driving.
When completely stoned i think it is unwise to drive.
I had munchies once or twice, but that is also a rare occurance, it only happens sometimes when i smoke huge amounts. And even then its rare.

I am 22 right now, and i've already decided that i will never stop using marihuana. I am a programmer in the I.T. buisines and i am quite good at it. By no means am i an outcast of society or anything. Yet i have had amounts of weed in my house that could get me in jail for a few years, thus ruining my life.
I cannot see how this is fair. As i said i do my part in society, i can do my job without any problems, nobody even knows i smoke but my closest friends. yet if the cops would find out i would be in trouble. And for what, it just makes me mad when i think about it. I am not a criminal, i am just a normal human being. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)