Wednesday, 18. April 2007
Topic: DRUGS - on April 18, 2007 at 12:11:00 PM CEST
EDU: OPED: THE TIME HAS COME TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA USE
With all of the alcohol-related incidents that happen both in State College and around the United States, one would think that making alcohol illegal might be a good idea. Certainly, there would be fewer traffic-related deaths if alcohol were illegal, as the National Transportation Safety Board said that about 16,000 fatalities on the road are caused by alcohol each year.
Why, then, if alcohol causes so many problems, is deterring pot smoking the main focus of most drug education programs?
I'll say it right out. If alcohol is legal and smoking cigarettes is legal, then smoking marijuana should be within the bounds of the law as well.
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