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Why condemn the pursuit of pleasure when we can advocate the destruction of others?
Posted by: Freak Girl on October 29, 1999 at 19:49:18:
In Reply to: Why condemn the pursuit of pleasure? posted by MDG on October 26, 1999 at 10:41:35:
Until you have seen the ALL OF THE negative effects of drugs, you cannot make a judgment as to whether they should be legalized or not.
Yes, marijuana has positive effects on those suffering from AIDS and chemotherapy (I advocate medicinal use of marijuana only). It makes those of us who can't deal with reality "feel good." But have you even considered the effects of marijuana on the families (especially children) of users?
I am a child of a drug using father, and believe me I have suffered more than he ever will from the drugs. I have several (thankfully not major) birth defects that are attributed to my father's marijuana use, such as poor circulation, anemia, a mild case of "lazy eye", and severe allergies. By the way, none of these conditions run in my family, so genetics is a low possibility. My family and I suffered from my father's drug abuse, not him. Money went for drugs and alcohol, not things that my family needed. It even got to the point that drugs took precedence over food. Drugs stole 16 years of my life and I didn't even take them. So before you make a decision on legalizing drugs because they make the user feel good, consider the hundreds of thousands of children whose childhood was taken away from them becaue of pothead parents.
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