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<blockquote data-quote="JLCivic" data-source="post: 685548" data-attributes="member: 547424">I don&#039;t subscribe to the theory that &quot;well, alcohol is legal so marijuana should be too.&quot;&nbsp; Yes, alcohol is very damaging to our society, but just because it is still legal doesn&#039;t mean we should legalize another drug.&nbsp; I am a HS guidance counselor.&nbsp; I have seen kids who just get wrapped up in pot, and they essentially become worthless, academically, socially, etc.&nbsp; I know that IF, god forbid, marijuana was ever legalized, it would only be for adults.&nbsp; However, kids would still see it as not being &quot;that big of a deal&quot; since it is legal....much like alcohol.I don&#039;t think we have anything to gain by legalizing it.&nbsp; I know people will say that the government could then tax it and make more money.&nbsp; You think people who grow/deal marijuana are the types of people who will now all of a sudden start giving part of their profits up to the government in the form of taxes?&nbsp; I don&#039;t.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JLCivic, post: 685548, member: 547424"] I don't subscribe to the theory that "well, alcohol is legal so marijuana should be too." Yes, alcohol is very damaging to our society, but just because it is still legal doesn't mean we should legalize another drug. I am a HS guidance counselor. I have seen kids who just get wrapped up in pot, and they essentially become worthless, academically, socially, etc. I know that IF, god forbid, marijuana was ever legalized, it would only be for adults. However, kids would still see it as not being "that big of a deal" since it is legal....much like alcohol. I don't think we have anything to gain by legalizing it. I know people will say that the government could then tax it and make more money. You think people who grow/deal marijuana are the types of people who will now all of a sudden start giving part of their profits up to the government in the form of taxes? I don't. [/QUOTE]

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