Lilaan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think the parents would have an easier time explaining why/why not the child should/shouldn't do drugs when (not if...) it becomes legal. As it is, kids can easily get marijuana, today, where it's illegal. If it were controlled and sold in drug stores like tobacco or alcohol, and have a minimum age to use, 18+, children would have a much harder time obtaining it, until they were old enough to understand what it does. What it really boils down to is choice. You choose what to put in your body.

Picaro1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ethan Nedlemann for Drug Czar. Come on Obama don't be chicken.

passwordthisass (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Francis Crick discovered the double helix of DNA on an acid trip and later help map it ! This is perhaps the greatest discovery since the wheel and it was under the influence . It is time we change the perception of who uses . Known pot smokers - Thomas Jefferson ,Bill Clinton , Carl Sagan (physicist and astronomer ) Reggie Miller , George Bush , Sean Penn , Allen Ginsberg ,and Dave Matthews . Illegal drugs are used by virtually everyone . The law is wrong .

thefakeyeti (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hear about people whom die when big things (such as comets) happen, because they waited for all their lives for it to happen, then when it did.. they felt satisfied and died.. If drugs don't become legal any time SOON.. I think that would be my big event..

thefakeyeti (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is what I WANT to do.. but marijauan is so... enjoyable.. I WAN'T to STOP smoking it.. and NEVER do any drug.. Then when they pull this "You just want to do drugs dont you!" I would responde by pissing in a cup.. and giving it to them

hibraisil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

When I tried to talk to my sister about the injustice of the war on drugs she broke down crying and said she was worried about the direction my life was headed. She said I couldn't possibly be this passionate about the subject without being addicted. This is the problem I face. Every time I try to have a rational debate with someone this kind of thing happens. They just assume that I want drugs legal cuz I want to get high. It never occurs to them that I can get high if I want anyway. sigh.

hibraisil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Unfortunately there seems to be a lot of ego involved. The various groups like norml would be a far more powerful force if they could get over themselves and join together. The NRA has almost 4,000,000 members and NORML has, I think, 30,000. Guess which lobby is effective and which is not.

caffeine4671 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I just talked to my family about legalizing weed and to paraphrase what they responded with, they basically said that big corporations would control our lives with drugs that they sell. Ironically, by keeping it illegal they're doing what they've said they're against.

roberteckerson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A good start is to elect Ron Paul in 2008. We could do in a few years what otherwise might take decades to acheive. It's a chance of a lifetime (I'm gettin old), don't let this one slip by. RON PAUL 2008!

OCNORML (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What is worse in the long run, a child making a childhood mistake and getting caught by mom/dad or being caught by the cops and all that it entails? I'm beginning to think we should focus on educating parents on how bad it will be for their child if he/she gets popped by the cops. It's one thing for a politician to be contacted by an activist. It's quite another for them to be contacted by a concerned parent.