Posted by Diarmuid on July 24, 2001 at 08:58:48:
In Reply to: Re: More on smoking various substances posted by Ryan on July 22, 2001 at 11:28:03:
I've been meaning to post about this in depth, but I have work to do...
I have a theory about why 70% of people oppose marijuana legalisation.
For everybody except some Ones, this opposition is based on hatred, not concern, for those who smoke marijuana.
Basically, this 70% are people who would LIKE to have the option of being marijuana smokers, but feel that, for reasons NOT directly connected to dope's illegality, they cannot.
I'm thinking people who work long hours, maybe more than one job, with long commutes, alimony and child support to deal with. People for whom life leaves little or no real "leisure time" in which they could light up a joint and chill for few hours, if they were so inclined. This could be true for men married to fervently anti-drug wives, who won't smoke for fear of her discovering it (American Beauty situation).
Maybe you've heard of the dog in the manger. The manger contains straw for the cattle to eat. The dog is hungry, but he can't eat straw. So he gets into the manger and urinates all over the straw. If the dog can't eat, neither will the cattle.