system: You are David Nash, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Altern. Medicine message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jane Kelley about "Marijuana as medicine".

They wrote:
JK> AV> An example of irresponsible use by a few people with prexisting
JK> AV> psychological problems.  In any event, this is irrelevant to
JK> AV> any discussion other than one pointing out that some people
JK> AV> create their own problems.  The fact that someone is
JK> AV> irresponsible or otherwise has a problem does not justify
JK> AV> preventing a vast majority of other adults -- particularly ones
JK> AV> for whom this herb has significant, medicinal benefits, from using
JK> AV> it responsibly.
JK>
JK> Only one problem, kids manage to get hold of prescriptions issued to
JK> the family.  I spent one very wild night after one youngster got into his
JK> sister's prescription for valium that a stupid young doctor prescribed.
JK> damn near managed to kill himself off by the combination of the
JK> with the amount of alcohol he had in his system.
JK>  We are now hearing about the drugs that the French driver of Diana's car
JK> in him along with the booze...drugs prescribed by some idiot doctor for
JK> basic problem of alcoholism.
JK>  That is a classic example of the legal insanity of the medical
JK> where addiction and drugs are concerned!  Whatever is wrong, just fix it
JK> with better living with chemistry.  Including the use of the pot.
JK>  The drugs synthesized for pain are much more potent and have much less
JK> effects than this noxious weed does.  There is no real excuse for its use
JK> than the desire of those who are addicted to it to find some socially
JK> reason for having it around the house.
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And since the law states that alcohol xis legal and reefer is not, it is
socially acceptable and approved
So we can assume this to mean that a drunkard is better that a pothead?
Or just sosially acceptable and approved? Lets see....fact alcohol
can destroy a liver if used enough. Brain cells are PROVEN to be killed
by alcohol. Risk of stroke and heartattack added if consumed.One can DIE
from alcohol poisoning. When is the last time you read in the paper or
heard of someone smoking themselves to death from the "noxios weed"
He smoked a pund of columbian and subsequently died. Maybe from a
massive overdose of dorito's but death from pot? Lets see, alcohol is
proven to cause double vision. I do not believe pot does. I have not the
facts, but I would venture to say that more car accidents are caused by
drunk drivin than driving stoned. But alcohol is legal and therefore
socially approved. 5$ worth of alcohol can get a person to the legal
driving limit of endangering others and selves. Legally drunk,impaired
what have you. 5$ worth of the noxious weed will give you the munchies,
drymouth and will not impair vision or co-ordination any where near
the 5 of alcohol. yet it is legal therefore socially approved. Well,
in some states in America, it is legal to kill and eat your pet dog,
if the death is in a "humane" manner. Is this socially approved? yes! It
must be, it is legal!  Think I'll go grab me a legal alcoholic beverage,
somehow I am thirsty.
It's approved, right?