tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post746665288708198789..comments2024-01-05T09:33:41.964-05:00Comments on Dare Generation Diary: Good idea, bad ideaGarret Overstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591273708913985060noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18542739.post-54519575623758614782007-06-09T08:52:00.000-05:002007-06-09T08:52:00.000-05:00I strongly suspect that the DEA may try to "defuse...I strongly suspect that the DEA may try to "defuse" the anti drug war sentiment by legalizing marijuana. I also strongly suspect that they will await the time when other drugs will produce enough people to pack our prisons. <BR/> Legalizing marijuana will have negligible effect on the potency and harms from addiction or abuse. It will take significant revenue from alcohol sales but if Coors "diversifies" into marijuana sales that may not be much. However, if we keep cocaine and meth illegal - with all the new designer versions emerging on the street we will have more disasters.<BR/> On a side note: if smoked caffeine ever hits the streets [Buzz LightYear is my name] before 2010 will we ever remember the morning cup of coffee ritual by 2030? The way the media loses our history with impunity, I would not be at all surprised.JT Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571868033521182864noreply@blogger.com