On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:51:59 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-04-29 3:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 08:55:03 -0700 (PDT), "Steve 'Cannabis Oil' Wertz"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Except in very extreme cases, there is no need for medical pot. As for "recreational" use, in the workforce development field we call pot "the unemployment drug"...and YES, it is most definitely a "gateway" drug.
>>
>> Legalise pot and focus your resources on the hard drugs. That's the
>> way to go. Countries that are many years ahead of the US have proven
>> that. Pot is like alcohol. Big Brother shouldn't ban it. Not even in
>> the land of the not so free.
>
>I went to university in the early 70s. Just about everyone smoked pot.
>Most of them went on to successful careers. I know doctors and lawyers
>who smoked pot. It is not a gateway drug, but having it available only
>from dealers puts pot smokers into a criminal subculture where they are
>more likely to encounter harder drugs. Keep it legal and let the black
>market implode.

Exactly.