Quote:I heard an interesting take on legalized alcohol vs illegal marijuana.


For the record: not that I agree with this one way or the other,, just found it an interesting point of view.


A professor of mine (yes, an academic) said that, in his point of view, the government has an issue with marijuana legalization in part due to "national defense."

He claimed that a government didn't want a nation full of people stoned out.

His example:

Imagine a huge football game, say the Sugar Bowl Alabama vs Ohio State.

Imagine all the fans on the Alabama side drink alcohol and are buzzed/drunk.

Now imagine all the fans in the Buckeye side buzzed/stoned on marijauna.


How active/rowdy would the alcohol fueled Bama fans be,, compare that to how you think the Buckeye fans would be acting (laid back, laughing, staring, inactive).


Anyway,, just thought it was an interesting take toward a national defense point if view.