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Originally Posted by Professor S
Once again, none of the (or my) argument is about the harmful nature of pot. No one is saying that pot makes you homeless, even the kid you mentioned said "drugs" do, and there are a lot of drugs that WILL make you homeless or DEAD, like cocaine, heroine, various narcotics, crystal meth, etc.
My point is that its against the law, and to me you cannot differentiate which drug law you want to enforce and which one you don't. The perceived dangers of pot smoking have nothing to do with it. There is no black and white when it comes to illegal drugs. They are all illegal and should be enforced as long as its law, and Phelps should feel humiliated for breaking the law in such a high profile position.
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So the question is, where was Phelps smoking the pot. Admitting to smoking is not a crime unless you swear you were smoking in a place where marijuana is illegal. And a lot of states have decriminalized the stuff, so pending federal charges....
I could take a trip to Amsterdam with my bong, toke up, have someone take a pic, come back to the US, admit to smoking pot, and you can't do anything about it.
I'm just saying.
Edit: I'm saying with a sense of humor (ha ha) prof, because I know he was at a party on US grounds in I believe it was South Carolina? first time offense is a misdemeanor. as for phelps, should he feel ashamed? i dunno...he is human.