Rant: Who cares if Michael Phelps had some pot?

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Professor S

I wouldn't call it crazy at all. Most homeless people have severe drug dependencies or severe mental problems. There are very few homeless people who are simply normal people who had a run of bad luck. This is one of the reasons I am a big supporter of bringing back the federally assisted sanitariums that were eliminated by Reagan in the 80's. At the very best they get cleaned up, trained or cured, and the very worst many of the homeless are off the streets and have 3 hots and a cot.

Does everyone who does drugs end up on the street? No. But a large percentage of the homeless do have drug and alcohol dependencies.

We are talking severe mental disorders like post-traumatic stress (veterans) or schizophrenia, and severe drug addiction to things like heroine or alcohol (which isn't a drug according to 99% of the people in the United States).

Probability of pot putting you on the streets = slim. Pot is not even a gateway drug (dont know how you would prove it anyway).

I'm not advocating the legalization of drugs (or even pot). But that puts me in a sticky situation...I don't want to jump on the "legalize it!" bandwagon, but I support truthing people on the reality that pot isn't that harmful. Like most things in life, this topic is in shades of gray not black and white.