Except, Jimmys daddy is a Republican or a lawyer or a Liberal (Australian Conservative), who can't be bothered using his education to get a real job, he would rather sell pot or what ever drug his thing is, and his daddy and every right wing nut is going to fight for the highest price that he can get, in the delusion that the cops are going to;

A catch him
and
B Know how to convict him in court.

Jimmy doesn't attend pro pot rallies, he rallies against them!
The Political Right either hasn't figured this out, or enjoys mopping up the lupenproletariat (poor white trash) who are to stoned and depressed to connect the dots.

And yes, dope is addictive, and are you seriously suggesting that kids don't buy alcohole because they are under age?

The grass movement where I am from is a response to the violence and family breakdowns from alcohole. And lack of employment and education opportuinities, always will be.

I have moved on, made my own mistakes paid the price, and am trying to deal with the rest of my life.

When you hear the right message from people you trust and respect, you make good decisions, Alcohole, Tobacco, Drugs, Uranium are all a semiotic dance of successes and failures, fights and reasons to live and die for. They all lean to the left then to the right, to keep everything confusing.

Alcohole has killed my friends, while drink driving, not happy with who they were, trying to prove somthing? I don't know. I have another freind, who got off speed (anphetamines) while dealing with childhood sexual abuse. Her children were her reason.

I have another friend, he has borrowed money from me, he has worked and studyed since leaving school, Gambling, Alcohole, Dope, and beleiveing that if you work hard you will succeed, all combined to keep him on the poverty line. This is in Australia where we look after each other, with the government helping us when no one else can.

It is a big song and dance, but when we speak our peice, quietly, but loud enough to be heard by the listener, we each succeed a little. (disiderata)

It is the individuals choice though. The state should not be involved, it is hypocritical. If you outlaw Alcohole and Tobacco, then you have ground to stand on, otherwise, you don't have any respect to start with.