That's wonderful for you...but...
Every day, when I go into work, I take a dinner break. It would just so seem to happen that almost every single one of my co-workers...smokes. Every break, they will smoke, right at the store. Every day, I have to worry about choking on someone's smoke. People have sat down, right next to me, and started smoking. I have even been asked to give people lights. Offered cigarettes.
It also just so happens that every single one of my co-workers, are incredibly nice people otherwise.
I'm afraid I just don't believe you when you say people care. I have seen firsthand proof that they don't, and believe that nothing short of direct action against them is going to stop them from doing this.
I think the problem comes from the fact that smoking kills slowly and over time. Whereas the invasive parts of alcohol hurt/kill very suddenly.
Are you JOKING me? Alcohol kills over time as well, have you ever heard of liver failure?
My grandfather had to have half of his liver removed and replaced because of his addiction and he STILL wont quit.
And if the smoke bothers you, why don't you take initiative and tell the persons you have a problem with that you would rather not inhale the smoke and that you'd appreciate it if they'd smoke elsewhere. It isn't hard.
I'd like to make a point that though I sound contradicting, I'm not trying to, I just come across as such. I'm not trying to prove you wrong, in fact you're completely right, but I'm right too, and that can not be denied without being completely incorrect.
I finf your ability to hold up a serious discussion nice, I don't run into that often enough, and I respect you for that.
With this, I'm done, I believe I've made my point for everyone to hear, though it IS off topic, and doesn't relate whatsoever to my original post.
To summarize, though the smoke inhalation by those who are in contact with those who smoke may cause a slow and untimely death, and alcohol slowly kills the user, and could kill those around them at any given point in time. I believe marijuana SHOULD be legalized, as it's financial benefits, as well as it's recreational benefits and medicinal benefits, SIGNIFICANTLY outweigh the negative effects. (Fun Fact, Marijuana Smoke contains less carcinogens than cigarette smoke, most anti-drug campaigns fight to emphasize the illegality of the substance, and falsify information about it, it does not control you, unless you let it, like alcohol.)
It HAS been fun, I hope we meet again on the battlefield.
