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Celebrate freedom, not pot

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AS many California­ns reveled with unbridled joy over their new free dom to use marijuana for any reason, this writer felt the bit of mild disap

the legalizati­on of pot, as well as the war on drugs has been a costly failure, and the right to smoke, ingest or bathe that should turn pot into just another legal substance to be regulated, taxed

are times when I’ve had too much to drink and acted noisy and stu

I have since reined in my use of alco hol and have also come to believe that nondrinker­s can have a high old time heavy drinkers are not so interestin­g

Look, I believe in the right to get high on alcohol or on drugs, as long as you don’t drive vehicles, operate on hearts or do other things prohibited best to be discipline­d in using these inebriatio­n as the gateway to the best

of the 1930s and 1940s have been criticized for glamorizin­g drunken his rich wife, Nora, are seen lining up cocktails and dancing to the rhythm

These movies don’t entirely obscure the downside of these nightly (and of Nora moaning in bed the morning

The charm of these movies derives from Nick and Nora’s high style, sharp wit, unfailing kindness and, yes, will see their daily drunkennes­s taking its toll in lost looks, shortened lives and, on that, consult another movie, “Days

Again, the libertaria­n side of me supports the right to alienate one’s family, suffer liver failure and die side heralds the many who could not control their drinking and broke their downward plunge through participa

CNN has come under some criti cism for seeming to deify pot in its of marijuana has been legal in slurring attendees were both bois

concerned that recreation­al use of marijuana, also legal in Oregon and

who’s laying down their glass of wine

nia, even passengers aren’t allowed to use can wreak on health is just begin

Obviously, my preferred intoxicant­s Alcohol has been tested over millen nia, and though a bong is interestin­g, it’s not beautiful like a Champagne

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