How is recreational use bad?

I believe that People should have the right to do what they want with their selves and property until they do something that encroaches in a reasonable way on the rights of others to have the same freedoms of self and property. I believe that atheists claiming that saying “under god” in the pledge of allegiance is a violation of their rights is unreasonable and douchey. Individuals that use drugs and alcohol tend to violate the freedoms of others in a reasonable way in my opinion. The use of drugs and alcohol is the leading cause of preventable death in western society. For individuals under the age of 29 the leading cause of preventable death is from motor vehicle accidents, of which fatal accidents primarily are related to intoxication and cell phone use. After age 30 the leading cause of preventable death is tobacco use. The licit drugs in our society are some of our societies greatest killers and they put at risk the lives of those who choose not partake in them. Illicit drugs are distributed primarily through a network of lawlessness, violence and societal destruction. My major problem with illicit drugs is with drugs that are distributed by and encourage the culture of violent degenerates. I am pragmatic however, drug use while reprehensible and distasteful is a fact of our society and our repression of it creates as many problems as it solves. There is no easy solution to solving our society’s preoccupation with chemical dependency and experimentation. I think in America we do a shit job of dealing with drugs and in particular the use of illicit drugs. We throw people in jail where they tend to learn how to become better criminals instead of how to rehabilitate and contribute to our society. There are solutions but none of them are good. If we make all drugs legal we end the sponsorship by middle and upper-class citizens of crime organizations, thugs, gangsters and flat out piles of shit. However making drugs legal would diminish the message of drugs bad and without question increase the overall use of drugs which could have its own negative impacts on society. Discoraging the use of drugs and getting better at rehabilitating drug users is the best we can do in my opinion. So no I would not have weed be legal. I would take your cigarettes and alcohol away from you too. I am the fun police. Go get a job and quit smoking grass.

Well it violates their rights because they have the right to believe or not believe whatever they want, and government has no authority to recognize a religion. It's not "douchey." What is "douchey" is people ever wanting it there in the first place without being considerate to those that believe in different/no deities. Irresponsible users should be held accountable and responsible users should be allowed to do whatever they want to themselves. Prohibition has done far more harm than drugs ever could. No one is asking for intoxicated driving to become legal, and laws have done nothing to help prevent them. Tobacco users don't put anyone but themselves at risk, unless they smoke around their children but you can easily move away from someone that is smoking, and honestly, second-hand smoke dangers have been extremely exaggerated. Of course people should be held responsible if they cause harm, but that is no justification to take freedoms away of responsible users. That is because of prohibition! It is much better in medical states and of course will be even superior in legal states, like my own as soon as businesses start to spring up which hopefully will be soon. Agreed, although, I'm not sure why anyone would be against giving responsible adults a safer alternative to use cannabis recreationally over alcohol. This will only benefit us, plus destroy the black market and free prisons, thus requiring us to need less guards and we would be ruining less lives illegally. Legalizing drugs does not lead to more use of them. Have you ever heard anyone say, "Boy, I'd love to try heroine, but it's illegal!" The way to deal with this is education and awareness. I'm not asking for drugs to be glamorized, we just need to be honest and let people decide for themselves, because they're going to anyways. So, let's give them a safer option and a way to get better educated. Besides, there is plenty of evidence and real-world experiences that shows decriminalization has no effect on usage. In fact, in my legal state, teen usage of cannabis has DECREASED. Alcohol prohibition was an absolute failure and created Al-Capone. Prohibiting drugs is simply an expensive waste and does far more harm with no good. Drugs should absolutely be legalized, ESPECIALLY cannabis which is far safer than tobacco, alcohol and even caffeine. Not to mention doctor prescribed medication which is extremely dangerous and addictive while also having very nasty side-effects. I have a fantastic job and still use cannabis occasionally. You can be a productive citizen AND use substances. Mind your own businesses and stop infringing on our freedoms. All and all, recreational use is not at all wrong, so long as you use responsibly and in moderation.

I could sit here and talk logically to you and never get anywhere. I think I will go outside now.