@krellin I think I'm being misunderstood. I wouldn't dream of stopping anyone from smoking pot, or drinking, or whatever. However, *if asked* (and this thread did ask), I will say that these things are idiotic.
And I did not say that smoking pot turns you into Charles Manson. I said that the idea that "if you don't smoke it, don't comment" is akin to an initiation into a cult, and that's just one data point in a Manson-ish pattern that's specific to Thucydides.
And since "If you've never smoked pot" keeps coming up, don't worry, I have, and I could always take it or leave it, no problems. I did end up in rehab for other reasons, though I've been clean and sober for years.
Anyway, weed is neither respectable nor gentlemanly, and yes, I am qualified to comment (as if I wasn't before).
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