Say you have a strange belief. You believe that Thor, Zeus, or Allah, told you to kill infidels, jews, blacks, bla bla.
It is your right.
Say, because of those beliefs, you mass murder many people.
That is a big problem. You go to jail. However, in many western countries, including US, you are free to think how you wish. You are free to promote your belief. It's freedom of speech.
Now, imagine if instead of believing in Thor, Zeus, or Allah, you take some MDMA. Basically rather than putting bullshit into your brain, you put some neurotransmitters instead.
How many people have been killed because of ganja, MDMA, LSD, etc? At most 10-20 a year.
What about, if government treat drugs like they treat religions.
It's your brain. Do whatever you want. As long as you don't shoot somebody it's no body business?
Yet drugs, are often dealt with harshly. Government employee are tested for drug uses. Those who fail cannot be politicians. Imagine if muslims are underrepresented in congress due to active discrimination like that? There will be an outrage.
So why Ganja users are different?
Again, if they do something harmful, be it to themselves to other, they have to suffer some consequences. If because of drug uses they become poor, let them starve to death (consistently with any non drug users that also keep failing).
Why neurotransmitters, which are really what most of our thoughts are made off, not treated as religion? Why you have right to believe really really crazy stuffs but not doing reasonable recreational activity?
It is your right.
Say, because of those beliefs, you mass murder many people.
That is a big problem. You go to jail. However, in many western countries, including US, you are free to think how you wish. You are free to promote your belief. It's freedom of speech.
Now, imagine if instead of believing in Thor, Zeus, or Allah, you take some MDMA. Basically rather than putting bullshit into your brain, you put some neurotransmitters instead.
How many people have been killed because of ganja, MDMA, LSD, etc? At most 10-20 a year.
What about, if government treat drugs like they treat religions.
It's your brain. Do whatever you want. As long as you don't shoot somebody it's no body business?
Yet drugs, are often dealt with harshly. Government employee are tested for drug uses. Those who fail cannot be politicians. Imagine if muslims are underrepresented in congress due to active discrimination like that? There will be an outrage.
So why Ganja users are different?
Again, if they do something harmful, be it to themselves to other, they have to suffer some consequences. If because of drug uses they become poor, let them starve to death (consistently with any non drug users that also keep failing).
Why neurotransmitters, which are really what most of our thoughts are made off, not treated as religion? Why you have right to believe really really crazy stuffs but not doing reasonable recreational activity?