Quote Originally Posted by steve77 View Post
Let’s skip the analogies. I doubt anyone would find one that you would accept. Just stop letting the government control our choices. Let us keep our liberty. I don’t want to be told what to eat, drink or smoke. I don’t want to be told what to do , what to say or be bullied by my neighbor. You can’t be responsible for me, and I refuse to be responsible for you. The government should only intervene if I violate your rights. They should never intervene before I violate another person’s rights. Stop holding law abiding citizens hostage because their neighbors might make bad choices.
I'm a huge proponent of very limited government. I don't believe the government should have 8/10ths of the say (and control) in our lives that it does today.

But that has nothing to do with whether or not marijuana is a gateway drug.

For the record, I'm not anti-marijuana. Not in the least.