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Things that make you go hhhmmm

Henry Imler May 13th, 2007

In terms of social costs, which is worse, smoking or drinking?

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By the way - I hate smoking.

3 Responses to “Things that make you go hhhmmm”

  1. #     Honzo [Member]on 14 May 2007 at 6:49 am

    worse, smoking does have a certain consistency that drinking doesn’t.
    Smoking is ALWAYS dangerous to you and those around you. And most
    people that smoke do so about 10-20 times/day. However, having a single
    beer or drink isn’t harmful to your health, nor is it harming others.
    Drinking is only dangerous when taken too far and smoking is dangerous
    no matter what. But, when drinking is taken too far, it is another
    story. I don’t think smoking is worth an R rating though. Something
    tells me that move was more “save the earth/political” than actual
    concern for young children. —–
    I agree with you. What I am talking about is which has an overall
    negative effect on society, not in personal situations. I meant which
    one gets abused more and ends up actually hurting more people.

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  2. #     dave [Visitor]on 15 May 2007 at 8:53 am

    Why don’t we add marijuana to the discussion?


    I bet you would see a lower social cost from marijuana than either tobacco or alcohol.

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  3. #     Honzo [Member]on 15 May 2007 at 10:16 am

    Yeah, I think one would - except for the high cost in incarcerations,
    prosecution, and tax dollars being spent trying to fix a non-problem.

    All the more reason to legalize it.

    And by the way - I hate marijuana - I don’t want to legalize because I want to smoke it - just think prohibition.

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