"Don't know how my post here went from 1776 to marijuana usage"

That would be Bob, but I'm willing to discuss just about anything that pops up here including the legalization of pot, boogers on tax information, dogs listening to polkas, lutefisk recipes, the adventures of Sven and Ole and pretty much anything else someone comes up with.

But as far as your comment goes, "nothing good comes from drug usage", does that mean you are against things like antibiotics and chemotherapy, or just drugs that you don't believe should be available to the public? 😉  Like I mentioned above, Jesse Ventura made some very good points about its legalization.  His wife had seizures that "legal" drugs just didn't help.  He and his wife were in Colorado and a friend of his told his wife to try some weed.   The weed gave her relief to her seizures.  He said he then started breaking the law by acquiring pot for his wife -------- it was a life saver for her.  He said he was thankful that MN legalized medical marijuana because he no longer had to be a law breaker to get his wife the help she needed.  But he pointed out that, although she now has legal access to the stuff, it isn't cheap and of course it isn't covered by insurance.  He felt that legalizing it would make it affordable for folks that really needed the help but can't afford it under the current system.  And to be honest, I have a family member that weed has helped with medical issues so I understood where Ventura was coming from.

But like I mentioned earlier, I'm not a drinker or a pot smoker so legalizing it really doesn't make any difference to me personally.  But for those folks that like to have their beer, wine, or shot of whiskey on occasion, please explain to me what the difference really is between pot and booze.  I remember talking to a former cop back when MN was looking at legalizing medical marijuana.  He was quick to point out that there was a world of difference in attitudes when he would pull over a driver that was drunk vs one that had enjoyed a little weed.  The drunk would want to take a swing at him and the pothead was just enjoying the visit by the man in blue.

So ends the story of pot.  But as long as I'm here, has anybody heard any good polkas lately or have a good lutefisk recipe?