On Feb 10, 9:54*am, wrote:
PS: As I've said before, if y'all want to work to legalize marijuana,
that's your right, but for now at least understand the current cost
behind a toke

I'm sure we could discuss the supply and demand of illegal drugs and
establish a relationship between one bong hit and a violent death
elsewhere in the world; but I'll not even come close to considering
these deaths as the "cost behind a toke".

From the last of the three cites:"The brutal truth is that the
illegality of the drug trade creates a multibillion-dollar black-
market premium that attracts the greediest, most violence-prone
elements."

We've tried for decades to attack both the supply and demand, both
without success. One toke ain't going to change the world or get
anyone killed. What we need is a more sensible approach to
legalization, regulation, and taxation. In the mean time, I'm not
blaming Phelps or anyone else for the violence.