Legal Drug Abuse
I've been reading about the advance of heroin in middle class communities. Everybody is in an uproar. Everybody is so offended by drug abuse in our community. Personally, I don't give a damn!
Look around you. How many people do you know who might possibly die of illicit drugs? How many in your family? One? Two? You? Now, how many will die from diseases related to smoking, drinking, over eating, and/or lack of exercise? My bet is everybody else, including you.
If I came to school and smoked a joint, there'd be serious consequences. Not so if I simply bought and ate a doughnut. But I'm a diabetic. That doughnut is a lot more dangerous than any joint,
What if every student who registered had to be tested for obesity and diabetes. Those people with those problems simply could not be served certain foods at our food counters and had to sign up for gym classes every semester. It may be a bit draconian, but consider the punishment for a joint.
David Rubin
