Sorry about misquoting 12 hours, I was thinking military (where it is 12 hours).

No, I have never smoked weed. Ever. Nor have I driven drunk, had sex with a minor, or shoplifted.

Why? I'm a guy who follows the rules.

I would dissent with your view that society approves weed use, as most surveys still show a majority do not favor decriminalizing it. Since you think I "haven't heard," I assure you I listen most intently.

You feel that weed is of no consequence, but I would beg to differ. I watched friends in High School go down the tubes after they started smoking pot. I know that the flow of drug money causes crime and death, both in America, and south of the border.

You're probably 35 or younger, and in the last 20 years, the popular media has repeatedly portrayed pot as "OK," or acceptable. Your friends have probably used it. As such, you have been cultivated to find it socially acceptable.

I see it as one more avenue of muting or diminishing ambition, intellectual growth, and human potential. That's why I'm against it.