The Drinking Age Is Past Its Prime

[Emo EMAW]

Here's an idea, let's send our children to college with 1 year or less driving experience.

Or drive a tank after having driven a car for 6 months.

Tanks seem a lot safer than cars. 

[Emo EMAW]

I mean think about it, how many people die in tanks a year?  Probably not very many.

[Emo EMAW]

So few apparently we don't even keep statistics on it.  You know what kills more people than tanks?  Hot air balloons.   

[Institutional Control]

All kinds of tank accidents on Youtube.

[Emo EMAW]

All kinds of tank accidents on Youtube.

Don't see any injuries. 

[Emo EMAW]

I bet Steve Dave Jr thinks tricycles are dangerous, too.   

[Institutional Control]

I bet Steve Dave Jr thinks tricycles are dangerous, too.   

I'm pretty sure there were some injuries in that tricycle montage. Had to be.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

I agree on lowering the drinking age. I'd take it all the way down to 16 or 17 to get kids some exposure to legal drinking prior to heading off to college. It seems to work most everywhere else in the world. But, I'd also raise the driving age to 20 (farm kids could still drive combines at 14 bc that's awesome). I would also raise the voting age to 30 unless you either (a) enlist in the military, or (b) own real property. I would also re-ban pot because, while there's always an exception that proves the rule, I've never met a frequent pot smoker who wasn't a lazy slob. I knew some pretty smart kids in high school that got heavy into weed. Things did not go so well after high school for them.

All of these changes would significantly improve our society and government.

[Mrs. Gooch]

I've met plenty of pot smokers who are not lazy slobs.

[Emo EMAW]

I've met plenty of pot smokers who are not lazy slobs.

Braggart. 

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

I agree on lowering the drinking age. I'd take it all the way down to 16 or 17 to get kids some exposure to legal drinking prior to heading off to college. It seems to work most everywhere else in the world. But, I'd also raise the driving age to 20 (farm kids could still drive combines at 14 bc that's awesome). I would also raise the voting age to 30 unless you either (a) enlist in the military, or (b) own real property. I would also re-ban pot because, while there's always an exception that proves the rule, I've never met a frequent pot smoker who wasn't a lazy slob. I knew some pretty smart kids in high school that got heavy into weed. Things did not go so well after high school for them.

All of these changes would significantly improve our society and government.

I guarantee you have met a surprisingly high number, but had no clue.

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

The whole "pot smokers are lazy slobs" talking point is a myth.

[Unruly]

Anyone that would be for lowering the drinking age to 16, but keeping pot illegal, is a complete bona fide Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).

[420seriouscat69]

The whole "pot smokers are lazy slobs" talking point is a myth.

I think it's 50/50.  My roommate in college was a rough ridin' loser and worthless. However, I know many that aren't. Just like alcohol, some can handle it, some can't.

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

Sure, you're average 17 year old high school stoner bro is probably lazy. But I'm talking about adults that have real life responsibilities who use recreationally.

[Institutional Control]

The whole "pot smokers are lazy slobs" talking point is a myth.

I think it's 50/50.  My roommate in college was a rough ridin' loser and worthless. However, I know many that aren't. Just like alcohol, some can handle it, some can't.

That doesn't quite add up to 50/50.

[420seriouscat69]

@ell I know a lot of successful pot smokers. My brother came out to my parents this last year that he does it on a regular basis, like he was coming out of the closet. It was a big deal to him, but they've known for years.

[420seriouscat69]

The whole "pot smokers are lazy slobs" talking point is a myth.

I think it's 50/50.  My roommate in college was a rough ridin' loser and worthless. However, I know many that aren't. Just like alcohol, some can handle it, some can't.

That doesn't quite add up to 50/50.

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

Alcohol destroys far more lives and families than pot. Honestly it's rough ridin' ridiculous that binge drinking is socially acceptable but if you smoke a joint you're automatically labeled a loser.

[420seriouscat69]

I agree.

[Spracne]

artifacts like K-S-U better start swimming, or they'll sink like a stone.

[Emo EMAW]

Alcohol destroys far more lives and families than pot. Honestly it's rough ridin' ridiculous that binge drinking is socially acceptable but if you smoke a joint you're automatically labeled a loser.

It's because no one smokes joints anymore grandpa.

[OregonSmock]

How can you claim to be a small government conservative, and then want to increase the voting age to 30 and ban marijuana?  I mean, those things seem kind of contradictory. 

[Mrs. Gooch]

Sure, some pot smokers are lazy just like some non-pot smokers are lazy. Some 17 year old pot smokers are lazy just like some 17 year old non-pot smokers are lazy; and some 17 year old pot smokers are not lazy.

[Spracne]

Sure, some pot smokers are lazy just like some non-pot smokers are lazy. Some 17 year old pot smokers are lazy just like some 17 year old non-pot smokers are lazy; and some 17 year old pot smokers are not lazy.

so, 50/50