http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html

Drinking is L-A-M-E!

Although, I’ve never smoked pot and really have no desire to, so I don’t know how much my life would change if it were legalized.

I think things are cool the way they are, granted I don’t live in a state like Texas that has ridiculous laws on marijuana possession.

I’ve got this crazy thing for German girls, don’t care to explain much, but basically when I stumble upon them in my life, I date them… with this knowledge I’ll have you know I have learned a smidge of German and differences in our cultures. Now that we have that out of the way.

The girls I have dated basically all said the same thing. In Germany you can drink starting at age 16, however you don’t receive a drivers license till you’re 18. Although this does cut back on some of the drunk driving deaths some also think it increases them due to the 2 years of learning how to walk drunk, so you think you can drive that way now.

Also realistically I don’t want to point any fingers BUT the only thing the drinking age stopped me from drinking was “being social”. We started drinking in High School at house parties at like 15 or 16 years old, once college came around there were many a nights of house parties and beer pong tournys, and the occassional slip a bouncer a 20 to get in the door. Now that I am of age however all of the sheen of basically gone and drinking is just a social event at this point… drinking used to be a drinking event ;).

now once more.

Legalize it pls, k thx

But on the other hand, it would be difficult for the US to lower the drinking age without many problems, at least with the current teen age group.

@ Jerimiah: Kudos for not drinking, smoking, or doing drugs! It is very hard to remain abstinent with so much peer pressure and media floating around glamorizing drinking. I think though that the drinking age should stay as is, but your point of taking responsibilities for our actions is very valid. In my opinion, the penalties for drinking and driving, or driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving under the influence (DUI) should be much harsher. This is coming from a person whose dad got a DUI and whose brother has had multiple DUIs.

I believe that the main punishment (house arrest, no alcohol for the time period of house arrest) does wonders for the people who follow through with their sentences.