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I don't eat meat; does this mean I have to object to olive oil?

Because there are alcoholics, does this imply that heroin addiction is benign? How about fentanyl? Does the existence of liquor stores imply that we should have fentanyl shops?

Why is it so important that I object to smoking pot? Am I hurting someone by doing so? Why the deep sense of offense that I'm not happy about a pot store anymore than I'd be happy about a cigar store or a "smoke shop." (We have those too around here; it wouldn't bother me if they went out of business too.)

My father died from tobacco addiction. Should I be happy that in doing so, he generated tax revenue, helped keep convenience stores profitable?

On a personal level, I have a nephew who is addicted to pot - and please don't hand me that line of crap that pot isn't addictive, because just as there are people who drink beer who don't become alcoholics, doesn't mean that there aren't people who smoke pot who can't stop doing so. It seems my nephew can't. And yes, smoking pot has impacted his life negatively.

For the record, I'm dealing with my nephew's case just like I deal with any medical problem in my family; I check the scientific literature.

If I go on Google Scholar and use the search term "Cannabis dependence" I get 17,000 hits in a few seconds. I contend therefore that there is scientific interest in the subject, that it's a "thing." But again, I don't need the literature to tell me that it exists. I see it first hand.

Have a nice evening.