Will there be alcohol in the future?

According to current trends, future adults will mainly smoke weed

While alcohol still dominates the world market as the “recreational drug of choice,” it may not hold its position for decades to come. According to recent data, “young adults” prefer smoking weed to drinking alcohol, with young women being a key growth factor, according to Federal Data.

More than two-fifths of young men and women nationwide now use cannabis at least occasionally, according to federal data, a quotient that has steadily increased in a decade of relentless legalization. Much of the trend is being driven by young women, who have all but closed a decades-old gender gap in marijuana use.
SOURCE: The hill

Currently, both young adult males and young adult females smoke at about the same rate, and this trend does not appear to be changing. With five more states working to legalize cannabis this November, and Biden’s politically motivated “marijuana pardons” to bolster blue votes for November’s midterms, it seems cannabis is here to stay and out of mainstream politicians can no longer be ignored.

While it’s true that there are still several political figures opposed to cannabis legalization, the tide has clearly shifted to the point where even conservatives can no longer justify the war on marijuana.

In Vermont, where recreational marijuana became fully legal just this month, young cannabis users outnumber teetotalers. Young marijuana patrons are closing in on the majority in Colorado, where cannabis has been legal for a decade, and in Washington, DC, where the drug trades in a nebulous gray market. They’re also reaching a majority in Oregon, where recreational sales began five years ago.

“It really helps you fall asleep,” said Allison, 24, of Silver Spring, Md., one of five states that have implemented recreational cannabis policies in the fall election. She has withheld her last name because the votes have not yet been cast.

“It’s great for stress, anxiety,” she said. “And my generation has major anxiety issues.”
SOURCE: The Hill

According to a 2021 Gallup poll, nearly half of adults have admitted to smoking cannabis in the past 12 months, meaning virtually half of adults have at least attempted to smoke weed, or have used it in one way or another way to consume. When the question was first asked to adults in 1969, only 4% answered “YES”. Over the next few years, more than half of American adults would have tried cannabis at least once.

While I’d like to say that the shift in statistics is because a conscientious America has recognized that the war on drugs is a gross violation of individual liberty and the “my body, my choice” ethos, the fact is that it’s “greed” that drives most trends these days.

While it may have been grassroots movements that helped burst the prohibition bubble, it is American corporations that are driving the mass legalization movement in the US.

Today, American companies are flocking in to open dispensaries and promote a growing supply of cannabis for eating, drinking, smoking and vaping.
SOURCE: The Hill

That’s not to say that activism doesn’t do anything at all. Of course, there’s an element of social justice at play in shifting the conversation. The evidence was clear – cannabis prohibition served as a spear for law enforcement to “keep the poor at bay”. For decades, they have disproportionately reached out to “lower background” communities, which often overlap with communities with a larger “minority” presence.

However, among the atrocities – which are not mentioned more often – is the ability of law enforcement to confiscate your property even if you have not committed a crime. Due to some obscure laws, the police have the right to confiscate your car, house, cash, etc. – if a crime has been ‘suspected’ on your property. These RICO laws were actually designed to combat organized crime, which would invest in assets to “hide their money.” But with no real checks and balances, law enforcement officers across the country have abused cannabis prohibition and seized billions (if not trillions) worth of assets from ordinary citizens.

In fact, both the FBI and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department have recently been charged with this fraud;

The driver of an armored car carrying $712,000 in cash from licensed marijuana dispensaries was driving down a highway in the Mojave Desert toward Barstow in November when San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped him. They interrogated him, confiscated the money, and turned it over to the FBI.

A few weeks later, deputies stopped the same driver in Rancho Cucamonga, took another $350,000 belonging to legal marijuana stores, and also gave that money to the FBI.

Now the FBI is trying to confiscate the nearly $1.1 million bounty it may be sharing with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The FBI says the money is linked to federal drug or money laundering crimes, but has not indicated any wrongful conduct and has not charged anyone with a crime.
SOURCE: LA Times

However, these atrocities are hardly ever “mainstream news”. Most of the time, you’ll hear that black people are five times more likely to see the inside of a prison cell than their white counterparts — regardless of whether usage rates are similar.

Because race is a hot topic and not as “sexy” as police and FBI corruption. While the Feds and the cops claim their seizures were justified, they were later ordered by a judge to stop doing it — because it wasn’t justified.

Moreover, this has been going on for decades, and now that the tide is turning – with more and more young adults flaring up… the jig is on!

A green future

Make no mistake, cannabis is being legalized around the world and the great global cannabis trade is about to begin. There may come a time when people in general would prefer to use cannabis over alcohol. This is because cannabis is “less harmful than alcohol” when consumed in large doses, and it doesn’t have the same caloric value. This is possibly why women are starting to use it more often.

Additionally, anxiety levels have skyrocketed in recent years and cannabis has been shown to have a positive impact on it, meaning tomorrow’s parents will be excited.

Stoners will raise children and contrary to the fears perpetuated by the ban – that’s fine! Stoners make great parents and the only thing that will happen is that children will see cannabis as just another substance that adults use.

The biggest fears from the Prohibitionist camp are, “What will happen when kids think it’s okay to smoke weed?” The answer was, “Same thing that happened to alcohol.”

Some teens are likely to bully their parents’ stash and smoke…just like some kids will break into their parents’ liquor cabinets and drink their booze. However, the vast majority of children will not (as with alcohol). Additionally, it’s very difficult to “binge toke” like you would with alcohol. Especially with highly potent cannabis. This reduces the risk of a “fatal overdose.”

Of course, no one is arguing that children should even smoke cannabis recreationally. To the contrary, parents who smoke weed, like parents who drink a glass of wine, are likely to alert their children that this is an “adult activity.”

Therefore, the fears that Prohibitionists have been stoking for the past five decades will not materialize. Indeed, if we can teach children from an early age that:

1) Drugs exist
2) People have been flashed recreationally for years
3) Acting responsibly is not a bad thing

4) How to do it responsibly when they are the right age

We will see fewer negative effects from drug use. This has been proven in places like Portugal, where after decriminalizing all drugs and focusing on public health across the country, there has been the biggest drop in youth using drugs. In fact, the median age for heroin addiction has risen to over 35 years. This means that children do not try heroin as early as possible because education always takes precedence over prohibition.

Nonetheless, the parents of the future will be smoking weed in droves. You’ll likely be able to buy cannabis-infused beverages at ball games and sports like football (soccer) – that could be a good thing.

Riots often break out in Europe when a football team loses. This is usually a combination of fanaticism and alcohol. But what happens when you substitute cannabis for alcohol?

I think Bill Hicks put it best

“Shit man, I don’t think marijuana shouldn’t just be legalized…I think it should be mandatory!” I’m a hardliner. Think about it man, you’ve got traffic behind you and someone *honks excessively*. Shut up and smoke this – IT’S THE LAW!

**smokes** “Oh sorry, I took life seriously!” “Oh man, who’s hungry?” That would be a nice world, wouldn’t it… whole, soft, hungry high people everywhere. Everywhere just Dominos pizza vans.”

Pot is a better drug… I’ll prove it to you. You’re at a ball game or a concert and they’re violent or obnoxious, are they drunk or smoking weed?
CROWD: “DRUNK!”

You are drunk! I’ve never seen people get into an argument on pot because it’s bloody impossible! “HEY BUDDY!”
“Hey what?” “Hey…” “Hey!”
– The great Bill Hicks

Sticky bottom line

At the end of the day they tried to let a good plant die, but you can’t suppress nature for too long. Eventually it finds a way to break through. Future adults will likely smoke more weed than drink alcohol… and that’s a good thing!

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