“Cannabis is not for everyone. Adults should still have the freedom to decide whether it is right for them—just as they may decide whether to drink alcohol, take a prescribed medication or use neither.”
By Tiffany McElrath
Cannabis is not for everyone. Neither is alcohol. Neither are antidepressants, benzodiazepines or opioids. Every one of them can carry risks, cause side effects or be used irresponsibly.
Only one of them can still get me arrested simply for choosing it.
I live in Alabama, where adults may legally buy enough alcohol to drink themselves into oblivion. They may drink in front of their children, keep a fully stocked liquor cabinet at home and joke publicly about needing wine to survive parenthood. Unless their behavior becomes dangerous, the law generally treats their alcohol use as a personal decision.
To be clear, alcohol and prescription medications can also lead to arrest. A person can be charged with DUI, public intoxication or disorderly conduct when alcohol use results in dangerous or unlawful behavior. Possessing prescription medication without a valid prescription can also be illegal.
But that is not the comparison I am making. Those laws address dangerous conduct or unauthorized possession. Cannabis prohibition allows an
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