The subject of the day is marijuana, so let’s indulge in a little nostalgia. Do you remember the first time you smoked a joint? I do, and that is part of the problem with pot.
The act of smoking pot back in the day, when it was illegal, was such a special event that you can remember who you did it with and what the whole “getting high” thing felt like. If you’re my age, you can probably even remember the hopes and dreams for pot — with rock and roll music and something called “free love,” which was neither free nor love, would somehow combine to change the world.
