Quote Originally Posted by make it legal
So your grandma wouldn't drink alcohol? That's mind altering. That should be used most as a comparison because it gets you drunk and it's even worse for you. Btw, caffeine is a mind altering substance, we just don't take enough at a time.

I also don't know why alcohol isn't called a drug, and why it's called being drunk, not high. whether you smoke weed or smoke crack, you are still high. You can be high on acid, shrooms, extacy, and many other things with a wide range of effects, but it is still called 'high'. What makes the effects of alcohol so much different that it had a different name? It's just the gov. trying to make it seen different from other drugs. I'm sick of hearing the term "drugs and ALCOHOL." WTF makes alcohol not a drug?
When my grandma drinks coffe, the intent is not to get intoxicated. when someone smokes weed or alcohol, many times, the intent is to get intoxicated. Intent seperates "drugs" from other substances

Marijuana is a pscyhoactive substance....clearly different than alcohol.....apples and oranges.....this is why they are different