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Marijuana Abstinence Leads to Increased Alcohol Consumption

I started drinking about the same time I started smoking marijuana. The difference between the two, when I first started, was that everyone I knew drank, and nobody I knew toked. So, naturally, I drank. A lot.

I think everybody goes through a phase in their life in which they drink heavily. For some people, that phase only lasts one night; for others, it lasts a lifetime. Myself? I'm still not sure.

I've been practicing controlled drinking lately. No more than one drink in an hour; no more than three drinks in an evening; no more than fourteen drinks in a week. It's worked all right. I haven't exceeded my self-imposed limits in at least a month. In fact, I can't remember the last time I exceeded them. I know it's within the last six months, and I expect it to happen again, but at the moment I feel like I have complete control over my alcohol intake.

I wish there was a way to do the same thing with marijuana. There's no safe amount you can smoke, no recommended daily intake. Under the law, there's not even a grey area. Marijuana is bad. Stay away.

I don't believe that this is true. Not for a second. There's gotta be a scenario in which marijuana is good for you, just like there's situations where chocolate and wine are good for you. I imagine it's like my dad says: "You gotta know when to put the fork down." Except, in this case, it's a bong.

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