Drugs and Cookies

Marijuana is a better analogy for cookies, but other drugs may fit this as well. The following is my attempt to explain my views on drugs, using cookies.

For anyone who says drugs are bad. There are a lot of things that are bad for you. Also, there are a lot of drugs that are worse for you than the ones currently illegal. They’re only illegal because some people decided they didn’t like them, and didn’t want anyone else to enjoy them either. However, drugs have been around for much longer than the laws against them.

What if one day, cookies became illegal. Someone could argue that they are terrible for your health if you eat too many, and cause car accidents when people try to open cookie packages while driving, or when trying to eat them while driving. All valid arguments, as cookies are indeed bad for your health, and doing anything while driving increases your risk of being involved in an accident.

However, despite their illegalness, some people continue to bake cookies, in their very own homes which is strictly forbidden by the government, and is punished much more severely than if someone just had cookies on them, but wasn’t baking them.

These same people sell cookies illegally to people who like to eat cookies. I mean, if you don’t like cookies, you wouldn’t buy them in the first place. However, because you can only get them illegally, you have to now hide your cookie habit from people, to be safe from legal action. This creates a bad atmosphere for eating cookies, and a lot of unnecessary stress. Also, without parents or the government promoting responsible cookie dieting, many people could easily over do themselves with cookies, and suffer the negative health effects.

To top it off, anyone who likes cookies and wants to eat some every now and then, but doesn’t want to risk baking their own cookies (the smell of freshly baked cookies easily draws the attention of law enforcement), must now buy them from someone else who is baking them, at an inflated price to compensate for all the additional hassle.

People will enjoy cookies, and I don’t think anyone has the right to ban them. However, with all things, moderation is key. It is possible to injure yourself, and even die from drinking too much water, and it has happened. The same goes for everything. Similarly, I think there are risks involved with everything, and people need to responsibly account for such risks when doing whatever the risky business it is that they do.

Also, there are people who despite the warnings, will still gorge themselves on cookies to the point where it is unhealthy and starts interfering with their life. These people do not represent those who enjoy a few cookies every now and then, and if anything, give all cookie eaters a bad reputation, as it is their problems that are in the spotlight. If there isn’t a problem, chances are, things will go smoothly and not much will be noticed.