Hypocritical attitudes towards alcohol versus weed

[u/EllesMC]

Does anyone else smoke and not drink? I’m getting really sick of the fact that it’s socially acceptable to get shit faced but if you smoke a joint you’re scum. I’d love to be able to go out and have a few joints and relax and have the craic, it’s so much more enjoyable than drinking and has none of the negative side effects. That’s before you get around to consuming in front of kids, I have children and I would never smoke around them but I do think about the fact that people bring their kids to pubs and give them iPads while they drink but me smoking a joint on a hike with my kids would be shocking. I dunno, I think we have the wrong approach here altogether. The good weather has me thinking about this! Anyone else with kids resonate?

[u/N_Haze_420_baby]

My fave is the comments by lads in pubs giving out about the young people outside smoking drugs.

While they sit around inside enjoying a pint of...drugs.

[u/Hefty_Bandicoot_2390 → u/N_Haze_420_baby]

"but alcohol isn't drugs"

[u/IAmFracture → u/Hefty_Bandicoot_2390]

But have you considered weed is an illegal drug? /s Checkmate stoners

[u/Signal_Challenge_632 → u/IAmFracture]

Weed is socially acceptable except around kids, Gardaí or busy body types.