The Gin Craze was a period in the first half of the 18th century when the consumption of gin became popular with the working classes in Britain – especially in London. There ensued an epidemic of extreme drunkenness that provoked moral outrage and a legislative backlash which some compare to the modern drug wars. (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Gin+Craze)
I was an alcohol and drug counselor for the Region Three Chemical Dependency Program in Tupelo, Mississippi for five years from 1987 to 1992. We counselors all understood the plain fact is that marijuana is a gateway drug. A gateway drug is the starting point for those who want an unnatural high. In other words, marijuana leads one to more powerful drugs. Surely, all of us can understand this truth. With truth known, why in the world would some states legalize this gateway drug? The creating of an epidemic of potheads and worse is silly nonsense. Why would our lawmakers cave to the chemical dependency community? We must remember the truism; we will reap the consequence of bad decisions. Mark that down!
Wrong moral decisions of our government will cause confusion and sinful outcomes. “…they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch” (Matthew 15:14 KJV). “In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man” (Psalms 71:1-4).
