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The point you make about the surgeon does depend on when it is actually taken and how long it takes to come into effect, which varies from person to person. The point you make about alcohol simply re-inforces my point that being under the influence of anything that affects your control creates risks for yourself and others.
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I also fail to understand your comment about helping them to get through the day, anyone will know that isn`t going to have the effect you describe.
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As for BBQ's, if I choose not to have a BBQ, that's my choice. As it happens I do but take sensible precautions. The point I was making about smoking is that everyone has the human right not to have their health and life damaged by the lack of consideration of others. I have no objection to people smoking as that's their choice so long as their choice does not have a detrimental effect on my life or the lives of those I love.
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You always supply your guests with gas masks and ensure that the wind never blows any of the smoke to somewhere, a neighbours garden for example, where other people could be?
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And as for it being sanctioned by the law or not, I prefer to use the law of common sense. I've seen too many people die from alcohol abuse, drugs and smoking to last me a lifetime.
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But common sense doesn`t necessarily mean abstinence from any substance, it could also be considered that common sense means sensible use.
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You can have a lot of fun in life without an excess of alcohol and without a smoke.
You can also have a lot of fun WITH an excess of alcohol and with a smoke, however in that instance there's more chance of it adversely affecting those around you.
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I find it very hard to have any fun around people who drink, excessively or not, even the smallest amount of alcohol appears to turn people into objectional bores. I'd much rather be with cannabis smokers than drinkers.