Both drinking and pot smoking are “coping mechanisms,” he concedes, but alcohol is clearly more “civilized” because people can enjoy the taste, drink while reading or conversing, and imbibe without getting “blitzed.” All this is either impossible or quite rare among cannabis consumers, Tyrrell asserts with the confidence of someone who has no idea what he’s talking about.
Jacob Sullum: Because Bob Tyrrell Prefers Scotch, Marijuana Should Be Banned