People spend tons and tons of money on something just to feel different for the day/night. But once the next day comes around, reality strikes back and we are left feeling crappy, aka a hangover. Even worse, society pushes through advertising on how "great" it is through luxurious marketing. When really, there is nothing about it that makes it awesome. This is only my honest opinion on this commodity. I respect everyone's opinion as each individual is different in their own unique way. It was always something I thought recently after being awakened to the world at large.
If this seems like a doomer post, I offer my sincere apologies as that was never my intention!
The purpose of mortality is to learn to make Christlike decisions. That's hard enough when sober, I don't need alcohol or weed to make it harder!
Though strongly libertarian, this is something I'm not so sure about. Does a person have the right to surrender their cognitive capacity? Maybe if they're not in public, a position from which driving stunk is likely or compelling. If someone is going to be free to impair his or her decision making ability, penalties and precautions for misuse ought to be severe. Accidently hitting someone with a car when sober is one thing, but when you're drunk, anything you do unintentionally was precipitated by the intentional act of drinking.