Contrary to the example of your friend who drinks beer for it's taste - bars, clubs, music venues, people having parties at their homes, football stadiums, etc. do not serve alcohol because it tastes good. They serve it because people like to get intoxicated. It's a social lubricant. You can get slightly buzzed on marijuana just like you can get slightly buzzed on alcohol. Considering that the weight of scientific evidence shows alcohol to be significantly more harmful to individuals and society than marijuana I find your opposition to marijuana and not alcohol as well to be contradictory. Anyways, thanks for reading. And yes, I'd be happy to meet sometime because having these sorts of discussions with people you don't know on message boards is difficult and ripe for misunderstanding. How do I contact you?