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1972, USA.
I was 18 and in college.
I could vote for the first time.
I could drink legally.
I also worked three jobs.
I started to move ahead in my chosen profession (no, not THIS one lol) and eventually approached the peak of my profession - as did the majority of people I knew, who also could legally drink at 18.
Among the people who were either in my college circle or my work circle --- were two people who became two of the most respected and well-known political writers/commentators in America (one liberal, one conservative) and two who became among the most well-known/prolific TV writer/producers in America --- not to mention people who became some of the most successful doctors, lawyers, academics, journalists and business people in the country.
Some smoked pot, some didn't.
But I really don't think that the fact that they could drink at 18 really made much of a difference.
Any of you who are old enough to remember what the majority of "kids" were like in the 60s and 70s - and know what the majority of "kids" are like now --- will understand.
Any of you who are potheads in your teens and 20s --- probably never will.
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