In my opinion...

• What is your opinion about having an exotic pet at home?

I don’t like the idea of having exotic pets at home, because people are taking them out of their natural environments and, in many cases, stressing them with excessive contact with humans or small places to live. They even have to buy special accessories or food, trying to replicate their habitats. The commerce of exotic animals is becoming a bargain to many opportunists who treat them like things. I don’t like this, but I would approve it just in particular cases, like when the animals are in danger and needs some attention.

• What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs?

I’m not against the legalization of marijuana because I think the authorities should pay more attention to other drugs (I wouldn’t like the legalization of other drugs). It has been a long battle against marijuana, but the reality is that this drug in particular hasn’t reported any deaths at all (with the information I have about it). Its legalization would decrease drug trafficking with the installation of established and legal shops, and by the way, people will continue consuming it no matter what (let the free will be, with the condition of not harming others).

• What is your opinion about cloning?

I completely agree with cloning, but just with somatic cells. There are a few clinical studies about the use of this technique in humans and it has shown surprisingly good results, so it’s the perfect candidate for a new way of curing difficult diseases (the harm of cellular tissues or genetic problems). I’m not really a good advocate of other types of cloning like the germinal one or the cloning of complete organisms, because it will probably cause terrible problems in bioethics.

• What is your opinion about recycling?

I think recycling is of vital importance. We can clearly see what trash is making to our world, increasing contamination and using a vast space that we could take advantage of. Everybody gets surprised when the news shows images of how dirty the oceans are, the accumulation of plastic is certainty really impressive, and with our imagination as humans we could reduce this recycling the things we don’t use or taking them to “green points” near our homes.