dlogan
Although it's been many, many years since I've celebrated myself, I wanted to extend my holiday greetings to those who may be enjoying the festivities. End the prohibition! 
Actual member of NORML here. Lets make room in the jails for people who actually deserve to be there. I'd be happy with decriminalization, and legal to posses or grow a certain amount for personal use.
When was the last time you've seen "4 killed in stoned driving accident". Never because we're too busy lying on the couch dropping spaghetti sauce on our shirt or being covered in Oreo crumbs.
If pot was made legal, they say that with the profits and taxes we could wipe out our country's national debt within 2-4 years. Instead of spending millions and millions of $$$ on fighting this loosing battle known as the war on drugs.
Not only that but with the stalks and stems left over from the harvest they make a fuel that can run a combustion engine.
Hmmm, wipe out debt, empty the jails of people caught with a little weed and a cheep, homegrown fuel source which leaves behind no dangerous by-products. I don't see a down side.
Some try to pull the old argument that it's addicting and a gateway drug, BS. I had smoked pot for about 25 years and one day just stopped. No side effects or withdraw. And as for the weak excuse that it's a gateway drug..... alcohol was always my 'yes' drug. Get me a good buzz going and I'll snort, smoke or eat anything. Alcohol is by far the most deadly dangerous drug on the planet and that's still legal.
If your going to keep marijuana illegal then do the same to booze. Include everything or nothing.
For a lot of people THC is medicine so you might as well arrest people for cough syrup, aspirin, Tums etc.
Don't get me started, this subject pisses me off with all the double standards and wimpy politicians who also smoke but are afraid to vote for it for fear of going against the grain of the uneducated elders occupying some chairs.
God forbid you stand up for what you believe in and fight for it. We need a few people in the Senate or Congress to dig deep, find their nads and not be afraid to use them.
I wish I could add the Archie Bunker theme to be playing in the background during this post.
Mike
PS. I kept this post as short as I could but I can go on for pages and pages on this subject.
Having had a few friends with cancer (one with a brain tumor that was in-operable) who smoked and were able to go out and function because of gods natural herbal supplement. All of them have been in remission for several years now and the brain tumor is all gone except for a little scar tissue, 20 years now.
post edited by chefmike8888 - 2011/04/20 13:25:42