Why Legalizing Marijuana is the Best Thing for America
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Any number of states are now implementing medical marijuana programs, with two legalizing it (not shown on graphic), and a growing admission of the “War on Drugs” as a failure, over half of all Americans favor legalizing pot.
If one can trust the beltway rumors, President Obama plans on tackling the drug war sometime during his second term. (Although it’s fair to be skeptical after Obama broke his campaign promise to leave state medical dispensaries alone, in fact coming down harder on them than Bush ever did. Read more about “Obama’s War on Pot” in Rolling Stone magazine.) Politics aside, sometimes a picture’s worth a thousand words. Here’s a graphic to show your conservative friends who might not be convinced yet:
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[…] Legalizing Weed IS in America’s BEST interest […]
America AND Canada need to step up to the legalization and plate!!
I am certain that if both countries legalized, we could make some advancements in strain development as well as cancer research regarding cannabis’ medicinal benefits!
I smoked it once and fell asleep. I have no idea whether it should be legalised but it would work for insomnia!!
I am just crossing my fingers and toes that Colorado and Washington do not have any major problems that might give the feds or other states to recoil from legalization.
Yet another reason why we love you, Mike 😉 Great graphic!!
Thanks Mrs. B 🙂
This is a vital step in FINALLY bringing an end to a nearly century old injustice – prohibition.
Prohibition criminalized the use of alcohol and recreational drugs. Before prohibition, organized crime was virtually non-existent. The Mafia was local and small-time. Today, the vestiges of Capone-like organized crime survive in drug cartels so powerful they threaten the sovereignty of nations. Before prohibition, the most dangerous drugs were reefer, opiate elixirs and cocaine. Today we have crack, meth, innumerable OTC products such as “bath salts” and more, along with a cast of thousands of other “products” that have come out of R&D efforts by drug dealers. Before prohibition, we dealt with drunks and dopers at the level of individual unruly public behavior. Today, the so-called war on drugs” is a multibillion dollar industry that exhausts our resources, incarcerates huge numbers of our citizens and enriches the most despicable, exploitative elements of society. The more we pour into the war on drugs, the bigger the problem grows.
One might say we are past the point of no return. Would we legalize meth? If we don’t, what will the next “innovation” in recreational drugs be? Prohibition has created the perfect market for drug manufacturers and dealers. Profits are enormous, and the science is relatively simple. The relentless search for new products and markets will continue unabated if we don’t put these guys out of business.
Prohibition was a blight on America. It transformed our society for the worse, and because we did not FULLY repeal prohibition, the problem continues unabated. Chicago gangs of a century ago are the Mexican Drug Cartels of today…equally destructive and equally dangerous. Illegal moonshine of yesterday is the meth of today…equally lethal and addictive.
The only reason that repeal was not complete is money. The brewers and distillers had a stake in keeping recreational drugs out of the hands of customers. Their powerful lobby managed to secure legalization for their products while simultaneously repressing any efforts to repeal prohibition against drugs. Today, innumerable businesses profit handsomely from illegal drug trade: everything from the dark side of banking, to the private corrections trade, to the bloated law enforcement community, to the law enforcement equipment manufacturers, to transportation (boats, planes, trucks, etc.) to weapons manufacturers, to chemical manufacturers and many more all have a huge stake in continuing prohibition. This huge financial stake leads to a steady stream of propaganda against “illegal drugs.” Cynical as that is, it’s true. Prohibition continues, because so many people get rich from prohibition.
It’s time to finally overturn prohibition…to fully repeal. It’s time to invest our resources into helping people avoid or overcome addiction. It’s time to regulate quality and ensure purity, rather than leaving the welfare of our loved ones who might experiment with drugs in the hands of criminals. It’s time to stop intentionally poisoning our citizens by spraying pot crops with herbicides in a failed attempt to put growers out of business, because we all know that growers simply harvest tainted product and sell it to their “customers.”
Colorado’s new law is one small step in the right direction. Marijuana users will no longer have to consort with criminals to buy. Marijuana users will no longer have to risk consuming tainted product. Marijuana users will no longer pour money into the hands of criminals who will reinvest those profits into R&D, weaponry, and more. Marijuana users will no longer invest countless dollars into an enormous infrastructure built to imprison fellow citizens for the simple act of consuming one chemical or another. If a person can buy an ounce at Walgreen’s, that person won’t need to buy it from a dealer who is eager to introduce his customers to “other products.” It’s a start.
It’s time to take the criminals and profiteers out of recreational drugs. It’s time to repeal prohibition once and for all.
The only thing I worry about if and when it becomes legal is the “watering down” if you will, of the potency when big ag decides it could be a money maker for them.
Jess, the “shit” on sale in CO is “hospital grade”…as in it will knock you on your ass like nothing ever available in the ’60’s. Advocates here regularly post images of buds dripping with resin. You’d needn’t worry about “strength.” GMOs maybe, but not strength. When’s the last time Jack Daniels watered down the bourbon? (since “repeal” that is) 🙂
I think it will be several years before we are finally free of decades old prohibitions Jim, but at least we’re looking in that direction.
Big Pharma too let us not forget them in this mix, they stand to lose money as far as pain remedies go, so they like keeping these stupid laws in place. I dunno, if it takes more than an hour to get your weed, you just don’t know the wron..oops right type of people 😉
And yet, you would think that the “financially responsible” Republicans would be chomping at the bit to use the expected financial profits from legalization to reduce federal deficit and debt! But in point of fact, it’s much easier for them to demonize the poor than to expand opportunities to anyone who is not them!
Are you unaware that this is the “Devils’ Weed”? The religious reich and the politicians they control will never allow things such as facts, common sense, or simple human decency to affect their total lack of thinking.