For countless of times, my angsty, rebellious, and acne filled teen-hood stapled notions that I think created permanent residency within me. Although I have built wobbly, rotten plywood foundations for it, for the years to come I would like to cement it, build high fences around it and probably even turn it into a fortress of morals that I would gladly pass around to anyone willing to pay me any mind. I find myself cool, radical and sometimes a hypocrite for believing the things I believe. I once said that you are the master and slave of your own life (although I'm pretty sure I only copied that phrase from someone else's quote) and with that, it matters to me that we forge paths of our own at whatever price. If your going to live why not make it yours, traverse beaten paths, discover secret hideaways, burrow through holes than to follow railways and highways and end up jay-walking or harassed by a bully cop.
The internet is probably my favorite invention of all time, who ever invented/discovered/plagiarized it should be beatified by the pope soon. You can easily zoom in and out of anything you wish to familiarize (or unfamiliarize) yourself to. And with that note I would like to share to you this digital treasure of knowledge that I found.
Economic, Legal and Medical Reasons
Marijuana is the most recreationally used illegal drug in the United States. It has been estimated that literally millions of otherwise law abiding Americans use the drug to get "high". Still there are millions of others that use the drug to ease their suffering from ailments like:
Thus doctors that could prescribe it to their patients as a treatment are fearful to do so even though they reside in a state that has medicinally legalized. It is truly ridiculous that Marijuana should be illegal in a nation where Tobacco kills thousands of people each year from lung cancer and Alcohol causes a majority of fatal car accidents and petty disputes.
Especially considering that Marijuana is not as nearly harmful to the body as the negative advertising around it (payed for by alcohol and cigarette companies by large) would lead someone to believe. In fact In a study deliberately covered up by the U.S. govt until recently, The National Toxicology Program found no evidence that Marijuana causes cancer. In fact the study proved the exact opposite.
Animals that were exposed to THC (the acronym that stands for the active chemical in Marijuana also known as Tetrahydrocannabinol) showed less of a risk of getting cancer then those that weren't. Study after study has shown that Marijuana actually decreases a persons risk of getting cancer and that smoking Marijuana does not increase a persons risk of getting any of the cancers associated with smoking. So besides the fact that the drug may actually fight cancer why else should we legalize marijuana? Now I will give you some common sense reasons for legalization:
ECONOMIC REASONS:
Legalizing Marijuana would create a new multi-billion dollar industry in the United States with a substance that can be taxed by the govt thereby generating more money to fund govt programs and create more govt jobs.
The currently labor suffering midwest would be saved by Marijuana processing factories requiring large amount of labor creating thousands of new jobs for middle america.
Shipping commerce from middle America to the big cities and their ports for exporting and importing marijuana would increase dramatically.
The increased trade with marijuana producing nations would help to stabilize their struggling third world economies. This would also help to curve illegal immigration to the states from major marijuana producing nations like Mexico by creating a new mexican industry fresh with new jobs. Lowing incentive for illegal immigrants to cross the border in search of work.
Small businesses that sell marijuana would see increased profits which they have been needing since many former cigarette smokers are now quitting.
Alcohol and Tobacco companies would be forced to push their products harder thereby dumping millions of dollars more into advertising.
Televised anti-marijuana ads would be a thing of the past making room for other commercials to advertise their products.
Marijuana can grow almost anywhere thus there is little danger of a weak crop and falling profits
Not to mention that Economists at large have thrown their favor behind legalization.
LEGAL REASONS:
With marijuana users no longer being jailed for possession lots of room would be opened up in our already overcrowded prison system for more hardened offenders such as: murderers, rapists, child molesters and other violent criminals.
The Judicial system would no longer be burdened by having to trial cases involving marijuana.
The police will be able to allocate more resources to solving more violent crimes.
Since marijuana could be purchased at any drug store after being legalized, violent crimes such as: robbery, drug warfare, contamination of drugs by other substances such as: LSD, PCP and Cocaine could quickly become a thing of the past.
MEDICAL REASONS:
Marijuana has been proven on more then one occasion to not cause cancer unlike its legal counterparts tobacco and alcohol.
Patients suffering from a host of disorders and diseases such as: Cancer, Aids, Chronic pain and insomnia would have easy access to a pain reliever.
The relaxing effects of marijuana use could prevent tension and stress that cause sore muscles and or agitation and high blood pressure
We can plainly see that marijuana legalization benefits are boundless I could go one listing for days but until Americans wake up and realize that the true crime surrounding marijuana is the cornering of the market by campaign contributions from Alcohol and Tobacco companies thereby denying the rest of us the: Jobs, Money, Health and pleasure from legalizing marijuana.
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Let's get HIGH on information.
1 comments:
as i reached the waves that kiss my feet, your passion on capturing life as it is, or on how you see things, on the flip side, described and tagged enormously tells me that its time to put my armor down. Reading your words gives me a canvass to stroke in and out the strands of the life we love.
love the life you live. live the life you love.
peace and love you.
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