Marijuana/Cannabis/THC
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Note: This article is a summary of my beliefs on Marijuana. You can find additional blog posts related to marijuana here.
Legalize Marijuana
There are those who would have you to believe that the use of marijuana can lead to serious long-term side effects, addiction, and worse. But there really is no valid scientific evidence that would suggest this. There are, however, reasons why marijuana became and remains illegal. It is in The People of America’s best interest, however, to legalize marijuana and therefore reduce the amount of drug-related deaths, aid the economy in many ways, and give citizens the freedom they deserve.
If you’ve been through high school, chances are you have learned about the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s. Long story short, the US government made alcohol illegal and the use of alcohol increased dramatically, alcohol-related deaths soared, and the government was spending more money than ever to try and prevent these things. Alcohol was soon made legal; and with good reason! Marijuana was similarly prohibited in many states across the union from 1930 until 1937, when a federal law was put in place recursively prohibiting use or possession of marijuana. The use of the drug is projected to have increased significantly since it was made illegal. As a direct result of its being illegal, many are led to other, truly lethal drugs. Many otherwise law-abiding citizens can get mixed up in the affairs of criminals since the only way to obtain marijuana is through drug-dealers.
Although marijuana’s illegality is ineffective and actually increases its and other drugs’ use, it still costs American taxpayers roughly $10 billion every year to attempt to enforce these freedom-barriers. The richest man in the world is worth about $6 billion. Many small countries are worth far less than either of these figures. The National Science Foundation, the government agency dedicated to furthering science and technology, has an annual budget of only $5.6 billion. Yet America is willing to waste $10 billion a year covering up their lies about a harmless plant.
Most everyone learns in school that marijuana is a terrible drug, and that it can destroy your life. Yet when it comes down to why, few can answer the question. The most popular answer is that marijuana is a ‘gateway’ drug–that it leads to the use of other drugs. This is true, however it would be far less a gateway drug were it legalized. It would no longer harbor the stigma of illegality, and would therefore not have the connection with worse drugs that it currently does. It is also common to hear that marijuana can lead to schizophrenia, though there are no conclusive studies to support this argument. In fact, other than the obvious effects of temporary memory loss, hunger, and a dry or sore throat (which can result from the inhalation of any smoke), there are no studies showing any long-term effects for sure. There are, however, studies suggesting that in many instances, cannabis can actually revive dead brain cells, something thought impossible before these studies. There is no doubt, however, that marijuana’s use as a pain killer or stress reliever is far superior to “legal drugs” and with little harmful effects. These facts considered, there is no reason for marijuana to remain illegal.
Essentially, there are several reasons why marijuana was made illegal, and why it remains so. Initially it was a racist, anti-Mexican movement. More than anything, however, it protects the corporate profits of medicine and “legal drug” companies. Drug companies, and specifically the FDA, have no responsibility to cure any health problems. Their only obligation is to increase the value of their company’s stock shares. And therefore, if people were generally healthy, they would fail their obligation. So it makes sense that if something actually does the job that their products claim to do (pain killer, relief from stress, sleep aid, and more) that they would want to stamp it out. That is why lies are made up. That is the ONLY reason marijuana is illegal. Conclusively, while it may not be in America’s best interest, it is certainly in The People of America’s best interest to legalize marijuana and therefore reduce the amount of drug-related deaths, aid the economy in many ways, and give citizens the freedom they deserve.
Tags: General/Other, Hippie, Marijuana, Conspiracy |
your absolutley right…americans need to open their minds..and read the fucking facts…
It’s none of your damn business if I wanna smoke pot. There my brain cells. So piss off and smoke it if you got it
MD, I agree with you in that it’s not the government’s business to interfere with those who wish to smoke pot. However, your comment “There my brain cells” is irrelevant. You see, there is recent research that indicates that not only does marijuana NOT kill brain cells, but it is actually the only substance that has ever been shown to GROW braincells. That is to say, it RESTORES your long-term memory, even if you can’t remember what you did while you were high!
Bo, thanks much for the comment, unfortunately there are a lot of so-called “facts” out there that really aren’t, and you really have to do your research and find who can back up what they have to say about it.
Speaking of which, I will try to find the source info on that braincell-growing article and blog on it if I can find the time.
Thanks a lot guys!
Damn dude where do u get all those facts? Thats pretty fukken sick tho
My favorite loophole in the marijuana laws is that it is considered a “drug”, meaning it can be perscribed. Now if only it can be perscribed as an over-the-counter drug, it could be legal. I hope the judicial branch reads this and thinks about it…
[…] Reasons why marijana should be legal (read this its interesting) Haha i found some sick facts online- this will get u thinking This page came directly from LuminousNerd Blog Archive Marijuana/Cannabis/THC | News about technology, hardware, software, music, peace, marijuana, graphics, design, and more all at this blog! Note: This article is a summary of my beliefs on Marijuana. You can find additional blog posts related to marijuana here. Legalize Marijuana There are those who would have you to believe that the use of marijuana can lead to serious long-term side effects, addiction, and worse. But there really is no valid scientific evidence that would suggest this. There are, however, reasons why marijuana became and remains illegal. It is in The People of Americas best interest, however, to legalize marijuana and therefore reduce the amount of drug-related deaths, aid the economy in many ways, and give citizens the freedom they deserve. If youve been through high school, chances are you have learned about the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s. Long story short, the US government made alcohol illegal and the use of alcohol increased dramatically, alcohol-related deaths soared, and the government was spending more money than ever to try and prevent these things. Alcohol was soon made legal; and with good reason! Marijuana was similarly prohibited in many states across the union from 1930 until 1937, when a federal law was put in place recursively prohibiting use or possession of marijuana. The use of the drug is projected to have increased significantly since it was made illegal. As a direct result of its being illegal, many are led to other, truly lethal drugs. Many otherwise law-abiding citizens can get mixed up in the affairs of criminals since the only way to obtain marijuana is through drug-dealers. Although marijuanas illegality is ineffective and actually increases its and other drugs use, it still costs American taxpayers roughly $10 billion every year to attempt to enforce these freedom-barriers. The richest man in the world is worth about $6 billion. Many small countries are worth far less than either of these figures. The National Science Foundation, the government agency dedicated to furthering science and technology, has an annual budget of only $5.6 billion. Yet America is willing to waste $10 billion a year covering up their lies about a harmless plant. Most everyone learns in school that marijuana is a terrible drug, and that it can destroy your life. Yet when it comes down to why, few can answer the question. The most popular answer is that marijuana is a gateway drugthat it leads to the use of other drugs. This is true, however it would be far less a gateway drug were it legalized. It would no longer harbor the stigma of illegality, and would therefore not have the connection with worse drugs that it currently does. It is also common to hear that marijuana can lead to schizophrenia, though there are no conclusive studies to support this argument. In fact, other than the obvious effects of temporary memory loss, hunger, and a dry or sore throat (which can result from the inhalation of any smoke), there are no studies showing any long-term effects for sure. There are, however, studies suggesting that in many instances, cannabis can actually revive dead brain cells, something thought impossible before these studies. There is no doubt, however, that marijuanas use as a pain killer or stress reliever is far superior to legal drugs and with little harmful effects. These facts considered, there is no reason for marijuana to remain illegal. Essentially, there are several reasons why marijuana was made illegal, and why it remains so. Initially it was a racist, anti-Mexican movement. More than anything, however, it protects the corporate profits of medicine and legal drug companies. Drug companies, and specifically the FDA, have no responsibility to cure any health problems. Their only obligation is to increase the value of their companys stock shares. And therefore, if people were generally healthy, they would fail their obligation. So it makes sense that if something actually does the job that their products claim to do (pain killer, relief from stress, sleep aid, and more) that they would want to stamp it out. That is why lies are made up. That is the ONLY reason marijuana is illegal. Conclusively, while it may not be in Americas best interest, it is certainly in The People of Americas best interest to legalize marijuana and therefore reduce the amount of drug-related deaths, aid the economy in many ways, and give citizens the freedom they deserve. […]
Resinweber: I wrote this quite a while back, and unfortunately didn’t cite my sources. I have a more in-depth research paper, with works cited, here: http://www.luminousnerd.com/cash-trumps-freedom/
Not sure what all that was about…mostly quotes from myself I believe… But thanks for the comment
I read the initial reason that Marijuana was made illegal was because of a slander campaign, as it was learned that it could be used for rope, paper, clothes, shampoo, etc. etc. As soon as this was learned, the millionaires that owned the lumber businesses realized that if it was cultivated, then they would go out of business. All the rich people that owned lumber stocks, or a lumber business all started to use their influence to declare it an illegal drug, saying it would turn a normal boy “into a monster in 30 days”. Their own studies proved them wrong however, and they changed their standpoint to “it makes them so docile they will not be able to fight in America’s wars”. After all this time, you might think that America has realized its flaw, and tried to correct it. You would think wrong.
This is true, Biohazard, and there were other arguments pulled in too. They didn’t want mexicans getting ahold of it because they would go on crime sprees, the attitude was that mexicans all smoke weed and they all commit crime. Racism
But it continues to make the government money for it to be illegal, so it’s not a matter of realizing its flaw, it’s a matter of the public finding out the truth about why it’s illegal and having uprisings all over the country, that is the only thing that might get them to quell their greed.
FUCK THE GOV. MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL !!!