The drug Czar needs to be held accountable for all the lies he tells. It just isn’t right that he can get away with this.
Marijuana is not the gateway drug. The prohibition of marijuana is the reason why so many young people are introduced to a criminal society.
It is a fact that if marijuana was legalized usage would not rise. In fact in countries where marijuana is legal usage is around half of that in our own country.
Marijuana prohibition causes young people to have disrespect for the law. It is the cause for disrespect to the police.
Now, 872,000 americans will criminal records. They will have difficulty getting an education because of it. The saddest part of this is that like you read above, 1 out of 4 of these people are under age 18. 3 out of 4 are under ago 30.
The so called drug warriors say that they don’t want to see marijuana prohibition end because it would be sending the wrong message to kids. They think they are “protecting” them.
Well then why are all these arrests coming against kids?
They are not protecting them… they are ARRESTING them!!!
Wake up congress!!!
Posted by rayeatts on Sep 25, 2008 at 4:23 PM
As a medicinal marijuana patient who has been arrested, I know first hand the hurt of our country’s current marijuana laws.
It’s unfortunate that many people still blindly believe marijuana propaganda without going beyond the DEA’s line of offense to become informed on the reality of marijuana’s benefits.
Marijuana has dramatically increased the quality of my life. As a college student, who’s suffered from life-long depression and anxiety, marijuana has helped me place things in perspective; placing things in life in a much more logical manner.
The only negativity I’ve experienced from marijuana consumption was the mental trauma of being unjustly arrested.
I can only hope for a marijuana accepting world, someday in my lifetime.
Posted by makerstar on Sep 25, 2008 at 4:29 PM
The arresting of our youth in such numbers is staggering! I believe the actual prohibition of cannabis is the culprit here. If it was taxed and regulated such as alcohol, then the drug dealers would be out of a job. They don’t care who they sell to. As a matter of fact, I read where there is an estimated 1,000,000 high school student dealers in this country. Why? Kids aren’t dumb and they see that the “mark up” is in the 200-300 percent range while huge profit margins make it impossible to work at Burger King. Not to mention they also have a captive market, five days a week.
That being said, does anyone think that there are more than a handful of public servants who would stand up to purveyors of this senseless war on people? Not many… but just maybe there are enough voters that can change this futility in the coming years. It has to be fixed. It’s broke.
The real danger of pot is arrest.
Posted by Meddy on Sep 25, 2008 at 4:37 PM
How is it that the pot smoking peace generation of the sixties has elected a war-mongering President and permitted a civil liberties trampling judicial system grow up around it? It is time we made good on the theme “The times they are a-changin.” Massachusetts voters need to send a message to the misguided drug loving warriors who are railing so loudly against Question 2.
Posted by jmalmo on Sep 25, 2008 at 4:38 PM
It’s ludicrous. A simple (or not so simple) plant God created banned by man. With so many ways to help people- medicinal, industrial, environmental, agricultural- how is it that this plant has maintained a bad reputation for so long? What is it that drives individuals and organizations to follow faulted information which in turn harms innocent people?
I encourage all people to take some sort of action against this absurdity whether you post a comment, contribute to an organization, or write the government. If you want something done about this or feel it is wrong, please chip in.
Posted by goldnchild on Sep 25, 2008 at 5:10 PM
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