I support NORML.

Yesterday on May 17, 2010, there was a debate. "Should Marijuana Be Legalized?" I have watched this video. And I have commented on there blog. But I wanted to express my opinions on facebook as well. Here is the link, you might see my comments on there, but I have revised what I have said there and put it here.

http://blog.norml.org/2010/05/17/confirmed-marijuana-legalization-to-be-discussed-today-on-abc-news/comment-page-2/#comment-78406

To whom it may concern,

Would you like to know what would help us to get out of debt? Marijuana. Its a simple process really. Ya see, you have this seed, and you put it in the ground. And then you wait for it to grow. And you pick the buds off, and you sell it to people. Instant cash. And its all natural. I mean, what better way to make money then that? Especially with a clean conscience. You didn’t concoct this in your basement with some rat poison and tar. You grew this yourself. Its not going to kill anyone. And its not going to rot our teeth out and make us crack whores. Its just going to make us laugh a little more and calm us the fuck down.

Wanna know something else? Those people that are locked up for “possession”, “drug pushers” and whatever other name you want to stick on them. Yeah, well they are wasting the tax payers money. Not to mention, its wasting their LIFE and a lot of time because of a plant. A lot of those people are hard working citizens that wanted to make some extra cash on the side. What harm is that? They might have enough cash to go to the store and spend money on things that a family needs. And then the store of their choice gets BUSINESS. Thats called making the economy go round.

As for its other uses besides money. Its a pain reviler. Smoking Marijuana is one of the best ways to relive stress. And help with pain. If you're nervous, it calms you down. Anxious, it helps relax you. AND its a whole lot healthier than taking a couple shots or drinking a whole fifth after work. You can't get addicted to it. Unlike other drugs. The EVERYDAY caffeine, or nicotine, alcohol, etc.

They have patches and programs, and gum, and rehab for people that smoke tobacco and drink alcohol. You don't see anything to help you get over the use of Marijuana. Because its natural, and its not a harmful drug. Its a plant that you grind up, put in a pipe and smoke. It didn't come from a factory or home made lab.

Tobacco and alcohol have more negative side effects than Marijuana. I understand the argument about America having access to too many drugs, and why should we make another drug legal?

I think that Marijuana should have been legal before anything else. Then probably the use of tobacco and then alcohol. Marijuana is the least negative. Why would that be the last thing to become legal?

Look at the side effects of Meth, Cocaine, Heroine, etc. You rapidly lose weight. Become highly, sometimes violently, addicted. Rotten teeth. Other physical changes, that can never be repaired. The list goes on.

You know what happens if you smoke Marijuana? Hungry. Happy. Sleepy. Red eyes and dry mouth as a physical result. If you abuse this substance to all extremes, then you might have some motor skill problems and cognitive issues. Or in other words “slow”.. But if you want to roll a joint or smoke a bowl occasionally, you will have little to no real side effects. And you CAN NOT become addicted.

Your body becomes use to things that you do everyday. How you eat, sleep, work. What you put into your body, Marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, etc. It is going to adjust to what you do and how you live.
The outcome has side effects. Alcohol damages your liver, heart, brain, causes disease. Tobacco damages your lungs, causes cancer. And Marijuana causes you to be hungry, happy and sleepy.

Sorry I would much rather stick with pot, than a cancer stick, or have to get my stomach pumped because I drank too much.