An American Pastime: Smoking Pot

People in this country are sooooo miserable, they will do anything to escape reality. They KNOW the reality. It's the facing it that's the problem. I still think the drug war is ridiculous. They put you in prison for doing drugs, and guess what? You can get ALL the drugs you want IN PRISON. That just goes to show you that it's not about the drugs, it's about the money that the prison system generates. My young nephew made a interesting point to me. While discussing the same topic, he said, you know it's stupid to put criminals in with other criminals and expect them to come out clean on the other side, he said, all they do IS LEARN HOW TO BE BETTER CRIMINALS from the other prisoners. The wisdom of youth!

....i have something to attend to.... ;-)

on the audio version on CD #4, Chapter 5, or in the book in his "Civil Liberties and Personal Freedoms" chapter he does a great job of explaining how marijuana became demonized by Congress and why; as well as giving his opinion on why Americans should be allowed to use it, especially terminally-ill Americans. It makes a lot of sense.

What's the point of this post? Is it to imply that legalization might reduce usage, and that this is a desirable outcome?

I agree that it should be legal, but I disagree that pot-smoking is something to be discouraged.

Free people should free to do as they will, so long as they do no harm to others. If a person wants to get stoned all day, it's his business.

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Liberty for Dummies

My Cheech and Chong days are a distant memory. But current medical statistics tell me that the stuff sold on the streets now contains 10 times more THC than the crappy adulterated hashish I smoked back the 1990s.

Step out of Brixton subway station in London, turn into Atlantic Road and you will hear street vendors hawking their wares.

"Skunk weed! Skunk weed!"

I kid you not.

-"Ron Paul cured me of my predilection for Che Guevara T shirts."

When something is outlawed, its demand increases for people who want it anyway. Not to mention the mystique and sense of risk and rebelliousness in partaking of something traditional authority figures label as "bad for you," as well as a symbol of experimentation and, to some degree, youthful exuberance (finding yourself, sowing wild oats, etc). I think that's where the "gateway effect" lies; better to influence such purposefully unpredictable, but vulnerable human behavior with education and a shift toward treating the negative effects of such drugs as a public health issue instead of all the ridiculous, worst-case-scenario-assuming and illegal rules, regs, punishments and classic fuckups.

I remember my feelings toward alcohol both before and after age 21. It just suddenly wasn't a big deal anymore once I held high that updated driver's license, primed and shiny in the sun, promising limitless drinking power as bottomless as whatever current state my wallet would allow. The binge-drinking immediately subsided, the allure had faded and was replaced with a satisfied comfort. Excessive partying became steady trips to the bars around town. Of course, all this happened in reasonable time after my 21st party, but one gets the point.

Sort of reminds me of a long relationship; the conflagration fades and flickers into glowing embers, steady and warm until they're gone in whatever fashion. Maybe that's it; the government is keeping us from going steady with our pasttime, and is forcing us into positions of one-night stands and awkward back-alley encounters, damaging our overall future ability to easily transition to and positively function in a more traditional, mature relationship. The freedom to sit down without a certain discomfort would also be a welcome relief.

Now, if I may humbly excuse myself, I have a bowl of Cool Ranch Doritos awaiting my immediate and utmost attention.

For liberty!! *gong*

it was much easier to find Americans rather than natives at the coffee-houses. It was in the off-season, as well....

Sidenote: The dutch have complete, 100% gun control. Even for the cops to arm themselves takes a huge effort, according to locals. I learned this because there was a MACHINE-GUN 'hit' at one of the clubs the week I was there. Why? Cocaine. And you guessed it: Mary J is tolerated (not 'legal'), but blow is a big focus for police. Dozens of peddlers tried to hock their blow-crap to me, yet not one coffee-shop employee even tried to lure me in their front doors...

THE MORE I LEARN ABOUT GOVERNMENT
THE MORE I LOVE MY GUNS
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"Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it."

I have FMS and a few other problems and let me tell you, if I had any good smoke..I would be sitting here now taking a toke....I hate the fact that Congress and the rest of them are hording it for themselves.

Freedom is another way to God...A corrupt government is a straight way to hell.

A very lucrative business,only makes the situation worse in every way.

I feel good about it lol
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Washington was known to grow pot on his plantation...Seems the founding fathers were right yet again!

....proof God loves us and wants us to be happy". Sherlock Holmes preferred "shag tobbacco", to solve a three pipe problem. Hobbits enjoyed shag also. Ben just said beer, but my guess is he would have included our favorite flower.

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Ron Paul Supporter Since 1997
“We have allowed our nation to be over taxed and over regulated and overrun by bureaucrats, the founders would be ashamed of us for what we're putting up with” Ron Paul