Another state made something about pot legal today. I don’t
know which state. In fact, I can’t even source my claim – but it does seem as
though something is made legal each day. Either pot is legalized for medicinal
purposes or it’s legalized outright. The fact is, states are changing their
mind about this whole marijuana thing.
And the federal government continues to insist that it MUST
be illegal. Hell, it’s bad for you, isn’t it? Isn’t it a gateway drug, the end
of civilization, the cock of Satan, as we’ve always been told? They certainly
can’t make it legal if it’s bad for you, can they?
… well, I was thinking about this today as I was out jogging
and it made me think.
Consider tobacco. It’s perfectly legal for adults, isn’t it?
And what is its one redeeming value?
It’ll kill you.
That’s it. The best thing you can say about tobacco is it
will kill you.
Meanwhile, what can you say about pot? Well, it’s beneficial
medicinally. When raw, its benefits to your health are incredible. Growing it
helps the soil. It can be made into a textile, an oil, paper, concrete… the
list goes on and on.
Oh, and odds are pretty good it won’t kill you.
The only reason tobacco is legal is because the tobacco
lobby bribes our politicians so well. Marijuana does not have as powerful a
lobby. Not to mention, other industries such as oil, lumber, alcohol, pharmaceuticals,
and so on would be ruined if hemp or pot were ever legalized.
And there you have it. That’s called politics. It doesn’t
need to make sense. It just needs to make the rich richer.
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