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July 10, 2011 · 8:33 pm

The Continuing Absurdity of the War Against Marijuana

The U.S. federal government declared on Friday that marijuana has no accepted medical use and should remain in the same class of drugs as heroin.  The decision comes nearly nine years after marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify the drug. 

Oh, Barry, I voted for you, but this is wrong on so many levels.

First, what’s with the delay?  Even potheads work faster than that.  Secondly, who are they kidding?  The medical benefits of marijuana are proven and well known.  Doctors prescribe it regularly.

Here’s an experiment that anybody can do: visit the home of the biggest stoner you know, and then visit the home of the most prudish, fanaticall­y anti-marij­uana person you know. For many people, these two extremes can be found within the same extended family.

While there, excuse yourself to go to the bathroom. Go ahead. Sneak a peek at their medicine cabinet. Of course, there may be exceptions­, but I’ll bet 90% of those who do this experiment see a stark difference­.
The stoner’s bathroom will have toothpaste­, maybe mouthwash and some eye drops if they work someplace where showing up high as a kite is frowned upon, and little else. The stonerbash­er will have so many pills, sprays, ointments and weird little devices that they have a hard time fitting everything in.
Marijuana not only has medicinal value, it is practicall­y a panacea. If a stoner has a headache, a stoner smokes a joint. If a stoner has an upset stomach, a stoner smokes a joint. If a stoner has a rash, or a sore throat or a zit, a stoner smokes a joint. Whether or not it has any direct bearing on the medical problem, it does stop you from worrying obsessivel­y about it, which is often a big part of recovery.
You see, marijuana reduces stress. Or at least it would, if people weren’t trying to arrest you and throw you in prison for smoking it.
And that’s the reason they want to keep it illegal.  A stress free, healthy populace would spell financial ruin for the pharmaceutical companies.  Who donate a lot of money to politicians.

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June 2, 2011 · 7:01 pm

Everybody Loves Mary Jane

The Global Commission on Drug Policy has issued its report, and they recommend legalizing marijuana.  The commission includes some pretty big names: The Prime Minister of Greece, American right wing creep George Schultz, Richard Branson (the real life person who is based on the fictional character Bruce Wayne), a few former world leaders who have nothing better to do with their time and a couple of writers  who are sort of famous.  None of them are scientists or have any specific knowledge in the field, but I’ll accept their findings anyway because, of course, I agree with them.

It's Not Just For Hippies Anymore

Marijuana is a wonder drug.  It calms people down, reduces stress and aggression, transforms moderately funny movies into rolling on the floor comedy extravaganzas,  and turns a bag of microwave popcorn and a six pack of Miller into a gourmet delight.  It also probably reduces highway fatalities although it may well increase the number of fender-benders – hippies are  worse than old grandmothers when it comes to driving directly in front of you at half the speed limit.

Anyway, the report said that the war on drugs has been a total failure, that drug use will never be eradicated by its being illegal, and politicians (who secretly know how harmless marijuana really is) should stop with their self-righteous bullshit and get with the program.

Will they?  Of course not.  People who smoke pot tend to think about issues like the economy, war and peace, civil rights and the environment when they vote, if they vote.  People who don’t smoke marijuana are all convinced it is the gateway drug to hell, and are prepared to crucify any politician who suggests otherwise.

Someday, I hope, things will change.  In the meantime, go ahead and spark up, everybody!  You will live longer and be happier.

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May 26, 2011 · 10:39 pm

War on Drugs Kills Another Civilian

There are many, many good reasons to legalize marijuana.  First, of course, is because it is the right thing to do.  In a democracy, it is the government’s job to do the will of the people.  Since the people don’t agree on shit, it’s probably best for the government to just focus on fixing the

Jose Guerena with wife and children

potholes, paying the teachers and the cops, and making sure nobody cheats at the lottery.

I’m not just in favor of separation of church and state, I am in favor of separation between culture and state.  Why does the President of the United States throw out the 1st baseball and roll Easter eggs on the White House lawn?  It is not the job of the state to decide which sports and holidays are important, whether or not we become a nation of potheads, or any cultural matter at all.  That’s up to the collective will of individual people, it is an expression of democracy in its purest form, and government should stay the hell out.

Then there are all the hempster arguments: cloth, clothes, biomass, vegetable oil, nice crunchy seeds for your salad.

Then there is the pharmaceutical argument.  Now, I know a lot of potheads who claim that it’s a cure for damned near everything.  I’ll leave the final decisions up to doctors and scientists, but I know it sure as hell reduces stress, and that can cause a reduction in a lot of other problems, too.

Then there is the fundraiser argument.  Now, do the math.  Legalizing and taxing marijuana is not going to raise enough revenue to keep the U.S. government afloat, but it would be in the plus column.  Also, a hell of a lot of money would be saved.

Mostly, though, if it were legal, swat teams from 4 different departments  would have had no excuse to burst into Jose Guereno’s house yesterday in Pima County, Arizona, at 9:30 in the morning, and shoot him 70 times.

(p.s. they didn’t even find any pot)

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April 20, 2011 · 6:39 pm

Happy 420!!

Today is the 20th of April, better known as 420, the International Holiday of Marijuana.  Light up, everybody!

Happy 420, Everybody!

It is absolutely amazing to me that this wonderful plant, which reduces tension and aggression, helps in the treatment of numerous diseases, and enhances every sensory pleasure known to mankind, should still be illegal virtually everywhere.  There are many theories as to why the opposition to it is so unyielding.  Some say it’s the tobacco and alcohol industry, some say it’s the pharmaceutical industry, some say it’s the military industrial complex (when you are well and truly stoned, you have almost no desire to kill anybody).

Actually, I imagine there are lots of reasons.  In fact, as there are two sides to every story, for every reason we have for legalization, there is a counter reason.

First, let’s take the idea that the pharmaceutical companies don’t want it legalized.  I’m sure that’s true.  Think about it.  Visit the home of the biggest stoner you know, then visit the home of the most uptight, pot hating Victorian that you know.  While there, ask to use the bathroom and, while there, take a look in their medicine cabinet.  I’ll bet you, dollars to donuts, that Aunt Martha has more drugs than Freddie the Freak.  By a lot.

Then, there’s our argument that hemp has many other uses.  It’s true.  The seeds make a nice, crunchy addition to a salad, they can be pressed for oil, the stalks of course are used for making rope or cloth.  Hemp clothing is really nice, it’s like a softer denim.  So, on the anti-pot side you have the textile industry, the oil industry, and many others.

Of course, the real reason most of us want it to be legalized is because it’s a lot of fun.  You might think that nobody could object to that, but you would be wrong.  They are the same people who cover their ears and make childish expressions of disgust if the music is mildly loud.  They sneer when people are laughing or having a good time on the Metro.  They hate it when children are running, and yell at children who are anywhere out of the specifically confined boring zone.  They think sex is evil.  They go to church a lot, and not the fun churches, either.  They are numerous and, unfortunately, they vote.

Fortunately, for the future of the human race, most of their kids are stoners.

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