You Can’t Leagalize Marijuana Because The Argument Sucks
With the “big” 420 rally here in Denver and the one in Boulder, the local media give the impression that the pro-pot movement is on the rise. As an aside, more people showed up in Denver for the Tea Party, but they say that it is losing momentum. But that has nothing to do with the following opinion. The argument is (with the limited sample I have polled): We should legalize it and tax the sh*t out of it.
Wow that is profound thinking from a group that sits in their apartment (or parents’ basement) all the time eating Funions and drinking Mountain Dew. The answer to getting what you want is more taxes. More government control. Dude, aren’t you tired of the “Man” holding you back. The Government Is the “man”, man. They produce nothing, but misery. Isn’t recreational pot use supposed to eliminate misery? So you want to impose more taxes on the “occasional” pot user that is also a producer in this country? You want to raise taxes on a segment of society that pays no taxes? You want to increase your weekly bill of $100 a week to $200 a week? I don’t get it.
Okay I have done the reasearch and a large segment of it says, and I am paraphrasing, the 10′s of thousands of deaths are attributed to alcohol, and zero to pot. Really? If a man drinks and dies of heart disease, liver failure, or is stupid enough to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking, it is an alcohol related death. If a moron drives while high, it is an automobile death. If someone is shot outside a medical marijuana dispensary, it is a gun related death. And if someone gets high and decides to make a viral video, it is an unfortunate accident. That is how the numbers are so low.
If every time some died high, or is under the influence of pot, got reported, your sacred cow of zero deaths would go up 2000% (the number is arbitrary using liberal math). The fact is that pot causes some deaths in this country. But for some reason indirect cause doesn’t play a role in attributing pot to these deaths. Fact: There has been only one DIRECT pot death in the USA. Some guy years ago suffocated trying to take a huge hit from a 3ft bong. If you Google it you may find it.
I know, I know, Big Chemical has worked with the government to jail hemp farmers, stop hemp companies from producing the strongest rope on the planet and hemp may be the next cotton. I have heard it all. But Stoners, you forgot one thing, if you want your movement to gain creditability you must separate yourself from Big Government and work to be a free market commodity. WHAT?? Work with evil Wall Street? NO WAY! I know. The answer is not the Government but with you, the individual. And since you can’t get anyone to support you that you have voted (I think) to represent you, you lose.
The 20th Amendment to the Colorado State Constitution says that if you have medical marijuana card, you can smoke pot. But the constitution also says that you must have AIDS, Cancer, or a debilitating disease. And the news clip I saw showed thousands of people smoking on 420 and 1 that qualified.
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