In the 21st century where everyone has equal rights (in theory) and democracies like the European Union and the United States pride themselves on a free society it amazes me that uptight hypocrites get their way on the green issue. And I’m not talking about recycling.
It is unbelievable that so many people could be universally wrong on the subject of marijuana. Not just wrong, but outright ignorant. Maybe they are stupid, maybe they just miss the point, maybe they believe their own bullshit, I really don’t know what motivates these people to want weed to be illegal.
At the risk of scaring off anti-weed readers, let’s look at the facts they like to ignore:
1) Alcohol, nicotine and tobacco are far-and-away more harmful to the human body. So is ibuprofen. Chocolate is for fuck’s sake.
2) It has undeniable medical purposes.
3) It is a natural plant that has been used for centuries.
4) No one has ever died or overdosed using it.
5) It will always be in use, even illegal it will continue to be circulated on underground markets.
6) In the event people can’t buy it, they are going to turn elsewhere, which WILL harm them.
7) Crime rate falls significantly in every area that it is legal.
8) It enhances creativity. Just ask The Beatles and, erm, EVERY MUSICIAN THAT HAS EVER LIVED!
9) It relieves stress (obviously, I haven’t used any writing this).
10) It is non-addictive.
Convinced? Of course not, you’re an ignorant shit, and you likely have some arguments of your own.
A) It is a gateway drug.
Baffling logic: You legalise this non-fatal, non-addictive, non-harmful drug and eventually you’ll have to legalise cocaine and heroin. There is always one of those stories: my sister’s boyfriend’s friend’s cousin’s son was a good student, and then he started using weed and died of heroin overdose. Yeah, don’t believe you. You find me every similar case in the world and I’ll find you 100 cases of alcohol doing the same thing for each one.
B) Crime rate will increase.
Weed is currently an underground drug selling on black markets. It funds crime. People are being arrested for possession. That is how it is when it is illegal. You legalise it and regulate it it will no longer be funding crime and users will no longer be arrested for carrying it. Less crime. And if you are thinking users generally commit crimes themselves you are wrong. Cannabis makes you spaced it, it makes you buy snacks, it makes you stare at the pattern of the carpet for an hour, it doesn’t make you hold up a bank.
C) Everyone will use it, including the children.
You mean like cigarettes and alcohol? Quite frankly, if everyone uses it, good. People could do with a come down every now and then. As it stands now, if kids want it they can get it, so why not regulate it and make it safe? Slap an age restriction if you care so much.
D) It makes you stupid.
So does day time TV, I don’t see that being made illegal.
E) It gives you cancer / it is unhealthy.
While I’ll give you one thing, all smoke filling the lungs can result in cancer, but if you want to stop this you’ll have to make bonfires and BBQs illegal as well. Health issues are nonsense, simple as that.
No matter what angle you look at it, it makes no sense for marijuana to be illegal. Zero. How long is it going to take the rest of you to realise this?
Posted by Walker 
