Tuesday, July 7, 2009

My Hero

The war against the war on drugs has found a new hero, whether he knows it or not. A student was asked to give a persuasive speech and he did. About marijuana. He finished the speech by pulling out a joint, smoking it, and eating the remains. He was eventually charged with suspicion of possession of a controlled substance. Thirty kids in a room watched him smoke it and they got him for suspicion... Hopefully this kid has some idea what he's doing unlike the last high school student with a meaningful pro-drug message...


States like California, Oregon, and Washington are beginning to discuss thinking about their marijuana policies. That's a long way from actual change, but with New Hampshire passing a medical marijuana bill, hopefully not too long. There is a movement in politics, has been for a very long time, that the government is supposed to protect you from everything that is wrong in the world. Sorry folks, that's what your parents and church are for. If a person wants to sit in his living room and hit a doobie, the government should take their tax cut and be done with the matter. Unfortunately, some of the best activists for the cause, as discussed and pictured above, will probably lose interest and lie around the house eating cheetos instead of doing anything productive.

1 comment:

  1. I wouldn't mind the taxing of the substance, but what of the potential socieological effects? I mean, the rise in alcohol has lead to massive amounts of spousal abuse and marriage degeneration, but that's not to say all alcohol drinkers are bad, but it's not like those are rare cases. In a perfect world, someone would just sit at home and do as they please sealed away from others they may affect doing so. But we don't live in a perfect world, now do we....so maybe all these assumptions of a world where legalizing marijuana may be just that, assumptions.
    I would like to believe in such a thing, but can it really happen?

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