All Pot Smokers are NOT Spicoli

I don't think I mentioned that we have a pot smoker's cafe in our city. Sad thing is, they are visited by the police daily, and they arrested a 76 year old woman there. I mean come on now, 76? The woman is a member of the Compassion Society, had diabetes AND had an exemption which allows her to smoke marijuana legally and the bloody cops care if she puffs a little smoke?

I've never understood people's fear of the weed. I've never understood why people believe it is the same as or leads to cocaine, heroin and the like. Craziest of all to me are those who drink frequently having a problem with marijuana.

Alcohol would appear to be the more damaging substance. How many times do you go to a bar and see two stoned guys start pounding the shit out of each other? I've yet to see it although I've seen alcohol fueled fights nearly everytime I've ever gone to a bar (and let's face it, I've been out A LOT). I've never seen anyone ruin their career or get fired because of poor performance due to weed, but I have seen a couple of people lose their jobs due to alcoholism.

There have even been studies done on the effects of pot smoking on driving. Surprisingly to some, the results indicated that those who were stoned actually drove better than they had when sober. The marijuana had heightened their desire and ability to be aware of their driving. That's a lot different then the results you see when someone is drunk.

Of course, I'm not saying you should drive when high. I personally don't like to and avoid it. But the point is, someone needs to show me some concrete evidence as to why marijuana is a bad thing, because until that time, I'm not going to change my opinion that it should be legal both recreationally and medically. I'm guessing it's a money thing. The government doesn't think they can make enough cash to bother. They know that nobody is going to believe government grass is any good. In the meantime, we are all free to kill ourselves with the cigarettes and booze that those fuckers tax so much they make a fortune off of the addictions.

Yeah, cheers!