Obama: Marijuana Legalization Not Good For The Economy

Concerned

From the point of view of a pot smoker in a state where it is not recognized for medical use, I must state that the amount of negative attention it gets is ridiculous. I doubt Obama even knows that durin this country's centennial celebration it was brought as a gift from the prime minster of Turkey. President Grant partook and the country did not fall into a drug haze. This country needs to stop spending money to label marijuana an evil plant and a destroyer of minds, because many famous, important, and influential people throughout history have smoked it. The amount of money we would recover by stopping the smear campaigns is significant. The amount that could be made from taking it would be overwhelming, and could better be put to use stopping the heroin, Meth, and cocain problems our country REALLY needs to worry about. Now i know what most people who read this will think, "Oh its some stoner who just wants to get is pot fix". But before you judge ask yourself this question, when has anyone under the influence of JUST marijuana ever been involved in a major crime? The only arrests made against marijuana users are for possesion or sale. There has never, and i would say will never, be a violent pot smoker who smokes a joint and goes home and beats his wife and kids. There will never be someone under the influence of JUST marijuana who kidnaps, rapes or murders en masse. Are we also to ban tobacco because of the amount of violent offenders that smoke them? The rest of the country needs to take a lesson from California. Legalize.

Brendan of MA @ Feb 05, 2010 10:52:44 AM