Yep, this blog will be about "Marijuana"! The evil drug that makes the "OJ Simpsons" of this world tick.. lol.

Actually, this will be a very serious blog about it. I'll tell more here then I ever have.

When I was young, I smoked alot of pot. Daily for nearly 7 years. I always had pot, I always had dealers. Believe or not, I even got good grades (Straight A's in Electronics - trade school). I was always a "bright" person, but I have always liked to party (maybe too much really). I always had the long hair, and looked like a burnout.

It's hard to explain why, but the people close to me, how I acted.. and my job later.. everything brought me to meet dealers. I am talking "Big ones". I knew some of the biggest around. I have been in "pot fields" as big as corn fields. Hell, when I moved to Florida, maybe 10 people I didn't know asked me if I wanted to "burn one" (first week)... they was trying to meet a connection (cause I look like I do).. but no, I declined.

Before I go on, today I don't smoke Marijuana. I really haven't for 20 years. If I did, I couldn't write this blog. If I did.. they'd be looking into me. Now, if they do,, so what. I won't have anything. In the past 20 years, I have took 2 hits of a joint at a party (now and then)... no big deal.. but I am not a pot smoker. mainly because it bothers my breathing, which is the reason I quit.

I do meet alot of people. I set up all over with my work. Biker events, alot of places. So getting it would be no big deal.. I just don't. And I have nothing against anyone who does smoke pot.

I never really was a "dealer". It was so different back in the 80's. I had all the "good pot". I had HAWAII Kona (Know anything about that Panthur?.. lol), Columbian, Jamacian, most everything really. It was all for personal use. But that means, when my buddies came over we smoked it up. I didn't deal pot, we shared. When I went to their places, they did the same.

I did grow pot awhile. Nothing really bigtime. Remember again, this was like 20 years ago.

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That was the background of my life.. so now I say what I think..

Many are against the "legalization" of Marijuanna. I am not!

Many say, it's a "gateway drug", it leads people to bigger things.

It probably does but in a different way then most think. Marijuanna is illegal (However in Michigan it was just passed, it's legal for medicinal purposes). Since pot is illegal, people who want it have to look for it (It's not in Walmart). They come in contact with people that are more inclined to be "criminals".. afterall, they do sell pot illegal. That means, they usually sell "hard drugs too" (not all, but alot do). So making Marijuanna a crime (in my opinion) actually leads people to the harder drugs.

Like I said, I don't smoke pot. But I do travel all over the USA. I can promise.. I can get "pot" quicker anywhere (if I wanted), then I could get to a bar to legally buy a beer. Keeping Marijuana illegal just drives up the price. Keeping Marijuanna illegal gets ALOT of people "shot" because the high dollar is involved. The government gets no "taxes" on pot sales, and I am certain more people smoke pot then even drink. And ASK anyone of them... what is the "Bigger evil?" Budweiser or Pot? They will say Budweiser.. and I agree.. and I am a Bud drinking man..

Just something for ya all to think about...
Gary :)