This is dedicated to Gary aka coincutter. His most recent posts are about wanting marijuana legal. Neither one of us smoke weed but do agree that making it legal would make life easier for all. First of all, you can't get addicted to it. I'll agree that there are Cheech and Chong types out there that smoke weed all the time but when you do quit you don't go through the with-drawls that meth, heroine, crack addicts go through. Even alcoholics go through some sort of with-drawl when they dry out. Gary covered most of this but I thought I'd add my two-cents. Besides the taxes we'd collect, the reduced crime, and medicinal purposes; we would also create legitimate jobs for pot farmers. It would also open the door for marijuana's non-potent cousin, hemp. Hemp has many benefits including making paper so you don't have to kill a tree, clothing, and you can even make fuel out of it. Going back to addictions. Did you know that nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol are the top three addictive substances(in that particular order)? Think about it. It is legal for most people to buy them and they are very harmful to your body. They also cause some wicked with-drawls if you try to quit them. To all you nay sayers on legalization...I feel bad for you. You are probably the same people that are against stem cell research that may someday cure diseases that either kill or cripple many people.
'nuff said.