Tonight I watched 20/20 which had several interesting segments - the first interviewing Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the second on the medical marijuana business that is now booming in Colorado and growing in other states. There is the fact that federal law still makes it illegal for these dispensaries to operate but the federal government isn't doing anything to shut down these marijuana shops. The thought that crossed my mind was, to my surprise, "shouldn't we just legalize marijuana already and end the inherent corruption from what the "medical marijuana" business has become?"
If people need to take marijuana for medicinal purposes, it surely wasn't evident in this eye opening 20/20 segment. Candy, cookies, fun foods laced with marijuana - various types of marijuana - is this medicine or are we talking about enjoying a lifestyle like walking into a full service bakery (pardon the pun)? There are over 200 medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver. People have left their jobs all over the country to try to become "certified" growers who have plants dedicated to people who have a prescription.
Who are we kidding? If even an iota of what this 20/20 report indicated is true, medical marijuana is the sham that South Park Studios satirized and this is a scam designed for private people to get wealthy through this sham "regulation" of the plant. Heaven forbid marijuana becomes legalized and these people's investments in their government controlled monopolies goes away. But moreso, it takes away the government's cut from this regulation scam since it would be much more difficult for the states to get paid if everyone could grow marijuana! I now fully appreciate just how deeply funny and scathing the South Park satire called Medical Fried Chicken is on so many levels.
Anyone can make moonshine at home but people are banned from growing marijuana plants. Am I concerned about the general public baking themselves into a stoned stupor should marijuana become legalized? Of course I am, given that too many people who are regular smokers seem to believe that it's so beneficent that driving under the influence is fine - and that their abilities are enhanced. But I guess that like everything else, we'd need to inflict harsh penalties. Perhaps this might even be the start of harsher penalties being enacted for DUI - driving under the influence - regardless of whether that substance is alcohol or marijuana. It must be in the subconscious not to drink and drive and not to smoke and drive.
Anyways... I'm curious to know your thoughts about whether marijuana should be legalized. By no means do you have to commit to an opinion here online, just sharing thoughts on where all of this medical marijuana legislating is going.
If people need to take marijuana for medicinal purposes, it surely wasn't evident in this eye opening 20/20 segment. Candy, cookies, fun foods laced with marijuana - various types of marijuana - is this medicine or are we talking about enjoying a lifestyle like walking into a full service bakery (pardon the pun)? There are over 200 medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver. People have left their jobs all over the country to try to become "certified" growers who have plants dedicated to people who have a prescription.
Who are we kidding? If even an iota of what this 20/20 report indicated is true, medical marijuana is the sham that South Park Studios satirized and this is a scam designed for private people to get wealthy through this sham "regulation" of the plant. Heaven forbid marijuana becomes legalized and these people's investments in their government controlled monopolies goes away. But moreso, it takes away the government's cut from this regulation scam since it would be much more difficult for the states to get paid if everyone could grow marijuana! I now fully appreciate just how deeply funny and scathing the South Park satire called Medical Fried Chicken is on so many levels.
Anyone can make moonshine at home but people are banned from growing marijuana plants. Am I concerned about the general public baking themselves into a stoned stupor should marijuana become legalized? Of course I am, given that too many people who are regular smokers seem to believe that it's so beneficent that driving under the influence is fine - and that their abilities are enhanced. But I guess that like everything else, we'd need to inflict harsh penalties. Perhaps this might even be the start of harsher penalties being enacted for DUI - driving under the influence - regardless of whether that substance is alcohol or marijuana. It must be in the subconscious not to drink and drive and not to smoke and drive.
Anyways... I'm curious to know your thoughts about whether marijuana should be legalized. By no means do you have to commit to an opinion here online, just sharing thoughts on where all of this medical marijuana legislating is going.
