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I am surprised that no one has looked at the reason why marijuana is illegal...History lesson:
Making paper out of hemp is cheaper and better for the environment. Well, William Randolph Hearst knew this and also knew that he would lose money in his newspaper industry. He started calling cannibus, marijuana and portrayed it as this 'new' drug that was causing Hispanics and blacks to rape and murder people. Give people a good dose of fear anyday and they will go crazy (Salem Witch Trials, for instance). Anyway, the people were going crazy and lobbied to have this 'new' drug made illegal. Little did they know, it was their own pasttime drug they were fighting against. Well, the law was made and so it is today...
Now, I am sure that there is a little bit more to that, but that is the gist.
There is no real argument that anyone can stand behind on why it should be kept illegal. Beer is intoxicating and kills both the drinkers and innocent by-standers. Cigarettes, God bless them, kills the smoker and the non-smoker. Driving in a car can even kill you. I could walk down to the street tomorrow and get attacked and killed. Life is short and fragile. You cannot keep one item illegal because it could kill you. You might as well put everyone in a padded room with maximum security. If 'the Man' is looking out for me, he can quit.
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