Monday, April 28, 2008
legalization of marijuana
Speaking of taboos, talking about the good side of marijuana is definitely a taboo of our society. I do not go against it but at the same time I feel like there is no way to talk about it without being accused of doing it. I know a lot of people who smoke weed and i have done a lot of research about the topic. In reality, it is a hell of a lot better for you than drinking and the numbers prove it. While there are thousands of people who die from alcohol poisoning each year, there has been 0 overdoses on marijuana EVER. the drug, in my opinion, is a safe alternative to drinking. Kids no matter what are going to want to explore their state of mind and explore into drugs, and personally i think marijuana is a safe way for teens to do that. One thing i hate though is how if anyone posted this blog, they would be called a pothead. Is it possible for people to advocate something without actually doing it? I think so.
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Hey pothead-
I understand. I have never used illegal drugs, ever. But I have read the research too. I think it does a disservice when we create zero tolerance and say no drugs ever. We need to separate fact from fiction. However, may I point out that advocating the use of marijuana under our current system is a risky undertaking. As we pointed out in class the backlash against pot has been so extreme that users face a risky social climate. (loss of federal priviledge, mandatory time in prison, felony record, etc..>)
wow i completly agree and it really makes me mad that like everyone makes it out to be the worst thing in the world like those commercials about weed that are on like every 5 seconds like no one is affected by it that much i think they should put more things about alchol or other drugs that kids are actually dieng from to get a more useful message out to kids.
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