Marijuana is a natural plant, that requires no processing, they grow it, dry it and smoke it. It's not really a "drug". Whiskey is more of a drug than Pot, if you look at all the steps it goes through to become whiskey.
I'm not sure what horrible effects Colorado is going through having legalized it. Pot generally causes less social, and physical damage than Alcohol does.
It's like any other mind altering substance. Some people do it in moderation, others get carried away. I'd much rather deal with a group of angry pot smokers, than a group of angry drunks. And it does have medical uses, that the government refuses to acknowledge. And the Hemp plant has a wide variety of uses, and would make a good cash crop for farmers.
George Washington said that farmers should devote part of their fields to hemp cultivation. The reason it's illegal has a lot to do with racist attitudes of the day. Blacks and Mexicans smoked it, and the white politicians didn't want the Blacks seducing their daughters with the "Devil's Weed". Then we've been brainwashed about it every since with movies like Reefer Madness, and all the anti drug commercials. I'm not saying it's harmless, but I think it causes a lot less problems than alcohol does. Ask a cop if he'd rather deal with a pot head or a drunk. Most potheads seen to be rather peaceful, while drunks are much more prone to violence. And for those that it helps with their pain issues, I'd rather see them on something natural, rather than addictive narcotic pain medicines.
Tom
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