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Pubdate: Fri, 22 Apr 2011

Source: Daily Evergreen, The (Washington State U, WA Edu)

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Author: Justin Rastelli



MARIJUANA IS PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE



Legalization Would Ruin Politics for All of Us



Anyone walking around campus with an olfactory epithelium Wednesday smelled their fellow students celebrating their self-declared holiday. "4/20," as it is colloquially known, is a time for stoners and enthusiasts to come together to smoke and revel in the vile and illegal drug, marijuana.



Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about reforming laws that control cannabis use and production. In fact, actions are being taken to legalize both the growing and possessing of reefer. It is up to us to rise up and protect our children from the menace that is marijuana. Failing to do so will result in coming generations being little more than stoners living in their parents' basements.



Marijuana is not the only variety of cannabis restricted by current laws. The government, in their war on drugs, has also thankfully restricted industrial hemp. In 1619 Jamestown, all farmers were by law required to grow Indian hempseed a variant of cannabis. Thanks to today's laws restricting the growing of cannabis, we have moved away from the extremely environmentally friendly hemp plant towards more damaging and satisfactory processes. Instead of using hemp paper, we get to destroy forests for less pulp per acre. Let us also remember hemp has countless other uses, including fabric and rope, which we thankfully get to ignore thanks to our current cannabis control.



If marijuana were, by one hell of a long shot, to become legalized, there would be havoc in our state government. Suddenly having $100 million in tax dollars not being wasted would surely confuse our Legislature. The increased funding would potentially remove any need for them to further cut funding to higher education. Clearly, they would have to find another way to squander the money so as to continue their favorite hobby of budget cutting.



And that is just the state government. Imagine how the federal government would freak out if suddenly we were not spending $10 billion nationally on marijuana control. The inspiration for cutting NPR and Planned Parenthood is gone. With legalization, we would have to find a new reason for cutting these two satanic programs, which collectively suck a mere $365 million in direct funding from our great nation.



Then, of course, there is the number of people arrested each year for this crime. In 2010, about 15,000 Washingtonians were arrested for possession of Mary Jane. This also has the double benefit of making them ineligible for federal scholarships, financial aid and pins a nice big "do-not-hire" button on their chest at job interviews. Thank goodness our fellow citizens are being labeled as degenerates, otherwise we would have to compete even more for our opportunities.



Besides, we do not need weed to be legalized anyway. We have perfectly legal government-sponsored intoxicants. Having a generally recognized healthier, non-habit forming, cheaper intoxicant is pointless when you have the gems that are alcohol and tobacco at your disposal.



If marijuana were legalized, this country would degrade into one of stoners and potheads. The news would have nothing scary to report due to our decision makers being so relaxed. Think about it, Republicans and Democrats actually having reasonable debates during a circle session madness, I say! Congress full of relaxed Jeff Bridges characters, calmly discussing issues. If that does not scare you, clearly you are a stoner and degenerate already and your opinions do not matter.



Thank goodness the war on drugs and the criminalization of cannabis is protecting our youth. Without it, our children would be horribly doomed for life. After all, no smoker of marijuana has ever gone on and made something of himself. Say no to reason.

MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.



