Quote Originally Posted by kgcole View Post
I'm not one to use cannabis, but I think they ought to stop wasting time and resources trying to enforce laws against it's use. I think it's on the level with alcohol and should just be treated that way federally.
I couldn't agree more! I have used cannabis for muscle spasms, as a last resort when allergies to pharmaceutical meds (and prohibitive prices since I am currently uninsured!) drove me mad. I was amazed! I had never smoked weed growing up, never tried it. It was amazing how well it dealt with the pain. And as far as "recreational" use goes, it isn't a "downer" like alcohol is, it doesn't make you depressed or angry or violent. You may eat a few too many Cheetos, but so what?

You may want to purchase stock in snack foods, by the way!

Even aside from the medicinal values of cannabis, the economic benefits of legalization are enormous and I think people are coming to the realization of this! The taxes are just one aspect of that. If we can also legalize hemp - which can't be used to get high, by the way - we would have a sustainable crop with countless applications ranging from paper products and fibers to construction, even lubricants and biodiesel fuel.

I feel honored to think that I might witness the end of prohibition with my own eyes, in my own lifetime!