crazy protest idea!

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

uhh for all of you, before you yell at me for putting this under Recreational instead of Legal...just let it go i don't feel like switching boards

I have this idea to type a short essay about bud and why it's safer than alcohol and tobacco and how crime would go down and the number of incarcerated peoples in the country would go down, making like 100 copies, and having me and my friends fold them like notes and stuff them in people's lockers or leave them around for people to find (including the administration) and if they get on our case we could say we were exercising our right to voice our opinions and we didn't cause a disturbance and we weren't encouraging people to go out and blaze we were just asking for someone to look the laws over and rethink them. what do y'all think? :confused:

[lateralus]

Well, it's a good idea, but we'd need a very well written paper for more influence. One that looks like its been written by a kid would be dismissed. Hey; DISPROVE THE DAMN MARIJUANA COMMERCIALS such as the one where the poor grandma gets ditched by the evil stoner, and the stoners trying to order cheeseburgers at Taco Bell hit the little girl on the bike.

[death of sXe]

Activism boards.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

lol dude i'm not an idiot. i don't type well on this but if i take my time on something i can write a college level paper...and i'm 15! lol! i always get straight 5's on my papers! i feel so proud! oh man i'll disprove everything i can think of that people say is bad about marijuana...and point out the real dangers of it (there are only four)

[zooted999]

Post it here first.

Whether the facts are right, a condescending letter could put people off your cause. Post it here, you'll get some feedback and after it's approved, then you can go and send it out.

[TheAtomicPunk]

Well hey, when you complete this essay, i would like the right to print out my own and post them over my school. It's a school of 2500 so word will get out with 1 or 2 hundred im sure. Good luck, use a thesaraus!

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

hey, if i get a good essay (2 pages max), how many of you guys will help spread it around? i'll spend like 2 weeks on it :D well researched :D and very persuasive without being disrespectful :D :D :D

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i'll even site my references

[zarathustra]

cite

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

oops
sorry it's not a word i use often...i think that's the first time i've ever said it myself

[Storm Crow]

If you post it, I'll correct it. I'm a tutor by profession. I received an AS in psychology and graduated with honors. I'll have my BA soon.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

omg storm crow do you have MSN messenger? if you do please give me your email. i LOVE psychology and would LOVE to learn it and make it my Trade. Please? Post it or email me at [email protected]

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

P.S. Anyone got -good-, -unbiased-, -respectable- references? i want to have at least one so it doesn't look like i'm just making excuses

[zooted999]

I don't know about 15 years old, but I know if your in college, some college sites have tons of published journals you can find online, the thing is you have to be in that college to access the site.

Maybe your school has something similar?

[Void]

Search "Grow More Pot" by Jello Biafra.Used to be lead singer of Dead Kennedys, now hes a spoken word artist.I would just print his speech out, give him full credit all over the paper and pass that shit around.Done deal.Google should find the search very easy, in fact let me just get the link...

http://www.pdxnorml.org/Jello_Biafra.html

Its still a good read anyway.I think half the information he got for that is right here on this site, not saying he got his info from this site though.

[zooted999]

I'd strongly advise academic journals. Visit a college library.

[TheAtomicPunk]

if any of you guys/gals complete a full report that really looks good, then i will definitely print several hundred and spread the word.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i'm working on it. don't worry i'm taking my time...this is gonna be a lot better than the half-hour reports i do for English (and still get 5's on...) a half hour before i go to bed the day before it's due

[420purplehaze420]

erowid.com

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

Search "Grow More Pot" by Jello Biafra.Used to be lead singer of Dead Kennedys, now hes a spoken word artist.I would just print his speech out, give him full credit all over the paper and pass that shit around.Done deal.Google should find the search very easy, in fact let me just get the link...

http://www.pdxnorml.org/Jello_Biafra.html

Its still a good read anyway.I think half the information he got for that is right here on this site, not saying he got his info from this site though.

i'll put that info in the paper and cite it, thank you :D

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i've got my opening statements....here ya go


Marijuana

In our society there are many forms of Crime. From the Speeder caught unawares while he was simply dozing off on a long, boring drive, to the Mass Murderer sitting in his basement killing small animals in some sort of Sadistic Ritual. Most of our Laws in this glorious United States of America have been made with the good of the people in mind. Some of them, however, arenâ??t so Justly conceived. In our society there are many forms of Crime. From the Speeder caught unawares while he was simply dozing off on a long, boring drive, to the Mass Murderer sitting in his basement killing small animals in some sort of Sadistic Ritual. Most of our Laws in this glorious United States of America have been made with the good of the people in mind. Some of them, however, arenâ??t so Justly conceived. I do not wish to dive into every one of These laws; I do wish, however, to have a word with you all about our current Prohibition on Marijuana. There is a great deal separated opinion on Marijuana in the U.S. of A. A person will either believe that it is a Horrible drug and should never be used by any person for any reason; or they will believe that it has some good medical and industrial uses, as well as some very good recreational ones. There are rarely any people who donâ??t have a solid opinion on the Cannabis plant. I am certainly not one of those people. Marijuana has been proven to be less harmful to your body than Alcohol, Tobacco, and most Prescription drugs. It can also be used to aid our Industry and our Environment a great deal.

[BUZz UK]

i've just thought: look at the randon shit we all post...is weed really good for us?!?

[BUZz UK]

Edit: YES!

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

between being a boring brainwashed drone and a stoner that has random thoughts....i'd say it's good :D

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i have the second paragraph done: Tobacco and Marijuana

First, Iâ??d like to speak with you regarding Marijuana and Tobacco. Tobacco is one of the only Two legal and morally acceptable recreational drugs in our society. It also contributes to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans every single year. 1,200 people are going to die today in our glorious Nation because they canâ??t resist to have one more smoke. Why is this allowed? For what possible reason could we have to keep Tobacco legal? That is a discussion for a later time. However, knowing that Tobacco is extremely dangerous is imperative in order to understand my argument. Tobacco use, over time, causes many forms of Cancer as well as Respiratory and Circulatory troubles. Marijuana, while it may still cause these Troubles, does not cause These adverse effects as efficiently as Tobacco. Some of you may have heard the phrase: â??One Marijuana Cigarette is equal to Five, Ten, Twenty, etc, Tobacco Cigarettes.â?� This is only a Half-Truth. While the amount of Tar in a typical Joint is much higher than that of a typical Cigarette, there are other Factors to consider. One: When the Marijuana is good quality, only One joint is typically needed to get â??highâ?�. Even some experienced users with an Extremely high tolerance can sometimes be surprised when they get some High Quality bud. At most, with Low quality Marijuana, a user would smoke Five Joints (.5-1 gram of Marijuana in each) to get a good â??highâ?�. With Tobacco, however, once your tolerance begins to build up, it may take whole packs of Cigarettes to experience the â??highâ?� of tobacco (Dizziness, Hyperactivity, etc.). Not only that, but the active chemical in Tobacco (Nicotine), broken down into an extremely Volatile chemical in the series of chemical reactions that gets you High. Marijuanaâ??s active chemical, Delta-9-TetraHydraCannabinol (THC), does not. It goes in as THC, and comes out as THC. â??Why is this?â?� you might ask. Our bodies have a special part of the nervous system called the Cannabinoid system. This system is responsible for Calming down nerves that might be having some problems. And guess what? Our bodies produce THC naturally in order to do that. Using Marijuana is just supplementing your own bodies with more of it. Your body doesnâ??t necessarily need all that THC, and it doesnâ??t want to simply store it for later, so it Decides to use it all as fast as it possibly can. This is what causes the feelings of Euphoria and whatever other pleasant feelings are associated with a Good â??highâ?�. Therefore, although the Tar in One joint is greater than the Tar in one Cigarette, a Marijuana user will stop after just One to Five Joints, but a Tobacco addict may smoke a pack of cigarettesâ?¦and not even feel â??highâ?�. If that is all true, then why is Tobacco legal over cigarettes?


Comments? suggestions?

[TheAtomicPunk]

Well, in the first paragraph i swear you repeated the first part twice. Also say something like why is it a crime to get high? and tobacco also causes heart disease and lung disease. Say how it takes 80 pounds to overdose on weed. How nobody has ever died from smoking pot. I'll think of more along the way...

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

dude...just wait until i'm done with it. i'm done with Alcohol now. here ya go:

Second, I would like to speak with you regarding Alcohol and Marijuana. Alcohol is the other One of the Sacred Two legal recreational drugs in our society. Why is this, when alcohol also contributes to so many deaths a year? Alcohol acts directly on the Nervous System, altering Nerve signals of all types. Alcohol causes nice people to be Angry, and Angry people to be Murderous. It makes even the Best Driver in the World look like a First Grader with a Death Wish. Sometimes, people get so lost in the Addiction they drink Ungodly amounts of alcohol on a daily basis. Much of My family is dead or dying because of this Evil chemical. Over time, Alcohol use begins to permanently alter our Nervous system. It also wreaks Havoc on our Liver and our Circulatory systems, causing diseases such as Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of the Liver, and Hypertension. One last thing about Alcohol is that it is Quite possible, and Quite easy to Overdose on it. A little too much, and the alcohol permanently shuts down your Nervous system. A little less than that, and you spend Hours nearly paralyzed, running the risk of vomiting, but since your body hardly able to move, it gets stuck in your throat for you to Choke on. There is not one Single reported case where a Human has overdosed on Marijuana. The amount of THC needed to kill 50 out of 100 mice in a clinical study, when administered to them all at once, can not be practically administered to a Human unless the Intent was to kill them. It takes about a Gram of Pure THC in your blood at the most to get High. Anything past that is not only Pointless, but can cause Panic Attacks because it Greatly alters your perceptions. It would take about a Kilogram of Pure THC in your blood to kill you. Generously assuming that Marijuana is 20% THC in weight, and that smoking it gets about 50% of that into your bloodstream, you would have to Smoke 22 pounds, roughly, to kill you. And all of that must be smoked in such a small amount of time that your body doesnâ??t finish using up any of the THC until the last bit of those 22 pounds gets through your lungs. That is a massive amount of marijuana, especially considering that someone would have to be pretty much breathing nothing but Smoke for 2 hours to even get an eighth of the way there. A person would die of Smoke Inhalation first. I couldnâ??t tell you how much Alcohol youâ??d need to Overdose because itâ??s very dependant on Weight and Liver Capacity, but I Can tell you that it is Very practical and easy to reach. And if you didnâ??t reach it, youâ??d have to deal with a Killer Hangover the next time you wake up, and I can tell you from Experience that Marijuana never causes any sort of hangover. Paranoia, maybe, but never a hangover. If all This is true, why isnâ??t Marijuana Legal, but Alcohol is?

[TheAtomicPunk]

My bad im sorry. I shouldnt be correcting you. :(

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

oh P.S. i had an error with Copy and paste. it only says In our society...etc. once in the real one. i don't know why it did that...

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i hadn't thought about prices but i'll talk about it when i get to the last paragraph "closing arguments and why our Society would benefeit from Marijuana being Legal"


P.S. Does this essay sound like a 15 year old is writing it?

[TheAtomicPunk]

No not really, sounds like an Oxford colloge student whos smoked a lot in his life and wants it legalized. Thats probabley and hopefully how most people think it will be, but afterwards, ask your friends to read it over and maybe they can fix it up too. Or we could help out.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i'm asking for y'alls help but atomic punk is the only one. HELP ME PLEASE if you have comments or anything you need to tell me because my goal is for this to be one of the best papers written on the subject. -help me- it won't do its job if it doesn't get there

[TheAtomicPunk]

Yea! and im not the brightest guy in the world! so help him out!

[lizka4200]

yea u should really work on writing about how we have thc in our bodies already, because then u can compare to anxiety, and depression medicine that is legal ....and if we already have it its not like we are adding anything that doersnt belong into our bodies..
i will deffaintly passa round your article if u type it

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i love you lizka.

the next paragraph is Medical Marijuana and i'm about 3/4 done

[lizka4200]

u have to write about stuff thats not already talkedf about always caus they are just going to look and say hey any toner says and thinks this shit....

[TheAtomicPunk]

Dont rush, take your time!

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

to lizka: yeah but any stoner wouldn't mention negative effects of marijuana

to atomic punk: first draft...revision...repeat revision as necessary...final draft

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

to everyone who reads this and doesn't voice their opinions: WHY!?

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

paragraph four "Medical Marijuana":

Most States in our Great Nation have Illegalized Marijuana, but Some of them have kept it Legal for medical uses. Marijuana certainly wonâ??t Cure any illness, but it can make them more bearable. In Chemotherapy Patients, a Huge loss of appetite is usually experienced, sometimes to the point of not eating anything for days at a time. In the few states that have medical marijuana Legalized, a doctor will prescribe Marijuana or Pure THC for them to get over the pain of cancer and Chemotherapy, and also to give them the dreaded â??Munchiesâ?� that some people hate, but is a lifesaver for an Anorexic or a Chemotherapy Patient. Not only that, but by supplementing our Cannabinoid systems with THC, we allow it to do Its job more effectively, Thus greatly decreasing the amount of pain We feel. Compare the negative effects of Marijuana I have Already told You to the negative effects of Prescribed Barbiturates, Tranquilizers, and Painkillers. Most of them have horrible side effects, Extreme dangers of Overdose, and are highly addictive as well! Plus there are all of those Anti-Depressants that, ironically, cause suicidal tendencies! THC is naturally found in our bodies, has few side effects of its own, and greatly relieves stress. I have heard of Many times when people have come close to committing Suicide, but changed their mind after a little bit of good Bud. Not only that, but even at the Black Market price of Marijuana (5-15 Dollars per Gram), it is extremely cost-effective compared to prescription drugs that cost Hundreds of Dollars per Bottle. If what I speak is the Truth, then why isnâ??t Marijuana more commonly used in Medicine?

well?

[TheAtomicPunk]

Sorry, i was always too lazy to do a middle and final draft. My first always worked.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

so do mine but this time i'll make an exception

[lizka4200]

you should talk about how u never hear of potheads beating their kids but alcholics neglecting and beating,
Also you can talk about the "functional user"

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

like my dad? a respectable 36 year old light salesman (the best in the state). he's a good example of an intelligent, functional user

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i'm not being sarcastic he really is the best in the state

[TheAtomicPunk]

Thats was a great paragraph!

Dude, your dads cool, make a good dealer as a kid? Just kiddin :p

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

oh my god i am having writer's block on the last paragraph

[TheAtomicPunk]

hahahaa Do It!!!

[lizka4200]

yea u gotta talk about functional users...i know of a lot..i am one i do mad shit and still blaze

[lizka4200]

also u shouldnt mention u smoke pot cause than it is a biased essay...if u say youve tried but are not into it it suds a lot better

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i never said i did

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

on my first revision i'm going to incorporate the negative effects to show it's unbiased

[lizka4200]

"and I can tell you from Experience that Marijuana never causes any "

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

that doesn't necessarily mean i still do it though, but i'll change it from "many i have interviewed can tell you from experience..."

[lizka4200]

let me know when u are done...ill be glad to look it over

[soldier1944]

you capitalize a bunch of words that dont need to be

[TheAtomicPunk]

Yea, make sure the grammars all right. I think its going goooooood! email it too me when you done! [email protected]

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

read it stressing all the words i capitalize. then it makes sense, it's just my writing style. when i'm done i'll post it here, but in a new thread

[Fan o KmK]

yea i got a good idea to add if your not done yet, quoted from my very smart friend, "why is it ok to drink posion, but smoking a natural herb that God put on this planet is not?" but yea man keep up the good work, fight the power, and post teh whole thing when ur done please.
good job

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i've got serious writer's block on the last paragraph. it's going to drive me insane. if i had any bud i'd smoke it to let the ideas come out easier...but i don't :(

[Fan o KmK]

what was your last few sentences, mayb i can help out

[TheAtomicPunk]

Adderal helps when i write things :)

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

here's how i am doing in the last paragraph

The Prohibition on Marijuana has many negative effects in and of itself. We spend hundreds of millions of dollars a Year to stomp out Marijuana Use, but there has been no decrease in its usage. Quite to the contrary, Marijuana Use has actually increased.

[Fan o KmK]

say something about the government fucking up when they banned alcohol, and how all the proceeds of selling pot go to teh direct benefit of organized crime and stuff. and that if marijuana was legalized, taxed, and regulated, like in holland, america would be better off. much better off.

[Fan o KmK]

oh good idea, do tons of research on amsterdam and how holland has benefited, and nothing bad has happened or something

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i know all that. it's just i'm having trouble putting it down on the paper

[TheAtomicPunk]

ooo, dont forget, the US is $6trillion in debt, and they could tax pot, or turn it into fuel for cars.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

i'm not going to go as far as the fuel for cars, but yeah taxing pot would help a lot for the national debt

[Fan o KmK]

yea, so did u get past that block?

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

if i did i'd be done with the paragraph by now

[TheAtomicPunk]

^ What? i didnt understand that post ^

[Fan o KmK]

grr cmon man hurry, i wana read this lol

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

dude patience is a virtue

[Fan o KmK]

i know, but im like avoiding doing homework until i read this paper lol

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

okay go to the thread called First Draft

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

no one's looking at the other thread so...

Marijuana
By Jake Martinez

In our society there are many forms of Crime. From the Speeder caught unawares while he was simply dozing off on a long, boring drive, to the Mass Murderer sitting in his basement killing small animals in some sort of Sadistic Ritual. Most of our Laws in this glorious United States of America have been made with the good of the people in mind. Some of them, however, arenâ??t so Justly conceived. I do not wish to dive into every one of These laws; I do wish, however, to have a word with you all about our current Prohibition on Marijuana. There is a separated opinion on Marijuana in the U.S. of A. A person will either believe that it is a Horrible drug and should never be used by any person for any reason; or they will believe that it has some good medical and industrial uses, as well as some very good recreational ones. There are rarely any people who donâ??t have a solid opinion on the Cannabis plant. I am certainly not one of those people. Marijuana has been proven to be less harmful to your body than Alcohol, Tobacco, and most Prescription drugs. It can also be used to aid our Industry and Environment.
First, Iâ??d like to speak with you regarding Marijuana and Tobacco. Tobacco is one of the only Two legal and morally acceptable recreational drugs in our society. It also contributes to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans every single year. 1,200 people are going to die today in our glorious Nation because they canâ??t resist to have one more smoke. Why is this allowed? For what possible reason could we have to keep Tobacco legal? That is a discussion for a later time. However, knowing that Tobacco is extremely dangerous is imperative in order to understand my argument. Tobacco use, over time, causes many forms of Cancer as well as Respiratory and Circulatory troubles. Marijuana, while it may still cause these Troubles, does not cause These adverse effects as efficiently as Tobacco. Some of you may have heard the phrase: â??One Marijuana Cigarette is equal to Five, Ten, Twenty, etc, Tobacco Cigarettes.â?� This is only a Half-Truth. While the amount of Tar in a typical Joint is much higher than that of a typical Cigarette, there are other Factors to consider. One: When the Marijuana is good quality, only One joint is typically needed to get â??highâ?�. Even some experienced users with an Extremely high tolerance can sometimes be surprised when they get some High Quality bud. At most, with Low quality Marijuana, a user would smoke Five Joints (.5-1 gram of Marijuana in each) to get a good â??highâ?�. With Tobacco, however, once your tolerance begins to build up, it may take whole packs of Cigarettes to experience the â??highâ?� of tobacco (Dizziness, Hyperactivity, etc.). Not only that, but the active chemical in Tobacco (Nicotine), broken down into an extremely Volatile chemical in the series of chemical reactions that gets you High. Marijuanaâ??s active chemical, Delta-9-TetraHydraCannabinol (THC), does not. It goes in as THC, and comes out as THC. â??Why is this?â?� you might ask. Our bodies have a special part of the nervous system called the Cannabinoid system. This system is responsible for Calming down nerves that might be having some problems. And guess what? Our bodies produce THC naturally in order to do that. Using Marijuana is just supplementing your own bodies with more of it. Your body doesnâ??t necessarily need all that THC, and it doesnâ??t want to simply store it for later, so it Decides to use it all as fast as it possibly can. This is what causes the feelings of Euphoria and whatever other pleasant feelings are associated with a Good â??highâ?�. Therefore, although the Tar in One joint is greater than the Tar in one Cigarette, a Marijuana user will stop after just One to Five Joints, but a Tobacco addict may smoke a pack of cigarettesâ?¦and not even feel â??highâ?�. If that is all true, then why is Tobacco legal over Marijuana?
Second, I would like to speak with you regarding Alcohol and Marijuana. Alcohol is the other One of the Sacred Two legal recreational drugs in our society. Why is this, when alcohol also contributes to so many deaths a year? Alcohol acts directly on the Nervous System, altering Nerve signals of all types. Alcohol causes nice people to be Angry, and Angry people to be Murderous. It makes even the Best Driver in the World look like a First Grader with a Death Wish. Sometimes, people get so lost in the Addiction they drink Ungodly amounts of alcohol on a daily basis. Much of My family is dead or dying because of this Evil chemical. Over time, Alcohol use begins to permanently alter our Nervous system. It also wreaks Havoc on our Liver and our Circulatory systems, causing diseases such as Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of the Liver, and Hypertension. One last thing about Alcohol is that it is Quite possible, and Quite easy to Overdose on it. A little too much, and the alcohol permanently shuts down your Nervous system. A little less than that, and you spend Hours nearly paralyzed, running the risk of vomiting, but since your body hardly able to move, it gets stuck in your throat for you to Choke on. There is not one Single reported case where a Human has overdosed on Marijuana. The amount of THC needed to kill 50 out of 100 mice in a clinical study, when administered to them all at once, can not be practically administered to a Human unless the Intent was to kill them. It takes about a Gram of Pure THC in your blood at the most to get High. Anything past that is not only Pointless, but can cause Panic Attacks because it Greatly alters your perceptions. It would take about a Kilogram of Pure THC in your blood to kill you. Generously assuming that Marijuana is 20% THC in weight, and that smoking it gets about 50% of that into your bloodstream, you would have to Smoke 22 pounds, roughly, to kill you. And all of that must be smoked in such a small amount of time that your body doesnâ??t finish using up any of the THC until the last bit of those 22 pounds gets through your lungs. That is a massive amount of marijuana, especially considering that someone would have to be pretty much breathing nothing but Smoke for 2 hours to even get an eighth of the way there. A person would die of Smoke Inhalation first. I couldnâ??t tell you how much Alcohol youâ??d need to Overdose because itâ??s very dependant on Weight and Liver Capacity, but I Can tell you that it is Very practical and easy to reach. And if you didnâ??t reach it, youâ??d have to deal with a Killer Hangover the next time you wake up, and Many I have interviewed can tell you from Experience that Marijuana never causes any sort of hangover. Paranoia, perhaps, but never a hangover. If all This is true, why isnâ??t Marijuana Legal, but Alcohol is?
Most States in our Great Nation have Illegalized Marijuana, but Some of them have kept it Legal for medical uses. Marijuana certainly wonâ??t Cure any illness, but it can make them more bearable. In Chemotherapy Patients, a Huge loss of appetite is usually experienced, sometimes to the point of not eating anything for days at a time. In the few states that have medical marijuana Legalized, a doctor will prescribe Marijuana or Pure THC for them to get over the pain of cancer and Chemotherapy, and also to give them the dreaded â??Munchiesâ?� that some people hate, but is a lifesaver for an Anorexic or a Chemotherapy Patient. Not only that, but by supplementing our Cannabinoid systems with THC, we allow it to do Its job more effectively, Thus greatly decreasing the amount of pain We feel. Compare the negative effects of Marijuana I have Already told You to the negative effects of Prescribed Barbiturates, Tranquilizers, and Painkillers. Most of them have horrible side effects, Extreme dangers of Overdose, and are highly addictive as well! Plus there are all of those Anti-Depressants that, ironically, cause suicidal tendencies! THC is naturally found in our bodies, has few side effects of its own, and greatly relieves stress. I have heard of Many times when people have come close to committing Suicide, but changed their mind after a little bit of good Bud. Not only that, but even at the Black Market price of Marijuana (5-15 Dollars per Gram), it is extremely cost-effective compared to prescription drugs that cost Hundreds of Dollars per Bottle. If what I speak is the Truth, then why isnâ??t Marijuana more commonly used in Medicine?
The Prohibition on Marijuana has many negative effects in and of itself. We spend hundreds of millions of dollars a Year to stomp out Marijuana Use, but there has been no decrease in its usage. Quite to the contrary, Marijuana Use has actually increased. Most of the Billion dollar Drug War budget goes to fighting Marijuana. Marijuana use, over time, causes Slowed Brain Function, Lowered Sperm Counts in males, if Smoked it causes problems related more to Smoke Inhalation than to THC, and can sometimes cause feelings of Paranoia, which are Spawned from the fear of being Caught by the Police. Right now there is a Four Year Old girl being abused by her Methamphetamine Addict Mother and her Drug Dealing boyfriend. Why donâ??t those Billions of dollars go to stomping out that drug, which can be Created by anyone out of household chemicals, instead of something so Miniscule as Marijuana? Many times every day, Easy-Going Potheads are Burned by Black Marketeers and are getting ready to hunt those Treacherous Swine down and get back what is owed to them. If Marijuana was legalized, someone looking to get High could simply drive down to a convenience store, ask for a Gram of Good Herb, pay a greatly reduced price than that on the Black Market, and get High with no Consequences. The only thing that has thus far come out of the Prohibition of any substances is a Black Market to sell them right under our Governments noses. Iâ??m not advocating for all drugs to be legal for, with the exception of Marijuana, Illicit Drugs are Illegal for a Reason. But why not take a large Chunk out of the Black Market, and Take Over their Racket to our own profits? Is it really Logical to keep something Illegalized simply because we think itâ??s connected to Crime, when it only is because we made it illegal in the first place? Is it Logical that several states have Already decriminalized possession and use of Marijuana in small amounts, yet the Federal Law allows the DEA to overrule the states? â??Any Powers not Specifically Granted to the Federal Government in this Document is Given to, and Only to, the States Themselves.â?� When, in the Constitution, did it ever State that the Federal Government had the Ability to infringe upon Statesâ?? Rights? Why donâ??t All of You think about what Iâ??ve said Here for a few minutes, and Reconsider your Opinion on Marijuana law in this, the Glorious United States of America.

Qustions, Comments, ideas for the first revision? or is it perfect as is? tell me now people!

[TheAtomicPunk]

I thought it was a great report! But to get people to read it, they dont want to read that whole thing, you need PICTURES!!! and GRAPHS!!! and the such. Then its ready to be printed. But wait for more comments and not just mine.

[HighBuddy]

just at a glance... you have lots of randomly capitalized words

[lizka4200]

well are you done?