The fact that we are facing a major health crisis! The baby boomers are hitting their 60s- with all the aches and pains of getting older. Cannabis treats many of these problems- cancer, Alzheimer's, IBS, MS, fibro, arthritis and much more! Which will cost our seniors more? Big Pharma's pills or growing a plant in the garden? Having a home-grown joint, instead of a $10 pill, may mean the difference between eating and not eating for low income seniors! Of course, Big Pharma is not happy with this idea. :rastasmoke:imp::rasta::stoned::hippy: (I predict there will be some "old hippies homes" that will grow some of California's finest! :thumbsup

Oh, and we mustn't forget the children! lol Once cannabis is legalized, it will be out of the hands of the "shady dealers" who will sell anything to anyone with the money. Dealers are businessmen- they always want to expand their market- whether that means recruiting new customers, or widening their present customer's drug consumption to include more "profitable" and addictive drugs. They are in it for the money!

When cannabis is legalized, the price will drop and dealers will no longer sell cannabis- when was the last time you met a drug dealer selling alcohol? Kids will get it the way they do alcohol or cigarettes today- get an older brother or friend to buy it at the liquor store! No exposure to the "shady dealer" = no exposure to harder drugs! Plus with it's connection to "old, sick people", it might lose some of its glamorous, "forbidden fruit" mystique! Use by minors has gone down in medical states!

Quality control will become more common. Cannabis will be certified as organic and unsprayed, free of mold and any other contaminants- just like any other agricultural product. Strains would be as advertised and easier to obtain. Research into which strains are best for what ailment will be commonplace knowledge.

Because of the price drop, cartels would become less interested in cannabis. Why grow something with a low profit margin, that little old ladies can grow in their back yard? The illegal grows in our national forests would stop! No more armed immigrants guarding $500 an ounce crops! No booby traps catching an unwary hiker. Remove the high profit margin and they will lose interest rapidly!

Then, if they tax it, it is an income source for the government. Add the savings from not hassling otherwise law-abiding cannabis users, and we are beginning to talk about some real money. Plus the cops can look for some meth dealers and do some good!

If we release all non-violent cannabis users, we alleviate much of the crowding in our jails- and gain room for another murderer or car jacker! It costs more to keep a man in prison than it costs to put him through college! (If I were "Queen", I'd set them free and give them a one year full scholarship (including room & board) at their local college. It would cost less and give them a chance to get their lives back on track!)

These are some of the reasons cannabis should and WILL be legal! (Not to mention, it's a lot of fun!)- Granny:hippy: