Yeah, I read your entire post, and I have to say...damn. Once I got done with the first paragraph I stopped paying attention to everything else and read it all within a couple minutes.

Me and my friends talk about this all the time. Why the HELL would the government make it illegal? In 2002, cannabis sales made over 11 BILLION dollars in the US, predicted. That figure can only have gone up since then, think about it. If they taxed it, they would make immense profit.
It's like an amusement park in itself. Someone goes out to a bar or designated area and buys some pot, with tax. They then get stoned, get hungry, happy, giddy etc. They call up some friends, they all smoke more taxed pot, go out...get food, go to the mall, buy things. One purchase leads to another. How does that NOT help the economy?

I also think it is literally.fucking.ridiculous that they're putting good people in PRISON just because they smoke a plant that God gave us, and glorifies in the Bible. Alcohol CAN kill you, but its also proven to be healthy having only a glass of wine a day. It cleans out the body. Smoking a joint a day cleans the mind and soul. Pot has made me a much better person. I've learned acceptance, patience, loyalty, and many other things.

Also, there have been studies done by GOVERNMENT FUNDED research centers proving that marijuana isn't as bad as the government said. The head researcher said that the effects are laughter, joy, an overall happiness, with some lethargy, hunger, and a possible side effect of dry mouth. The government read the study, and had it discredited and burned, making sure the least amount of people even HEARD about it as possible.

Land of the free, eh? Riiiight. It's like Dazed and Contributing said, freedom is real, just not in America.
Gothen Reviewed by Gothen on . Marijuana: A REAL perspective Hi. My name is Nicholas and I'm a regular smoker. I've always browsed through message boards, cheering the persons who share my view and quizzically attempting to understand the reasonings of those that didn't. I was always content to sit back and contemplate how wacky our world is with all the murders, rapes and plain old-fashioned ass-holery we seem to put in the backseat so we can crack down on those damn dizzy stick users. However, all that changed a couple days ago when I was sitting in my Rating: 5