Medicinal Marijuana

In my opinion, the people fighting the "war on drugs" are absolute morons. I see that the federal government is again trying to determine whether individual states allowing medicinal marijuana use is legitimate. I have a few major problems with opposition to marijuana in general, both in a medicinal sense and a recreational sense. I also believe that those who oppose it medicinally and are trying to prosecute sick people for growing several plants in their own homes need to get off their high horse and move on to bigger and better things.

First of all, as to the safety and effectiveness of it for medicinal purposes. Do people not realize that anyone can go to the pharmacy and buy over the counter medicine that they can use to kill themselves,but they could smoke pot all day long and all that would happen is they would be high as a kite and probably have some serious munchies. No one has ever died directly from marijuana use, but people die regularly from overdoses or complications of prescription medications. Sounds like a no brainer to me.

As to whether or not it is effective I can understand the debate. But when people who will die otherwise try it as a last resort to ease their pain, why should they go to jail? I'm sorry, but I don't think a seventy year old woman growing a marijuana plant or smoking pot is a danger or a threat to anyone, in any way, unless she gets behind the wheel. But I would still rather have a high 70 year old driving before one doped up on prescription meds. Also, marijuana is 100% natural and been used for many things for thousands of years, and I'm pretty sure prescription medication is all made in a laboratory in some way, similar to, ummm, oh yea, CRACK.

And as for it being abused and a gateway drug... Didn't Rush Limbaugh, Mr. Conservative, recently have some issues with a little addiction recently?? And how many people do you know who abuse prescriptions like Vicodin or percocets (drugs more dangerous than marijuana), and use them to get high?

I find it absolutely ridiculous to know that a sick person smoking pot could be arrested and thrown in jail like a criminal.

And as for recreational use, again, it's debatable, but I say, if someone wants to sit around smoking pot, let them. They're not hurting anyone. If the government is serious about its drug policies and knowledgeable about the facts, I'm sure it realizes that tobacco and alcohol kill millions of people every year, while marijuana kills NONE. And if they were smart they would realize that rather than waste insane amounts of money on the "war on drugs", by legalizing it and regulating it they could both MAKE money and cut violent crime, which often is related to drug trading.

Absolute idiots. And so are the people who blindly oppose it. And by the way, I'm not advocating drug use, nor am I a pot smoker, I'm simply making a point. Just because the government says it's so doesn't mean it's true!