Far Out, Man.
Far Out, Man.
As I recall, that doobie was a “mixture” of Maui Wowee and Labrador. I’d never seen a toilet paper tube used as a rolling fixture before. C&C were “pioneers.”
I'm pretty hard-core conservative and right-leaning on most issues from social to fiscal. But I do not understand the position on pot.
What does the fact that smoking dope is stupid and somewhat unhealthy have to do with my ability to insist that it be illegal? We (socially and legally) have tried this several times (think alcohol prohibition). Let's compare. I believe that almost all of us think that alcohol prohibition was one of the dumbest things we've ever tried. It didn't stop anyone from drinking and it gave rise to a huge black market. We see the exact same results with prohibition of dope. That is not to mention, I personally don't believe a single one of us has any standing to demand pot be illegal while we smoke, drink, ride dangerous ATV's, eat fatty foods and red meat. The list of things that I do that are either bad for me or potentially dangerous are numerous and I get pretty bent when some liberal (or otherwise) nanny tries to tell me what I shouldn't be allowed to do. How could I, without loudly declaring my own hypocrisy, call for continued criminalization of dope?
All I see from the "war on drugs" is abuse of power and authority, infringement of a LOT of rights, and a multi-billion dollar industry built around it. AFAIK, the DEA has no more legitimate use than the ATF or numerous other suppressive gov entities. I simply don't see how one can be conservative and demand prohibition at the same time.
Seriously, I'm not trolling. I would like to hear any common sense and logical rebuttal as to how we can be true to our own convictions and support prohibition at the same time. I believe we all agree... doing any kind of dope isn't the most intelligent thing a person can do. As far as I know, all illegal drugs are either bad for you, or really really bad for you. I realize there are also social implication and links with crime (most of which wouldn't exist if dope weren't illegal and therefor expensive). I understand the damage that can be done, with dope, alcohol, etc... but where is the distinction with dope that allows me to proclaim is legality?