This one is probably the most important of all topics to be contained within this blog. The impact on so many areas and facets of society by the complete awareness of one plant species and the corrupted politics that suppresses it.
Legalization of Marijuana
There is an interesting statistic brought to my attention the other day. At almost 3:1, pharmaceutical drugs cause more deaths per year than ALL illicit drugs combined. The fact that marijuana has no lethal dose, we can exclude it from that statistic.
This whole idea is based around accountability and freedom of choice. The patriarchal society is structured to protect humans from themselves. When the general informed public chooses in large numbers to ingest a certain substance, whether it be alcohol or gasoline, marijuana or Advil, that choice and ability is not going to be hindered by policy. If people want to do it, then they will. Legal or not. Imprisonment for this is beyond reason and archaic in thinking.
That is part of my angle. Money.
It costs millions per year trying to prevent adults from exercising their choice by locking them up in prison or even having the police assigned to chase these people. This money, as we will state at the moment, is better put towards our social system.
So, to all the skeptics that have already turned up their ignorant noses at this, there would have to be some certain policies in place that would protect the general public. Most of them already are in place. We would just have to extend them to cover a wider range. In the meantime, please read up on marijuana myths and facts to at least be informed and to bring into question the old stereotypes that have been force fed to you by the corporate media.
1. Sobriety in public. This is already enforced and would extend to all intoxicants. If you are drunk and disorderly in public, regardless of intoxicant, you will be reprimanded. Fairly simple. When drunks are drunk they are detained until sober. Act like a responsible person, be treated as such.
2. Punishment for supplying to minors. Myself and others would not want their child indulging in anything, including wine or cigarettes. To supply to a minor is punishable by fine and some good old fashioned hard work. I will get to the restructuring of prisons later.
3. Focus on the borders. If we are to implement a policy of this nature, then we have to respect the ideals of our neighbours. If the USA does not want to legalize marijuana, then we have to eliminate the trade route and black market attached to it. Smuggling would carry hefty fines, to and from our country.
These are the simplest policies to start with. The system is so complicated at the moment, that people are generally confused as to what is legal or not. To simplify the legal system, would also allow for all people to participate in a fair manner.
At the moment, marijuana has no regulation. There is no quality control and that in itself is the most dangerous aspect. What is bought on the street can contain anything. To ultimately protect everyone, we need respectable people in control of the market. When drugs are run by outlaw gangs, sales take precedence over health, life, etc.
There are many websites addressing this very issue.
http://www.endprohibition.ca/
http://bcmarijuanaparty.com/v2/
Start there. More information there than I could rant about here...
on to the next one...
Industrial Hemp
Regulated to no end because of FEAR, to recognize the potential and uses of this plant alone are astounding.
FUEL, fabric, paper, FUEL, food... and over 50,000 more. Notice I said FUEL twice.
The rate of growth and resistance to pests and drought make this crop a far better alternative for the biofuel industry. Displacing food crop for fuel is ridiculous and shortsighted. Growing hemp and being able to research its possibilities without regulation can only provide options for so many areas of society. Conventional farming methods can be used with standard equipment.
With the economy where it is and the environmental state of the planet considered, this plant in itself can help solve a variety of issues just by deregulating it. The skeptics question whether or not this is proven and just read some history books to answer your questions. Halting research and prohibiting it only prevent advancement and development of new uses and refined methods.
In saying that, here is the challenge to everyone. If there is an issue with hemp, then bring it to the forefront and adress it. Convincing ourselves with misinformation and repeating it only satisfies the people that are content with it being suppressed.
The answers are all simple. Asking the right questions for change is the hard part.
