September 10, 2014

Why I Support Marijuana Legalization And Regulation

September 10, 2014
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I support marijuana legalization because for the first time in my life I would feel like I could trust law enforcement. I bash on law enforcement a lot, however, I’m willing to admit that most cops are actually good people. However, because there are so many that aren’t, and I have so much to lose, I have never been able to trust cops. I look forward to the day when, if I suspect a crime is being committed, I can call the cops and not have to worry about them redirecting their investigation towards me. I have been the victim of crimes before, but never called the cops for fear that I myself would end up in the back of the squad car. No one should have to live like that, especially not because of a plant that is safer than alcohol and tobacco.

I support marijuana legalization because it will make me feel safer knowing that cops are not focusing on enforcing marijuana prohibition, and instead focusing on real crime. I will fill safer knowing that when a lady who has been the victim of domestic violence calls the cops to report she is about to be assaulted by her ex-husband, cops will come save her, rather than telling the lady there is no one to send because every cop for miles around is involved in a medical marijuana dispensary raid.

I support marijuana legalization and regulation because it will add much needed money to the public school system. I grind it out in a cubicle all day working for pennies. In no way can I afford to send my son to private school. Unfortunately, like his dad, my son will be going to public school. I want him to go to a school that is well funded, has a low teacher to student ratio, and doesn’t have to cut school days because there isn’t enough money in the budget. When marijuana is legalized in Oregon, a large portion of taxes generated are going to be earmarked for public schools, which is something I think everyone should be on board with.

I support marijuana legalization because it will improve the economy. Every state in America needs jobs, and for revenue to be infused into the local economy. Marijuana entrepreneurs are innovative, responsible people and they should be allowed to take part in the next great American industry. Areas that have been hard hit by economic dips will have a new industry that can potentially thrive and help rejuvenate the region. Rural Oregon, which has been hurting for a long time from a decreasing timber industry, will finally have a cash crop they can rely on again.

I support marijuana legalization because only then will every patient, no matter their condition, be able to get safe access to medical marijuana. Patients who suffer from a condition that isn’t on some list won’t have to buy their medicine in the shadows via the black market anymore. There will be no more debate about whether or not someone deserves to have medical marijuana. Patients that can’t afford a medical marijuana card (including me) will be able to grow their own medicine without enormous fees and won’t have to jump through hoops. If they want to, they can go to a licensed and regulated outlet and purchase whatever they need, and if they can’t afford to buy, they can grow their own.

Finally, I support marijuana legalization because it’s the moral, compassionate, logical thing to do. Marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco. Marijuana is medicine. No one has ever died from a marijuana overdose. Too much money has been wasted enforcing marijuana prohibition, which is a racist, failed policy. I believe in a new approach, and I’m confident that sooner than later, marijuana will be legalized in every corner of America, whether people like Kevin Sabet or the guy that tried arguing with me earlier in this article like it or not. Truth is on our side, and there’s nothing they can do to change that, no matter how hard they try, or how much propaganda they try to spread.

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