Can You Hear Us Mr President?

I love this Abe Lincoln quote

It’s probably automatic for someone to view this site and conclude that everyone affiliated with it is a cannabis consumer. But, I’m not one that can be categorized as a ‘herb’-ivore. I’m more of a meat and potatoes man. Heheh.

Back when I was in school, I can recall being in History class and asking the teacher why we needed to learn it. Her main argument was that we needed to know what happened in the past so that we wouldn’t repeat the same or similar mistakes. Well, now I have a new question involving history… Why are the same or similar mistakes being made in the governing of our nation? Looking at the past will allow me to share the origins of this question.

In the early years of establishing our country, we were at war with England. The earliest Americans (not sure if they were technically “Americans” yet) revolted against the tyranny and oppression inflicted upon them by England’s monarch and Parliament (equal to our Congress). The Boston Tea Party rings a bell for most. The basic point is that our country was founded because of a government stripping the citizens of basic and God given rights. And now, we’re on a downhill path heading straight back to where our founding fathers started.

The relative “learn from your mistakes” moment in history is the Civil War. Southern states wished to secede because they believed the U.S. government was violating their rights. Looking at these two moments, it’s apparent that knowledge of history plays little to no part in politics. In one instance, our “founding fathers” (the government) waged war against an oppressor; and, less than seventy years later, waged war against those who felt oppressed. Is this just a one time or rare occurrence? I’m afraid not. Let’s travel back again.

What’s significant about the years from 1920 to 1933? I’ll give you a hint. Young adults weren’t so excited about turning twenty-one during that period of our history. That’s right… Prohibition! I think the prohibition period gives us some insight to the turnings of the governmental mind. One possibility is that, at times, politicians really don’t know what they’re doing. It’s legal… No, it’s not… It’s legal. Heheh. That reminds me of a particular politician, but I’ll stay on point. I think, in most cases, the government knows exactly what it’s doing. Thus, the precise insight the prohibition period teaches us is that our governing officials and organizations are influenced more by power and profitability than FREEDOM.

I’d like to look at history one more time, about a specific subject that will bring us back to present day. The History of Marijuana. In the early 1600’s, the first law concerning marijuana was enacted. “Wow, man… Has pot been illegal for that long?” No, the first law actually ordered the growth of Indian hemp. Granted, it had many uses back then that have since been replaced by a “profitable” equivalent. Nevertheless, it wasn’t illegal in any sense of the word. It wasn’t actually until about one hundred thirty years after the 1776 Declaration of Independence that recreational use of marijuana (by which I mean tokin’) became questionable.

My research reveals that by 1937 marijuana was illegal in over twenty states. Since then, laws concerning use and punishment for its use, have been created. Those legal string were loosened in the Vietnam Era because… Well, to put it simply, there was more money to be made selling drugs in a foreign country than there was busting ‘reefer rollers’. The Reagan Administration put ‘bowl burners’ back into hiding where they stayed until medical marijuana raised hopes for total legalization.

To review the last two historic topics, the government gave the rum back to the ‘rummies’ because… Ummm… Yeah, no real answer for that. Yet, science finds a medicinal purpose for marijuana and the government only loosens the law to accommodate that purpose. Why? W…e…ll. I can only offer the answers that we find in history. There are two reasons: the government makes, not spends, more MONEY fighting drug use than it could by allowing it; and, the government retains more POWER and control by keeping it illegal.

To wrap this up, I have a little assignment for you. There are only three words in this entire post that are typed in all-caps… Of the three, if you had to pick only one that you could have for the rest of your life; pass on to your children; who could pass to their children; so on and so forth, which would you choose? Share your answers with me by commenting to a post with this same title at my site: http://fixus.canyouhearusmrpresident.com/

Thanx!

This irks the crap out of me. Here you have good ole boy Sheriff saying in his opinion they should legalize it.  How much more proof will they need? Legalizing marijuana at a federal level will open up a whole new industry. From growers, to shops, to cafe’s. It’s job creation, it’s revenue.

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Now the only thing I dont like about the Colbert Show is that whenever I see something on it, Colbert jokes it, which I know it’s his thing, and I love him for it! Infact I loved how he approached the idea of marijuana in his questioning, does he smoke? Will we ever know? Interesting idea, celebrities that are Ok with marijuana, stay tuned.

A LEAP spokesman said “Nothing which is illegal can be controlled.” to the Billings Gazette. A very true statement.

drug czar

Al Capone profited heavily in the alcohol prohibition. By making something illegal, you’ll already have someone wanting to profit off of it. If you were to make Pepsi illegal, someone would be selling them, and tripling, or quadrupling the price. Thus creating a black market, thus leading to violence. Could you imagine being a victim of a drive-by shooting over some Pepsi? When the US government doesn’t know how to deal with a problem, they make a law, thus filling up our prison system with non-violent offenders. Which cost the American Taxpayers about $22,000 a year per inmate.

Full article is here: http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/article_8b22bcd8-83b3-11de-97bb-001cc4c002e0.html

So I’ve ordered stickers, and the website claims it will take 2 to 8 weeks. Check out the new sticker.

Sticker

I’ve been saying this stuff for years! The government has tested it, they aren’t stupid, it all boils down to money. Greedy & Crooked public officials make too much money off the drug war now, as long as it’s profitable for them, they will keep on doing it, and prohibition will continue to yank away our constitutional rights.

This man, Kevin Drum, doesn’t or hasn’t ever smoked, he looked at the facts, and there you have it. Kevin touches on many of the main points in legalization.

The Patriot’s Guide to Legalization