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Don’t Believe the Hype: Pot Smoking is a Personal Choice

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It’s me, that crazy hippie chick from Alaska, back once again to defend the lives, love, and personal liberties of pot smokers everywhere. I know it’s been awhile, but ya’ll have to excuse me, being a full time college student, social worker, and women’s rights activists takes up a lot of time. Despite the time between this article and the last, the issue is still the same. The American public is sorely misinformed by a dictatorship that calls itself democracy on the issue of marijuana smoking.

As President Bush likes to remind us, America was founded on the concepts of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Except, his actions are this: the United States government will define what liberty is and local government will tell us the boundaries of our pursuits for happiness. Oh sure, some of you are sitting there calling me something derogatory and saying that my ideas of the insane rantings of a pot smoking degenerate. But then again, I’m betting that most of you agree with me.

In the beginning, pot wasn’t made illegal because of the fact that it was some evil drug. Marijuana was made illegal in this country because of racism and greed.

In the 1930’s, the Henry Ashlinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics worked to make marijuana illegal by focusing on the themes of racism and violence. This was done because of the influx of cheap immagrant labor and its impact on white jobs during the Depression. According the United States government, marijuana had to be illegal because of its affects on degenerate races. Here’s what Henry had to say about his fellow American citizens.

“Reefer makes darkies think they're as good as white men.”

"Marihuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing"

There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others."


The more current version of these comments includes not only minorities, but whites who are in lower socioeconomic brackets. Talk about social control through stigmatation.

And my personal favorite goes to..

‘Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind."

All those who know this last comment is complete and utter bullshit, raise your hand. Despite what most people think—pot doesn’t make you violent. And it certainly doesn’t alter human nature, as media rhetoric would like us to believe. Pot smokers I know are far from violent. Oh sure, they might fight you for that last Twinkie—but that’s about it. But alas, it is just one more stereotype that honest hard working smokers everywhere have to live with.

But wait! How is that pot smokers are both lazy and violent? I would think that being one contradicts being the other.

[BB]

Think about it if marijuana is totally made illegal—do you really think an unhappy workforce is going to be half as productive. I’m thinking NO. My point is we are told that as adults, we have the power to change the world, raise future generations, and build communities on the moon someday, but yet our government is telling us that we don't have the sense to make the right choices for ourself. Ain't that the damnest thing! Chrsit people, how many phases of social control do we have to give into until we get tired of all the bullshit. I think its high time that we stood up and introduced America to another role of nornality--not just the one that the conservative community has graciously defined for us.

It is my opinion that nobody has been given the right to judge anybody else. America claims to be a Christian nation. With that said, I am reminded of a Matthew: 7:1-5. “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”

People are always scared of what they don’t know about. Come on people, educate yourselves. How much freedom do we have to lose before we fight back? What personal liberty do you have to loose before you get off your ass and say that enough is enough.

The point to all this is this: before all you anti-pot-anti-choice-anti-freedom people wag your finger and preach at me about how my pot smoking is deviant behavior —do your research. And before you go quoting some study, know that I have B.A. in Social Science and am well aware that research can be skewed to fit anybodies opinion. Example: medicating children is a good thing.

Smoking Marijuana should be seen for what it really is: An informed adult decision. Notice that I said that it was an adult decision, anyone who is eighteen and over should have the privilege of making up their own minds. Hey, if eighteen year olds are fighting a war, than they ought to have the choice to smoke pot—or not. I say legalize, tax and monitor it like we do alcohol.

Life is too short to be treated like a criminal. I’m sick of being told that pot smoking is criminal behavior. I’m sick of uneducated, not to mention, misinformed people telling me that I’m a bad person for being a pot smoker. Most of all, I’m tired of having to defend myself against invalid sterotypes that are pushed on the public by a both a biased goverment and a one sided media.

Don’t you just hate it when pot smokers succeed at higher education.

Until next time…smoke responsibly.



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the rocker says on 2009-09-19 03:03:27 about legalize it
Be responsible for your actions and that is what freedom comes with. But, this is discrimination. Everyone needs to work. As long as they can and do.










someguy says on 2008-11-07 04:02:30 about this
why is safety more important then fun?? very soon we in america are going to be wearing helmets in the shower and to bed. i am still in shock about how insane this country is alcohol is legal and marijuana is not and ofcoarse there is no reason why marijuana is illegal. all i got to say is this will never be a fair and free world!!










x says on 2008-10-23 10:19:33 about weedbabyy
if every pot smoker stood up for therselves & done sumit about this, i mean thers millions of us out here, maybe if some campaign or sumit all over the world happend maybe it cud get legalized, i no it sounds stupid all it takes is a few websites leaflets spreading the word.










Spicedincensewarehouse says on 2008-09-02 11:17:17 about smoking spice
Hi Everyone!

I started smoking dope aged just 13 and continued smoking untill aged 30, Im now 31 and have been smoking spice gold and spice diamond for the past year. I feel more healthy, do not have cravings for hash and am better off! I go to the spicedincensewarehouse where they treat me well and is much better than drug runs. I get free delivery and always know what i get will be good quality..Hope this helps someone out! I would recommend spice to anyone and in particular spicedincensewarehouse as the best place to get it!.

What are comments please,

Cheers

John










Ramsey Dawn/Shamoo says on 2008-05-12 14:20:09 about weed
Weed is a natural herb and it can not hurt you










blewgrass says on 2008-03-19 08:34:43 about marijuna
Fake ass politicians kill me,they get stoned and want to dictae life.I want to teach and coach,but with a few weed posession charges on my record that is impossible. Powers that be feel i'm a threat to kids the scum of the earth,but u can do coke and be a politcal figure.










green one says on 2008-03-16 00:18:49 about weed
IM a daily user. It helps me with life. Helpd me understand the powers of earth, and helps me have a better connection with Christ. It helps me ski better, drive the snowcat better, live cleaner, I am more organized. Its my med.

I love pot.

To ALL the users reading this:
LOVE, PEACE, HAPPINESS. God bless










corn dog says on 2007-02-07 16:20:34 about yes
i would like to say that yes smoking has affected my life in many ways ill admit some bad others great i am for legalizing pot i can realy only think of one bad thing that has ever come from it and that is the looks people giving me when they know. I enjoy the high the sleepyness and the other affects to heart, now i may have only been smoking for maby a year but i still say every voice should be herd at the moment im 16 have had my license now for 7 1/2 monthes and have droven high and silver it has not affected my reaction time or general sense of being in any way yes i may get a little more lasy but have i ever felt violent on it NO i get a little hungry now and then but eh. i agrre that at a certain age it should be a choice you can make yes i have relizied that i may be too young but i choose this in all serisness that it is being my choice and no other if it was taxed farmed and controlled no i would not mine because it would be the same as getting alcohole or ciggerets, and i have to ask maby just to prove this to my self how many deaths have you ever known to be casued purly by pot ever in your intire lifes.










joo says on 2006-09-12 10:27:28 about RIGHT ON!!
although i am not an adult yet, i agree with everything you had to say. I'm glad that there are people standing up for pot, and the way you wrote that article, its perfect! I didnt even know that they decided to illegalize marijuana over racism, thats PURE stupidity.

i mean, my don't they just worry about cocaine and heroine, they cause actual problems.










Bee_f says on 2006-08-25 10:59:17 about Rock on...
normally i'm very American Pro reguarding war and such but this article totally signifies American stupidity, racism, and jelousy in the sence that white women like the bigger |||||D.

^^ comment on tax free weed is awsome










Marcus doesnt need a nick says on 2006-04-27 17:17:25 about Choice indeed.
Thank you! Countless redneck bastards have been making my life tough simply because i am a pothead... Its horrible! The sad fact of that matter is that there is a large number of cops that will steal your pot and let you go free without a ticket.

And i also dunno what the deal with the *laziness* thing is.. I find work easier when im stoned. I have been a toker since 13 and im proud of it. It has never messed with my ability to think, nor has it screwed with my reflexes. In fact, i think it actually allows me to learn more effectively. As a skilled artist, i can easily say that the imagination-sparking abilities of the kind benefit me greatly. You cant talk shit about bud... thats like... saying chocolate is bad because it makes you feel good. Cannabis is nowhere near as harmful as alcohol, anti-depressants, and the like.












marko says on 2006-04-26 02:53:16 about
i have just started to smoke weed . i have had a bad back for 4years now . and have had ever painkillers a man can have. but it dose not get rid of the pain. so i tryed weed and i feel so much better in myself i can do more my back pains go and i can be myself agen. i say its the only thing thats stoped the pain for me.










mcgeesbees says on 2006-04-24 07:42:19 about Pot smoking
Please use your spell checker when you are proclaiming to the world that you are educated! Having been a smoker for 30 years, I agree with what you said. If people don't stand up and read the constitution, there will be no one left except the filthy rich and the starving poor.
You are right about the age limit and the taxation of smoking. I read a stat once that said, "If marijuana was legalized and taxed; there would be no more welfare or sales tax on food."
There is a real concern about ovI think NO ONE can learn while smoking, in or out of class, smoking can create a false sense of well being and complacence that prevents many from moving their lives beyond menial labor. Of course, pee tests, which are un-constitutional, keep folks stuck in the
Final note, I have a Master's Degree in Education, learned to smoke on an Army base, and never finished high School.
Yes children, civil disobedience exists, but let there be no doubt, unless we unite; you still cannot fight city hall!










2kool ky says on 2006-03-25 13:19:39 about ive givin up
ive givin up fighting this gov. this country has made heroes of outlaws .because ,i think they are free thinkers.i have smoked and grown pot for over 25 yrs .if all smokers would step up then just just mabe.but the truth is that the american people will believe anything they are told by thier gov. what can i really do?










Zach says on 2006-03-21 07:06:36 about reefer hells yeah
thanks, Im at school right now and your awsome article got me worked up for my next bowl at lunch time.(and after school,and work and at night, and before bed and maybe in the morning.).










smoke a bowl says on 2006-03-10 12:21:29 about chronic
I can't really say to much seeing I am 17, but all of these things you say are true. Like others I prefer pot over other things and don't like to drink. God made this beautiful plant and nothing is going to change that. Honestly I don't smoke pot to get "high" I smoke pot to smoke pot, it is somthing to do, and I don't have to worry about bullshit and drama that everyone talks about. My mother is 37 years old and she has 3 kids. My bro and sis are both toddlers. She goes to work everyday takes care of them perfectly fine and she smokes pot everyday. But the government and non "pot smokers" say that we are ruining our bodies and will never grow up to do anything but sit around be a failure? How are we ruining our lives if we like to smoke? We are making ourselves feel better and thats all that matters. We don't need anyone elses opinions about shit. Get the facts straight before trying to brainwash the youth with t.v commercials and ads. Sure 1 person might become lazy and not do anything but everyone is an individual so don't judge the smoker nation for 1 fool who decided to lay around thier whole life.










jimmyc says on 2006-03-06 09:27:05 about Thank you for speaking out, Holly.
"Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use."
-President Jimmy Carter: Message to Congress, August 2, 1977.











kimmy says on 2006-02-24 21:25:13 about wacky tabaccy
As a teen in the sixties I enjoyed a little (OK, a lot) smoke. I find that alchohol is manmade and accepted by the conservatives but Grass is made by God and is not accepted. Are they worried by profitmargins?
This is a free country! You are free to do as you are told!










spazinout says on 2006-02-23 16:18:06 about take it easy
not by choice. i ment we,rent planed










CR says on 2006-02-18 01:00:08 about People need to wake up
Holly,
what you wrote makes alot of sense I am not realy a "pot smoker" myself, but I agree that people have the right to make their own decions no one should play God and judge otheres on what they should and should not do. Most people who judge alot realy donot have a real understanding of what life realy is in the first place, all their doing is acting off of what society has told them to follow on what is right and wrong. If you can understand this you can see that they don't realy have a real oppinion they are just followers. God did not create life one way he loved us enough to give us the option to choose anyway we pleased, many people do not know this because we were born into a race of rules and punishments.










AlterEgo says on 2006-02-17 11:53:00 about does it matter?
I smoke pot everyday. I do a little wake and bake, sometimes smoke at lunch alot of times after work. And yet I work approximately 65 hours a week. I work 40 on my regural job, and 25 and sometimes 30 on my own business, and I make good money. (about 80k/yr). I was/(kinda am still) very antisocial and didn't make a single friend after coming to the states when I was 10. But then I didn't smoke pot. I do now and I am slowly getting better and have started to make friends and go out more often. I would contribute that to pot and occasional ecstacy. Nothing else. Now for me both are always easy to get, but can you imagine if it was legal and doctors could prescribe either? Can you imagine how many more lives could be better? Forget about what your local representative or congressman or president told you. If one ecstacy pill can kill you I should be dead 50 times already. As for alcohol, I hate alcohol. But you don't see me with picket signs trying to make it illegal. And that shit really kills I see accidents all the time. Don't you? And really....what difference does it make to anyone that doesn't use them anyway? Your'e just forcing your opinion on someone else. And that may be fun now but eventually someone is gonna force their opinions on you and that's not gonna be nearly half as much fun.
zsv










Voda Group GM says on 2006-02-16 11:59:51 about Ganja relaxes me
The Fact is the United States chose to make this product illegal...Why? Because the government was and still is racist toward anything they don’t put in place, my point?
The u.s.a has GREAT! People but a SHIT government...and always have...they are greedy and jealous of other nations "Iraq" "OIL" see where im going.
I guess this comment is focus more on American politics then the ganja....but I have a valid point. If I could say 3 comments to end this session... (1) Fuck Bush (2) Fuck The U.S. Government (3) FUCK YOU BUSH YOU FUCKING FAGGOT IL FUCK YOU UP BITCH...YOU TOO REGAN YOU FUCKING LYING FUCKS!










Mindless says on 2006-02-16 06:53:07 about The Netherlands
Move to The Netherlands ! Although not yet socially accepted by everyone at least it's not illegal...We buy our pot in the coffeeshop !










Biohazard says on 2006-02-16 06:39:34 about Weeeeeeeeeeeed
I fully agree. I am a hard working Magazine sales executive. The fact that I smoke Pot hasnt made a damaging dent in my career. It also helps me to calm down after a days stress, and keeps me from getting violent, as I couldnt give a shit about fighting. I also often mix my weed and alchohol, so that I do not get aggressive, otherwise I would have been locked up for life(and in South Africa, it isnt that easy to get locked up for life)!










lololol says on 2006-02-16 05:03:32 about yawn
spazinout-how the fuck do you have 3 kids not by choice?!?!? did some sperm farmers kidnap you? 1 kid is an accident, 3 kids is just dambassness! take responsibility for your actions.

As for this article, we don't have any choice on many matters, we can't drink until 21 yet can got to war at 18? that's a much bigger problem than not having to choice to smoke pot...besides, when was the last time you had a problem buying weed? It might as well be legal...just sayin










roll2puff says on 2006-02-15 23:50:00 about smoke if u want
hi im 20 yrs old bulgarian man,and i smoke pot since 8th,which is six years from now.all i want to say about it is that noone i mean really noone of these people who write the anti-weed comments hasn't ever even smelled,don't mention smoking pot.so they shouldnt even thjink about the FX of it on yours or mine body and mind.and just one more thing:i'm glad weed is illegal cause it's tax free...










dude says on 2006-02-15 23:38:48 about
Were you stoned when you wrote this? Generalizations, Rambling sentences, and Huge assumptions, not to mention nonsensical statements

(ie;"Think about it if marijuana is totally made illegal—do you really think an unhappy workforce is going to be half as productive.")

While I personally do think that drugs should be decriminalized to remove the profit motive, and sold in a controlled and taxed manner, I do not think this article will influence anyone who believes drugs should remain illegal. It will however, get the support of anyone who reads it while stoned.










eHacked says on 2006-02-15 17:33:32 about Word
Excellent work. Very informative. Ty










spazinout says on 2006-02-15 13:55:36 about spelling errro
last sentence is word not work lol










spazinout says on 2006-02-15 13:49:31 about weed saved my kids life
thank god for pot. im 40 years old and still smoke daily. i had 3 kids early in life not by choice. but some good things came from it i had to quit drinking .drinking and kids dont mix .16 17 19 are thier ages and if it was,nt for a little weed i might of just ran off an left them lol j/k. it definitly help me cope with the stress i felt .plus i love to smoke.it does,nt affect my job or raiseing my family. my spelling might be the only thing affected lmao .ive been a driver for small truck company and in 23 years of driving and no accident or running into the back off a police cruiser..and the only thing the war against drugs has done is bring the cost up on weed and the cost down for hard drug like crack cocain an heroin. im no rocket scientists just do the math. tax the weed get rid of this stupid deffacist that we owe. lmao. that a hard work lol even when u just sayin it out loud









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