Because I got high

"The problem is that current policies are based on prejudices and fears and not on results."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/13/mexico.fox.marijuana/index.html
*Update* and FYI, the legalization of marijuana is something I care about more symbolically than for the fact that I think it'd be convenient to be able to grab a pack of White Rhinos on my way out of Ralph's to compliment the bacon and eggs.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/06/Schwarzenegger-Marijuana-debate-is-needed/UPI-82621241635254/

For the first time since he decided that the people of Mars deserved air and water just like everybody else, the Governator and I are seeing eye-to-eye.

Seriously, what clown would turn down this idea in such a time of crisis? I understand the arguments for and against (the best against being that is will be a slippery slope as to what gets legalized next. I'll argue the case for licensed prostitution 'perhaps later.')
But the big issue I take is that Alcohol is far more dangerous that pot any day of the week, no matter if you're a 12 year old stealing a cup o' Granddad's brandy and mixing it with fruit punch to make it bearable, or a "responsible" grown-up on his way home from a convention, certain that the 10 drinks he's had were distributed equally over the course of an hour and a half...(see obligatory OZ video clip)


I won't tell you details, but that little drive was NOT a good idea, for more reasons that just the loss of one life or the lifetime of guilt to follow. Not to say it's a great idea to smoke and drive but I know for a fact that when I've tried it, I go slower, carefully, and am never in as big a hurry.

Point is, it's a narrow-minded fucking country. In times like these, why should you care if the next door neighbor is stoned, gay, communist, or mineral? Don't worry be happy. Peace.