Just remember legalize, regulate, educate, medicate!

I am glad to see that it was a top priority in 3 different polls.

But I am sad at the numbers, it didn’t even hit 10,000 votes. Personally I would think that just in my town alone, that there are 10,000 users of marijuana. Now, these are people still getting up at going to work and raising families and going to school (college) that are doing all the same things, just as well as those that do not use. If I had know about this poll, I would have made sure others knew about it as well.

I have seen many people who use, or have used. They have not gone nuts, caused any kind of crime (other then using) while using, unless you want to call having the munchies a crime. I have seen these people have families and stop using or limit there use because they want to be responsible around there children. Just like they would be using a legal more harmful drug called alcohol.

Here is the thing, people are smoking every day in every walk of life already. I’m sure every one knows someone who uses, even if they don’t actually know that they do.
And that’s it, I have seen people smoke and go in front of others that have no clue they have just smoked. Yet drink and you could tell that someone has consumed alcohol.

I personally live with someone with an alcohol problem. He has gotten violent in the past, ended up in jail because of it on a few occasions . In 25 years had 3 dui’s. Lost countless jobs, weather he quit or was fired due to the alcohol. He looses his memory, has blackouts. Does things he would not normally do. Like think he is in the bathroom when he is in a completely different room. Not eating because it will kill his alcohol buzz. Not get up the next morning for work because he is hung over. Continue to still get into a car when he feels he could get away with it, while drinking even thou he has had 3 dui’s. Causing arguments and saying stupid messed up things. Playing mind games etc.
And now this drug is legal.

I have not seen any kind of behavior like this in anyone that uses marijuana. And I know or have come across a good handful of people that use or have used.
People who used in the past, that now defend our country. They gave it up so they could.
It’s said that marijuana is addicting, I don’t see it. Now im not saying there isn’t anyone out there that is not addicted to it. But on a whole it is not addicting like alcohol or cigarettes.

I have seen where a family had limited funds for the week and well they pass on the buying of marijuana for that week cause they could not afford it. But absolutely refuse to give up the alcohol or cigarettes to buy food instead because they are so addicted to them. If the marijuana was addicting they wouldn’t give that up either.
Go figure.

The things I see that would make a difference in legalizing marijuana is that the same people who smoke would still be smoking, less people would be in jail for it. Freeing up space in the jails. And freeing up money that could be used else where.
Freeing up time to work on more important issues like finding murderers and rapists and child molesters and finding missing children. I think that is more important then putting someone in jail for smoking a joint who is sitting in front of their tv in there own house having the munchies, not causing any harm to anyone. hmmm

And next, legalizing it would stimulate the economy. Sell it, tax it, as stated above free up funds for other things. Use hemp to do our environment better, bring jobs to those who would farm it, make clothing out of it in the US not else where, sell the clothing and other products to those out of the US.

I had read were someone said well, people will grow it and that will not help the economy.
Ok look at it this way. I have worked in grocery stores most of my working life. In the summer people BUY seeds to grow tomatoes, they BUY plants already started from a nursery to plant in your own garden.

Does this stop people in the summer from buying tomatoes at all. NO it does not. Most people do not have time nor want to devote that kind of time and energy to have a garden. In this day and age, we are a custom to get things now. Fast food, vegetable/fruit tray that are already peeled cut and put on a platter ready to go. Cookies on platters for Christmas, Birthday cakes etc
So you really think the couple of plants in comparison is going to ruin the idea of using it to stimulate the economy? I think not.

I apologize for my long post but I really wanted to share my thought on this subject.