The stigma will only go away if stoners go away. Not the people that occasionally use marijauna, but the idiots that can get out of bed unless they smoke. Which, I’m afraid, there are far too many of. When I think of motivating drugs, marijuana is probably in last place. It does, in fact, make people lazy and apathetic. It shuts your makes you drowsy and shuts your brain off, and you sit there like a god-damned vegetable. It certainly effects memory. The stigma is usually justified.

That’s my experience with potheads, anyway. Legalize ALL drugs, NOT JUST MARIJUANA!

Let’s be fair to people who prefer other intoxicants like psilocybin mushrooms, DMT, real LSD-25 (if you can find any!), and other ethneogens that have actually helped people in many ways. Marijuana is just a party drug, which is fine. But, you won’t learn anything from it. It’s not transcending or though-provoking. It’s only for people that want to “escape”, not be introspective.

Our Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution, our very contract with our government employees curbs all three branches of government employees from acting as tyrants. It subjects all departments of government (our employees) to a rule of law and sets boundaries beyond which no official (employee) may go. It emphasizes that in this country a person walks with dignity and without fear or it’s government (employees), that people need not grovel before an all powerful government / the hired help.

The Constitution is not primarily designed to protect majorities, who are usually able to protect themselves, but rather it is designed to preserve and protect the rights of the individuals and minorities against arbitrary actions of those in authority – (our employees / hired help).
Every person who, (is an employee) under color of any statue, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage thereof, of any state or territory, subjects or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States (employers) or other person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the constitution and laws, shall be liable to the injured in an action at law, equity, or other proper proceeding for redress.

Therefore Government Agents Beware! To ALL and ANY of those in government jobs / hired or elected employees alike, you all are hereby given this public notice by at least one of your employers that your continuos unlawful behavior in the enforcement of the unconstitutional cannabis laws will hold you personally liable under U.S.C. Title 42 1983. Beware that a Class Action U.S.C. Title 42 1986 thru 1986 suit is being prepared at this time against all conspirators and co-conspirators who have acted and continue to create harmful injury by unlawfully abrogating the inalienable rights secured and retained by the United States People. Further Beware that “I’m just doing my job” statements will not protect you from being found liable under the Color of Law by a Jury of your Peers.

To my PEERS, fellow citizens it is time to act. It is time that we all start to put this government on notice. That if they can not pull their heads out of our ass we must do it ourselves. We must warn them that we can and will take each everyone of these agents of government to Court. We can act through our Courts and our peers will decided this issue not the government. It is time for each and everyone of you to start the process of putting this government on notice. After that we can attack this government in the Courts and they can do nothing to stop it. We are in control, the veil has been lifted, the wool pulled back from our eyes. It is time, It is time and we must not waste it. Each and everyone of us must push now, together we must push at the local and national levels. We are united and we have told no lies, it is the government that lacks foundation in this issue of cannabis. It is they who built this fraud upon one lie after another. It is time, so will you strike with me and the others who have suffered at the hands of these unlawful employees? Send them their notice and let the shit fly.

Becoming more active because I am tired of having to worry about getting busted. Had been using the same provider for last 20 years but he recently died. Now afraid of having to trust other people to get me my medicine.

Last but not least, ‘Rastafarian’ is not a pejorative for a lazy, dreaded pothead. It is a strong and rich culture of faith, and sect of Christianity far removed from the hate-mongering filth-swilling right-wing mess of that religion in our country.

So in short, I agree with and support your call to safely out the professional, socially acceptable people who also indulge in marijuana, for it is crucial to defeating prohibition. But not at the expense of those that visibly fall straight into the category of potheads whose lives will amount to nothing. We’re all in this together. And remember, a red-eyed hophead hunched over his donut-crumbed keyboard can contribute as much or more to society as any suit.

[Russ responds: Very well put, Laurence. As a red-eyed stoner hunched over my Cheetos-crumbed keyboard cranking out 10-to-20,000 words and 45 minutes of audio every day in support of cannabis re-legalization, I salute you! ]