Jim Hightower: The Government's Sick War on Marijuana

Excuse me for a moment while I vent about the mind-boggling stupidity of the autocratic, bureaucratic, right-wing, Neanderthal numskulls who keep pushing an insane, inane, and inhumane holy war against marijuana -- which is, after all, a weed.

The holy warriors have become more fanatical and thuggish than ever. A marijuana arrest is made every 41 seconds in America -- nine out of 10 of them for mere possession. In 2004, 772,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges -- more than for all violent crimes combined.

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[roberts6191561915]

it cost more to keep a young man in prison than send his ass to collage

[RMCrowley]

high school kids are getting smarter.. more smoke weed than cigs.. good kids!

[DBSpy1]

They do that because they are so drunk they need to get all that alcohol crazy energy out of them selves.

[FREDEAN]

@HoodSta93 4 spliffs? That sounds like you got "too" high. While you cannot die from an overdose of cannabis, you can experience discomfort. (

a "bad trip").

[TubeTrollster]

TO NAB PEACEFUL, MELLOW SMOKERS LOL!

[ad356]

@SBernardoni1991

so in your eyes, i should allow the government to control me and what i put into my body. how about i drink large amounts of poisinous, addictive booze and become a drunk. NO THANK YOU

ITS my body i will put what i please into it. im already addicted to 1 legal substance, cigarettes which i need to quit.

seems like if it really is dangerous than its legal. pot is harmless and its illegal. makes no sense

[uwfalcon]

@SBernardoni1991 The right wing IS stupid though. It's apparent in everything they do, not just in stupid drug laws. All conservatives need a "boogy man" to fool working people into voting for them against their own best interest, and in favor of Conservatism, aka Fascism. Reagen's boogy man was drugs and he fooled a lot of idiots with it

[alexfanx]

@SBernardoni1991 They're are more than two political positions you know.

[SBernardoni1991]

It doesn't matter if you think it's fair or not. It is illegal and we all have to obey the law. Also you commenting that the "right wing" is stupid is basically admitting to being a democrat, which is really a communist. Of course you won't admit it, that's what you democratic liberals do best, deny things!

[HoodSta93]

ive had weed before, but yesterday i had it for like the first time in like 4 months. i shared like 4 spliffs with 2 friends and i had a relli bad experience, i started sweating and shivering, i felt relli sick in my stomach n headaches. i felt relli depressed and sleepy. is this normal if u aint done it in a while.

[mwtbdltr]

i dont smoke cigatettes any more just weed! i dont try not to drink as much...tobacco and alcohol are sooo bad and yet people think weed is worse????????