By: Carol Olavarri

Carol Olavarri — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:00:45 +0000

From my days in San Francisco during the mid 1960’s we often dreamed that by the year 1980 we would be able to go into a store and buy a pack of pre-rolled weed of our choice with no problem. Legalization would stop the drain on our economy of trying to stop a crop that will neve be eradicated and if legalized the government could place rules on it’s use just as alcohol and could tax on it’s purchase therefore bringing in billions of dollars annually,I would venture to say,r which could be used to fund any number of programs including Social Security. The proper use of marijuana in my opinion is certainly less dangerous than alcohol. How many headlines have you read that state “MAN GOES BESERK AND KILLS WHOLE FAMILY AFTER SMOKING A JOINT”? The medicinal use of it for pain and such is phenomenal and yet even those people who are given a script are hassled and abused. Farmes could grow cash crops and the plants could be used in so many ways. As far as I can tell this whole eradication process is due to the government not wanting it legalized because SOMEONE somewhere is making a great deal of money off it it being illegal. Until the American people band together and vote for legaliztion it will remain just what it is now- criminal consequences for using a helpful substance. When I saw what it did for my sister as she died from cancer I became a true fan of it as a pain reducer, relaxant and appetite increaser. This is just another example of our tax dollars being wasted and put into the pockets of high officials. Just my 2 cents worth.

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By: Carol Olavarri