LEGALIZE IT AND BE DONE WITH IT

I just found out that Uruguay is moving to legalize marijuana and I say good for them. Quite frankly I think that this debate is borderline ridiculous and it should cease once and for all. Weed does not kill people. People say weed serves as a gateway drug but honestly I don't see it. When a person wants to do coke or something far worse, it means they are seriously far into experimentation and self destructive behaviors. Their are many celebrities and luminaries that have used, and currently use weed and they are far from underproductive.

I am not saying weed is for everyone but honestly it's a lot like caffeine, not everyone likes it but many use it. Weed can bolster the economy, farmers can get a new crop, while pharmacies will have something new to sell. I think taxation on weed would lead to a boost in the economy and building a manner of trade would help world economy. If weed were legal it would be a key to make sure that it's properly policed. Establishing proper limits and confining it, the same way as with alcohol, would not make it as dangerous.

Honestly we are living in a different time and we need to embrace certain changes. If someone doesn't want to smoke they don't have to and if someone does, let them. Medicinal marijuana is already legal in some states, so why not? I don't hear about medicinal cocaine, or crack or anything like that. The more you say no to something, the more troublesome and difficult it becomes to contain it. Some drugs should be done away with for sure but I would not rush to put weed in that particular group.

Just mobilize to legalize and be done with it, it's not that big of a deal.

CAFFEINE, A DRUG FOR NORMALCY

Caffeine is keeping me up at night and making me think about things that make no sense. I think about cartoons, wine, planes, trains, and automobiles. It's late and nothing makes a lot of sense I love caffeine almost as much as I love being able to breathe. Caffeine is to me what pot is to stoners trying to learn about life. Caffeine is absolutely fabulous and I enjoy it, I can't quit it. I have heard horrors about caffeine and yet I still love it , I think because it's getting late I am running on fumes.

I think caffeine is a drug of choice for normalcy. Everyone that doesn't do pot does caffeine and it's fine. I enjoy the rush in the night that helps me stay up just a little longer and feeling like I can produce an abnormal number of ideas on paper. Yes, caffeine is my love, my secret love, the one friend I go to in order to enjoy myself. I go to my drug of choice in order to stay up and live the life of a writer with odd hours, incredibly long thoughts and yes, an entry as a result.

THE MARIJUANA DEBATE

I read an article in the news about the debate over the legalization of marijuana. Various states including Florida are going through the many battles, and considering the avenues, when it comes to legalizing marijuana. Marijuana has often times been called a "gateway" drug that will only open the doors to further experimentation. I think that a person's behaviors and attitudes are really what determine if marijuana is something that they should try or not. I'd like to point out a few things with regards to people's view on marijuana:

1) Every individual reacts differently to it.

2) There are different grades.

3) Marijuana is not necessarily a hallucinogenic drug.

4) I never heard of someone dying of a marijuana over dose.

5) It's a college campus standard.

6) Some people use it to treat complex medical conditions and also mental illness that stems chiefly from chemical imbalances.

I am sure you are thinking that I partake, I don't. I do actually read and research when it comes to maters of this nature. Marijuana use can be controlled if confined to certain areas. In Amsterdam, cafes are mostly for the purpose of smoking, playing pool, and eating chips. There are rarely any instances of people smoking in the street in Amsterdam. If legislature is passed it should definitely include a provision that prohibits users from driving while smoking, or while under of the effects of a joint. I think that, like anything, this is something that can be done if the laws are applied correctly. Over doing it on the smoking is something that affects the user and the user only, provided it's being used in the privacy of one's own home.

This debate will rage on longer but considering how many worst things are out there, I think it will likely die down and pass sometime in the future.