Equal opportunity diss, mowed, picking on pot

I have been very equitable in my treatment of the DNC convention in comparison to the RNC convention.  I haven’t watched a second of it, either.  I read last night Bill gave a kick ass speech.  That’s all well and good.  However at least personally, I have no need to watch a glorified rah rah session from either party to help me make up my mind on anything.

Last night I skipped yoga and instead decided to get the yard mowed.  No, I didn’t feel nearly as refreshed afterward but I did enjoy a similar sense of accomplishment.

Did you ever think, I mean really think, about how ridiculous it is the marijuana is illegal, or, almost any other drug for that matter?  One of the things the Obama administration has done that I am not happy about is a stupid crack down on marijuana use.  It is a HUGE waste of resources.

When I was on the mower last night my mind was wandering, as it often does.  I was analyzing why alcohol, which has the potential to cause the exact same problems as illegal drugs, is legal and everything else is not.  Well it is the same reason that many things in the world are, that’s just what we were told and told and told again.  Alcohol is ok, all other drugs, bad.

Well if you are able to pull yourself out of that haze you realize how stupid this policy is.  Our prisons are stuffed with people arrested on drug related charges.  You and I pay a fortune to facilitate their incarceration.  There is a huge, violent underground dedicated to the production and distribution of these drugs simply because they are illegal.  The question is simply, why?

Why is it acceptable for someone to drink a half a case of beer but they can’t smoke a joint or pop a pill?  The end result is the same.  The individual becomes chemically altered.  Why can’t we simply apply the same rules for alcohol to all drugs? Basically, as long as your behavior on these substances does not negatively affect other individuals, go nuts.  Kill yourself if you want to.  If you start f’ing with other people while in this state THEN we have a problem.

Just think of the positives that could come from such a policy change.  No more illegal drug trafficking.  Huge dollars could be both saved and earned.  No more BILLIONS of dollars spent policing, prosecuting and imprisoning drug users.  Then add in HUGE dollars from taxing the legal sale of these substances.  It would be a huge win/win.

To me green lighting alcohol sales and nothing else is pure hypocrisy. It’s like saying you can only buy Honda’s.

You would think from this rant I was a closet marijuana smoker or pill popper.  Nope, never touched the stuff. Although I think if you chose to align your life around any drug use, including alcohol, you are heading down a path with a brick wall at the end, I fully endorse your right to do so as long as you don’t throw up on my shoes.

This issue, like so many things in life that our society accepts blindly, is revealed as ludicrous once a bit of logic is applied.