I  read today that New Jersey  has become the 14th state in the nation 
 to allow the use of marijuana for patients with chronic illnesses.
When my kids were growing up . the idea was that Marijuana
was the demon drug ,certain to be the gate way to hard drugs.
Even  California is thinking of making it legal and taxing it use.
New research based  on what causes the most harm, dependency
and social costs now places Marijuana well below the effects
of alcohol, and tobacco use. And you are not going to believe
this, that LSD is even further down the list of damaging drugs.
Don't know if  any body still takes the T. Leery trips anymore.

Perhaps it is the time to de-criminalize Pot. 
If the war on drugs is wasting time and  resource 
 on this  recreational drug, when it should be targeting the hard stuff
 like Heroin , Cocaine, Barbiturates and  street Methadone,
maybe some change in direction is  needed.

My  biggest problem with using Marijuana
is that it can still ruin you life.
As long as it is illegal ,it can put you in jail.
So either get involved  in changing the law,
and work to get it off the law books or quit using it.

 The few young people, that I have known to smoke pot
 on a regular basis usually were very sloppy about their appearance,
did poorly in school before they dropped out  completely,
and  eventually dropped  out of about everything. 
Anybody who smokes Marijuana
and then gets in a vehicle and drives , should get a double doze of punishment
 Same goes for drinking alcohol and driving.
But growing a small amount and
using it in your adult only home should not  result in being arrested.

P.S. I never have smoked anything or used illegal drugs personally,
 just in case you are wondering.

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