Hey, guy.
That was a pretty well thought out argument about legalizing pot you made this morning. Except that your whole premise was that Thomas Jefferson and the other founding fathers "smoked cannabis." This was an interesting factoid and basis of debate -- in high school, when the rest of us discussed it. You said this as if smoking weed would actually turn one into the caliber of person who would start a revolution and found a new country.
And not the kind of guy whose pictures feature a mish-mash of scrubby looking people sitting on a peeling-paint porch in an ever-dying factory/prison town in Upstate NY. I'm pretty sure Monticello wasn't in a housing project.
I know that sounds like some pretty cold shit to say. But you're the one who made the comparison, not me. I acknowledge that sometimes people meet with some pretty hard luck, and need a hand up to overcome circumstances outside of their control. But you're not one of them. You're in your early thirties, white, and male. Pretty privileged in our society.
Nor do I disagree with your stance on legalization -- pot should be legal, taxable, and safe. Hemp should be used as a renewable resource. And yes, there are a number of legitimate medical uses for cannabis.
The points you make would resonate (no pun intended) much more strongly coming out of the mouth of someone others can look up to. Someone who has educated themselves more extensively than on "The History of Marijuana Use in U.S. Government, as told in Modern Oral Tradition." I know, you want to believe that your circumstances exist because you're being oppressed by "The Man." But you're not. Really.
You should go ahead, and keep on puffing. But take personal responsibility for where it has taken you. It'd be a whole lot cooler if you did.
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