Week 5 - Bong Hits For Jesus

I completely agree with Professor of Law Steven B. Duke of Yale Law School. I truly believe that if we legalize marijuana that there would be a lot less violence and a whole lot more money to go around. If you look at the facts that he explained such as, “…Marijuana is a relatively safe drug. No one has ever died from a marijuana overdose nor has anyone gone on a violent rampage as a result of a marijuana high.” it just shows that at the very least, marijuana should be legalized. I am a believer in that if you smoke, drink, shoot up or anything else that deals with drug use, you will do it. People always do what they want, legally or not. So, we might as well make a profit from it. Also, we might as well help other countries and our own country by stopping all the gang wars and violence on our streets and in our homes.

This situation is not going to be over soon, and it is not going to end easily. But if we get off our white horses and stop looking at what is legal and not legal compared to what is right and what will be the best outcome, will only allow good to come from it. Just because something has been banned for such a long time does not mean that it was the right thing to do. This law has been in effect since 1933. If you look at slavery, it has been around for more than 5,000 years but we as human beings and Americans know it is bad to have slaves, then why can’t we look past this outdated law of illegal marijuana.

In the end, people of all ages, races, and backgrounds will continue smoking, quit smoking, start smoking, try it, hate it, love it, like it, or never even touch it. So, we need to stop being so blinded by our moral and ethical stupidity and start doing what will be the best for our country and for its people.