General Discussion

When will the capriciousness concerning laws on pot be recognized by the lawmakers. While it's true that pot is temporarily bad for short-term memory and the immune system, its worst health effects concern lung cancer for those who smoke a lot. But, then, smoking anything will adversely effect the heart and lungs. The fact is marijuana is nowhere near as bad as alcohol and tobacco, but one group of drug users is legal, and the other group is criminal, having their jobs and possessions taken from them.

Making a plant illegal that is simply dried to smoke is ludicrous, and the punishments do not fit the crime. If pot were made legal, people who wanted it could grow their own, which would diminish the huge amounts of money going to criminals who sell it, and the government could save millions in trying to stop it. So, lawmakers go ahead and open another beer or have that martini lunch while you're ruining lives of others for pursuing happiness in their own way.