I take my voting very seriously. When I get the little booklet from the League of Women's Voters, I devour every word. I talk to people and weigh the pros and cons. If I am not clear what it is about, I am going to find out, you can bet your sweet bippie on that! When the question of legalizing marijuana came to the ballot, I was very sure that I wanted a yes vote on that. I would have been more excited had they made the legal age 25, just because by the time someone is 25 they are pretty sure what they want out of life.
I have seen what the synthetic heroine and crack cocaine and meth has done to our kids and I did not want that to continue. The argument that Marijuana is a gateway drug is a crock. I have seen first hand kids go straight for the meth and other drugs simply because they are very cheap and very, very easy to purchase. My hope was that by legalizing marijuana some of that would slow down, but I don't think that is happening. I have never done an illegal drug in my life and do not intend to start, but I can tell you this, I have dealt with kids smoking pot and they do not behave at all like those who have been doing the illegal drugs. Ever see a kid that is so zoned out they have no idea where they are or what they are doing? That is not marijuana! Marijuana seems to make kids a little spacey, but it does not make them stand on a street corner staring off into outer space and drooling all over themselves. Most of the marijuana smokers I run into are happy little people and I would just assume they were having a really good day if it weren't for that little whiff I get that is akin to a skunk passing by outside.
I see in the Chieftain that Hasan is funding a study on marijuana and I will certainly be glad when that is done and we can see the scientific evidence of the benefits of marijuana. Years ago I had back problems and took more pain pills than I can remember. I recall going to work more often than not with a fog in my brain and I could hover up near the ceiling and watch myself slaving over a hot grill and smoking french fry baskets. It is a wonder I survived that! I had back surgery and as with any surgery, more pain pills. Today I have spasms in my back and when that happens I reach for my bottle of marijuana pain cream that I bought legally in Blende. I do not take any pain pills and I have been told that I would not be able to pass a drug test as there is pcp or thc or something like that in my system, but I do know I do not feel it and I am clear headed, just no pain. I refuse to take pain pills so if legal sale of marijuana goes away in Pueblo City and County I am just going to have to go back to being unable to function.
I could go on about what good the tax dollars have done for our economy along with our low unemployment rate, but I think that speaks for itself. I just wanted to give my opinion as a human being.
I have seen what the synthetic heroine and crack cocaine and meth has done to our kids and I did not want that to continue. The argument that Marijuana is a gateway drug is a crock. I have seen first hand kids go straight for the meth and other drugs simply because they are very cheap and very, very easy to purchase. My hope was that by legalizing marijuana some of that would slow down, but I don't think that is happening. I have never done an illegal drug in my life and do not intend to start, but I can tell you this, I have dealt with kids smoking pot and they do not behave at all like those who have been doing the illegal drugs. Ever see a kid that is so zoned out they have no idea where they are or what they are doing? That is not marijuana! Marijuana seems to make kids a little spacey, but it does not make them stand on a street corner staring off into outer space and drooling all over themselves. Most of the marijuana smokers I run into are happy little people and I would just assume they were having a really good day if it weren't for that little whiff I get that is akin to a skunk passing by outside.
I see in the Chieftain that Hasan is funding a study on marijuana and I will certainly be glad when that is done and we can see the scientific evidence of the benefits of marijuana. Years ago I had back problems and took more pain pills than I can remember. I recall going to work more often than not with a fog in my brain and I could hover up near the ceiling and watch myself slaving over a hot grill and smoking french fry baskets. It is a wonder I survived that! I had back surgery and as with any surgery, more pain pills. Today I have spasms in my back and when that happens I reach for my bottle of marijuana pain cream that I bought legally in Blende. I do not take any pain pills and I have been told that I would not be able to pass a drug test as there is pcp or thc or something like that in my system, but I do know I do not feel it and I am clear headed, just no pain. I refuse to take pain pills so if legal sale of marijuana goes away in Pueblo City and County I am just going to have to go back to being unable to function.
I could go on about what good the tax dollars have done for our economy along with our low unemployment rate, but I think that speaks for itself. I just wanted to give my opinion as a human being.
