Musings of Erin

The real cause of ‘the war on drugs’

It’s no secret to anyone that I’m totally against the war on drugs - it’s a ludicrious attempt at the government to control our toxin intake. Its such a load of bullshit - they allow cigarettes and alcohol (which I think is way worse); yet they ban the soft stuff. What are the pot-heads going to do to society - eat our way into oblivion? Maybe the happy trippers are just too much - gov’t can’t stand that much happiness.

“G**damnit, we founded this country of life, liberty and all that jazz - not giggly, hungry buffoons! Give ‘em alcohol - make the jerks angrier, the depressed suicidal, and the kids completely out of control!”

The whole thing just confuses me… why not just take the money that’s entrusted to the grand empirical ATF for fighting those poor pot-heads and put it to good use - like actually creating decent school & healthcare systems. Tax the shit out of it, like they do everything else, and take those funds and put them to good use. I wonder how much we would save if we eliminated the war on pot, got those poor fools out of jail, and taxed marijuana out the wazoo? Maybe we could actually pay for the real war that’s going on in Iraq.

(For the record, the ATF doesn’t make much sense to me either - alcohol, tobacco, and firearms? Maybe that’s what the most dangerous criminal possess?)