“Apparently people at Berkley would get out at school at four o’clock and they would meet 20 minutes later and would get high, as a result everyone would ask ‘are you going to do the 420’ and they would say “yeah 420′” Tommy Chong explaining the origins of 420 weed holiday.
I never thought I would live to see marijuana legalized in 5 states and medical marijuana now available in most states, though I do have a few caveats.
First off I think legalization should not be in the realm of marketing and gaining tax revenue, it not only dirties the issue, but promotes drug use. Though I understand the argument that we market and gain tax revenue on alcohol, but wwo wrongs don’t make a right. I think Alaska and Oregon have the correct answer, allow people to smoke, posses and grow their own but no buying, selling or taxing.
Secondly, I fear that in both Colorado and Washington the marijuana spiked candy, cake, brownies, cookies and lollipops which not only cause weed overdoses in adults but will soon be getting into the into the bellies of children causing the whole thing to come crashing down. Which may be the case no matter when and if Republicans take over these state governments.
And lastly and most importantly to you Millennials reading this. Rand Paul thinks pot smokers are “stupid.” YOU ARE STUPID. Though he backs medical marijuana he is against legalization. Though to his benefit he is for reduced sentencing in marijuana cases. So on this issue is more regressive than any Democrat.
Oh and Rand Paul is also against abortion for any reason, does not accept either evolution or global warming, wants to raise interest rates on college loans, wants to eliminate the Department of Education in lieu of replacing public education with religious vouchers, and the elimination of Obamacare, Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Okay, those last two do not affect you because you will never get old! I thought that once myself. I can ski down those stairs with a bottle of wine and a manikin.