Let's get one thing straight- I don't smoke pot. I'm not going to bullshit you and say I've never tried it, but I generally believe in obeying the law, even when you don't agree with it.
The reason I've started this profile is because I firmly believe that the current prohibition against adult marijuana use in the United States needs to end. I came to this conclusion after doing a lot of research on marijuana after both my mother and step-father were diagnosed with cancer.
After hearing about how sick their treatments were making them, I started doing some research to see what might be available to help alleviate their suffering. This led me to do a lot of reading about medical marijuana. After seeing so much research confirming the medicinal effects of weed, I started to get disgusted that something less toxic than the occasional glass of scotch that I enjoy after dinner was illegal while my folks were being pumped full of extremely dangerous (but legal) narcotics to help them deal with their pain.
Through the course of my reading I also came across lots of good arguments for non-medical reform. I read stories about people lives, careers, and entire futures being ruined because of convictions for non-violent possession charges. While I don't advocate taking illegal substances of any kind, I cannot condone locking someone someone up for a "crime" which has never been shown to have any detrimental effect on society.
I'm sure at this point someone out there is thinking, "But marijuana users commit other crimes, too!" Personally I think that if someone is committing a violent crime or neglecting their kids or something like that, that's what they should be locked up for. In cases where the possession charge is needed to keep them in jail longer, then someone really needs to take a look at why the penalties for their more serious offenses are so lenient.
OK, enough ranting for right now.
The purpose of this profile is simply to help get the facts about marijuana and its use out to the public. I'm far from a "one-issue" type of guy, but I have other profiles up for my personal and business stuff. I don't plan on overwhelming anyone with bulletins, but I would appreciate it if the information I send out gets passed along. Also, if you have information that you think I might be interested in, send it in!
