Being duped about dope.

Have you ever wondered why marijuana is illegal? It really has nothing to do with any mind-altering or "buzz" effects on the person using it. In fact, it does not have anything at all to do with using it to get high.
No, rather it stems from big business and what they could lose should it be legalized.
Hemp, (especially a particular variety) plants can be used for anything from fuel for our cars (burns 100% clean) to making paper to medicinal aspects. Yet it remains illegal. This was perpetrated by industry leaders who knew to allow it to be grown and used would give them unwanted competition.
In fact hemp has many many uses and all of them are eco-friendly. Don't believe it is true? If not then I suggest you follow this link, disprove what is claimed and win ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS! No one has ever been able to dis-prove the claims made by the author of the book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes". It explains how big business and big brother government duped us all into believing marijuana to be a very dangerous drug. For instance the population was sold by the hype with things such as "BLACK MEN SMOKE IT AND RAPE WHITE WOMEN!

You can read much more about it here: http://www.jackherer.com/index.html

Use =/= ABUSE.

Another reason the War on Drugs cannot be won is because groups like "Parents for a Drug Free America" (who BTW was backed by such wholesome companies such as Phillip Morris TOBACCO have succeeded in equating the meaning of "abuse" as the same as "use".
If an adult drinks a beer, he is not considered as abusing alcohol. However one puff off a joint or snorting cocaine once a year is being equated to abuse.
We have learned to live as a society that allows drinking alcohol. Our society embraces the "use" of alcohol. Only when it is being abused (such as driving drunk) does society see it as a concern.
So why is it okay to use alcohol and not marijuana? Because the public was bamboozled many years ago as to the effects of marijuana for the profits of big business.
We hear "Drink responsibly" on TV Ads. If that same message was put out to the public about other drugs it would have the same connotation as alcohol USE.

There is a huge difference between use and abuse but you won't hear that in any anti-drug commercials. If you really wish to be educated there are websites that do tell the truth about marijuana and other drugs. Here is a great one that both talks about the dangers of drugs as well as the myths and why the War on Drugs will not be won with any "war" against it.
http://www.globalchange.com/the-truth-about-drugs.htm

ORGANIZATIONS SPREAD MIS-INFORMATION AND FLAT OUT LIE!

Yep! Many, even most of such anti-drug USE organizations use falsehoods, exaggerations, mis-information and outright lies in an attempt to scare people away from drug use.
For instance, "Marijuana is the gateway drug to harder drugs". This has been so said with no real data to back it up. When an unbiased look at gateway drugs revealed that for most teens the gateway drugs are alcohol and nicotine.
Also, I have smoked pot for more than forty years. I have many friends who have smoked it as long. NONE of us abuse any hard drugs.

HOW TO WIN THE WAR ON DRUGS!

Educate with facts, legalize or decriminalize most or all drugs. Sound crazy?
If heroin were made legal today would you go out and try it?
If you do not smoke cigarettes, is it because you know the truth about nicotine (more addictive than heroin by far) or because using (even abusing) tobacco is LEGAL?

If you are like most people who do not smoke tobacco most likely you tried it at some point in your youth and moved on. We, and especially teens are curious by nature and most will experiment with drugs, both legal and illegal. However, if while experimenting teens realize that the ridiculous anti-drug ads are lying then they no longer believe any of it.

DRUGS AND THE LAW

The above line is why we can't win any war on drugs. Drug abuse and addiction should be a medical issue and not a criminal issue. Rehabilitation and education will lead to less drug ABUSE than spending time in a drug infested prison in a cell with some big ape named "Bubba" ever will.

By the way, I have never smoked any pot that comes anywhere near the dangerous effects drinking Wild Turkey or a bottle of expensive scotch does. If you are true to yourself you would agree.

LEGALIZE, REGULATE and EDUCATE AS WELL AS REHABILITATE WHEN NECESSARY WILL DO MORE TO DECREASE DRUG ABUSE THAN EVEN OVER-FILLING OUR PRISONS WITH DRUG USERS AND EVEN ABUSERS EVER WILL!