and ignorant so more rights and freedoms can be stolen and whittled away. You want change, move in a more aware direction, do not move in directions that numb awareness. If your life sucks and you want a change, try things that actually enrich your life. Brother, you're entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong and incredibly typical it is. I'm just glad that I don't know you. You insult too much, and don't think enough. I went to school with people such as yourself. Too good for everyone else. Best people in the world to avoid studiously. The reasons that pot is illegal can be traced to people such as William Randolph Hearst. He was afraid that hemp (not pot) was going to replace lumber as a go-to source for paper, etc. It was his campaign (and his cronies) that started the whole evil weed scenario. Before that it was legal. We just need to apply common sense and leave the hysteria out of it. There are many drugs that help people and also have some side effects but we still use them. Pot is no different. Most of our medicines come from the natural world, plants especially. So stop with the judging and hysteria and let doctors and patients decide what is right for themselves. Look at all the dopers getting freaked out about someone who opposes legalizing marijuana. This just shows how psychologically addictive it is. You can't stand the thought of not having it available