Pubdate: Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Source: Good 5 Cent Cigar (U of  RI: Edu)
Copyright: 2005 Good 5 Cent Cigar
Contact:  http://www.ramcigar.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2599
Author: Kirk Muse
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)

MARIJUANA DRUG LEGISLATION HELPS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

To the Cigar,

Yes, marijuana possession is still a crime. But it should not be. Marijuana 
is a natural herb that has never killed a single person in the 5,000-year 
history of its use.

Marijuana is also more than half our so-called war on drugs budget. So why 
do we continue to criminalize an easy-to-grow weed?

America's counterproductive drug war and war on marijuana users continues 
because it has created a huge bureaucracy of people, industries and 
institutions with a vested financial interest in its continuation.

Today, the United States has more prisoners than any other country in 
history, primarily because of our drug war. Our 2.1 million prisoners 
create hundreds of thousands of relatively high-paying jobs. Many prison 
guards with just a high school education make more money than teachers with 
master's degrees. Obviously, our priorities are mixed up.

Government employees with drug war-created jobs will do anything and 
everything in their power to make sure the drug war never ends. Until we 
can solve this problem, our drug war and prisons will continue to grow. And 
our personal freedoms will continue to shrink.

Best regards,

Kirk Muse

  Mesa, AZ  
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