The debate over the side effects of marijuana vs. alcohol, along with the lingering question of whether or not marijuana should be legal, has been long running and probably won't end anytime soon. But according to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports, that looked at things people take to get high or drunk, weed is the least fatal. And guess what the deadliest was? Alcohol. Not only was weed the least lethal, it was roughly 114 times less deadly than booze, according to the authors. Put science aside, and most anyone who has smoked pot will tell you it has a softer effect than alcohol. If alcohol and marijuana were animals, alcohol would be an anaconda and pot would be a housecat. Yet pot will land you in jail but you can drink alcohol in the White House. [continues 341 words]
Bob Ray Sanders didn't take much of a stand in his Thursday column "It's past time to end modern-day prohibition." He back peddles by telling us "he's not a drug user" and despite the title of his article says, "I don't know if we should legalize marijuana." I say legalize pot, regulate it for safety and tax it heavily. Thanks to two wars and the Obama administration's socialist policies, we need the money. Estimates show America would collect $10-12 billion per year in taxes on pot, not to mention the billions we'll save enforcing the law. I just returned from delivering a speech in Amsterdam, where the coffee houses are full of pot smokers, and you can walk down the street at night without fear. [continues 179 words]
