THC is not PCP

Marijuana is NOT a gateway drug.
Let me repeat that.
Marijuana is NOT a gateway drug.

I can tell you that from experience because I've tried most of them. Uppers, downers, hallucinogens, pills, powders, I even had some shit in a capsule that made you go sideways and upside down but not diagonally into space or back in time.
I spent a good number of years without a single completely sober day.

If you don't believe me, I can show you the scars and the legal bills to prove it.

If you can smoke it, swallow it, sniff it or drink it I've probably tried it....except for crack....and PCP
Crack's whack.
And heroin. I have a gnarly phobia of needles.

Anyway, I quit that shit years ago. Drugs are bad, mmmkay?

But weed's not.

I didn't stop smoking weed to sober up and get clarity. I didn't stop smoking weed because it was making me miss work and ruining me financially. I didn't quit smoking weed because I got high one night and punched a hole through the wall.
I didn't quit smoking weed because of the ill after and side effects.
Nope.
I stopped smoking weed because I fall asleep.
Why spend money for good weed if you can't enjoy the high?

In all my days of smoking joints, bong hits, and tokin' bowls I never once thought to myself "Hmmm.....I wonder what crack is like?"
Never. Not once.

I tried other drugs because I wanted to try other drugs not because the Weedmonster got into my head and told me to do it. I have an addictive personality and the excessive drug use was an unfortunate byproduct.
Just like I've never had just one beer. I've sat down with the intention of having one and ended up having 10 or 12. It's just part of who I am.
I suppose I could have redirected that energy away from drugs and booze, but I didn't. I'm not proud of it, but it happened.

I have the scars and the rap sheets to prove it.

In any case, weed is about the only thing I've ever done that turn me into a fiend.
If you talk to anyone who has ever been to a bar with me, they will tell you that once I've had one, it's on. I'll be there until closing time and then look for a party afterward.
But I can smoke one joint and say "enough."

I'll eat all the Doritos in the house, but I won't smoke all the weed.

I don't have kids. But if I did, I'd rather my kids be pot heads than drunken alcoholics. Drunks do dumb shit. They fight, they drive fast, they break into houses just to sleep on the couch.
Stoners go to Taco Bell and eat.
Wow. Big deal.

If anything, people smoking weed is good for the economy.

Why they hell do you think they created 24 hour drive thrus and grocery stores? They're not for law abiding, PBS watching citizens who happen to be watching the late news and have a sudden craving for shitty 99 cent tacos.

Look at the new Jack In the Box commercials.

Stoners.

Stoners get hungry and buy food. When they buy food, they don't prepare a list...well....some of them do. I was never one of those people. I went to the store and bought whatever sounded good as I wandered up and down the aisles.
Bananas and ketchup?
Fuck yeah, why not?
Give a pair of stoners $100 and send them to the store. They will spend that $100 on the most random shit and eat it all that night...well....except for the stuffed Easter bunny that someone picked up from the clearance shelf.
Who bought that thing?

Stoners.

Stoners drive innovation. Those little pretzel rolls with the cheesy pizza shit inside of them? Who do you think those were designed for? Popcorn flavored jellybeans? Those fucked up Doritos flavors like cheeseburger and hot sauce?

Stoners.

Lava lamps, black lights, crushed velvet paintings, the Hide A Bed, the Lazy Boy (hence the brand name), fruit scented markers, the digital clock,  the remote control, cheese on apple pie, the straw with the little spoon on the end that you get with ICEEs, ICEEs, Apple computers ( I mean who else would name an electronics company after a food?), surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, bicycling (Hey man...I bet you can't balance on two wheels), the all you can eat buffet, the Slip N Slide, sand castles, those lawn sprinklers that look like a red tractor that are supposed to go across the lawn but never seem to go anywhere,  Mellow Yellow soda pop, canoeing (what the fuck did you think they had in those peace pipes?), every piece of software you've ever used (that's why most of it's not real intuitive except for creative suites).

Created for and by. Stoners.

Stoners have been living green since the dawn of time.
Recycling?
Stoner idea.
Everyone's smoked out of an old pop can or apple core.....and everyone's probably planted at least one of those apple cores after they were high in hopes to grow some more fucking apples.
Stoners like to ride bikes and skateboards, thus easing traffic and pollution. Not because they are necessarily concerned about such things, but after some good weed 55 MPH might as well be light speed  and Captain Kirk might as well be driving....and if you've attended some of the parties I've attended over the years, Captain Kirk was driving...badly I might add.

Alcohol and drugs can ruin lives if taken in excess. Marijuana leads to eating, sleeping and laughing for no good reason. Alcohol and drugs can lead to diseases, breakdown of bodily functions and even cancer.
Weed gives you the munchies and cottonmouth.

Rather than damning marijuana in this country, shouldn't we be thanking it for bringing us modern civilization....and delicious baked goods!