I could not agree more with my colleague and his article "Progressive Ideas in a Traditional Texas". There is such a bad stigma on marijuana that a large portion of the population fail to see the positive affects it can have. Who are we to deny someone sick from a natural remedy? It would not only help the sick it would spark new revenue to a state that is sinking in its own budget gap. The criticism that there would be a risk of motorists smoking and driving: Are they serious on this one? Alcohol is not medicine (ok let me rephrase, not scientific medicine) and yet there are hundred upon thousands of drunk people filling TX roads. I’m not saying that all marijuana should be legal and that bong parties should be the new rage. I am, however, for people putting down their preconceived notions about it and diving into the research. Let the statistics and scientist tell the people the facts and not the rumor mill. Generate money, help the sick, create cures, and all in all…move on to real issues that don’t involve something natural. I’m sure there is more on Capitol Hill to worry about then legalizing medical marijuana but I guess fighting it over and over hides all the other issues behind a foggy veil.
Although I enjoy readying your blogs I would have to disagree with this idea. As stated by Mr. Boddy T, a graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and many other doctors and scientist state "Although legalization activists and many marijuana users believe smoking pot has no negative effects, scientific research indicates that marijuana use can cause many different health problems." There are way too many negative things that marijuana can cause to your body and those around you, I say this because I have taken classes on the affects of different narcotics. It may not be the worst thing out there to do but as a whole we do not need to legalize another substance that can create a negative affect in society. We already have too many people dying from cigarets and alcohol that we do not need to add another substance to this list. There for I do not agree this would be a good idea.
ReplyDeleteA large amount of the money made for the state is created by taxes as stated in class. With so many consumers going to online purchases now a days really hurts these sales taxes with local businesses. I would think adding taxes across the board to all online sales would bring customers back to purchasing items at their local stores or retailers that it would in turn bring back money back into the state with out the negative affects that would come from legalizing marijuana. I could be completely wrong but this is just one idea of many others that could help our economy.