Do You Do Drugs?

Do You Do Drugs?

April 5, 2009
London,Ontario
by Randy Yeo



Do you do drugs? If you say no, you are a liar! We all do drugs of some kind.
I mean, if you are going to say an herb, like marijuana is a drug, then you have to say any herbal remedy is a drug. Therefore, when we include herbs in with pharmaceuticals (even aspirin), caffeine, tobacco, alcohol and even sugar, we all do drugs. Still no? How about in the food you eat. What drugs/toxins are in that?

So? Do you do drugs?

Chemicals (drugs) in food are okay. I think all of us except the most diehard organics have accepted this. Read any contents label and you'll see plenty of drugs. And make sure you wash the drugs off of your fresh fruits and veggies.

Herbal mood altering blends and remedies are pretty much accepted. I believe we are welcome to our herb patches and can do with those herbs as we please. Granted, maybe not ones that kill, but most of them.

[I was thinking of Remembrance Day and poppies and wondered if we were allowed to grow them? Can I grow my own Coca to make chocolate?]

Tobacco is taking a beating. That has opened the door for reserve smokes to enter the grey market. A great juxtaposition I see when I walk into a corner market here is all the marijuana paraphernalia out in the open and the legal but frowned upon tobacco products all hidden away behind secure walls. And I agree with this. Hide the legal killing stuff and lay open the peaceful pot stuff. Too bad you can only get paraphernalia, eh?

Alcohol is hugely accepted. You can go just about anywhere and find a nearby drink. In some circles, if you do not offer your guests a drink, you are looked upon as flat-out rude. You can walk into a beautifully appointed liquor store and browse. Heck, you can bring the kids along! Teach 'em how to chose only the "good brands.”

Pharmaceuticals. Meds. How many meds do you take? How many friends do you have that take doctor prescribed medications? How many people who are taking meds need to take other meds to combat the side effects of the first meds? Do you have to eat a handful of pills every day to just stand a chance? 'nough said on that.

Oh yeah I mentioned sugar. We know it isn't good for us. Most know it is REALLY bad. Yet we feed it to our kids, ourselves and it can cause cancer, diabetes, gingivitis, etc... and we don't care 'cause it's yummy and legal.

Am I missing anything? Right. Marijuana. Cannabis. A plant that not only has great medicinal properties, but also calming effects in recreational users. Nobody has died using marijuana alone. Marijuana users are not prone to rage and violence. Perhaps that stuff comes in with hard, easy to manufacture and transport drugs, but not marijuana. Marijuana is an herb that is illegal. It was made illegal primarily as an attack on certain racial groups. That fact alone makes me feel ashamed.

These days, even if you are say, 60 and never got as much as a speeding ticket, you can be jailed for growing a marijuana plant. That same plant that can contribute to our environment. It can save trees! The same plant with proven (time and again) medicinal properties. Yes, that very same plant.

Our governments are acting on centuries old propaganda. If not that they are being manipulated by tobacco, alcohol, big pharmaceuticals, maybe even the forestry industry. Yes, marijuana is a threat. It is a threat to some big businesses because available, legal pot may well replace a number of their products. Marijuana is not a threat to you or me. It is not a threat to society, just Big Business.

It is sad not enough of us vote. It is a crying shame and social injustice. By not voting we allow the same old dinosaurs to dictate our personal freedoms. I can understand that those with the wisdom to vote for new ideas are those wise enough to see there are no candidates to vote for. I mean really, can you trust ANY politician? Still, we MUST vote. If not for us, then a generation or few to come. Maybe my grandkid's kids will initiate a change. Maybe.

I am Canadian. I am free. Well, unless I grow just one marijuana plant. Then I am a criminal worthy of serving time in jail. I wonder what I would learn there? Would I be rehabilitated? Is there such a thing as jail/prison and rehabilitation? What if I, a person who grew one plant, was housed with say a safecracker. What if I had not much else to do with my time but fear for my life and take up a new hobby? What if? What if I was just left alone, hurting no one, with my treasured herb garden.

And then there's the economy, but I guess it isn't a given what cash crop could well save the government money as well as line its pockets. Senators, think of the junkets!

If I were in the control seat, I would say "just leave marijuana alone.” Not legalized or decriminalized. Flat out left alone. It's nothing. It’s a plant. Let some big business guys have a go at marketing it. Go ahead and make your cash, just leave us alone who would rather the pleasure of growing our own.