What Do We Want? Legal Pot? When Do We Want It? Now!
I’m busy being a step-mom and grandma this week (which means racing around cooking, cleaning, chasing grandson, and generally having the time of my life), so there’s not much time for anything remotely resembling work.
BUT: I want to note the publication of a new book: Too High To Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution. It pushes SO many of my buttons. (*1)
As readers of this blog know, I favor of drug legalization, and especially marijuana. (See, for example, this.)
I’m also interested in the character of our “free market” economy in the digital age. (See, for example, this or this.) (Part of my interest stems from a book idea that is rolling around in my brain. Green, new, or otherwise, the nature of 21st century capitalism is much on my mind.)
Last Sunday’s New York Times Book Review included a review of the book. I didn’t read it because I plan to read the book and why would I read a review of a book before reading the book?, plus the book’s title/content were enough to get me to buy. (I do so love complex punctuation. One’s of life’s cheapest, free delights!)
Indeed, I immediately decided to buy it as a way of supporting the author and the idea. (*2) In short: I’m delighted to see this book appear AND from a “mainstream” publisher.
So. Buy this book!
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*1: FULL DISCLOSURE: I smoke pot, which in my case works out to one hit from a joint maybe two, three times a week. I’d probably take a hit every day if I could buy the stuff without the hassle I go through to buy it. But even if I didn’t imbibe, I’d still favor legalization, as I have for well over thirty years.
*2: Although as I’ve noted here MANY times, I support buying books as a way of supporting the world’s creators of “content.” Of which I am one.
7 Responses to “What Do We Want? Legal Pot? When Do We Want It? Now!”
Sorry never did pot and don’t plan on starting at this age. I do support legalization because I do know cancer patients and hospice patients who use for the pain. By the time they start, they are done with life and just want relief from the pain.
Agree, Holly. Plus, how can alcohol be legal and pot not?
considering you get same reaction from both, why not? With pot you smell like smoke vs. smelling like booze – not sure which is worse…..
actually, the two “highs” are SO completely different. If I over-drink, which I never do any more (and haven’t since I was in my 20s), I’m stupid. If I were to over-smoke, I’d be equally stupid. But with both: moderation is the key, right? Except with pot, it’s far more relaxing, whereas booze just seems to not so much relax as make numb, if you know what I mean. I’d definitely take my single hit a couple of times a week over a drink any day.
Personally, I never got “stupid” from pot even when beginning, I could smoke several grams in one sitting and feel very good, maybe short of breath, but could certainly still drive, speak to people of all backgrounds, and engage in activities as if I was sober (like right now!)
Heck, I’ve gone to classes high for years. As a teen, I opened my mind with it, used it meditatively, medically for my hiatal hernia complications such as irritable bowel syndrome, and as a recreational tool. I make music for a living and have always been in the top of my class.
However, I have more than two or three shots of alcohol, I am one of the most belligerant people you will ever meet. I cannot wait for the day I can smoke as I please without any worries as to being imprisoned – which is sad, considering unless you smelled it on me, you’d probably never know I was high!
meditatively. Also medically,*
However, if I have more than**
Hey, James: Thanks for commenting. I agree: I look forward to being able to enjoy w/out breaking the law. I just got back from hiking in Peru and while I was there had several conversations about the “drug war,” which of course has a HUGE impact on all of the America. Apparently Uraguay has just or is about to decriminalize pot — which is also (apparently and who knew?) in contravention of an international agreement, so the situation is being watched with great interest: If Uruguay is allowed to decriminalize, presumably many other nations in the Americas will do the same. One of the people in the group I hiked with is a federal prosecutor and he said he believes that w/in ten years, it’ll be legal in the US. (And I said: TEN YEARS? That long???)