Santa Barbara’s medical pot dispensaries shut down

This is so frustrating; I want to tell the federal government, President Obama and AG Eric Holder, STOP IT, STOP this ridiculous prosecution of a natural plant product that can grow almost anywhere so it was nicknamed “weed”. There are effects on the human mind when this product is consumed AND the product is heated, but it isn’t really a “drug”. Drugs usually require some sort of chemical processing including manufacturing, cannabis does not need to be manufactured, and the only “process” it goes through is when it is heated, usually by the end user. Some people use the product without heating it, by juicing the leaves you gain quite a few health benefits without any “high”. We need to have cannabis changed so that it is not classified as a “Schedule 1” drug; you cannot overdose to point of killing yourself, although if you try to drive or operate heavy equipment or some other action that requires fine motor skills or total concentration, being high could certainly contribute to causing the death of someone, but consuming the product itself does not truly harm the user. Stupid stupid stupid; the “war” on drugs needs to go away, just leave marijuana alone, focus on true “drugs” like meth, cocaine and so on, and stop the ridiculous waste of taxpayer money.

Come on President Obama, let’s have an adult conversation about this issue; in addition to all of the taxpayer money wasted on the “war on drugs”, we could also have a shot in the arm to our economy if hemp could be grown in the US so it could be harvested for paper pulp, rope products, “green” type plastics and biofuel, and I’m sure I’m leaving out other great uses that could contribute to our economy. Is Washington state and Colorado going down the drain because they have allowed cannabis to be consumed? While I’m sure some will say they are in a “moral” sense, economically they will most likely see a boost to their economies. The rest of the US needs to follow their lead.