Friday 4:20
Give the Dutch a Peace Prize for their achievement in minimizing drug use in its’ citizens while refusing to wage a war on drugs. Despite pressure internationally to get tough on drugs and close down the coffee shops, somehow the Dutch have wisely been able to keep their cannabis cafes operational. There are far fewer drug users, prisoners, and drug overdoses in the Netherlands. We would be wise to follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately, things are not looking good on the drug policy reform front. Obama smacked down all those activists that submitted the suggestion to the change.gov site “legalize medicinal and recreational use of marijuana”. Barry has already let me down and he isn’t even in office yet. I hope that he will at the very least see to it that the 13 states that have legalized medicinal cannabis are left alone. The federal raids on the state medicinal cannabis facilities are the stuff of George Orwell’s worst nightmare. Big Brother swooping in with guns acting out no-knock raids to keep little old ladies from smoking pot to ease their aches and pains. It just isn’t right.
But on a more positive note, the weather is going to be fabulous. My phone keeps telling me that it will be plus temperatures this weekend, which means that my eldest child will drag me out to the countryside to ride gluestick AKA Corby. I am sooooo looking forward to it. WOO HOO!
