How Do You Grow a Drug?
That is the question that popped into my head as I read yet another scandalous story about a celebrity that enjoys marijuana. This time it was one of the actors in the Harry Potter series, 19 year old Jamie Waylett who was growing it. Smart fellow, that Jamie Waylett. It is no secret to readers of this blog that I think the marijuana laws are useless and stupid and should be immediately repealed. However, I wrote this post because of the wording of the article. Just check this out:
Jamie Waylett pleaded guilty to growing the drug during a hearing Thursday at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Excuse me, but how do you go about growing a drug? That’s like telling a barley farmer that they are growing beer. You grow plants, not drugs. But since the only processing that marijuana requires is that the buds get dried after they get harvested, it is understandable why some people would think that this is appropriate language. I know that it takes a lot to go from barley to beer bottle but marijuana is pretty much done once the buds are clipped and dried.
I suppose the real problem is that people think that marijuana is a drug. Sure it has psycho-active effects but is it a drug? I don’t think so.
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Oh you ecologo-leftist! Of course marijuana in any form is a drug: Marc Emery is going to jail for seeds.
Poor Jamie! Yes, in our time of inquisition, growing a useful herb that never killed anybody can land you in jail – for years.