marijuana

I don't know if anybody else heard this, but it's news to me and it's pretty sweet.

First I'll hit you with some links.

Article that has a good read on what went down. It also has a video after the jump that's not that bad aside from the excessive bongos, stupid reporting and interview with dumb high people. Yes, there's boobs near the end too (about 3:45).

Also, there are some youtube videos. Downside: obligatory pot referencing song. Upside: zero interaction with the population. Take a look at the related videos too as some of those may be decent as well.

Alright, now I'll hit you with some opinions.

1. Pot should be legalized. Look at this. 10,000 people got together and smoked marijuana. NOT ONE OF THEM GOT ARRESTED. Meanwhile, half as many people gather in East Lansing and we have dozens of arrests (hundreds in the past) as well as obvious acts of violence. Sure, this was in Boulder, CO and not E.L., which says something, but the sentiment still remains.

2. Pot should be regulated and taxed. Put in safety and quality control, educate the public about the harmful pulmonary effects and tax the shit out of them. One 20ct. box could easily sell for 5-10$, about 25-75% of which could be pure tax revenue. Trillions of dollars of debt? This may not erase it, but it sure as hell would help.

3. Hippies still suck.

4. Tie die is still ugly.

5. The only way for legalization to take place is for the majority of people who advocate it to STOP ACTING LIKE CHILDREN. Yes, what you are advocating for has, for a long time, been illegal. Yes, by advocating the legalization of a controlled substance everybody understands that it is likely because you enjoy it when you can, illegally. Yes, the substance that you are advocating the legalization of makes you stupid. You still don't have to act like the dumb little 8 year old who just found his dad's stash of porn who feels excited and guilty at the same time. Calm the fuck down. Stop saying things like, "get baked," "smoke reefer," and "are the brownies magical?" and start saying "get high," (even now accepted and understood language) and "smoke marijuana." Politicians don't refer to alcohol as "booze." If politicians are ever going to listen to advocates, they have to start using the words that the politicians use: high, weed, marijuana. Drop the jargon, you sound like an idiot.

6. In accordance with the above, people need to stop acting like idiots regarding weed, too. Hackie sack is lame, frisbees are for dogs only and your music sounds like shit. Phish is for assholes.

7. Old people smoke pot too. Stop encouraging your asshole friends to start speaking up. Nobody cares how many stupid, punk 18-24 year old white, male college students you have speaking up for marijuana legalization (and even less for minorities). Get the 40-50+ crowd involved. Get the people who KNOW HOW THE WORLD WORKS and aren't overly idealistic to start the conversation with the politicians who are, in more respects than for the younger crowd, their PEERS.

8. Hippies still suck. It needed to be said again.

-steve