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H.R.2943 The end of prohibition
I support H.R.2943, the decriminalization of adult marijuana use. No, I don't smoke. It's too expensive, it stinks to high heaven, plus all I used to do when I did smoke, was eat, eat, eat. That doesn't change the fact that lots of people do smoke it, whether for recreation or medicine, so many that it is very clear to me that the fears over marijuana use are completely unjustified. If marijuana causes problems, we are already living with those problems. People who use it are your neighbors, your friends, your relatives and maybe you. Most adults use it discreetly, in the privacy of their own homes, and you know it.

The list of good uses for marijuana and hemp are endless, from bio fuel to good quality paper and clothing, medicine, food and watershed. Recent studies have shown that marijuana may prevent certain types of cancer, and stimulates brain cell growth, which may prevent dementia. All of this could mean money for new and existing businesses, and money from taxes.

The fact that marijuana has been legalized in some states for medical use is not enough. Consider California, for example, where voters have supported medical marijuana and the California Supreme Court has backed up that decision. However, right now in California, there are people doing 20 years for growing it, when their only buyers were the Compassionate Pharmacies that delivered the medicine to the sick. That's more than killers get for murder and more than pedophiles get for child molestation. The growers were licensed to grow, licensed to sell and got 20 years in jail anyway. It's insane.

The truth is that most people in this country don't give a rat's ass who does and who doesn't smoke. It's time for us to bring that sentiment out into the open and acknowledge the fact that adults can be trusted with marijuana and that prohibition is wrong. It's time for American to grow up.

Please, make a phone call, send an email, do something. Please support H.R.2943.