| It's Time for Sensible Marijuana Laws - Rick Steves www.TheLibertyUnderground.net Joe Rogan - The Number 1 reason why Marijuana is Illegal is because the Pharma Cartel does not want you to grow your own Medicine. The Declaration of Independence was written on Hemp. The first car ever made ran on Hemp oil. Hemp seeds are also the healthiest food on the planet with the highest protein content out of any plant. Marijuana Facts: As part of the "War on Drugs", US gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia War on Drugs results in the arrest of 1 million Americans each year. Your tax money is spent on maintaining and expanding the prison infrastructure required to continue this policy Marijuana is not addictive. Only 1% of Americans smoke it on a daily basis. Withdrawal symptoms, if any, are similar to coffee consumption Marijuana has been proven to be effective in reducing nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating apetite in AIDS patients, reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma Marijuana also reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders. Legalizing drugs would inject $76.8 billion a year into the US economy.$44.1 billion from law enforcement savings, $32.7 billion in tax revenue Annual Causes of Deaths in United States Tobacco435,000 Alcohol85,000 Car Accidents26,347 Prescription Drugs32,000 Suicide30,622 Marijuana 0 Sources: www.drugpolicy.org drugwarfacts.org economics.about.com When a private ... |
