Legalization and Immigration

    I would like to begin this post, and many more, with a quote from one of my favorite televisions programs, Real Time with Bill Maher.
    “New Rule: California, the state with the most debt and the most marijuana dispensaries must be allowed to avoid bankruptcy by selling weed to neighboring states. That's how we will get out of this budget crisis - by holding a "baked sale." It's the perfect solution. We needs the cash and Arizona needs to chill the fuck out.”
- Bill Maher, in his “New Rules” segment
    I bring up the issue of legalization of marijuana because it has been a hot button issue for a long time and ever since Mr. Maher has joked about, it ever so subtly (not), I have formed a stance that seems backed and reasonable by logic and information.
    Marijuana is a drug that does mess with your mind, not like LSD or acid. It gives you feelings of euphoria, like alcohol, and is less dangerous than alcohol. Some studies have shown, by studies I’m not going to list them, look them up yourself, that the Indicia strains act more like a depressant than a stimulant and are extremely less dangerous than alcohol. Also, the long term effects of marijuana are few and far between compared to the long term effects of alcohol. That being said, marijuana, for medicinal or recreational purposes should be legalized. The latter of the two should be taxed more than tobacco because of its qualities, the more hallucinogenic the heavier the tax, and I mean heavier. Also, the growth of medicinal marijuana should be regulated more thoroughly and efficiently, not just going to a pot loving quack doctor who will write you a prescription, like in an episode of Entourage, but a doctor who is certified by the government and knows what to use it for.
    Also, I wanted to talk about Arizona’s immigration reform act and capital punishment, but I will start with good ol’ immigration. As of right now, Arizona has passed a bill that states that illegal aliens must carry papers and register with the US government, this seems very fair. The unfair part is that the police force has been customized to seek out people who aren’t carrying their papers or who do not have any, and throw them out of the country. This part of the bill so far has been blocked. It would make sense in order to find out who is here legally and illegally but to go around racially profiling people is unconstitutional and biased. They are unfair and should not be allowed in our political system at all.
  “We need to stop, we need to evolve, we need to break the oppression and move on.”