I remember hearing how researchers were having a hard time separating the
medically beneficial elements of marijuana from the part that makes you
feel good. It's as if it's okay to have the stuff that's good for you, but
they don't want the medicine to feel good to you.
I always encounter people who see marijuana as a crutch for weak-minded
people who can't handle life and most of those people are individuals who
have never tried marijuana themselves. I think the reality of it is that
some people surround themselves with so much responsibility, thinking that
it's the "right" thing to do that they are not genuinely happy themselves.
It's an artificial happiness that comes from a person repeatedly telling
himself that responsibility is what life's all about. I disagree, though.
The less you're responsible for, the more free your life can be. Even
before I tried marijuana when I was 26 (I'm 29 now) I was happiest when I
knew I had no committments to fulfill for the day. Nobody was depending on
me for anything. Who says that I MUST be involved in community affairs?
Why can't I live my life and better myself and be appreciated for me,
rather than having others tell me that I need to "be involved" and "make a
difference?" The world would be fine like it is for the most part. But
there are still people who want some things to be illegal and other things
to be legal. The government tries to please, but the government can't
satisfy everyone. Majority rules. For as long as majority rules, minority
will have unrest until they get theirs, too.
I'm definitely not saying that marijuana is the answer to man's prayers.
But I am saying that when you're high, those responsibilities can melt
away. You can feel closer to being purely human rather than a member of
society. Was it God's intention for us to kill each other, put each other
in jail where numerous abuses go on, and belittle and persecute each other
to tears and frustration? I think not. We are simply meant to live and
enjoy life. However, our enjoyment of life takes second place. According
to societies rules, our first responsibility is taking care of the whole --
taking care of society to maintain the structure of society -- the
economics of society. If we choose to simply live, economics and financial
institutions would likely fail as the flow of money drops due to the
decreased interest in material matters. Is that bad for the individual?
Or is that just bad for society? Society is an intangible and disposable
concept. Individuals within society are precious, yet we place "society"
above ourselves which gives the whole of humanity a hive-like collective
mind.
Of course, if we choose to leave this planet and explore the stars,
collaboration is a virtual necessity. But money is the element of society
that stands in the way. Sure, we can explore the stars -- for a price.
But why can't we as humans, simply work together for a common goal, rather
than placing the value of the goal before the goal itself?
Anybody who has ever smoked marijuana certainly knows this: It generally
does have an amotivational effect, but that's only of the physical body.
The mind is working, and in fact, marijuana is like an octane boost for
your own thinking and a stress reliever for the physical body, then an idea
suddenly matures and you take action on it. Much better than some of the
irrational and rash thinking of a mind that has not been stimulated to a
relative efficiency.
For some this idea may seem to place marijuana in an almost sacred position
in society. But if we have yet to adopt marijuana as an integrated part of
the world and exploit it for its true benefits in its natural form, then
yes -- full-scale legalization of marijuana is going to provide a pathway
for wonderful advances in the quality of thinking of individuals. The
thing to remember, however, is that each person is different. It will take
a brave world to legalize the unregulated use of marijuana because it does
amplify the individual persona, which would appear to defy just about every
law that man has created -- laws which were intended to make us act the
same and in a predictable manner, not differently and in a surprising and
unpredictable manner. But if you can predict from one day to the next, how
the evolution of the world will take place, isn't that stagnation? Isn't
that choking our own advancement as human beings?
The marijuana issue is something that can be resolved quickly. This is
supposed to be a brave race. Legalize marijuana, bury the issue, and let
us move forward to new and better things.
Involuntary
