Like everyone else who is actively researching and looking for answers to that 70+ year old question "Why is Cannabis illegal?" I was amazed to find a surprising amount of evidence that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Cannabis is a resource of such significant importance that to continue on with it's prohibition would borderline on a Crime Against Humanity (As far as I'm concerned anyway) The information that I read all points to the same thing -> Corporate Industry. It's that simple. This is a case in which I firmly believe that Votes alone will not change the laws regarding Cannabis because Corporate interests are far more important to politicians than anything else. We can have as many Pro Pot Rallies as we want, we can protest until the cows come home but the one thing that will not change is the hold that government has on the education system and the information, whether it be true or not, that is taught to our children. It is fundamentally essential in the battle to end the prohibition against Cannabis that the public be well informed and educated about both the benefits and risks associated with the consumption of Cannabis for any purpose. It was due to a lack of education and means to educate oneself in the early half of the 20th Century that enabled law makers to enact such policies as The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. At the time, Racism was rampant and Cannabis was sold to the masses as something that only Blacks and Mexicans used. The majority of the public bought into this due to their attitudes towards Blacks and Mexicans as well as the lack of information/research available at the time. The Education system is purposely misleading the youth to believe that "Pot will ruin your life!" when the facts actually point to the opposite, it will enrich it. It was during the time when Cannabis was first prohibited that a nation wide purge of all wild Cannabis plants in the U.S.A. was undertaken. As the saying goes "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" As a result, the generations that followed have been brainwashed into thinking that this plant is something that is foreign to us and not really significant in anyway other than to get stoned off of. The kids haven't been raised to see that this plant is actually a great source of nutrition, fiber, clean air etc, etc... The Answer to most of the problems that face the world today. They've been raised to associate thoughts of Cannabis with frying pans and skid row. This attitude towards Cannabis must be changed if we are to have any chance of legalization anytime soon.
Now for my idea ...
As I mentioned before, Cannabis actually grew wild in North America at one point in time. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PLANT EVERY SEED THAT WE GET OUR HANDS ON IN AS MANY PUBLIC PLACES AS POSSIBLE! SHOPPING MALLS, CITY HALLS, SCHOOLS, NATURE TRAILS, PUBLIC PARKS ETC... RADICAL IDEAS COMBINED WITH RALLIES AND PROTESTS WILL MAKE AN IMPACT!!
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