Today is April 20th. Better known as 420. Best known as an excuse for people who already smoke pot regularly, to smoke it more. Aside from bringing shares of Frito-Lay into the black, today is remarkable [Note: Literal use of the word here. Nothing special about today; just something to remark on. Ass clown.] in that it brings the marijuana legalization debate to the surface, and stirs the ever-ironic ‘pot activist’.
Armed with more off-brand medical studies and anecdotal claims than a Creationist convention, the “Legalize it” crowd is a delightful amalgamation of Grateful Dead fans who can’t let go, 20-somethings who have a Bob Marley poster in their dorm room, and your run-of-the-mill-still-live-at-home-chill-dude stoner. Like other protesters, they technically have a cause. Unlike other protesters, it’s allowing a plant to grow so they can smoke it and get high. I mean, I’m sure there’s a great deal of solidarity between these folk and say, a Syrian protester in the city of Homs, under constant threat of death. Fight the power, right? Any way to you slice it (or roll it!!! LOL) it’s about as selfish a cause as causes get. But don’t tell them that; it’ll only bring up a well-rehearsed monolog, usually featuring various arrangements of buzz words (e.g., “cannabinoids”, “medicinal use”, “Canada”) and most likely, the smell of a dirty hippie.
I am just glad to know that there are so many people out there who want to attack the cancer problem from so many angles. It really inspires me to know that all these people will be regular financial donors to the various cancer related charities. Knowing that soon all these fine young people will be perusing their doctorates to become oncologists so they can legitimately document their findings on this subject gives me hope that this fringe culture will be propelled to the forefront of the scientific community in a matter of years.
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