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", U.S. 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 U.S. 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:
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/
http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30
http://economics.about.com/od/incometaxestaxcuts/a/legalize_pot.htm
When a private enterprise fails, it is closed down;
when a government enterprise fails, it is expanded.
Isnt that exactly whats been happening with drugs?
- Milton Friedman
