Legalize It

You like the legalization of marijuana: http://norml.org/

I'm not some rabid pothead. Sure, I like to smoke occasionally, but I could probably count on one hand - okay, maybe two - the number of times each year I get high. I break the law each time, but I've never been busted for it, so why does it matter?

Principle, that's why. If law and justice are to be respected, then they must be fair and proportional. You can't have alcohol legal and marijuana illegal unless you can demonstrate that the latter is substantially more dangerous. And virtually all experts on the subject argue the opposite.

That's just one argument, of course. Some people - I might be one of them - would argue that the state has no business knowing what natural plant I choose to grow and smoke. If it's grown on my property and inhaled into my body, then fuck you. Then there's the tax revenue legalization would generate. Plus the additional savings to law enforcement (both in terms of saving on enforcement, and removing drug profits from the hands of organized crime - check out: http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php).

An unjust law doesn't need to be obeyed. So smoke 'em if you got 'em. Hell, get 'em just so you can smoke 'em - and strike a blow against the tyranny of overbearing government.