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ezKiel
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Registered: 06/12/08
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Insanity

#207394 - 03/21/09 05:28 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Hey guys I'm working on an opinion piece I've titled insanity (after the plea I'd have to make to the judge).

Id appreciate some criticism. Trying for brevity without skimping importance and want it to come off sharp and logical:

Insanity

I fear if I am ever caught I will have to plead insanity. I do not believe that I am insane; but if the laws and society contradict my beliefs than I suppose that is the only option I am left with. I cannot fathom why I am wrong, and have yet to hear a compelling argument; other than of course morality.

I don't recall it being the laws purpose to regulate morality, no matter how many criminal acts are immoral. Their immorality is not the reason for their illegality. Murder isn't illegal because society thinks it makes you a bad person. It is illegal because you have infringed on the freedom and rights of another person to live. This obvious distinction of legal purpose somehow became confused along the way because a harmless activity such as growing a plant is illegal.

By growing and smoking cannabis in my own home the government has deemed me a criminal. This legal stance is a fundamental violation of my human rights and freedoms. At what point did it become okay with everyone to be told what they can and can not do with their own body and what agriculture could be grown? When did it become the governments business what I can consume? But I digress, because there is an even more fundamental problem.

Even if it was okay for the government to regulate harmful substances, cannabis isn't one. Scientific studies with large controlled sample groups have been conducted and didn't found any signs of significant health issues. In fact, long term, heavy marijuana smokers were at no greater risk for lung cancer than people who do not smoke; leaving tobacco as a legal, harmful smoking alternative to cannabis. Furthermore cannabis has and is continuing to be found to have many medicinal uses. It has been found useful in a wide range of illnesses, such as a neuro-protective antioxidant (slows degenerative disease), an appetite stimulant, a sleep aid, reduction of schizophrenic symptoms and more are being discovered each day.

It is okay by science, helpful for medicine, generally accepted by society, the only real harm is coming from the legal arena. It is a fact that the greatest danger to someone smoking or growing pot is law enforcement and criminal penalties. This is unacceptable. The only reason this pretence is allowed to continue is because not enough people care about smokers rights and too many peoples jobs rely on cannabis' illegality.

Arguments against personal use are so flimsy they are barely bothered with anymore. The best legal standpoint against pot is that criminals are growing it for profit.

So.

What.

Let's be realistic here. We are concerned that people are making a profit off of a harmless plant whose value is artificially inflated because of a nonsensical law. They are only criminals by virtue of this arbitrary judgement that the public didn't have a say in. The laws were put in place to protect the lumber industry from hemp in the early 1900's. The were passed based on racial prejudice and have no real weight both legally and logically.

If the police are concerned about gangs selling pot than why not have a huge crackdown on fake designer goods (a very real and lucrative market for crime). Obviously the logic is flawed and the simplest solution would be to legalize and tax, but that isn't happening and I am left wondering why.

I wrote this because I was laying awake stuck on the irrationality of my situation and contemplating what I might say should I ever find myself in court. I could understand if I was to be fined if I had electrical faults or if I was selling to minors, but I am at a loss to what 'wrong' I have done. I doubt the judge could tell me and imagine how I could approach the situation without being found in contempt.

My logical conclusion was that I must be insane because according to the legal system, I have and continue to do wrong, it's just an abstract undefined wrong.

No wonder I plead insanity.

Edited by ezKiel (03/21/09 06:31 AM)

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