“I do like weed. I have a different outlook on marijuana than America does. I think America’s view on weed is ridiculous. I mean, are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.” Though Spiderman would not approve, these are the words of Kirsten Dunst in a interview with London’s The Sun newspaper.
Who would have thought a bubbly young actress could feel such a way about such an illegal substance?
Even though her celebrity status may lead critics to disregard her opinions, Dunst has added to the precious amount of people who are not disillusioned by the “dangers” of smoking marijuana.
Since the 1960s, the topic of marijuana’s legality has climbed to the top of that ever-repetitious list of controversial, never-ending arguments between conservatives and liberals. Its effects, long and short-term, are laughable compared to those of cigarettes and alcohol.
A bad case of the munchies after several joints will always win out over a blackout episode after several drinks. A potential precursor to cancer from 30 years using Mary Jane is much more acceptable compared to a practically guaranteed case of some form of cancer due to smoking cigarettes.
Granted, research is currently being conducted on today’s marijuana, which has unsurprisingly grown to be more potent after the introduction of new growing techniques.
This does not change that an increasing leniency with the drug is gradually spreading among those who learn that the pros of using far outweigh the cons.
Cocaine and heroine should immediately be absolved from existence, but what harm has marijuana caused? Cigarettes continue to kill and alcohol continues to destroy, so why is Big Brother being such a big baby?
Overdose on crack, and you die. Overdose on marijuana, and . . . wait, it isn’t physically possible to overdose on marijuana.
I find no merit in the argument that America has enough legal substances with which to “poison” themselves, seeing as the poisons that are currently legal are much more hazardous compared to marijuana.
I also don’t partake in the belief that my body is a temple which needs my utmost respect and devotion; there’s no sense in ridding the world of these taboo things because they conflict with someone’s religion or the almighty law.
There once was a law that said only white people could sit at the front of a bus. How many would follow this law so faithfully then as they are following this law against marijuana now?
Those who preach the law as an unquestionable and perfect being are smoking something entirely on their own.
It is in fact this illegalization of marijuana that is costing the country billions of dollars. It has been estimated that 100,000 ordinary, well-educated people are behind bars right now for the simple, non-hazardous act of having it in their possession.
Marijuana may harm your short-term memory, and it may decrease your chances of being able to driving a car but big deal.
Alcoholics are all too familiar with these effects and to a much more worse degree. If anything needs to be illegal, should it not be alcohol?
The 1930s film, “Reefer Madness,” depicts a world in which drugs lead to the devastation of society. Now that Americans have been engaging in legal drugs for quite a while, there isn’t exactly an Apocalypse on the rise.
Leave it to Hollywood to exaggerate a little. Until marijuana is proven to be worse than a drug such as tobacco, I will never see the reasoning behind pot’s bad name.
The economy will improve, people will simply enjoy life more and social activists can disprove the ignorant theory claiming that “they will push for the legalization of crack if pot is allowed!”
Hearing these lapses of complete idiocy, I can’t help but wonder if the country is already stoned out of its mind.
To keep it short and sweet (like Dunst), I say we stamp a Surgeon General’s warning on marijuana, prohibit its sale to minors and smoke responsibly. All that I’m saying is give pot a chance.

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