An Intro

I want to change the laws on marijuana. I want marijuana to be 100% legal. My motivation for this is because recently my mother received the news that she had cancer. All throughout summer I thought of the pain and suffering she would go through while undergoing many treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. It was then when the idea of her possibly using medical marijuana to relieve the pain was brought up through discussions within my family. Although she hasn’t agreed yet, and even though it is legal through the state it got me thinking of how unjust it is for all of the states who don’t offer it legally. On top of it, even though it is recognized through the state, there have been numerous incidents when the federal government has raided medical marijuana pharmacies. Why raid a pharmacy? What is the biggest difference between medical marijuana and and any other pharmaceutical drug? If anything, pharmaceutical drug are far more harmful and addictive, however you will never be denied getting sold with a prescription. It was after thinking of this and doing a great deal of research that I then went even further into looking into legalizing it all together and the benefits that would come with it. Being one whose parents have suffered from the economy, I find it horrendous that the government is spending so much money on criminalizing marijuana instead of capitalizing on it. They can also cut crime down dramatically, taking out a key element (almost half) of the drug industry as well as the people incarcerated from marijuana related offenses. I feel that my knowledge of the laws on marijuana as well as the personal knowledge of knowing what it’s like to be the son of someone who could have possibly not been able to receive the correct medication to keep pain away makes me a perfect candidate for writing this blog and trying to create change in America.

This blog will have videos, interviews, links and other useful, interesting, and effective tools to motivate and effectively create change.

Ultimately the person I want to have this blog reach (my change agent) is President Obama. With him behind the cause, the most powerful man in America, it will open up many more doors to succeeding in bringing the legalization of marijuana.