Wednesday, July 06, 2005
TWEAK!!!
I would like to bring up an article in today's New York Times regarding drugs, namely methamphetamine. The article details just how big of a problem meth has become in America. What struck me the most was how little we hear about meth in politics or in the news, save for stories of violent crimes that attribute the mayhem to the gak. It is absolutely astonishing that the government has not taken legitimate action to quell this epidemic when even the production of the drug is perilous, with the threat of explosion imminent . What offends even more than the fact that "many counties reported that half their jail populations were incarcerated because of methamphetamine" is the ongoing facade of a Drug War that sets its narrow sights primarily on marijuana. Operation Pipe Dream, which targeted makers of glass, notably Tommy Chong (who was jailed) and Jerome Baker, was a crusade of little substance against the wrong substance. What the fuck kind of a drug war is this when terminally ill people are persecuted for using marijuana, but a legally blind eye is turned to the awesomely addictive violence enabler known as meth, aka glass. This is just one of the many incompentencies illustrated by this Administration. What is it that makes those in power so blind to the real troubles in the world? Stop worrying about whether or not ExxonMobil or Pfizer will meet their profit expectations and fucking do something that actually benefits the People, you abominable bastards! My point is read the article - sorry for the rant, I just wanted to bring this to light. Yeah, fuck you and your horse.
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The idea that the problem with marijuana is in any way worse medically, economically, or criminally than that of methamphetamine is unrealistic. For starters, marijuana is illegal for the same reason that chemical plants don't enact safety and environmental regulations - because it hurt the interests of a polically powerful business. It also does not effect crime or health in a way that rivals the effects of meth. Banning a plant is one of the most fundamentally tyrannical actions a government can take. However, with methamphetamine comes imminent risks to the wellbeing of society. It's prevalence is alarming, the effects devastating. To be clear, my main point is not defending marijuana, although I do, it is that awareness and action on this vile concoction must increase exponentially before this thing gets really ugly. Like crack.
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