Like the proverbial political pendulum politics proves people….. ehhhh … something with a p….. pugilistic? pedantic? pluralistic? pedestrian? perplexed? perturbed? I could keep going but my Sesame Street dictionary slash thesaurus has run out of words starting with p that would make sense. The current political environment has some lefty politicos asking questions, some on instagram or tik tok or facebook, but it’s all the same question, why didn’t you vote for us? I think they deserve an answer.

I’m going to start with a simple answer that most people might not agree with. Do you guys remember Bob Dole? The one thing I remember at the time was the guy saying “what’s wrong with cigarettes?” You remember that. Claiming that cigarettes might not be addictive. I voted for the other guy. Obviously cigarette companies were funding that Republican ticket, in part, and he was going to go to bat for them. The Democrats seized on that and stated flat out that this guy didn’t care about anyone. Fast forward some however many years later, the Democrats say the same thing about marijuana that ol’ Bob said about cigarettes. The difference, the marijuana lobby gives a lot of money to the Democrats.

I heard the stories that marijuana isn’t as addictive as nicotine or alcohol by the left leaning dumb dumbs and so they justify their support for the hemp and the pork gratuities they receive from the lobbyists. My opinion, no, the facts are that they’re full of shit. I guess if you have enough power and money you can always find a doctor to say what you want. I know that some of the most prominent left leaning leaders of the democrat party are for it, Bill Maher (might be the only issue I disagree with Bill Maher on), Seth Rogan, Bernie Sanders, Former President Obama, Snoop, and many others… but the fact is that marijuana is a gateway drug and in my former community, marijuana created more havoc than any other drug. I have never known one person that the first drug that they used was something else other than marijuana…. but I know people that died from speed balling, cocaine use, meth and heroin. They all started the same way, smoking a joint. Am I saying that if they didn’t smoke marijuana, they wouldn’t haven’t used the heavier drugs? Yes…. for the love of God… yes. Marijuana got them there as they chased the dragon to new heights and marijuana is the reason they died. For the poor marijuana is an even heavier burden because, unlike the middle class or the rich, there is no rehab stints. The poor and lower middle class have to work and can’t revolve their vacation time around rehab. Poor peoples rehab is called county lock up, which comes with many other problems. The idea that legalized marijuana will solve the drug problem is absolutely ridiculous. If you thought that the punishment that you received for smoking marijuana was too harsh, then you lower the punishment not make the drug legal. Once you introduce something into society, there is no taking it back. Remember Abolition and how well that worked. There’s a reason why the U.S. keeps slipping down the education world table and it isn’t only because of tik tok and youtube.

The disastrous decision by the democrats to legalize marijuana isn’t going to have a great impact immediately, it’s going to take a while like their last great effort to push small businesses into minority neighborhoods. Back in the 70’s there were complaints by the Democrats about the SBA not giving loans equally to minorities. That led to small businesses being brought to minority neighborhoods, mostly liquor stores, because everyone knew that would be the best enterprises in those neighborhoods. 30 years later, you have those same democrats complaining that minority neighborhoods are being exploited and that there is a liquor store at every other corner, this time meant in a derogatory way. The funny thing is (or the worse thing), those people that actually succeeded with those enterprises… no longer live in those minority neighborhoods. They take the money they made and move to Republican cities….why? Because Republicans use the money they make from their businesses and invest in schools, infrastructure and safety…. while the Democrat neighborhoods are investing in jails, meth clinics and embezzlement. The Democrats don’t even stipulate that with a loan or by giving a business an opportunity to open in a minority neighborhood, you have to live in that neighborhood. They don’t invest in their neighborhoods and they complain like it someone else’s fault that the neighborhoods are that way. Unfortunately, more minority neighborhood mayors are arrested or indicted than any other, mostly for embezzlement or abuse of power or under the Hobbs Act. It has become a ridiculous situation with bad decision after bad decision.

At least the Democrats will have a new business in between those liquor stores in minority communities, a marijuana dispensary. The owner of those stores won’t live in that community but the people getting high and barely making rent will. Thanks Demos, another thing that you made better because you can’t see three feet in front of you. And for the rich people with a ton of money, live in one of these neighborhoods for 2 years and then tell me that you think allowing marijuana is a smart decision. And before you say that it was on the ballot and the voters voted for it, I will remind you that those same voters would vote to eliminate all taxes if that proposal was on the ballot. Smart people know that would be disastrous but most people won’t give a damn, they would only think an extra 10 to 40 grand in their pocket. You’re suppose to be the grown up… but all you care about is being liked, winning that next popularity contest that keeps you in office.

Facts about marijuana:

Cannabis is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States; 52.5 million people, or about 19% of Americans, used it at least once in 2021.

Recent research estimated that approximately 3 in 10 people who use cannabis have cannabis use disorder. (a fancy way of saying they’re addicted)

The risk of developing cannabis use disorder is even greater for people who begin to use it before age 18.

Cannabis use directly affects the parts of the brain responsible for memory, learning, attention, decision-making, coordination, emotion, and reaction time. (so it makes you dumb and if you are already dumb, than dumber. So either Jeff Daniels or Jim Carrey. You can forget about being that lawyer, sports star or elected official. These scenarios are for regular long term users, not the occasional spliff and also meant for people that are born normal and not with 180 IQ like some of these people who smoke to control their overactive brains)

Infants, children, and teens (who still have developing brains) are especially susceptible to the adverse effects of cannabis.

Long-term or frequent cannabis use has been linked to increased risk of psychosis or schizophrenia in some users.

Why the fuck would you make this legal unless it was to create zombies.

More reasons why the Democrats are getting whipped at the polling stations to come.