With only a few days left before Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office, the NJ State legislature passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana, which is now waiting for Gov. Corzine's signature. Christie said he was not opposed to the bill, though he says it should be tweaked a little bit to be a little more restrictive.
I am very pleased with the result for a number of reasons such as the almost unheard of notion of states' rights and the often misinterpreted notion known as patients' rights. Though restrictive, the bill does allow those who are terminally ill to at least get relief from their pain and those who can't eat can build up an appetite using the plant (that's right people, it's a plant. It belongs to a plant kingdom, so it is a plant).
The problem, of course, lies with the Federal Government, whose restrictions on the plant contributes to the black market. As we can learn from history, prohibition (which was COMPLETELY unconstitutional)caused people to run to speakeasies and spend their money on alcohol from bootleggers who then gave that money to organized crime. So today, money from black market drugs are being used to fund such things as terrorism.
Kudos to the State of New Jersey, now to the Fed to mind their own business. LEGALIZE POT, EMPTY THE PRISONS, END THE POLICE STATE!
