Reefer Madness: A Taxing Situation

I get that smoking anything is no longer cool, but there are always brownies and cookies, even pot lollipops. Lots of ways to get some relief from the stress of everyday life. Way fewer side-effects than most of the legal pharmaceuticals--the tranquilizers, anti-anxiety meds, muscle relaxants and pain-killers that narcotize and even kill so many righteous citizens.

For my generation, that came of age in the 60s, everything old is new again. And since we're getting old, pot is new again. Many who have not partaken, or par-toked, in decades are "experimenting" again for aches and pains, back spasms and worn out knees--not to mention the general anxieties of life in this challenging century.

Oh yeah, about the other bad stuff about prohibition...sorry I was like spacing out a little. Prohibition only works when there is a social stigma. There has to be a consensus that something is bad and harmful both to individuals and society at large. We have that about smoking and, right or wrong, about heroin. But pot transcends social class and generation gaps. Our kids know we tried it. We know they tried. Some fairly upright folks have even put their reputations and freedom on the line to score some reefer for family members undergoing chemo.