THE FRUIT OF MARIJUANA USAGE

Marijuana Slaves

Face it marijuana is overpriced. While many complain about the price of gas, there are those who will always afford a bag of grass. Despite the warnings of drug dependency or addiction, many have become slaves to the stuff.

A business in Maine is enticing citizens to pick up trash. "Bring us back the full trash bag, and we give them a gift of cannabis" Instead of giving the people cash to buy food for their families, they instead give them grass to smoke. The event to clean up the community was a mighty success. 100 trash bags were filled. The big part of gifting marijuana, it is falsely believed, is to make marijuana available to people who otherwise may not have been able to afford it. The truth of the matter is that once the poor get addicted, they will not be able to live without it.

Marijuana is a Killer

A young twenty year old man decided to try marijuana for the first time. According to Courier Mail in the AU, the man had a severe reaction to marijuana. He went into a panic attack and ran across an active train crossing and had a collision with a moving train. He died instantly. This makes you wonder how many in the workplace in America are making wrong decisions due to Marijuana intoxication. Most businesses will fire an employee high on pot, but still, they can't test everyone or prevent accidents from happening due to drug intoxication.

Killers on the Road

Driving on the road is hazardous enough, but now there are drug induced potheads loose on our roads. Washington's state new study on fatal crashes suggests fatal crashes have doubled since marijuana was legalized. "Marijuana use in driving is a growing, contributing factor to fatal crashes," said Jake Nelson, the director of traffic safety advocacy and research at the American Automobile Association (AAA) said. "It's a highway safety problem that we should all be concerned about."

Crime Rate Increase

Colorado's crime rate increased in 2016. Many experts blame the increase of auto thefts, rape, murder and robbery partly on the marijuana industry. I'm not deducing it, it is what the experts are saying:

"Some Colorado lawmakers, police and legal experts partly blame the marijuana industry, claiming that it has lured transients and criminals to the state. Others point to a dramatic increase in the number of cars stolen to commit other crimes or to ship to Mexico. Increases in crime are often a reflection of economic conditions, said Steve Davis, spokesman for the Lakewood Police Department.

'I think it would be naive not to believe the increase in drug use is not having an impact on the crime rate,' said Rep. Cole Wist, R-Centennial, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee. But Cole added that it’s not just marijuana that is having an impact on crime, but also an increase in the use of heroin and illegal prescription drugs."

This makes you wonder if heroin addiction and all the deaths contributed to opioids addiction might be the result of marijuana legalization. Many might believe that If marijuana is now good for the masses and is considered safe then why not opioids? If society lied about the evils of marijuana usage, then maybe they lied about opioids too. I believe society had it right the first time: Marijuana is a gateway drug to more harmful drugs.

"New research suggests that marijuana users may be more likely than nonusers to misuse prescription opioids and develop prescription opioid use disorder. The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Columbia University."

It takes only a little common sense to know that we should ban marijuana usage once again. What little medical benefit that a sick person might receive does not justify its usage, especially as a pleasure drug.

Repent Yourself Back to Sanity 

Society needs to repent and turn back to God. Through God we can find true pain relief and joy without turning to drugs.

Dear God:

I turn from drug addiction to you Lord. Forgive all my sins in Jesus' name. Take me to Heaven when I die. I thank you God for saving me in Jesus' name. AMEN