HIGH TIME FOR ACTION

Olympian Michael Phelps is in good company. The list of professional
athletes who use marijuana is long. Could it be that drug warriors
have been lying about marijuana's health impact? They've definitely
been lying about the deterrent value of marijuana prohibition. The
U.S. has higher rates of marijuana use than the Netherlands, where
marijuana is legally available to adults over 18. Marijuana
prohibition is built on lies, beginning with the reefer madness myths
of the 1930s and continuing to this day with U.S. government anti-drug
propaganda masquerading as science. As an admitted former pot smoker,
U.S. President Barack Obama no doubt knows the truth about marijuana.
Truthfully, marijuana is easily the least harmful recreational drug,
legal or otherwise. The question is, will Obama bring about change or
will he continue to subsidize the prejudices of culture warriors?

Robert Sharpe

(Time will tell.)