PROPOSED POT LAWS NOT WELCOME

No matter where you stand on the issue of marijuana decriminalization, it's
a touchy subject.

Unlike many, many others in the world, I have no desire to see any amount
of pot decriminalized.

Marijuana is illegal. Plain and simple. Possession, even in small amounts,
should still be illegal.

I used to be a fence-sitter on this subject until I attended a presentation
put on about the destructive effects of pot on the body and society as a
whole. RCMP Staff Sgt. Chuck Doucette spoke on this subject and convinced
me without a shadow of a doubt that marijuana is just as destructive and
harmful as studies have shown.

With this knowledge, I can't understand why anyone would want to ingest
these chemicals. The long term health effects seem reasonably unpleasant also.

And bringing up alcohol and cigarettes as proof that some harmful items are
legal to use to me simply sounds a little like a six-year-old crying, "But
Jimmy's parents said he could!! Why can't I?"

I see the proposed new pot laws as nothing more than the first step down a
slippery slope that will eventually see marijuana as a fully legalized
substance.

Granted, the drug laws of today are garbage. The backlog in our legal
system is immense, but there must be another solution aside from fining
people who are caught with pot.

The marijuana laws need an overhaul just as bad as a few dozen other laws,
but pot should still stay illegal -- even small amounts.

There's no benefit to cramming a bunch more chemicals into our already
toxic-laced oxygen supply. Medicinal? I'll concede it can help some people,
but this should only be used in medically sound circumstances.