Marijuana: May-April in the Late of Legalization

Not so angry protesters gathered on April 20th of 2007 in efforts to raise the public awareness of a common need for marijuana reform law in Pennsylvania, especially given the current climate of hostility between Afghanistan, a leader in marijuana production and the United States. Well devised by the “New Jersey Weed Man” as he reveres himself, a gathering in the late afternoon began with teenagers and adults alike pouring across the field at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Common interested were shared: some young adults came from college, some from their local suburban homes, some from New Jersey in coordination with the guest speaker. A common understanding among this peaceful protest was that if Martin Luther King Jr. could become a figurehead in front of Malcolm X as the “leader of the Civil Rights Movement” by establishing sit-ins and non-violent protests, then a common congregation in large enough numbers exposed to enough people will focalize attention to a debated issue, (hopefully without the use of fire hoses, tear grenades and bean-bag projecting firearms). A march was made from the Constitution Center to the intersection of Market and I-95 while picketing signs were displayed in plain view entitled, “Freedom Fighter” and “Now is the Time to Reform Cannabis Law”.

It is commonly known among smokers that marijuana is a duel bladed sword of justice: it not only provides aid and relief to medical patients yet it also yields the crop that in the 1920’s had been published in the (CHECK CHRONIC AND INSERT MAGAZINE YEAR, EDITION AND NAME) as the next multi-billion dollar cash crop of the United States. Medicinal marijuana is used to treat oral herpes as a topical ointment as proven by a University of Florida study in (GET YEAR FROM CHRONICLE). Most commonly known medicinal applications include marijuana as a supplemental drug for chemotherapy patients as it has noted effects on appetite and pain associated with chemotherapy as well as its ability to treat glaucoma by loosening blood vessels in the eyes. Hemp yields four times as much paper on the same square footage of land as paper yielding trees. It can also be used to make clothing. Hemp fuel can also be processed to be used as a fuel much cheaper than gasoline. Public response to the plant is high in 2007: those that do not outright support the decriminalization are complimented by a large population of non-supporters who are indifferent and those that do oppose recreational marijuana smoking cannot refute the advantageous uses of hemp. At the current speed, this is a social battle against litigation processes and the due course. With your, (the reader of this article) support this process could hasten enough to see hemp oil gas stations, highly taxed yet still cheaper in price and life-toll than black market marijuana available through government distribution centers and a widened research base of scientists that will have streamlined access to the crop.

Given the mounting evidence lately arising out of the Lyle Craker vs. US Drug Enforcement Agency case stating that the government withholds access of the plant from scientists and doctors of credible stature and in lieu of the upcoming election expect the cannabis crawl to be continually covered by the media. This is a liberal issue that has been over thirty years in the making and to see it as a democratic objective would provide the party an edge with the liberal media viewers that otherwise may lead to another Republican victory. Our country could use a closer tie to the people after these past eight years of grief and a period of reflection would do our communities well.