Legalize Freedom!

Tomorrow marks 4/20, a day celebrated by proponents, but not limited to users, for the legalization of marijuana. In fact, just because someone advocates legalization does not mean one smokes. This is a dangerous misconception that has wrongfully silenced those opposed to the government telling you what you can do with your own body. Regardless of the isolation and mockery of advocates of legalization, more and more people are beginning to demand that marijuana first be decriminalized and then be legalized.  It's not a question of whether one does or does not support marijuana use; I personally do not endorse its use.  Rather, this is a matter of principle, and of government overstepping its moral and constitutional boundaries.

What gives?

The recent surge in legalization activism and the consequent relaxation of marijuana laws is founded upon two crucial pillars: 1. sound scientific and academic evidence; and 2. civil disobedience.

The marijuana debate has been raging for quite some time. It has typically been dominated by gross exaggerations, outright false claims, and statistical finagling by opponents, a feat that makes Climategate look insignificant. Surprisingly, most of this nonsense comes from the government and policy organizations who regularly panhandle to the government for more "funding" aka tax dollars.