The only reason legal drugs are legal is because they can be taxed easier. If the government can’t get a cut, you won’t be able to get a hit.

You are not allowed to smoke weed because 70 years ago a bunch of politicians went against popular opinion and demanded that it remain illegal. They thought that weed was like heroin only worse, and that anyone caught possessing weed may as well be sentenced to life in prison.<br><br>Imagine being so out of touch with reality that you believe marijuana is not only as addictive as heroin, but also possibly even more dangerous. These were the politicians that decided your grandparents didn’t deserve to be able to think and learn about a **natural plant as beneficial as marijuana.**<br><br>Even after decades of research proving that marijuana is not only safe, but actually beneficial for your health, our generation has just begun to see the legalization of recreational marijuana.<br><br>But only if it’s sought from a licensed dispensary, because if you buy weed from anyone else, you could be a criminal. You could be sent to jail once more for daring to use a drug that people have used for hundreds of thousands of years.<br><br>This is the world we live in, where the government gets to decide which drugs you may or may not use. And if you’re caught with the wrong drug, it’s essentially a criminal offense, comparable to robbing a bank or a convenience store.<br><br>If you were caught doing cocaine or meth, arguably two of the most dangerous recreational drugs, you would be considered a criminal, along with your friends who you **dared to get high with.**<br><br>Research has proven time and time again that recreational drugs are not only safe, but often helpful. People that may have suffered a traumatic experience, or those with repressed memories, or simply those looking to expand their minds. If these people sought drugs or therapy, they would be waved a criminal flag. If they were in jail once for the same crime, they would be considered felons, and lose the right to vote.<br><br>The system is completely broken, as proven time and time again by the fact that the United States government has lied to us for decades. From the testing of nuclear weapons on unsuspecting civilians, to the years long trial of psychedelic drugs, of which the results were hidden and denied.<br><br>But we are not criminals for exploring our minds or getting high.<br><br>And it’s not just recreational drugs that you **aren’t allowed to have.** Prescription drugs are far more expensive, far more common, and far more deadly than any recreational drug.<br><br>Hundreds of thousands of Americans die every year from prescription pills, whether from overdoses or complications with other drugs. And yet they’re legal, because if you buy them from a licensed seller, you are not considered a criminal, and the government gets its cut.<br><br>The only reason legal drugs are legal is because they can be taxed easier. If the government can’t get a cut, you won’t be able to get a hit.<br><br>And if you *manage to get a hit of an illegal drug*, you are a criminal. You are a felon. You could be sent to prison, where you will lose thousands of dollars and years of your life due to outdated laws.<br><br>Outdated laws that have been in place since Nixon, the man infamous for trying to shut down every newspaper in the United States.<br><br>Outdated laws that have been kept in place by politicians who don’t care about the well-being of the citizens who elect them.<br><br>Outdated laws that have been proven wrong, thousands and thousands of times, through scientific research and testing.<br><br>*The only reason legal drugs are legal is because they can be taxed easier. If the government can’t get a cut, you won’t be able to get a hit.*