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My addiction to tobacco, can it be replaced with a non addictive substance? Will this work to help with the cravings, or would it be best to just go “cold turkey”? I will need a substitute, and a mild sedative to calm my nerves and to restrain my thoughts of killing everyone. (joke) I do not think that smoking marijuana will cure my heartburn troubles, but I do know that cigarettes are a major cause for heartburn, therefore quitting is becoming more then just an option. My ADD I have been able to keep in check without pharmaceuticals, or external assistance, I keep my own mind in check, does tend to slip on occasion, but I am strong willed and strong minded.

Not only can marijuana help with medical disorders, it is also good for paper, fuel, clothing, textiles, and food. These are essential resources that I use on a daily basis.
Fuel-for my car
clothing-on my back
paper-go green! Stay electronic, but if “going green” wasn't a new trend with businesses, then here is another source for strong paper. (the declaration of independence was written on hemp paper)
food-to add flavor to foods, for it is an herb

If marijuana is more like tobacco then alcohol- Will we be able to drive and smoke? Smoke in public?
If marijuana is more like alcohol then tobacco-Will OUI's take into effect with smoking? How could they test for it? (since marijuana stays in the blood stream much longer then alcohol) What will the punishment be for just having it on your person if pulled over?
Can it be a mixture of the two laws, along with some individual laws pertaining to marijuana's light effects?

Will the street prices be higher then the dispensaries? If so, will this force people of all ages to get registered in order to save their money?
Will the street prices be lower then the dispensaries? If so, will this take away from a lot of the legal business? Can the people that count on marijuana as their weekly paycheck, find a legal route to continue to pay the bills? Or will the have to just change their product? (if the street prices were unable to compete with the dispensaries)

Can the insertion of marijuana into today's medical world, help to boost the economy? Yes, In British Columbia the annual money brought in from BC bud is upwards of $7 billion. How could these numbers go unnoticed? With 85% of their BC bud being exported to the U.S.A.

How can I help in the legalization efforts? I have contacted my doctor, and spoken with him about possibilities for me getting registered. This is step one, step two: I will go to the local smoke shop, where they are trying to get a dispensary and I will ask them what I can do to help. Step 3: continue to do the things that the shop asks me to do in the legalization efforts. (fliers, pamphlets, general education/information for the public)

I know from my experience what certain substances will do to my mind, and body, for good or for bad. Alcohol tends to make my inhibitions go out the window, and I usually drink until my stomach rejects the alcohol. These are not good habits to have, especially if I were still drinking everyday. Marijuana on the other hand, I could smoke non stop all day long (which I have done) and the only side effects that I experienced were, hunger, being tired, and still had strong conversation. I have smoked every single day since I was 16, I plan on smoking everyday for the rest of my life. Marijuana does not tempt me to try other drugs, my friends do that enough, but marijuana actually makes me more careful. Since my reaction time is a split second longer, it makes my mind and mouth and actions react a split second slower, therefore a I move a tiny amount slower, but this helps me with tedious activities that I need to move slowly with anyways. If I smoke a blunt, then somebody were to bring out a bunch of heavy drugs out in front of me, from cocaine, to opium, and alcohol and ask me to try any of them or even all of them. I will say no, but if I drink a twelve pack, and you put the same substances in front of me, I will say yes, and I am speaking from experience. Marijuana doesn't make bad decisions for me, but alcohol has, and if I were to let it, it would continue to make bad choices for me. I am not a drinker, an addict, or a junkie, just a pothead, who is finding his place in the world. I will be able to smoke legally one day, that is a big reason why I chose this topic, for personal knowledge when people question my reasoning, or my facts about marijuana. I will hit them with the straight facts and knowledge of how my mind and body are affected by smoking, which is in a positive way. Smoking helps me to think positively, but also with a smile on my face. I have a real hard time being in a crabby mood when I smoke, it is too NATURAL for me to want to smile and enjoy the company of the people around me. (and enjoy myself, for I think this is very important in life) I see so many wrong things in this world, from 9/11 to the hurricane Katrina victims, when I see something that is natural and does not force peoples minds into a crazy tripped out corner, I have to fight for the things in my life that have steadily been there for me, my family, my schooling, my car, and marijuana have all been positive influences on my life. I will continue to seek out more positivity in life, and try my hardest to shed light on those shaded areas of gray.