let me put it BLUNTly.

politcally disgusted | Green Day

My thoughts on the matter : AOLNews Prince of Pot Seeks Support

-Doesn't America have bigger issues to be dealing with? Aren't we at war?

Here's a list of the negative effects of pot smoking from : WebMD

• Regular use of marijuana can cause problems with memory and affect problem-solving and learning. It can cause mood swings, anxiety, and depression.
• It can damage the lungs, which may lead to breathing problems (such as wheezing and bronchitis).
• It contains many cancer-causing chemicals.
• When under the influence of marijuana, a person may have reduced inhibitions and impaired judgement. They may take risks or have an auto accident.
• It can cause lower sperm counts and increased breast size in males (gynecomastia). In females, it can cause menstrual problems.

What they inherently fail to mention is that these side effects can also be found in alcohol and cigarettes, both of which are LEGAL.

It is said that marijuana is the source of moral decay of today's society. But that's bullshit. People are the moral decay of today's society. People that are power hungry and have their own self-serving interests in mind not that of their fellow people and of their country, are the moral decay. People trying to teach limmericks from a million year old book as a basis for a modern world, are the moral decay. Regular, ordinary, everyday people shooting each other and raping each other and stealing from each other are the moral decay of society.

No, it is not POT that is ruining the world.

And I know it's hard to believe, but there are more important things going on in the world than a coupla' kids getting stoned. Besides, can you blame them? Look at this hellhole we live in. Is it such a crime to want to escape it once in a while?

It outrages me everytime I see a nonsensical topic being tossed back and forth between newscasts. But I realize it's only being done in lieu of showing the real news; innocent American soldiers and Iraqis being blown to bits for no reason at all, appendages laying in the debris of battleground, rotting for no good reason. If they showed that stuff on TV instead of Jennifer Aniston's broken love life, I think we'd have a better shot at a revolution.

But there's no telling these days. It's so easy to lose hope.

AND FURTHERMORE! Who cares if it gives you cancer! Everything gives you cancer! I'm sure all of the people who are rollin' up a fatty realize what it's doing to their lungs, just the way those who can't live without a bottle of booze in their fist know what it's doing to their liver. Thanks for all of the ink and breath wasted on the constant reminders! But really, it's unnecessary.

Marc Emery, baby, you've got my support. You are so money and you don't even know it.