As the Cannabis Grows

This particular subject may offend some, but I care not. There is many issues going on in our country that we choose to ignore and brush under the rug if you will. A man can grow pot and receive a life sentence in a federal .. prison, while his neighbor the pedophile can lure young children into his home, abuse them and IF he gets caught maybe a few years in state .. jail. I really don't see the fairness of this. Should not the punishment be befitting to the crime?
We have a new regime in office currently .. and I hope they can make head way on what is best for this country and not themselves. In other "foreign" countries .. Cannabis is legal and is cultivated in such ways that it could almost rival our food crops. In these "foreign" countries the herb is produced and monitored. Why can it not be done here? The benefits out weigh the negatives. Like and increased level of hunger and thirst. And pain relief for those achy joints and muscles. I can think of at least one group of people that could benefit from weed. Ever see or take care of a person with cancer? Not the type of cancer where they just have to remove part of something and it's gone. I mean the cancer where it is eating you alive inside. The chemo makes you want to throw up, the pain can be very excruciating. They virtually waste away to nothing before the die a slow painful death while hopped up on opiate derived drugs that make them not them any more.
I am actually being serious with the above statement. It is not pretty to watch someone you love or care about go through this. It kills you inside to know that they are in that much pain and there is not thing one that can be done about it. At least smoking the herb would give them temporary relief from the side effects of the chemo and take the edge of the pain while saving money on scrips .. and may make the end of life transition a smoother more manageable process.
This country would seek to put all of us in jail for having, growing, or selling weed. That makes perfect sense to me. The killers and rapists can just be released because they merely killed some one but YOU sold grandma down the street a quarter bag and now you are a dealer and going to be locked up for a while and lose everything you have. Makes sense to me.

I am not a stoner, I have smoked and probably would continue to partake but i can not because of the line of work I am getting into. All because it is illegal.

Think about why do we need an alternative paper, drug, fuel, and food source. We have plenty more trees to cut down to make barren areas. We have an ample amount of farms going under foreclosure that I am just sure have the money to plant corn and wheat. With the rising costs of healthcare and medicines I am sure my grandma on her fixed income can get the medical supplies she may need. And lastly, who cares about the wonder and splendor of nature? The wolves and the bison get in the way of all the oil or coal that they live on top of. Let's kill all the bison and get rid of the wolves .. and take their land. Hell while we're at let's take the land from the indians again. They aren't doing anything with it and that is good growing land in some places.

This is a world that is replaceable...it is right?