The Role of the Federal Government

The Role of the Federal Government

More Fear vs. Love

Fear – The federal government classifies (and bans) all species of cannabis sativa as being the same. Huh?

With only briefly getting into the free will, free choice, land of the free argument of whether a federal government should authoritatively ban possession of the marijuana variety of hemp (accounting for – and get this – over 700,000 arrests annually, resulting in thousands of citizens being jailed in federal, state and county prisons and at a taxpayers cost of $1B annually) let’s consider the extremes that “fear” presents.

 

First, why the law banning possession of marijuana? Does this mean the federal government 1- has such authority? And 2- does this mean the government has no faith such that its citizens need a “big brother” to guide them in their daily and recreational activities? Does this mean the government has no faith in the institutions of up bringing and education, both public and private?

Just what does this mean?

Why not a loving, cooperative and faith in, based foundation for acting and enacting? One where the US might be more “free” in returning marijuana to its natural (non-illegal) status and like so much of everything else, tax its sales. Thereby America becomes more free and has more “growth” for revenue generation (as opposed to more personal income taxing) thus supporting also the reduction of the national debt.

But okay here’s the extremes and stupidity that “fear” brings.

Hemp and marijuana are different varieties of the same species of the cannabis sativa plant.

Industrial hemp was an American staple from colonial times and continued as a significant industry up until the 1940’s. More than thirty countries grow hemp (and without their citizens becoming “Refer Madness” afflicted) including Canada with nearly 27,000 acres devoted to hemp production, as an industrial commodity with its uses from fiber to oilseed producing overall thousands of products ranging from
clothing to auto parts.

However a Congressman recently wrote, that he supports the DEA argument that commercial cultivation would increase the likelihood of covert production of the marijuana variety and send the wrong message to the American public, and the ban on all cannabis sativa remains.

So should we ban growing flowers? After all commercial flower growing might well disguise poppy growing.!? And just what is this “wrong message?”

Is it that a new or resurgent industry and perhaps a cooperative, faith in the American people and intelligent based, thinking, would create another product for the US, create thousands of needed jobs and provide significant “revenue growth?”

Or is it just some more fear based negativity?

What do you think?

What’s your position on The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act?