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I watched a documentary last night that really got me thinking. Its called The Union: The Business Behind Getting High and if you haven’t seen it you should go get the DVD now. It will open up your eyes to the truth and how this country just isn’t the best it can be. The wrong people are in power and we are all suffering for it.
Not only is this film eye opening it is very resourceful, as a documentary should. Filmmaker Adam Scorgie explores the issues of marijuana and hemp in the United States, Canada and beyond. There are tons of interviews with people behind the underground market as well as experts in criminology, the economy, psychology, politics and medicine. He even talks with some pop culture icons such as Tommy Chong and Joe Rogan. There is such a great amount of facts, opinions and ideas in this film that it should inspire everyone who has a mind of their own and believes that the people of this country should come first. We were all born with a brain. Therefore, we should use it.
First of all, I am sick and tired of hearing about how horrible marijuana is. Wake up people! It isn’t. Let big business and the government brainwash you some more. Come on, I thought we were smarter than that. For something so horrible it sure was popular since the beginning of time. Hmm, considering it is a natural resource we should use it to our advantage instead of robbing it of its power and amazing ability to help this planet and the people living on it. Since 4000 BC hemp was used to make clothes in China and in 2727 BC it was first used as a medicine in every part of the world. Seems like they got the picture! Damn, those Chinese....always ahead of the game.
Now lets cut to the 19th Century when hash gets very popular. In 1840, medicine with a Cannabis base was available in America. Jump to 1936 when Reefer Madness, a film about the effects of marijuana, came out with hopes to scare young people from using it. A year later the Marijuana Tax Act was passed making Cannabis illegal in the Unites States. Then 1972 comes around and good ole Nixon is president. He appointed the Shafer Commission (National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse) to research the drug. Their research was so successful to this day it is the most comprehensive review of marijuana ever conducted by the federal government. What were the results? Well, lets just say they came back talking about legalization. I guess all that research finally proved the rumors wrong. Marijuana wasn’t so bad after all. Good to know! Sadly enough, but not surprising, Nixon shut down the Commission months before their report was issued. Is it reported that he said it would look bad if the results were different from what the government has been stating. Unbelievable! Well, another reason why Nixon was such a fantastic president...
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