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Do you have questions about love, martial arts or
STDs? Ask the White Dragon.
Open letter to the ATF - From TWD:
One liter of Tanqueray, 12 assorted beers
(Heineken, Budweiser and Corona) half a pack of Marlboro
light 100's (left in my house by a female guest) and one
Glock-17 9mm semi-automatic pistol, unloaded of course.
Always keep as much in the house as you're willing to use
yourself in an emergency. This is my general rule of thumb
for my home alcohol supply but it also applies to cigarettes
as well as guns. This probably explains why those three
interest groups got together and created their own union
or alliance called the ATF or Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms. When you're running a business like guns or
booze, it's good to have the Feds looking out for you.
All of these items are conveniences we've come to think
of as necessities. Keeping a small stash of this stuff is
perfectly normal, it's the stockpiling of large quantities
that raises Federal eyebrows. We the Marijuana users of
America would like to join the ATF so that we may legally
keep a personal amount of this plant in our own homes.
I'm not here with a snow job about making rope, clothing,
and high-octane fuel out of hemp, nor am I claiming to suffer
from cancer, glaucoma or a twisted spleen. I'm simply saying
that the recreational use of dope should be treated with
the same respect we give to the three biggies: alcohol,
tobacco and firearms.
Tax it if you want, I mean tax the living bejesus out of
it if you have to. It will still be cheaper than the jacked-up
prices I'm paying now and I'd be damn proud to know that
by getting high I was helping to repave the roads or give
some senator a cushy paycheck.
All of the arguments can't hold much water when you compare
a little pot to the big ATF three. We can't let it get into
the hands of the kids, goddamn it! Of course I don't want
little Jimmy from West Jefferson High to be walking around
with a nickel bag of the "chron" but on the other hand,
it's a hell of a lot better than toting a chrome-plated
magnum to recess.
Great Scott, what if people smoked reefer and got behind
the wheel of a car?! Good question. I would hope the careless
driver was given same swift legal repercussions TV's Kelsey
Grammar suffered when he was busted for boozing and wrapping
his Dodge Viper around a Mulholland Drive telephone pole.
The last part of the argument is usually "but it leads to
other drugs." Well if that's our concern, let's ban tobacco!
Studies show that the first drug people experiment with
is cigarettes, followed by alcohol and then "liquid paper"
white-out correction fluid.
Thank you for your understanding,
The Reverend White Dragon,
Spiritual Leader and Karate Instructor to the Stars
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