Independence Day is over- put away all the freedom talk.
Medical marijuana has been legal here since 1998. It is still extremely controversial.
See comments below this article for lots of controversy:
This past spring- a police raid was conducted on a Port Townsend residence because of the odor of legal medical marijuana:
UPDATED: No suspects charged in morning raid
Police discover medical marijuana license on site
Raid first- ask questions later.
Preserving a free society, free markets, free trade, private property rights, & a minimal bureaucracy where violent SWAT raids are used to go after adults who want to peacefully grow a marijuana plant in the back yard.
Democrats are A-OK with the violent SWAT raids too- they just talk less about personal responsibility, individual liberty, constitutional principles, smaller, limited government, free enterprise, private property rights, etc.
Over the past two years- as an unpaid volunteer- I was able to collect more than 1000 signatures in the Port Townsend area for marijuana legalization.
In the case of the initiatives I volunteered for- legalization meant ending all penalties for adults at the state level.
Marijuana should be just as legal as a glass of wine.
Those who oppose medical marijuana frequently say that it is just a scam for people who want to get high.
People attend Happy Hours at bars all across America- just because they want to get high.
Maybe these folks just want to get high:
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Americans were never meant to agree on matters of a personal nature. This is why we have so many different churches here.
Law enforcement resources should be used to go after individuals who are harming others- not for policing arbitrary pre-crime scenarios.
Photo- Tongue Point Marine Life Sanctuary from Crescent Beach- Vancouver Island in the distance