Above: recently seen at the grocery store checkout.
Unfortunate that moves to legalize marijuana came along about the same time as camping on the sidewalk took off.
Marijuana was commonly available to all at the public high school I attended in the late 70s. People weren’t waiting for ballot initiatives, Governors, Mayors or the Washington State Attorney General to give their blessing.
Honor Roll students sampled it too. Somehow they went on to lead productive lives. Somehow they avoided worst-case scenarios of abuse. We were not out shopping and running errands in pajama pants.
We were not camping on the sidewalk.
In the 60s and 70s, hard drugs were available to rock musicians and celebrities. They worked for a living and were not camping on the sidewalk. When drug abuse led to fatalities, those lessons learned were available to all.
Today- driving in traffic- you are stopped at an intersection and smell clouds of marijuana smoke coming from some adjacent vehicle. No thanks.
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People learned a long time ago that they could soothe aches and pains, anxiety or depression with marijuana.
People are tired of seeing every other add on TV created by the legal drug dealers for meds with side effects that may destroy quality of life.
How about legal anti-depression meds that may bring on thoughts of suicide (0:34)
Hey, good news-
Grandpa is feeling better now that he has quit smoking.
He is feeling good enough to participate in a TV ad for the meds he took.
When you go to stay with Grandpa this summer, just know that he may be experiencing:
“Hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions”
Another TV ad:
0:24 May increase the chance of heart attack or stroke which can lead to death.
0:44 Bleeding and ulcers which can occur without warning and may cause death.
1:14 For certain patients, the benefits outweigh the risks, but only you and your doctor can make that decision.
Drug Take Back Day – The Legal Drug Dealers
A huge success for the legal drug dealers- they sold 1,312,654 pounds of medications to people who did not need them.
Nov 17, 2024 WFRV
Wisconsin finishes first in the nation during Fall Drug Take Back collection
“Wisconsin has collected a total of 1,312,654 pounds of unwanted medications since Drug Take Back began in 2010 under the leadership of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).”
Related:
More Homeland Security – More Puget Sound Drugs?