Interesting, this passage in Justice Steven's dissent (in which he was joined by Justices Souter and Ginsberg) in the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case:
...just as prohibition in the 1920’s and early 1930’s was secretly questioned by thousands of otherwise law-abiding patrons of bootleggers and speakeasies, today the actions of literally millions of otherwise law-abiding users of marijuana,9 and of the majority of voters in each of the several States that tolerate medicinal uses of the product,10 lead me to wonder whether the fear of disapproval by those in the majority is silencing opponents of the war on drugs. Surely our national experience with alcohol should make us wary of dampening speech suggesting—however inarticulately—that it would be better to tax and regulate marijuana than to persevere in a futile effort to ban its use entirely.
(Image of "Mountain Jam" bud by Ryan Bushby)
Humans have been consuming marijuana since prehistory. Marijuana besides getting you buzzed, has been used as an antibiotic, an analgesic, and as an anti-emetic . It also stimulates the appetite.
We all know why it should not be illegal so I shan't rhyme off the reasons.
Just interesting to have a glimpse into the thoughts of one of the minds of the highest court in the land.
Dan: We oldtimers would probably be knocked on our derriere's if we were to take a whiff of that monster bud. :D
Posted by: Cyn | June 29, 2007 at 10:04 PM
Now that looks like some potent weed. Where's the water bong?
Posted by: Dan | June 29, 2007 at 04:22 AM