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KEELEY’S MAY 31-DAY CHALLENGE
From Pharmaceuticals to Marijuana, Are We Out of Our Minds?
Let’s get one thing straight.
I stand on the side of the law.
As a Canadian, when asked should marijuana be legalized, we’re not discussing a future event. In our great country, the drug is already legal, but the question remains, should it be?
I do not partake in using marijuana in any form: not by ingestion, absorption, or smoky consumption. I don’t like how it makes me feel, so why waste the money on it or screw with my head?
I’m not offended by those who smoke weed because I know many who use it medically. These users become better people, and I’m the first to fight for their rights, but then there are the abusers. These people are so overcome with the effects of the drug they can hardly move, work, or carry on a civil conversation. Forgive me for judging, but I don’t respect those whose lives aren’t enhanced by marijuana to become functioning citizens and who, instead, decide to indulge and live on government assistance. I recognize there are often mitigating factors, but that’s for another time.
When I first learned that marijuana might become legalized, I worried about what that would look like. Would every second person carry a joint? Would the air be hazy where I walked?
These questions concerned me because of secondhand smoke. When I quit cigarette smoking seventeen years ago, I vowed I’d never smoke again, including other people’s smoky air. But I can honestly say that since the legalization of weed, the streets haven’t changed. At least not in my neighbourhood or the areas I frequent.
I think legalizing marijuana was the best thing to happen, so people can safely buy it other than on the streets. Especially now that Fentanyl-laced marijuana is a major concern. It also seems that more people are trying it for medicinal reasons than ever before.
But as with everything good, there are always setbacks. I learned there are companies making “THC-infused treats” in packaging that look much like candies for kids. How can manufacturers not care that their product could get into the wrong hands with dire consequences?
