Let
me make this clear before going any further, I am not a political person and as a non-American citizen, am unable to vote. However, I am disgruntled about the passing of Initiative 502 in Washington State and Colorado. I am strongly against it for the plain and simple reason that
I believe there are enough evils out there. My fear is that being able to buy
an ounce of marijuana legally might increase the risk of kids getting ahold of
it... they could get it from older friends, older siblings, somehow find their
parents’ secret stash, who knows? If young individuals see that smoking pot is
not such a bad thing because it is legal, they might look forward to the day
they turn 21 so they can start getting high. It might be like the excitement of
finally being able to drink legally.
Initiative
502 might have some cons that I care about such as getting marijuana dealers
out of business and decriminalization of marijuana users. As for the rest of
it, it is too much for my brain to wrap around. This article is a really good write-up on the opposition of I-502. Check it out.
Cooking
usually makes me feel better… but, right now, I cannot muster the energy to make
the Food Matter’s Project, Whole Wheat Carrot Gnocchi, chosen by the awesome Joanne of Eats Well with Others. (I love that girl... even though we have never met, I consider her one of my blogging buddies.) Joanne, tomorrow night your FMP pick is our dinner! Friends, do come
back in a few days for the recipe. Cross your fingers that I won’t mess it up!
Have a great week everyone!
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