Stan Smith - Has worked for the CIA since the 1980's as a "weapons expert" always on the alert for terrorist activity. His official job title is"Deputy Deputy Director" and since then his work has included the interrogation of potential terrorists. And constantly on the look-out for terrorists. He'll do anything to protect his loved ones.
Right about now conventional anti-marijuana wisdom will step up to say that it is not regulated, and I may harm myself with an overdose. No individual in history has ever died of a marijuana overdose. Not one. You can't kill yourself with bud, even if you try really, really hard. Is that you'll fall asleep after eating yet another cookie that you didn't actually need.
This is also a true statement; it is indeed Source against federal law to use marijuana for any purpose at all, including medical. At one point in time, it was against the law for a woman or person of color to vote, or for a person with a dark skin to drink from the same water fountain as a person with fair skin. Just because a law is in place, does not mean it is a just law.
So it would seem politics motivated than science or health and it's been prohibited since. Of course, those who can benefit from those doctors whose states have made recreational marijuana legal, and it's use for medical purposes face aggressive charges should they want to seek relief from their own personal ailments.
Now April has become the unofficial, official day for medical marijuana. However illegal in the US, unless you've got a card or prescription in certain states. Though that's still problematic among other officials and the FBI, but this is a topic for another time.
"Look at the situation we're in now. Sequesters. Cuts. Everything cut across the board. Now, the government is tapped into the biggest cash crop in the world," Chong said.
Everyone who has ever tried to stop smoking pot knows that you will find withdrawal effects, as well as numerous psychological consequences, that make acquiring this substance particularly tricky off.