Are you killing people?

Hi all! I am sorry that it has been a few weeks since I have posted. I took a little time off at home and really enjoyed spending some time with the family. I have had this one brewing and stewing for a few weeks and I think it is about time to set it out there for everyone.

I want to start out by saying that I am not a saint. I despise people with a holier than thou attitude and swore that I would never allow myself to have one. That being said I am going to rock some of you back on your heels and I am sure that a lot of people will not like what I have to say. Please feel free to comment or write to me at paul15561@gmail.com if you disagree, however make sure you have your facts straight before telling me I am wrong, because I can assure you that mine are in order and I will have no problem telling you where you are wrong.

As of June 7, 2011 the LA Times estimated that 40,000 Mexican citizens had been murdered during the drug wars going on in Mexico since December 2006. According to the same article there were 111 US citizens murdered in Mexico in 2010 alone. As I see it there are 2 reasons for this. The first is that Mexico has no provision in it's laws protecting the general population's right to own a firearm and protect themselves as our constitution does. The second is that there are a lot of people in the US that are too wrapped up in themselves and continue to do illegal drugs.

If you do any type of illegal drug you are at least indirectly responsible for the murder of those 40,000 Mexicans, many of them women and children. I have seen it posted many places that marijuana has never killed anyone, I strongly disagree. You only need to look at the statistics of the drug war that is raging in Mexico to see that people are being killed at a rate of over 6600 per year. That is the same as more than 2 September 11 attacks every year in a country that has a population about 1/3 of ours!

I am not interested in debating medical marijuana, I have not seen any statistics that show that the pain relief given cannot be better synthesized by modern drug companies. There may be some instances where increased appetite may be helpful for some cancer sufferers, however if you really want medical marijuana for legitimate reasons it is simple. Change the federal law, until the law is changed, any time you light a joint or a bong you are helping to kill people no matter where it was grown.

I cannot state this more simply than demand drives supply. Unless you can prove that the drug you are using has been in your possession ever since it came in to existence it is probable that at least part of it came from Mexico.

I implore each and every person who reads this to think about what you are doing before you ingest any illicit drugs of any kind. Your decision is not only harming you it is killing others.

Thanks for your time, and I'll see you down the road.