In the USA, there is an over-abundance of blame thrown around whenever tragedy strikes. Suicides linked to Marilyn Manson lyrics, manslaughter by mimicking Beavis and Butthead stunts and murder tied into supposed "secret messages" on backwards played Ozzy songs all gave the public their needed scapegoats when trouble arose. This time, marijuana has been linked to a shooting in Arizona that claimed the lives of six, including a 9 year old girl who was ironically born on September 11th, 2001. None of the aforementioned, nor pot, had anything to do with the tragedies that have unfolded in the States over the past two decades. In fact, tragedy strikes without cause or warning across the globe.
Marijuana is a sedative drug in the cannaboid class which has no recorded or proven effects linking to violence or dementia. In the words of Robin Williams, "I ain't never met me an angry pot smoker". Unfortunately, Robin met his match this year because the gunman, Jared Lee Loughner did a huge disservice to the Cannabis Crawl movement by becoming a marijuana smoker. In Jared's case, a clear case of mental illness led to his distorted life view and ultimately his plan to kill and maim innocent people.
Marijuana is a sedative drug in the cannaboid class which has no recorded or proven effects linking to violence or dementia. In the words of Robin Williams, "I ain't never met me an angry pot smoker". Unfortunately, Robin met his match this year because the gunman, Jared Lee Loughner did a huge disservice to the Cannabis Crawl movement by becoming a marijuana smoker. In Jared's case, a clear case of mental illness led to his distorted life view and ultimately his plan to kill and maim innocent people.
