Responsible Quotes from Responsible People
Here are some quotes from public figures regarding the use of the drug marijuana:
“Make the most of the help India hemp seed, sow it everywhere!”
~George Washington
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“I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast”
~Ronald Reagan
“I smoked pot in college and in the Army…”
~Al Gore
“When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.”
~Barack Obama
“I would absolutely never use the federal government to enforce the law of using marijuana”
~Ron Paul
“Pot is not a drug”
~Arnold Schwarzenegger – Governor of California
You bet I did and I enjoyed it.” {on whether he has smoked marijuana}
~Michael Bloomberg – New York City Mayor
“I think that marijuana should not only be legal, I think it should be a cottage industry. It would be wonderful for the state of Maine. There’s some pretty good homegrown dope. I’m sure it would be even better if you could grow it with fertilizers and have greenhouses.”
~Stephen King
“If we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion by education”
~Thomas Jefferson
These quotes are just some of the dozens published in a blog. These comments are true depending on your perspective. They are indeed true and it only shows that the people we voted for or admire are not hypocrites. But by not being a hypocrite does doesn’t necessarily mean that they are right.
Unfortunately not all pot/weed smokers can control their consumption like some of these people do. A lot of teens become addicted to the drug and severe effects have started to show. A lot of people may be one with them in saying that marijuana smoking is not bad as long as its not abused. But being too comfortable with that thought may lead for some to become abusive. They must realize though that much as United States is a democratic country that practices freedom of speech, doesn’t mean they won’t be responsible for the things that they say.
And for parents who smoke pot imagine that your children is one of these:
