Medical Marijuana

How many people have overdosed on prescription medication?  Seriously, I don't know.  A lot I'm sure.

How many people have overdosed on medicinal marijuana?  Zero.

I don't understand why people (who tend to be right wing) are for freedom of choice except for when it comes to a women's right to choose and medical marijuana (or recreational for that matter).  I think part of it has to do with the pharmaceutical industry and their donations to conservative parties the world over (as for a women's right to choose it has to do with religion, obviously).

Conservatives who are not rich tend to be rural folk who vote against their own interests.  They'll never be rich, they will always rely on public health care and they could probably use an escape from the constant pain of being rural folk with no prospects.  Smoke up, man!

Yet they always vote against their own interests!  Why?  Religion and a lack of education (and an aversion to books and facts).

I know a few people who suffer from chronic pain.  Some are religious, older, conservative.  They take medication that makes them constipated, their hands swell up, suffer from insomnia and other issues, which forces them to take medication to counteract those side effects, which has their own side effects.  I've suggested medical marijuana but they won't listen.  They grew up actually believing the movie "Refer Madness" rather than laughing at it for it's absurdity.  It's sad that the pharmaceutical industry causes pain when it should be alleviating it.

Their should be a film called "Prescription Madness".
  

  

The Middle Finger to the Environment

I honestly think we've all given up on the environment.

There is no disputing the scientific fact that we are having a negative impact on the environment.  I'll side with the climate experts over the oil industry and giant corporations.  It doesn't matter what YOU believe.  Facts are facts.  You can believe all you want that the earth is flat, the sky is purple or Nickleback is a good band.  You'd still be wrong on all counts.

Even if you are a denier (which would make you stupid), are you 100% sure that we are not polluting the planet?  If you have the slightest doubt then wouldn't you want the world to change?

You may think that pumping shit into the air isn't having a global impact (again, that would make you stupid), and you may look out the window and not see the sky on fire or a giant ocean where your front yard used to be.  Winter might still be cold.  But coral reefs are dying, there's an island of plastic in the middle of the pacific and lakes are drying up.

So, you may come to an age where the road behind is longer than the road ahead.  It may be natural to not care about the future if you don't have much of one left.  I guess humans are naturally selfish.  I would think it would be natural for humans to care about the continuation their DNA.  But no matter what happens the earth will still be here.  Just not with people on it.

1st Day!

It's a new parliament and Canadians are full of optimism!  Will MP's behave?