That is true. The Western World ( mostly US ) is the most heavily drugged society in history. From anti-depressants,anti-inflammatories,all sorts of anti-psychotic medecines to the drugs that just keep people alive like blood pressure, blood sugar, and other blood chemistry treatments.

Even the steroids that the sports people take, are drugs. I wonder how much productivity would drop if coffee became illegal.:-)

So then we get this crap from the government about keeping yourself drug-free, and I just laugh at the hypocrisy.

Personally, ( and I know alot of writers who agree) that cannabis is a source of inspiration. In writing novels, it's obvious that it allows the imagination to really be creative. In programming it can be useful too. It may hinder the daily grunt work of going thru mindless computer tasks, but it can be very useful in helping you find creative approaches to problem solving. Sometimes you just need to kick back and look at the big picture, get things into perspective, and let the creative juices flow.

But just like one man's poison is another man's cure, it is the same with cannabis. If I was in Amsterdam...... oh man would I love it...bicycles and cofee shops.

I found it real interesting that the Bolivian peasant revolution, elected a president who will make having coca leaves for tea, legal. Now that is what I would like ......... a coca bush in my backyard, and a few big cannabis plants. Make good tea. :-) And it's "all natural" so it's OK with God, even though the governemnt devils may disagree.