Why Florida Needs To Legalize Marijuana Now

It's such a shame that we live in the most fabulous state in the nation, but politically is one of the most backwards. We are now well into the 21st century and Florida’s republican controlled legislature still wants to waste time arguing over their outdated topics such as abortion, flag burning, and their pathetic war on drugs. Two states in the nation have now decided to completely legalize marijuana for personal use and many others are allowing its use for medical purposes, but Florida in still in the dark ages and no progress is being made at all. There are many people such as myself who are suffering from various medical issues where legal marijuana would give us much relief from our pain, I can go visit my doctor and have them throwing me prescriptions for hardcore narcotics such as roxicet and oxycontin but marijuana is a no-no. Florida is well known for having problems with the pill mills which has caused the deaths of many people in the state, in fact I have known people who have fled the state because they are so fed up with the crime these junkies commit in their areas. These hard drugs do give me relief from the pain that I experience but the overhead is just way too much to bear, after taking these pills for a few days I’m literally a zombie just lying in my bed  or on a couch staring into space. That is really no way to live, when I quit taking these drugs I feel so much more alive and enjoy going outdoors and hearing the birds sing and stuff. A couple of nice bowls of good weed and I get all the relief I need from the pain, and it may mellow me out but that is only for an hour or so and there is no danger of an accidental overdose or addiction. Florida is in a position to be a trendsetter and set an example for the other states here in the deep south and legalize marijuana once and for all, we certainly have a lot more serious problems in our state without letting this issue continue to hold us back. It’s time for our government leaders to finally admit that marijuana prohibition has been a huge failure and waste of money, legalize it now and free up all this money and resources for fix our other problems and start to bring tourists back to the great state of Florida.