Drugs are so good, they're addictive

You know how we can get the country out of the economic doldrums? Legalize marijuana.

I got this bit from Mike, a dear Kule friend. Now this isn't drunk talk; we were chatting before we started drinking hehe.

I'm not sure if he read it somewhere or if it was his idea but basically, it centers around marijuana being a cash crop. As in, if you plant it, people will buy it. So if it's legal, imagine the influx of cash.

I mean, we're already not planting rice anymore. Yes people, forget that rice central of the world shit. People from India, Thailand and Vietnam come to the IRRI here to learn about planting rice. Then they go back to their countries and we import from them. How sad.

But if we forget about all that, legalize pot, then get our farmers to plant it, people will come in droves. And I'm not just talking about Pinoys. Tourism will sky-rocket. Just look at Holland.

And the Philippines, being a hot and wet country, apparently has the perfect weather for marijuana cultivation. So it'll take a minimum of effort, 'di ba?

And considering how much of our country still relies on farming as livelihood, we'd be helping a lot of people make a living. Yes, people, the cities may have more call centers and nursing schools than you can shake a stick at, but the kanayunan still looks to the soil for sustenance. And I still think we should focus on that, instead of factories and outsourcing, if we're to prosper as a nation.

"But what about it's harmful side effects?" the moralists say, "It's a drug! Make hulos-dili!"

Well the moralists are all rich and boring. Ergo, the country's economic doldrums mean less to them than to our country's farmers. And they're too boring to try out anything like pot. Well here's a myth/fact link to allay your fears. I used it in a Myspace post a while back. See, I've been blogging about pot for a while hehe.

Marijuana isn't actually addictive. I just used that line as the title because I thought it was catchy. It's from this show I watch on channel 9, Good Girls Don't..., check it out, Tuesdays at 9. Of course, channel 9 keeps bleeping out any swearing or sex words (even the word "sex") so you have to be a little creative with your imagination if you're to get any of the fun. Why even broadcast a show like that if you're going to bleep half of it, I ask. You should see what they've done to Sex and the City... "Mangled" comes to mind. But I digress.

So see, i-legalize na. Aasenso ang bansa. If I ever run for public office, that'd make a great platform, no?

Of course, everyone reading this now thinks I use pot. And I haven't ever, really. So, dealers, and friends with dealers out there, get in touch with me. I have funds (or I will have funds). And I'm not afraid to use them. Mwahaha!