Dear Mr Police man,
I would like you to know just how much of an impact you have made on my life. I was brought up by a loving mother and hard-working father who taught my decent moral values and to respect authority and always do the best I could in life. Whilst growing up through school I had been bullied about my weight having always been slightly overweight, a trait of the family perhaps. So, for me... having lived a reclusive upbringing playing on computer consoles, spending time online from a very early age school and finding social interaction always slightly difficult growing up wasn't easy, however I studied hard and succeeded in achieving academically.
During my teenage years I found myself hanging around with people that when growing up I never thought would want to be part of my life and seemed interesting and enjoyed my company, a new attention and finally some kind of social acceptance. A time approached where at a party I was offered the chance to smoke a joint, having swore to my mother that I would never start smoking as a child (unfortunately a promise that was not kept). This was mainly an issue with tobacco that I had developed after seeing the profound effects on society that it has had on health, I was then offered a bong... I was wary to part take in smoking but also highly inquisitive, (having listened to information provided about drugs on an outdated policy from the 70's being enforced through the belief system set upon the general public, and seen with my own eyes as a developing and wise child that society was kidding it-selves when my father and so many of his friends were daily smokers of marijuana and were always happy, hard-working and easy going people), and in this situation and on the brink of what felt like a social opportunity I agreed to smoke some pot from a bong, a decision which I do not regret because it expanded my mind and creativity and productivity tenfold since enlightening me as it has others.
Smoking pot became mostly an indoors activity, minus camping trips, festivals and BBQ's on the rare occasion. Friday night would roll around and friends I that had forged great friendships with over many intellectual conversations would look forward to watching a film, staying out of trouble and getting "high". These were great days and in the comfort of my own home I felt safe. Then one day came along... let me set the scene.
Myself and partner lying in bed (stark bollock naked), (I had a lock on the door because my sister used to come and rob my stash!) heard the door banging like she was trying to get in, and I woke up in a slumber to shout "fuck off!" only to hear the reply "Police!", my door gets opened and myself and partner are left scrambling trying to find clothes. I have never felt anything come over me like that, biggest shock to the system ever that my privacy and safety in my own home was being trampled all over in the pursuit of a plant. A plant that was once upon a time defined as a medicine in this country, a plant that has evolved with man kind over thousands of years bringing happiness and health to many. But we were ushered downstairs while the house was ripped apart and searched as were we, then having discovered my fathers grow, having smashed up the whole thing up and anything in close proximity (even stuff that was totally unrelated (Bird incubators for one)), you Mr Police man at that point gave me those awful side effects from cannabis that the media and government portray. Anxiety and Paranoia that you will again deny me my personal liberties in such a manor and decide to persecute a law abiding citizen with great moral understanding. Doing all of this whilst disregarding scientific fact, public opinion, movement across the globe.
So whats this about? I plead with you to not pursue the home grower, the medicator or the teenager with a 20 bag. Concentrate on the thugs, drug dealers, the human traffic operators, gangsters and murders and help provide the security society and individuals have a moral right to. Do not persecute innocent victimless crimes for Government incentive based schemes.
That day and others since destroyed parts of me that took a long time to build whilst growing up, people should not be denied rights to medication and should be able to be responsible for themselves.
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