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6 Opinion March 17, 1994 Western Carolinian Phillips misses mark in marijuana editorial Dear Editor, Jim Phillips just doesn't get it when it comes to marijuana. He acknowledges the fact that hemp will produce as much paper as four acres of trees but denounces the fact as "a trivial bit of nonsense." Hemp is a very valuable resource that could help our worlds' crumbling environment. Phillips himself wrote that "Patriotic farmers did their American duty by growing 350,000 acres in 1942 to aid in the war effort" Yes, most of that hemp was used for parachutes, but lef s look at the big picture. Hemp is useful in many ways, but it is best known for its pleasurable and relaxing effects when smoked. A marijuana high is verysoothing,and the smoker usually finds music, food or any asthetic experience to be extremely enjoyable. The only real side effect is a case of the munchies and a smile. Conversely, with alcohol (another drugour rr^ronicgovernmentonceprohibited)there is that great hungover feeling in the morning. Excessive alcohol use also seems to fuel violence at bars, but have you ever heard of a riot at a Grateful Dead show? Mr. Phillips neatly side-stepped thereasonmarijuana was outlawed in the first place. In a nutshell, DuPont patented processes in 1937 to make plastics from wood and coal. Investors in DuPont included such tycoons as William Randolph Hearst and Andrew Mellon. These men realized that the machinery to process hemp into paper or plastics was becoming available in the mid-1930's. In short, DuPont realized that their man-made fibers and comer on the market would end with the much more versatile, NATURAL hemp fiber, so Hearst, a yellow journalism media slime, began a smear campaign on marijuana. Historians will remember that Hearst's yellow journalism helped ignite the fury that led to the Spanish-Americanwarinl898. These men waged a political war against marijuana and its plant source, ultimately resulting in marijuana prohibition. One would think that our government would learn from past mistakes such as alcohol prohibition. Organized crime flourished during this period, as it does today. Can you, as a tax-paying citizen, imagine being denied the right to hoist a few beers with your friends on the weekend? The situation with marijuana now is the same as prohibition was then. Is there really anything wrong with someone smoking marijuana if they do i t in the privacy of their own home and don't bother anyone? Hell no! I'mnotsayingthateveryoneshould go and toke up because many people prefer "The only real side effect (of a marijuana high) is a case of munchies and a smile" alcohol. We are a drug using society that glorifies some drugs (alcohol, tobacco, prozac, caffeine) but stigmatizes others, like marijuana. With marijuana use, as with alcohol and other drugs, moderation is the key. Since marijuana is not physically addictive, the marijuana smoker doesn't have the need for constant fixes, like the cigarette smoker. The real issue here is personal freedom. America's Declaration of Independencesays that all people "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." I resent the fact that our government continually tries to legislate morality and control our lives. This is supposed to be the land of the free. Our government should legalize marijuana. In 1988 there were 324,000 arrests for simple marijuana possession. Overcrowding in the prisons would be reduced, and the government could do what comes naturally and tax the hell out of marijuana. This would reduce the budget deficit and prevent drug dealers from getting rich off marijuana, the most widely used illegal drug in America. Mr. Phillips wrote in his editorial, "The greatest flaw hampering the legalization movement is that it lacks an appeal to logic. For example, they say marijuana is the only narcotic packaged and delivered 100% natural." Mr. Phillips then mentioned the tragic death of a high school friend who smoked some marijuana laced with PCP. If Mr. Phillips had done a little thinking he would have realized that legalized marijuana could be regulated by the government for purity, and such needless deaths could be avoided. Marijuana is 100% natural. The Bible even has references to mari- juana: "And the earth brought forth grass and herb yielding seed after its kind and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself afteritskind: and God saw thatitwas good" (Genesis, Chapter 1, Verse 12). Perhaps Mr. Phillips should re-exam- inehis viewpoint. Theonly thing that "lacks an appeal to logic" is Mr. Phillips' failed attempt at a well written and researched editorial. The ignorant always mock what they don't understand. Legalize it today, and we'll all get high tonight. Marijuana smokers should keep fighting the ignorance and misconceptions, and someday well all be able to take and toke in peace. If you want the straightdope (excuse the pun) about the marijuana conspiracy, read The Emperor Wears No Clothes by lackHerer. Theonly thingwrong with marijuana is that ifs illegal. The Midnight Toker Tellin' It Like it is Essence is personal liberty, not morality, health Dear Mr. Phillips, Youhaveexpressedyouropinionfreely, and that's a big part of what this country's all about. However, I'm afraid you've missed the essence of the marijuana issue altogether. It is not one of morality or health, as you self-righteously dictate in your "news" article (Western Carolinian 2- 24-94). The issue, rather, has more to do with the idea of personal liberty. You remember that concept don't you? In theory it allows an individual to choose the lifestyle of her/ his desire, as long as that choice doesn't jeopardize the personal liberty of another, yr. attributed to alcohol—not counting DUI In experience, however, individual liberty related deaths; 400,000/yr. attributed to to- has been gradually eaten away by the rav- bacco). Both of these legal drugs are highly enous monstrosity that has become our physically addictive and destructive. If federal government you've ever seen the abject misery that is Furthermore, you argue that the "great- alcoholism or heart disease then you know est flaw hampering the legalization move- this scientific truth. Yet the FDA doesn't mentis that it lacks an appeal tologic." But classify alcohol or tobacco as drugs, and itis it is you, Mr. Phillips, who seems to ignore legal for market manipulation to subvert logic. Most blatantly, you have over gener- easily influenced minds into trying these linked the River Phoenix tragedy to (he marijuana issue. His death was caused by a lethal combination of cocaine and valium. Contrary to what your "reefer madness" mentality would like to believe, death by reefer doesn't happen. You mentioned that a friend of yours died froma PCP laced joint. PCP is a manufactured chemical whichmust be deliberately added. Perhaps thedecrimi- nalizationof marijuana would haveallowed your friend to grow his own, and he wouldn't have had to worry about artificial additives. And finally, Mr. Phillips, alcohol and tobacco related deaths annually eclipse (hose thatcanbeartributedtomarijuana(100/X)0/ alized and misrepresented several aspects of your topic. First, you contend that the "popular marijuana movement" is centered among teens and people in their twenties. But you'd probably have to be a smoker to realize that a substantial percentage of Americans over twenty still enjoy "burning back" from time to time. And what about that dope-smoking, freedom-loving 60's generation? Aren't they and the die-hards among them middle aged by now? You also argue that hemp produces twenty barrels of oil per acre and that a steady pot smoker may smoke the equivalent of this in a year. This ridiculously implies thatasteadysmokermaysmokeup to an acre of pot in a year or, roughly, 1.5 million dollars worth. Now that's some kind of habit! products. Comparatively, pot is benign next to alcohol and tobacco. We know it's not physically addictive, and it never induces violent or uncontrolled behavior in its users. Its medical benefits are also well documented. Marijuana reduces the severe eye pressure of glaucoma patients; it mitigates theawful sideeffects of chemotherapy, and it stimulates the appetites of those stricken with AIDS. In light of all this a question arises: Is it consistent for our society and government todeemmarijuanaillegaland immoral vvtuie accepting and even embracing more de- structivedrugs such asalcohol and tobacco. Sincerely, ''m afraid y„uve a,s„ i^evanHy fiS 'Coulter' cont'd prom pa^Ta~ — ™^£a da^T ^ l° ™ a8ain'wi» be more fully realized throughout th an hon0rab £ 2° ["ft™*. inte"«*>als who understand that each step on the ladder * oJthe ro J'f ?hp n t V> WrnerS Wh° ™ comprehend the diversity and the complex^ their efetstotnJfT * ^ and univer^ public as well as private and who m themS. q readerS WUh them'wil1 fir*»: take the time to become acqua.nted Chancellor Myron Coulter Western Carolina University ^22?I1E£njWrom paoe 4~ KoMo^ of W' e m°re aCCUrate description of Western Carolina University « *« I nr)ru>(TAr.wnL i ^A of "color". — -".in.™ aescnption of Western Carolina University -—: teac^^ umerouf S£toS **£*«*<* University, given the Journal's recording of* 'Pturemosen^ captoremosemo^^^^ of last resort and noTthe^S^ ,mPr^sion of Western Carolina University as a pel Yours very truly, outsfar«l>ng regional university we know it to be. Stephen W. Woody Chairman, Board of Trustees WpsIp™ r ■ • >«*s, western Carolina University

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Date original: 1994-03-17
  - Date digitized: 2019-10-31
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