Is America going to pot? According to Colorado and Washington state, we are. Those two states approved legal recreational pot in 2012, and

on New Year’s Day, Colorado became the first state to open its doors to the legal use of marijuana. Washington will follow later this year with regulated, taxed marijuana industries.  

In Colorado, at least 24 pot shops in eight towns opened ready for business. A crowd outside of one shop in Denver waited in line as snow fell.  

The legalization of marijuana has been debated for many years. The legislatures in those two states gave the pro pot users a victory that was celebrated as they welcomed in the new year and new industry by firing up bongs and cheering in a cloud of marijuana smoke. The celebration was compared to the one in 1920 when the ban on alcohol was lifted.   

In Colorado, the new law included a ban on public consumption, driving under the influence, taking marijuana out of state and giving pot to anyone under 21. State and local law enforcement officials have the responsibility to remind the people to know the law.

Will other states follow the lead of the first two? I’m sure they will, as New York is considering legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.  

Marijuana is considered by many people as a soft drug and not really dangerous. The problem with the so-called soft drug is that it is the gateway to other drugs. I have yet to meet a hard-core drug addict that uses cocaine, heroin or any other dangerous mind-altering drug that didn’t first use marijuana.

It’s been said, and I believe, that drugs are cunning, baffling and powerful. With the legalization of pot, we send a message to our

young people that casual drug use is OK. Increased availability will lead to a rise in drug abuse and crime. The attraction to drugs will cause people to make unreasonable decisions.  

A few weeks ago, I spoke to a young man and his father. When the father found out that his gifted young son had smoked pot, he had a heated argument with him. His son said that he wants to move to Colorado where he can use it legally at any time.  

The son is right! He’s of legal

age and can move to the land of opportunity to use a legal drug that will rob him of what God has in store for his life. What an opportunity! He is now on his way to becoming a legal drug addict as the politicians look on and tax the mind-altering substance.

May God have mercy on a country that is going to pot!

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