The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Living in the state of Ohio and supporting marijuana legalization, especially for medical purposes (but also recreational), I voted no on 2 and yes on 3 yesterday to accomplish this. While I wasn't too terribly surprised issue 3 (to legalize marijuana) didn't pass, I was slightly disappointed. I think I was mainly disappointed because I know many fellow progressives voted against the measure due to not wanting marijuana monopolized in the state, and if they had all voted like I did, I think the measure would have had a shot at passing. I can understand perfectly well why so many progressives voted against issue 3. For the very same reason, I struggled with making my final decision on the matter. However, when thinking things through, while I wasn't thrilled with the writing of the law and the monopoly, I felt there were many more potential benefits than hindrances contained within it, and no matter how small it might have been, it was a step in the right direction (also, ...

I'm hearing a report (in my head no less) that drug-addled Carl Pelini will head back to Nebraska to push for medicinal marijuana so his brother can simmer down a bit while on the sideline. Bo Pelini before getting prescribed marijuana: "It took everything in my power to not say, 'F*** you, fans. F*** all of you.' F*** 'em. Our crowd. What a bunch of f***ing fair-weather f***ing—they can all kiss my a*s out the f***ing door. 'Cause the day is f***ing coming now. We'll see what they can do when I'm f***ing gone. I'm so f***ing pissed off." Bo Pelini after getting prescribed marijuana: "It took everything in my power to not say, 'I love you, fans. I f***ing love all of you.' Our crowd - what a bunch of beautiful people. So, so precious and beautiful. So what if they left at halftime? I know what they're doing. They're probably toking it up right about now - for medical reasons, of course. God, I f***ing love them, so much...

This past Tuesday, marijuana use became legal for recreational purposes in the two states of Colorado and Washington. While I personally agree that government-regulated and taxed marijuana should be legal for recreational use, that's not the main reason why I'm so happy of these results from last Tuesday's election. I've always wanted to see signs on the road which say, "Don't Toke and Drive" and commercials which show a bunch of people smoking doobies in a car before getting pulled over, with the narrator saying, "You toke. You drive. You lose." As the eerie music sounds during that very time, the high individuals will then be showcased laughing like they had just seen a clown streaking. I can't wait to see a new type of sobriety test for high drivers. The cop will pull the person over, have the individual sit across from them before placing a number of snacks in front of their face - Twinkies, Ho-Ho's, Doritos, etc. - and time how lon...