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Well, Nikki is riding my ass about how i never blog. And of course, i'm in charge of keeping her happy and/or entertained SO that is why i am writing this blog. This is for you Nikki.

Its Friday. Good ol' Friday. You can always count on Friday to make you feel better. At least i can. I always wondered how and why they decided to have 7 days in a week, and how they decided on the names. I'm sure the names have some kind of....brain fart. ANYWAYS, i know how they came up with time, but how days and weeks and months? Maybe i'll look into that.

So i watched this video the other day called The Union: The Business Behind Getting High. It was very informative. I can see this video possibly changing the minds of many if given the chance. Here's a quick bit from the Synopsis on the video:

"Ever wonder what British Columbia's most profitable industries are? Logging? Fishing? Tourism? Ever think to include marijuana? If you haven't, think again. No longer a hobby for the stereotypical hippie culture of the ’60s, BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a seemingly unstoppable business giant, dubbed by those involved as 'The Union'....

•Why is marijuana illegal?
•What health risks do we really face?
•Does prohabition work?
•What would happen if we taxed it?
•Medicine, paper, fuel, textiles, food, etc. Are we missing something here?

....Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he dives head first into Canada's most socially acceptable illegal activity. Along the way, Adam demsytifies the underground market and brings to light how such a large industry can function while remaining illegal. By interviewing experts from around the globe, including growers, clippers, police officers, criminalogists, economists, psychologists, medical doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie explores the cause and effect nature of the business behind getting high.

Nobody's innocent in this exploration of an industry that may be profiting
more by being illegal."


Anyways, its pretty interesting. Some stuff i already knew, some i didn't. For instance, 750,000 americans every year are arrested on pot-possession related charges. That number is more than murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault - COMBINED!

Many people know that there are no recorded deaths linked directly and only to marijuana use. Ever. But for tobacco, which is perfectly legal and fed/sprayed with radioactive chemicals, i believe it was 430,000 deaths per year from tobacco products.

A lot of people think that most of America's Marijuana gets imported from Canada, or Mexico. But they're wrong. Most of it is already here. Only 5% comes from Canada, 40% from Mexico, 45% from the USA, and 10% from other countries.

Tommy Chong. We all know this guy. Some may not know that he had a glass paraphenilia company, though. He was arrested in 2003, and in a way, it was just an act to get the people's attention away from the war going on and everything. There were rewards out for the recovery of a few people. Wanna know who and how much?

Osama Bin Laden - $25 Million
Uday and Qusay's Hussein - $15 Million each (Saddam's sons)
Tommy Chong - $12 Million

That's a little ridiculous don't you think? For someone who simply allowed someone to put his name and face on a paraphenilia company? I think so. He was charged with "Conspiring to sell marijuana paraphenilia." 55 people were arrested in result of "Operation Pipe Dream", and only one person went to jail. Can you guess who?
Were their tactics to recover him unnecessary? Yes. According to Tommy, there was over 20 SWAT troops, with the whole nine yards - assaults, visors, helicopters, news trucks, etc.

So many things make me upset. The way the government controls this "drug war" is pretty high up on my list. But what can i do about it? Im just your regular run-of-the-mill citizen.

I love smoking weed. I honestly don't think it should be legalized though. I did at first, but after doing research and thinking about it, decriminalizing would be the best thing.

If you wanna watch that video, too, just Google "The Union: The Business Behind Getting High" and its the first video that comes up. Its an hour and 40 minutes, so you gotta have some free time, lol.


Enough about marijuana. I'm tired. I'm stressed. I got a letter in the mail stating that there was an error on my 2008 tax return. On the paper it stated "amount of refund: 4644" I read this as there was an error and i'm supposed to get another 4644 back. Everything pointed towards that, there was no further explanation on the letter. Anyone that read it would've thought it was getting another check. Turns out i'm not. There was just an error that someone did when doing my taxes, and im not getting anything else. Bullshit. I have a credit card i need to pay off, i owe my parents 2 grand.

Guess i'll join the rest of the world in debt.

I just want to go home, spend some time with my daughter, eat some delicious home cooked food, then smoke a couple bowls out of my Toro. Which is a bong.

The word "bong" sounds so lame. But so does "waterpipe". I'll just call it my "piece" from now on.

Anyways, if anyone is bored and wants something to do, try this site:

http://www.omegle.com/

you can chat with a random stranger. Usually from random places in the world. Piss people off, have a regular conversation, people mess with you, its quite entertaining.

Speaking of entertaining, i find that newer Metal isn't getting as exciting as it once was. I love The Faceless to death, but their new cd is like they're trying to be TOO progressive. I don't like it. I want to put it in and give it a chance, but i can't even get myself to put it in my cd player. All Shall Perish is one of the only metal bands that i've liked since their first cd. I was blown away by their newest cd. Between the Buried and Me is amazing as well. Can't wait to see what they do next. If they disappoint me, i just might lose all faith in metal. We'll see. But for now, i'm losing interest in some of the bands i once loved.

Well thats about it for today. Hope everyone has a great weekend