79 days and counting

  I worry about getting overly optimistic about Measure 80's chance of passing.  This is because I am all too well aware that the social circles in which I move, and the Facebook posts I follow, seem to be roughly 90% pro cannabis, and much of the outside world--even in Oregon--does not share my thoroughly positive attitude toward the plant.  This is why I keep coming back to the same issue:  the need to convince our friends and neighbors that prohibition doesn't work (which certainly seems like an obvious enough argument to make) and that, for 4925 of the last 5000 years, humans across the planet considered the cannabis plant as versatile, beneficial and necessary for a fulfilling human life as those of us calling for legalization today.

Vote Yes on Measure 80 and be sure to tell your friends that for 99.997% of civilized history cannabis was considered vital for the health and progress of humanity.