Why Experimenting with Cannabis is a Good Thing for Society as a Whole
We’re at a point in time where the question about whether we’re legalizing cannabis or not has been answered – we are. Globally speaking, there is a movement to liberate this plant from the clutches of global prohibition and to reintroduce it to our societal fabrics.
Currently, activists and lawmakers and law enforcers are bickering about the “How”, but the fact remains that sooner or later, cannabis will be legal all over the world.
The question on some people’s mind is whether this is a good thing or not? Of course, with a pseudonym like “Reginald Reefer”, my position on whether it’s “good” is quite clear – it is.
Sure, there are some negative consequences to every action. With legality, comes the freedom for morons to abuse the substance and act like raging idiots while casting a shadow on the plant. “See – look how these ‘weed-heads’ behave!”
The mainstream media has already tried to pin mass murders, psychotic violent episodes, death and a myriad of other horrific things to cannabis. Of course, for those of us who consume the plant – these claims are ludicrous. There simply isn’t any evidence to support any of these false statements.
Nonetheless, let’s do an intellectual experiment and consider on the grand scale of things, whether it’s a good thing to experiment with cannabis (for society)
Society is comprised of individuals
Within the current global political climate, there is a strange thing that is occurring. People are “subscribing to ideologies” that are moving in polar opposites. For the folks in the middle, this is a strange thing because the “extremes of these ideologies” are actively at war.
While for now, the utterings are mainly restricted to digital rage, the frequent reinforcement of these polar ideologies are bleeding into our everyday lives. Friendships have been terminated due to the “political affiliation” within social circles. The space for reasonable debate has been replaced with “teamster belief systems”.
The reason we take a look at the current “global trend” is because this is precisely where cannabis can help. I’m not saying that weed will make you a better person. But cannabis does have a peculiar effect amongst those who consume it – “They begin to question!”
Virtually everybody that I know who started to consume cannabis, underwent a process of breaking down paradigms that conflicted with their new reality.
“Cannabis is dangerous and will make you violent!” After the first toke, you realize that the statement is irrefutably false. This then immediately conflicts with the narrative that have been sold to us throughout the past eight generations.
But what does it mean if the “government lied” about the substance? The institution that is supposed to protect us suddenly becomes an aggressor within our construct of reality. We realize, if “they” lied to us…then what other narratives are merely deceptions?
This line of thinking usually eventually translates into a general distrust in institutions and other narratives we are being fed.
If more people were critical of the stories they are being sold – many of our modern problems would disappear. However, social media has shaped the way the human being sees itself.
We “subscribe” to ideologies to reinforce the image of “self”. We create tribes to support our beliefs and discredit anything that doesn’t fit within our narrative. It is within the “consensus” we find our truth, and abandon all notions of questioning the narrative. Because – if this is untrue – then what do I stand for?
Cannabis, may for a slight second interrupt this pattern of thinking, to allow you to focus on the “now”. You see, a vast majority of our problems stems from the idea that we can influence the future or the past. We believe that ‘what we believe’ is actually important in the grand scheme of things.
But these are all simply mental constructs that govern our behavior. “I’m a (Fill in the blank) therefore I (Fill in the blank)”. We limit ourselves by creating a belief system that justifies our behavior, then reinforce those beliefs by surrounding ourselves with people who believe the same thing.
If we can influence the individual, for a mere moment, to question their own beliefs and to look inward, then we can make the behavioral changes necessary in society to create a “greater good”. But first, we must ‘get over ourselves’.
True change happens in the moment. It’s happening NOW. Cannabis, can help individuals to ‘get out of their own ways’ and focus on what’s going on around them. This, hopefully, inspires action which eventually will lead to a healthier social structure as a whole.
Is this just a pipe dream?
Perhaps. Perhaps all of the philosophizing and intellectual exercises are nothing more than hot air – however, I believe that change comes from the individual. I believe if even one person realizes – “Hey, everything I think is just guess work”, then we would be able to put our differences aside and work together to something better.
If cannabis can facilitate this process – then that would be a great thing for society!
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