Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Drugs...?

I recently came across an advertisement on the side of my Facebook profile. Its only the 2nd ad I have ever clicked on from Facebook ( I am relatively against advertising on my social networking, but they gotta do what they gotta do I guess...) and I was incredibly empathetic to the thesis and information the book has to offer. I haven't read it yet...I have perused many of the pages given as a Primer for the rest of the implications and theories on Drugs and their useage, abuseage, and tabooage.
I have always been very interested in the history of criminalization of drugs and understanding why and where false science is used to justify the delegalization of substances. Marijuana has always served as my primary focus for the injustices imposed on my personal freedoms by the "just" laws of America...and other countries America bullies around to keep them from decriminalization.
I could write a paper on these ideas and implications and offer my own beliefs on what to do about it...and I already have, freshman year of college I made it a point to academically engage the history and modern dillemas of drugs. My writing was not nearly as informative and interesting as this new book I have come across.
"You Will Die : The Burden of Modern Taboos" by Robert Arthur. Check it out. Or if you dont read books...http://www.suburra.com/
also, the illustrations are sweet, like an artist and writer after my own true heart...

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