Why am I in jail? I was only smokin’ a li’l mother nature!?!

     Well first of all, let’s get this straight . . . you see, it isn’t the consumption of the ganja that is a crime, it is the mere possession of it that leads to your incarceration.
     And while there is a move, mostly on the periphery states of the union to make it legal, the Supreme Court has upheld the Federal government’s power to enforce national drug enforcement.
     But if you are willing to risk the black helicopters, electronically tricked out vans, and Patriot Act authorized no-warrant wiretaps, you can wander out of state to one of the more liberally oriented jurisdictions.
     But forget about Red State – Blue State differentiation as it applies to the two party political system that we currently cope with in the United States, this map show the real “Blue States” you should be thinking about.
     These True Blue states are the ones where a short wait for the local Koosh Doctor will make you “legal” in your pursuit of medicated happiness. At least as far as the Blue State authorities go. But as I said, the Feds may have a different view on this, and the DEA won’t care if you do have a license, and neither will any of the local Georgia boys.
     But WHY Dammit?!? Why do they have to interfere with what I do with myself in the privacy of my own home? Well you have to realize that ever since Lincoln freed the black man, drug laws have been instituted to take the place of slave quarters and Jim Crowe in keeping the races separate and equal. But it isn’t just institutionally accepted racism that leads to laws that make certain drugs illegal, it is also about border policy and keeping jobs in America.
     For those who don't believe the racist nature of the implementation of drug enforcement laws, go ahead and buy the whole series Hooked on Drugs sold from the History Channel. Although there are some misguided people who believe that the best way to deal with the drug problem in America is to incarcerate the users, the real driving force behind the actual implementation of drug laws has had nothing to do with that motivation.
     But what do I do in the meantime? All this political crap doesn’t help me get out of jail. Well, call a good Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer.