"I own my own home, have a bunch of nice stuff in it, pay my taxes, go to work, have a car with insurance, pay even more taxes. "
...someone shouldn't have to say this to prove that they "should" be smoking herb. The kind of life you chose to live has little to nothing to do with weed, and even if it does, it doesn't matter.
I smoke weed every day and it helps me a lot to be less judgmental. maybe some of you could take a tip from the best role model i know:
