Smoking Something...
One man’s quest to
eliminate marijuana prohibition.
The Marijuana Paradox:
Every word of this story is true...
however some parts may have been hallucinated
.
Chapter 1. How one geek changed the world.
My name is NEXT and I am personally responsible for the
end of cannabis prohibition. You may think that is a delusion of grandeur
and you are correct. But what are we humans if not delusional?
Smoking Something is my story to tell, and I have paid dearly for
the liberty of telling it.
It all started six years ago. Back when cannabis was called
marijuana, and I knew it as a wonderful companion to skiing and music
festivals. I was effectively a ski bum at the time, running a very
successful technical support company in Telluride Colorado.
I defragmented hard drives and removed porn from peoples computers in the
evening and slushed turns during the day. I thought I was the luckiest
fuck in the world. I was magnificently happily married, had more
customers than time to help them, and loved my life.
Under a beautiful starry sky in Tucson Arizona, I declared to G-d that I am the luckiest man on earth. Less than a week later I was in the ICU with peritonitis and my life irrevocably changed.
During the course of my recovery I learned that cannabis is a medicine which has no pharmaceutical equal. I believed it was my job to build the computer system that proved its value as a medicine, as a tax revenue source, and as diversion control system to placate the governments that feared it.
Smoking Something is Cheech and Chong meets The Wiz Kid. Its Silver Linings Playbook meets The Social Network. Its the worlds best manifester meets his own hubris. Its a comedy and a tragedy.
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I am grateful you are here.
NEXT
