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Growing Pot

Sounds like a magical Chia pet. Its not. Its a crime - at least that is what lawmakers will have you believe. I think to say that we humans are a confused hypocritical bunch would be below an understatement in a Wodehousy way. We know not what we want yet would stand and argue about pros and cons of one over another. Frankly my best thinking comes on the Pot without recourse to the use of Pot. If that is not confusing I know not what is. Pot to some provides the ultimate escape when pain takes on surreal dimensions not felt by mortals that have no way to experience it. Cancer patients and certain individuals that are caught in the wicked grasp can relate. Growing the weed (it is what it is) though is frowned on. More than frown is punishable by law. Funds are actually allocated to track said farmers small and big and much is made of the news when it breaks. To say that there is an underground market for all things illegit is stating the obvious and obtaining an above ground weed by going underground is just par for the course. There however are some legit operations that can purvey said weed at a clinic whence it stops being a weed and takes on the role of an analgesic. So as we debate the merits of growing pot we certainly need to put some money in the pot to grow our intellect. We don't want to be called Potty after all. Dope is enough.

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  1. Maybe the potty got its name by design and not accident- making you think, in a different way. But I wonder what this guy Pol Pot was- he might have been completely under the influence as he set about killing a few hundred thousands.

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