Joe Rogan crystallizes WHY hemp and psychedelics are illegal and their extraordinary human value

"The Number 1 reason why Marijuana is Illegal is because the Pharma Cartel does not want you to grow your own Medicine. The Declaration of Independence was written on Hemp. The first car ever made ran on Hemp oil. Hemp seeds are also the healthiest food on the planet with the highest protein content out of any plant."

Joe Rogan goes on to say, "If pot is a gateway drug, it is a gateway to other things that are also consciousness expanding." Check out the video, below. 

But first, here are some very interesting Marijuana Facts:

As part of the "War on Drugs", U.S. gives 
hundreds of millions of dollars per year 
of military aid to Colombia

War on Drugs results in the arrest of 
1 million Americans each year.

Your tax money is spent on maintaining and 
expanding the prison infrastructure required 
to continue this policy

Marijuana is not addictive. Only 1% of Americans 
smoke it on a daily basis. Withdrawal symptoms, 
if any, are similar to coffee consumption

Marijuana has been proven to be effective in 
reducing nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, 
stimulating apetite in AIDS patients, reducing 
intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma 

Marijuana also reduces muscle spasticity 
in patients with neurological disorders.
Legalizing drugs would inject $76.8 billion a year 
into the U.S. economy.$44.1 billion from law 
enforcement savings, $32.7 billion in tax revenue

Annual Causes of Deaths in United States
Tobacco 435,000
Alcohol 85,000
Car Accidents 26,347
Prescription Drugs 32,000
Suicide 30,622
Marijuana 0

Sources:
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/f...
http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30
http://economics.about.com/od/incomet...

When a private enterprise fails, it is closed down; 
when a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. 
Isnt that exactly whats been happening with drugs?
- Milton Friedman