I have always said, that amongst all the states; it is I find Mainers most Independent and they make the most sense when voting. However, in this case I think that they got it wrong both ways, but we should not challenge their view by votes.

Maine voted 53%-47% in favor of repealing gay marriages. I am a person that has a different view than most out there. I follow the stance of Governor Jesse Ventura and I think that ALL marriage should be repealed and replaced with civil unions.

Marriage is not a state affair, it is a cultural, religious, customary and/or traditional affair. I believe that the government should not force a Church, Synagogue, Mosque or other places of worship to accept gay marriages when it is forbidden by their religion to do so.

At the same time, these places of worship should not dictate to us our policy. I believe that we should not disrespect them, but we should not be shaping our laws to their beliefs. I believe that a civil union is the union of two consenting adults (above 21). This should grant people the same rights as what marriage grants today.

For people that say that this could lead to bestiality or pedophilia; I would like to stress the words CONSENTING ADULTS. Animals and children are not consenting adults, they do not have a mind mature enough to know what is right and what is wrong. As for issues of bisexuality and polygamy, these people would need a will to do matters anyway rather than a simple matter of marriage. And doesn’t our nation allow polygamy for Mormons and Muslims? Why can’t they allow gay marriage for other religion that allow it?

Mainers also voted 59%-41% in favor of expanding medical marijuana usage. I am on the right when it comes to marijuana. Look, I do not doubt or condone the effects of marijuana. What I do know, is that it is a controlled substance that can heal people. The question is not whether we are going to legalize marijuana but whether we are expanding medical marijuana.

To me , the key word here is medical. I think that if a person is sick, and the doctor has to administer marijuana as medicine, let the doctor do what he has to do. Hell, if heroin can cure something, use it! The doctor should be answerable to any side effects including addiction. I also do not want it to end up like prescription drugs, where people can buy it over the counter to get high. I believe that doctors or other health care professionals should administer marijuana instead.

I find it ridiculous that one can get marijuana for a headache. Marijuana should be treated for pain that arouses from cancer or cancer treatment. Dispensaries are not a good idea. If it cannot stop underage drinking and smoking, what in the world would make the free market stop selling marijuana to minors? To me, that would cause us a lot of problems in the future.

Now, this is what I love about Mainers, they are to the left on medical marijuana but on the right on gay marriage. I am just the opposite. But unlike talking to a Texan Conservative or a Californian Liberal, their heads would not explode if you disagree with them.

Lastly, I think that the vote should be respected, even though a person like me disagrees with it. This is America. We are the fathers of modern Democracy. Never should a person’s view go against the will of many. The only alternative a person have is to take it to the courts. Courts are bound by their interpretation of the law, not to the citizens. If they throw it out, that should be the end of the matter.

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The Justice Department has said that patients of medical marijuana are not to be targeted for prosecution. They would be targeting drug traffickers instead. I think that this should be the best compromise for those who are in favor of medical marijuana legalization with those who are against it.

Attorney General Eric Holder has also said that the decision to go after marijuana consumers would be left to the States. So while medical marijuana advocates can forget about smoking pot in Texas, they can legally do so in California.

The medical marijuana pharmacies should be too happy in California, though. The law over there clearly states that the medical marijuana pharmacies should only be able to operate if it is not for profit. Good luck on that!

My stance on medical marijuana is very simple, keep it medical. I also have the same for prescription drugs. I do not think that drugs like these should be bought in stores. They should only be bought with doctor’s consent and taken in the doctor’s or nurse’s presence. Should they get addicted to it, we go after the doctors, just like we would do with if patients are addicted to other drugs in similar situations.

The reason for this is that we should not make the same mistake with marijuana that we have made with cigarettes and alcohol. We must not be paying for the abuse of the substances by other people like we are with alcohols and drugs. Hence, we should make sure that there be no addiction and there must be proper administration of marijuana

The science of marijuana is real. We all know that it can help reduce pain. We know that it is not as addictive as other drugs and that it is less harmful than alcohol to our health. I also think that if doctors say that it can be a drug why are we arguing against them? Aren’t they the subject matters in their own field? Would we argue against an engineer about the structure of our buildings or the amount of current in our I-pods? Why is it that the only subject matter experts that we are against are the Generals and the doctors?

However, like other intoxicants, if abused there would be self inflicted consequences. It is the same for cigarettes and in fatty food. Therefore, I think that to prevent marijuana from being abused, the doctor should be present. We know how to deal with fatty foods and cigarettes, but most of us would not know how to deal with marijuana addiction. We never have had it before.

Also, with marijuana being so easy to grow, I hope that this does not lead to deforestation or us being complacent about it. I hope that there does not come a day where we would take marijuana for a headache rather than Paracetamol.

Lastly, I think that the people who push for the legalization of pot should not complain any further. They can go after the States, but how much more do they want the government to bend to their will? What more do they want?

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