Why Don'T You Legalize Pot? Poem by Michael Fischer

Why don't you legalize pot?

My friend tell me...is it because
It produces a state of euphoria
Instead of a world of depression?
(And if we find our happiness
In something other than
Your lemon-made merchandise,
We may not seek success
In your cookie-cutter capitalism?)

Is it because it expands our minds
Without expanding our waistlines?
(And if we think outside your box,
We may find success in the sun,
And not in a mundane line of work?)

I know, the misconceptions right?
(The ones you constantly advertise)
The ones you brainwash us with
(Or do you believe your own lies?)

Hmmm...

Well let me clear that up for you...

(Besides the ones I've already mentioned)
Here are the 'real' effects of pot:

1.) It heightens our sense of smell and taste
2.) It increases metacognition, introspection, and recollection
3.) It increases our enjoyment of art, music, and comedy...and
4.) It increases our libido ( Nothing wrong with that!)

It makes sense to make it illegal, huh?

While I await your laundry list of bullshit,
I'll be here, smoking a marijuana cigarette!

(Feeling the effects of the high!)