I'm sorry for being grumpy.
Most reading this won't even be aware I had been grumpy. But yes, DRutter occasionally gets in a bad mood, believe it or not. :P
Prohibition directly impacts my life, hurts @MediKatie, and works against everything I do as an activist. So when "legalization" was announced here in Canada recently, and it is Prohibition 2.0 just as I had predicted for years, it has been pretty depressing.
Think about the thing that matters most to you in your life. Imagine it pretty much IS your life. Now, imagine that thing being stabbed in the heart right in front of you. That's how I feel as a Canadian cannactivist right now. Years of PAYING to volunteer to fight back on the street level against bad laws, getting assaulted by cops, getting told to get a job, doing some of the most important work there is to be done.... Suddenly deleted and made illegal and swept under the rug, so that rich old dudes can get even richer.
The apology
I've been short with some people, I've been a little more negative in my posts than I want to, and I've probably pissed a few Steemians off. I'm sorry for that.
My illness and the recent bad news about "legalization" are no excuse.
Here's a peace leaf.
Thanks for being part of my Steemit experience! I'll eventually get over this setback, and find my groove again, and carry on fighting the evils of cannabis prohibition.
PS: This image is banned on FaceBook now. Anywhere cannabis isn't fully legal (such as Canada), you can't post images of any part of the plant - not even for educational purposes. That's messed up. I hope Steemit doesn't continue following FaceBook's lead!
I married a fed up Canadian. He spent years fighting against the courts in Alberta on behalf of people getting their livelihoods ripped off by banks, gov, and the Alberta Treasury. Now, here in the States, he openly tells Americans that the Canadian Gov is the MOST jack-booted gov in the world, second to Israel. Americans are so shocked to hear that. I only spent three years in Canada, but I have to say I agree with him. You and medikaties stories, only prove it more. Also for any Americans reading this: The Alberta Provincial Capital building has large signs all over the exterior that say 'Private Property'. Laughable, really, but that what our friends to the north are dealing with.
Focus on stuff you love today @drutter. That alone will make your gov cringe.
Cheers.
If steemit ever does take anything down as simple as a cannabis leaf. I’m leaving, and hopefully most will do the same. But I think we will be good. At least I hope @ned should be smarter then the evil. zuckerburg
@DRutter, you should be dabbing more! ;D
Hahah, kushy peace leaf accepted!
And resteemed.
I hope things get better for ya, I'm here in the states & with wash & OR legalizing for Rec & my self living in Idaho, one of the more Conservative states I probably will need to move or wait until the full 50 is forced legal By a federal pass.(wont happen until Mr Trump Dump is DUMPED!!) SO I FEEL YA hard!
Whatever does not KILL YOU makes YOU STRONGER............@drutter
That quote is attributed to the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. Actually, he said it much more eloquently: “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” It turns out that he was right.
You will make it through! :)
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