I have given up on the notion that this country can escape the political disaster we have punished ourselves with.

Honestly, I am just as exasperated as the rest of us when politics enter conversations, but I now speak up instead of keeping my opinions hush-hush.

One issue I have chosen to be vocal about is the endless attack on the legalization of marijuana, both medical and recreational.

In my mind, if you do not agree with the use of cannabis or do not like its effects, that is absolutely fine.

However, disagreeing with the legalization of marijuana, and then deciding to force the rest of us to follow your misinformed beliefs? I have a serious problem with that.

If you do not like it, do not use it.

If you do not like the psychoactive results of THC – the active ingredient in marijuana that makes a user high – DO NOT USE IT.

How is that notion so simple for some to grasp, yet so difficult for our own Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, who decided his personal opinions should interfere with the lives of thousands and the laws already in place?

Last week, Sessions declared a “war on marijuana” and wants to “roll back” the policies that have allowed states to make their own regulations and decisions for marijuana use for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Even Donald Trump stated early in his presidency that legalization should be “up to the states.”

Sessions has taken it upon himself to ignore every fact about the positive uses of cannabis and the laws that the states have already set for regulating the sales of cannabis.

"Given the Department's well-established general principles, previous nationwide guidance specific to marijuana enforcement is unnecessary and is rescinded, effective immediately.”

I will take it upon myself to declare that you, Mr. Sessions, are a dumbass.

You are the reason why ignorant people refuse to see facts.

You are the reason why a child suffering from daily, debilitating seizures cannot get access to cannabis oils that may be their only relief.

You are the idiot trying to block a safer alternative for pain management, ignoring the crippling abuse of highly addictive, over-prescribed, opioid painkillers.

You are so blind to facts and credible information that is so easily available.

You are toying with the lives and rights of the people of this country.

Let me educate you on MY opinion, Jefferson.

First, the fact that the DEA is still using the same outdated Drug Schedules is insane to me considering they still list Quaaludes as a relevant drug. With the kind of advancements and research we have now, it is unacceptable to keep marijuana on the Schedule I list among drugs like heroin.

According to the DEA, “Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”

Lately, marijuana has had a medical resurrection. The health benefits of treating an array of physical and mental illnesses with different forms of cannabis are becoming more and more apparent.

Other pharmaceutical medications, though helpful for some, can have a higher potential for abuse and worse side effects, sometimes life-altering.

What blows my mind more?

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is classified as a Schedule I drug. CBD is becoming more popular because it has the medical properties of painkillers, anti-anxiety medication, sleep aids and many other positive health benefits.

The difference between THC and CBD is that CBD is derived from the marijuana plant, but it does not offer any of the psychoactive effects.

To simplify things a bit for you, Jeff, CBD cannot get the user high and there is absolutely no potential for addiction.

So, would you rather someone suffering from chronic pain use potentially dangerous opioids or use a natural substance that will keep them safe from altered mind states and addiction?

The next issue I have with your useless thought process for rolling back this policy is that you are a government official in a major position of power. Your job is to enforce the law – you are supposed to be a legal representative. That does not mean you get to make up your own twisted idea of what is right and wrong.

You are the ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Act like it!

Your views will only push experimental medicine research aside and take away from its positive uses (when used properly). People who have found marijuana to be a key component for their quality of life and health are not criminals, and neither are the LEGALLY regulated dispensaries that supply the product.

Attorney General, how can anyone take the blatant lies and misinformation that dribble from your lying lips and see any credibility in them?

You should be setting an example for the public and focusing on the serious issues at hand.

Instead, you are aiming your unqualified ignorance at an overwhelmingly accepted and helpful plant, especially when you make statements like this in reference to the Ku Klux Klan: “I thought those guys were OK until I learned they smoked pot.”

You chalked this up to nothing more than a “joke,” but if that is your idea of appropriate humor, that worries me even more.

Jefferson Sessions, you are a disgrace to the medical field, an embarrassment to this country, and an unethical and grossly underqualified government official.

Quite frankly, Mr. Attorney General, your actions against the marijuana industry are purely idiotic.

At least one good thing came out of your motion to rescind the legalization of marijuana: the people have answered you with nothing more than a middle finger and fierce motivation to accelerate legalization in states that have not legalized marijuana…yet.