In the real world I am often asked for advice from my friends and relatives because they know I will be blunt- that is to say I will tell them the truth. To some people, my advice will seem offensive as when I instruct women on the proper way to apply perfume so as not to smell like a sex worker in a Korean whorehouse.

I have also written on How to Make the Perfect Hardboiled Egg, the definitive explanation on the Internet with emphasis on "Perfect".

Those who ignore my advice in my article "Should I Lend Money to Relatives?" are doomed to failure and misery.

So when I was recently asked is there anything that will ameliorate the current economic crisis I pointed them to my articles on the War on Drugs. Wondering how we will ever pay back the trillion dollar stimulus package over the next few years? Simple - get rid of the War on Drugs. That will save trillions over the next few decades. Then taxing marijuana will balance the budget of almost any state in addition to keeping 99% of drug moneys in the states instead of being exported to Mexico and other countries. Picture all those billions of dollars (which are less than 1% of all moneys seized) in drug raids - now picture them in the treasury of your state.

What to do today to stop worrying about bad times? Smoke a joint.

Want to stop all the wars in Africa? Stop sending food and moneys that prop up dictators. Send reefers. Mellow people do not kill other people.

Marijuana is not just good for medical problems, it's good for all problems. That's as blunt as I can be.