I would like to start off by saying thank you for going so in-depth with information about your campaign and your associated efforts. In addition, thank you for sharing all this information with me.. The fact that you have indicates trust, I appreciate that.

I would like to tell you, systematically, that firstly: I have read through the email to Redi and find the content powerful, credible and very well stated. Again I appreciate you having shared it with me. I have yet to read over the article..

Secondly, In regard to your efforts and my support thereof: I believe marijuana should be decriminalised but not for the reason most people would… I have been a smoker for the last 9 years, but I am the perfect counter-example to the identity of weed usage. I’m an example of the negative psychological and addictive qualities of weed, however my reason for supporting the cause is the effect it would have on south african Crime statistics, the re-channeling of essential resources to REAL problems and epidemics, the clarification of the type of substance weed is and its usage and the dissociation between weed and drugs..  Which I think would benefit our society in the greatest of ways.

Thirdly:  all current efforts on the parts of community are pathetic, frustrating and seems so flawed.. As an example I want you to please check two facebook pages out, or friends or whatever… They are called “parents rocking eldos against drugs” and “verlorekinners van de park” .. Read their wall posts, the former seems conceited and is battling drugs with many negative stereotypes and hate messages while seeking self glorification, and the latter is overdoing what ever it is that they are doing, I think both parties are pathetic, I’m sorry but they way they say what they do makes me skeptical….

Fourth and finally, I wouldn’t like to mislead anyone.. I am no prominent figure, No political figure, Not even someone responsible for the smallest social mobilisation.. I am merely a young coloured male, varsity student and average person… I did however see an anomoly, one that the intergration of the dagga couple would progressively call for a solution..

Thank you for the time and attention, please do keep in touch if possible..  

P.s) I’m sorry if the structure of my email is incoherent, sincerest apologies