posted June 20, 2004 02:34 PM         

I for one took part in voting Medical Marijuana into practice in Washington State. As I understand it, California and Oregon really do have the best Medical Canabis laws.

Medical Canabis can help people with:

Anxiety Disorders
Autism
Aversive Memories
Multiple Sclerosis (Montel Williams grows his own)
Cancer (including skin cancer)
Depression
Migraines
Chemo Related Nausia
Chronic Pain
Controll of cell survival/death
Diabetes
Hepatitis C
Lymphoma is slowed
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Neuroprotection
Pancreatitis
Rhumatiod Arthritis
Sickle Cell
Sleep Apnea
Tourette-Syndrome

You can find explainations of how Cannabis is helpful in each of these instances here: http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/index_se_cmu.htm

Recently I watched Penn and Teller's Bull **** on Showtime. The topic of this show was The Drug War in the US. Basically it discredited the drug war saying that since Vietnam (when they started the war on drugs to avert our attention from the monstrosities happening over there) the potency of the drugs has only been increased and the price has gone down significantly. Especially with heroin and cocaine. What was interesting to me about the program was one man they found is a government recipient of medical marijuana. Every month, in the mail, this man received aprox. 200 marijuana cigarettes issued to him by the FEDERAL government. According to the program there are less than 10 people on this mailing list in the US, but there used to be hundreds. I don't remember what his specific ailment was. What I do remember is that he's a Stock Broker on Wall Street and smokes between 5 and 10 joints a day.

As far as recreation is concerned, is it really that bad? I don't think it is. Alcohol (which is legal) creates more harmful side effects than marijuana. Alcohol can kill you. Cause you to beat your wife and kids. Drive your car into a ditch. You could lose everything to alcoholism. On a side note... Personally I don't like the effects of alcohol. Maybe 1 drink here and there, but I don't like to be drunk. I'm not in control of my own body. With marijuana it's different. While you still shouldn't be driving your car, it'd quite doubtful that on marijuana rage could be triggered that causes you to lash out and beat your loved ones.

To me, Marijuana is the safest of all recreational drugs... including alcohol. People like to fool themselves by thinking they are somehow upstanding because they don't do drugs. Many of those people are hypocrites because alcohol IS a drug. Even if you are only an occasional drinker, you are an occasional recreational drug user.

posted June 21, 2004 07:14 AM         

I am not against weed smoking at all. Tobacco and alcohol are far more harmful. Cannabis should be legalised.

posted June 21, 2004 01:49 PM         

Hey, it's a little green Goddess-given plant.

I've had some lovely little insights when I have indulged in a bit of pot. Great sex too.

And hey. It's my body.
No government should have a right to tell me what I do with or put into my body.

Now, should I do it and harm others, that's another thing entirely.

posted October 06, 2004 12:51 PM         

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As I understand it, California and Oregon really do have the best Medical Canabis laws.

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My question is, "which state has the best Medical Canabis?" Just kidd'in, couldn't resist.

posted October 07, 2004 08:47 PM         

Everything in moderation is OK, but what of Heroin or Coke in moderation? You could get hooked on the first injection or love the feeling to much to give it up. I think in the end, if it works for you, then great, but be somewhat careful.

posted October 07, 2004 11:44 PM         

I haven't tried it yet, myself (am only fifteen), but to merciful1- anything used in excess is a bad thing.

posted October 09, 2004 02:07 AM         

Here's a little story from the newswire tonight:

Marijuana Abuse Affected by Genes and Environment

posted October 10, 2004 09:12 AM         

Pot seems to affect people differently according to their own addictive or non-addictive tendencies. I've know plenty of people to flirt with it, or even immerse themselves in it, and the whole stupid pot counterculture along with it, and still "take care of business". Others, not so much. For most people, it seems, when they start smoking pot regularly, they start losing interest in doing anything else; like learning a skill/hobby, going to school, getting a girlfriend, etc. Doing anything but getting high starts to look like a waste of time and effort. The days, weeks, months and years go by. Memory is dulled, if not deadened. Concentration is a wive's tale. Friendships aren't much better. (You all start to resent each other for enabling each other.)

It's dark, man,.. dark.