Having said all of this about grass, while it may not have the negative result for individuals and society at large as does alcohol, it is not entirely harmless itself. I would never suggest that a person use it for ‘recreation’. In general, we all self ‘medicate’ in one way or another when our psyche’s become overloaded. If not in something to ingest, then in overwork, sensuality, cruelty, crime, hypochondria etc…. This appears to be a ‘law’.
On Nov 11, 12:29 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I believe in the gateway theory....and to that end, believe that > all milk should be outlawed! :-) > > On Nov 11, 12:16 pm, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Big Pharm does not seem to want much investigation into anything that isn't > > synthetically produced does it? Wasn't it the Rockefeller's and the > > Carnegie's that started pushing modern medicine/pills that buried the > > apothecary? > > > My mother grew up on a road called "Hemp Patch", and no, that is not what is > > wrong with me:) I'm with you on decriminalization and I don't believe in the > > gateway theory either. > > > seems like everyone I knew at one time had a pocket full of vicodin! made > > me TOO sleepy.. > > > here is a site for that opiate of the masses...luv: > > >http://www.oxytocin.org/oxytoc/love-science.html > > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:50 PM, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > "…Think it will legalize?" – CB > > > > It is quite difficult to tell. Not in the near future would be my > > > guess. It is a very complex situation. As a kid, I heard about the > > > green gel that could be purchased OTC that was mostly hash. Of course, > > > Coke used to have real coke in it. The snake oils of the past were > > > quite often even more addictive than much on the market today. The > > > current 'drugs' that are most addictive fall in the sweetener > > > categories. I'm leaving out the obvious things like cigs, alcohol and > > > the illegal drugs along with the 'legal' prescribed drugs. > > > > I would guess that most of you have seen 'Reefer Madness'? Woody > > > Harrelson's movie 'Grass' is a great view of the history in the US. > > >http://worldfilm.about.com/library/00nowplaying/blgrass.htm > > >http://www.sphinxproductions.com/pages/film_grass.html > > >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214730/ > > > > He appears in a new movie about the topic too: > > >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417750/ > > > > Over the decades, along with a large group of people in the US, my > > > view is that at the very least this plant should be decriminalized. I > > > won't go into all of the great uses for hemp but will say that it used > > > to be a major part of the US economy and should still be. My dad owned > > > a house out on the tip of Big Pine Island where there used to be a > > > large hemp farm. Just the other day, I had some hempmilk. The clothing > > > would rival many other companies. Of course, the drug itself would fly > > > in the face of the FDA and AMA. Since apothecaries were banned in the > > > US, such things have been regulated by the powerful for money and > > > power reasons rather than the public good overall. > > > > Even though the government remains a major obstacle, the general > > > public is beginning to come around. (read: old farts are dying out) > > > > On Nov 11, 8:10 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Marijuana was listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia from 1850 > > > > until 1942 and was prescribed for various conditions including labor > > > > pains, nausea, and rheumatism. > > > > >http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=40921&source=newsletter > > > > > Think it will legalize?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
