That sucks... because I have never seen a darn thing the few times I have tried it. Bummer!
I am only in trouble if I let my guard down while around people that don't know my medical/physical limits. Some people will slip you a mickey just to see you fall on your face! argh! Moderation in all things is goot:) Situational Awareness...that should be a college course:) On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:46 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *If it were legal, I think it would be fine recreationally. Triumph of > moderation is the key here. Experimenting with altered states can be very > enlightening; you just have to be sure of the situation you are in when you > do. The adage "Don't let the situation control you rather you control the > situation" applies here. Driving around in a car while on acid is a bad > choice; putting yourself in a safe environment with a designated sober while > tripping is a better choice. But most "experiencing" is illegal so that > makes it a bad choice in general.* > ** > *BTW, chemically speaking, mary jane is a hallucinogen.* > ** > *Prestone* > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:39 PM > *Subject:* Re: Romancing the Stoned > > Hahaha! funny think! > > I would agree about the gateway theory... but - I have turned down about > 100 bales of marijuana approx. in my short life, and was probably enebriated > most of that time. Living with musicians and artists will do that. I never > did coke, heroin, or anything else. My own curious cocktail of brain > chemicals have been adventure enough to keep me barely surviving. I think > all those love chemicals are dangerous, and cause more harm than good for > some. Imagine overload on the oxytocin! serotonin! whew! Makes it easy to > fall in love for some and not so good for others. Evolution is a bitch:) > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 2:29 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 - >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
