[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'W')TF.

[shakespear1]

So much information and disinformation floats around the world about marijuana that most people are simply confused. That is all done by design

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shakespear1', 'S')o much information and disinformation floats around the world about marijuana that most people are simply confused. That is all done by design

[Stratovarius]

Our "rating system" or whatever it is needs to be re-evaluated. Psilocybin mushrooms are grouped in with crystal meth even though shrooms are for the most part pretty harmless (physically).

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') have always worried that the aliens would find out that alcohol is legal and pot is illegal and this would be the trigger for an all out attack.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shakespear1', 'T')hat is all done by design

[The_Toecutter]

Hemp is also one of the few viable sources of biodiesel that exist. Biofuels usually have fatal constraints that make their viability questionable, but hemp, despite having a relatively low EROEI(still well over 1), can be mass cultivated without any major ecological calamity, with minimal(if any) fossil fuel inputs, without requiring any of the land traditionally used for food crops(you can grow it in deserts). It doesn't even need to be neatly arranged in a field, it can be harvested feral! And it is one of the least expensive forms of biofuels...

...and no surprise, you will be arrested for growing it in the U.S. The oil industry(among other entrenched industries that TWilliams mentions) hates competition.

[Opies]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', 'H')emp is also one of the few viable sources of biodiesel that exist. Biofuels usually have fatal constraints that make their viability questionable, but hemp, despite having a relatively low EROEI(still well over 1), can be mass cultivated without any major ecological calamity, with minimal(if any) fossil fuel inputs, without requiring any of the land traditionally used for food crops(you can grow it in deserts). It doesn't even need to be neatly arranged in a field, it can be harvested feral! And it is one of the least expensive forms of biofuels

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n addition, the medicinal qualities of the plant offer a safe, often more effective alternative to most of the leading anti-depressant/anti-anxiety drugs out there.

[TWilliam]

bump

Oh come on... surely there has to be at least one idiot on this board dumb enough to declare the WOD to be "A Good Thing"...

* looks around for PA*

[jboogy]

T-Bill has it figured out, it’s about the money. I wonder how many people would quit cigarettes if pot was legal? I wonder how many would moderate their drinking if pot was legal?

2004 expenditures on pharmaceutical anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics totaled about 2.1 BILLION dollars, these are the drugs that marijuana would most likely be a direct replacement for. These are your valium, xanax type of drugs, marijuana also has possible applications in the replacement of many classes of anti-depressant and psychotherapeutic drugs, we spent 32.1 billion on these drugs in 04’

http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_f ... tat163.pdf


Throughout history, humans have sought chemical agents to ameliorate the effects of stress and attenuate feelings of discomfort, tension, anxiety, and dysphoria.

However, the toxic effects of these drugs have also been established, including various withdrawal syndromes, dependence, and tolerance.

Approximately 12.5% of the adult population uses a prescribed anxiolytic in the course of a year, while about 2% of the population takes one on any given day. More than half of these drugs, especially benzodiazepines, are prescribed by primary care physicians. In 1988, approximately 88 million prescriptions were written, most for emotional distress. Benzodiazepines are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in this country.

High-dose withdrawal:Symptoms include anxiety, insomnia, postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting, tremor, incoordination, restlessness, blurred vision, sweating, hyperpyrexia, anorexia, seizures, and delirium. Severe dependence confers increased risk for medical complications, including death.

Other Problems to be Considered

Withdrawal syndromes
Delirium tremens and other alcohol-related syndromes
Pheochromocytoma
Thyrotoxicosis
Anxiety disorders
Psychotic illnesses
Anticholinergic or sympathomimetic drug overdoses
Schizophrenia
Seizure disorders
Mood disorders

Toxicity syndromes
Electrolyte, metabolic, or endocrine derangements
CNS structural or degenerative disorders
Cerebellar disease
Vasculitic or infectious disorders
Posttraumatic stress disorder

http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3119.htm

Who would self-prescribe a safe, natural sedative ( that would be dirt cheap or free), when you can pay a doctor and then a pharma. company big bucks for some chemicals that may seriously mess you up? This country is insane, and I’m fuckin’ losin’ my mind.

[vision-master]

no shit.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jboogy', 'I') wonder how many people would quit cigarettes if pot was legal? I wonder how many would moderate their drinking if pot was legal?

[Roy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'a')nd given the option, most people will select the least harmful substance that meets those needs.

[shakespear1]

Hemp will simply not go away.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'HEMP OIL IS NOT THE SAME AS "HEMP SEED OIL". Although hemp seed oil is extremely nutritious, it does not contain the high concentrations of THC needed to cure cancers.

The true story of hemp, as told by Rick Simpson, the man who cured cancer with hemp oil. Please visit www.phoenixtears.ca for a vast collection of hemp research and hidden truth about "the miracle medicine"!
')

Cure

[The_Toecutter]

...we just need to push Big Pharma out of our government.

[Roy]

Amen Toecutter. Big everything needs to GTFO of our gov, but I don't see it happening anytime soon.

I mean, look at our choice for pres. Going to hell in a handbasket, and it makes me sad.

[shakespear1]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'we just need to push Big Pharma out of our government.')

Outside of a French Style Revolution it will not happen. Amazing how little say people have in this type of situation.

[shakespear1]

Here is an excellent interview of a man that sees a problem

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'So no. I don’t think we’re being cynical. I think we’re being factual. We’ve been fighting the drug war for 30 years. Thirty years of failure. But there’s some reason that we persist in this. What is it? We never explore why that is. But you just can’t spend this much money and get these few results and continue on like this. Someone has to start wondering what the fuck is going on.')

The Story

[vision-master]

FYI:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') tincture is a medicinal extract in an alcohol solution. The alcohol is used to extract and preserve the resins and other soluble material from the plant. Cannabis tinctures are an excellent way to utilize the plant's medicinal ingredients, and a perfect alternative for those who find smoking difficult.

Until the 1920's, Cannabis Indica tincture was available at your neighborhood pharmacy. Queen Victoria used medicinal cannabis extracts to deal with chronic pain. "Good for what ails ya," cannabis tinctures and extracts commonly served as analgesics, sedatives and narcotics.

Tinctures connect us to our pharmacological past – sepia-toned prescription memories and faded daguerreotypes of ancient potions, forgotten remedies, salves, lotions, ointments, syrups and miraculous elixirs.

Curious Alice pondered a small corked bottle labeled "Drink Me" in Lewis Carroll's 1864 classic Alice's Adventures Underground. "Well at least it doesn't say 'Poison,'" Alice wisely reflected. Yet Victorian magician Aleister Crowley's bottle of laudanum was indeed labeled "Poison," to impart a sense of danger and magic.

During the 18th century, absinthe drinkers mixed their wormwood extract with water, transforming it into the "Green Faerie" – a thujone-rich instant psychedelic drink.