Still think its a scam?

Medical marijuana is not a scam.  Check out the posts at www.rxmarijuana.com from sick people who have found relief in cannabis.  Their stories are absolutely inspiring, heart wrenching, maddening, and wonderful. Once you enter the site and pass through the disclaimer page, look for “Shared Experiences” near the bottom of the page.

Whats in a name? “Get Sweet”

Here is another interesting observation about the ancient roots of the name, cannabis. Modern Bibles translate cannabis as sweet cane (Isaiah 43:24).  The Hebrew word for “sweet” is bosem (Strong’s 1314).  The Hebrew for “cane” is qaneh (Strong’s 7070).  Here is where it gets interesting, the primitive root for qaneh is qanah (Strong’s, 7069) which means, “to get, acquire, create, buy, possess,” with connotations of “God originating, creating, and redeeming His people.”  So, the deepest meaning of the original name for cannabis seems to serve as a command from God our creator to “Get Sweet.”

War on MaryJane Claims Another Victim

In the 5 millenia that marijuana has enriched the lives of consumers it has never taken a life.  In less than a decade however, America’s war on marijuana has claimed thousands.  Here is a recent example.  Lets pray for Rachel Hoffman’s parents, the law enforcers who remain unrepentent, and that God will bring a quick end to this madness.

Open letter to Bill O’Reilly

Bill, “bold” and “fresh”?  Not when you’re stirring up the mummified fear mongering techniques of Anslinger, Hearst, and Sembler. I have been a fan of yours for a while and appreciate your perspective on so many things, but your rant against medical marijuana is not well founded.  I take offense when you characterize me (a patient) as a “scammer.”  I have a respectable job, a beautiful wife and kids who get straight A’s in school.  I attend classes at night and I am active in local politics, yet I have a secret – I use marijuana, when I can find it, to ease my pain.  Quite frankly sir, I had the same doubts about decriminalizing marijuana – until I tried it.  Unlike legal medications, marijuana leaves no head aches, no hang over, no side affects – just bliss.  I hate the thought that I, a hard working contributor to society, could wind up in jail and become a drain on society, just because the frightened and uninformed cannot recognize the stupidity of pot prohibition.  So, my bold, fresh, friend, if you want to keep your self-proclaimed titles and not become a “pinhead,” why don’t you interview some people who will give you the real scoop from our side of the medical marijuana debate.

 

In response to http://www.dfaf.org/video/oreillyfactor.wmv

 

Obama’s first Choice – It Isn’t Looking Good

So you thought Obama would be your guy in Washington who would finally have the backbone to decriminalize marijuana?  Hmm.  By the looks of things, Obama is setting up an administration that will only continue the nightmare.  His new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, while serving as a key drug policy advisor for the Clinton administration had this to say about the fight, “”We are going to continue to find ways within the administration to fight legalization and the notion of legalization.” Undoubtedly, some Americans remember Obama telling Northwestern University students in 2004 that “we need to … decriminalize our marijuana laws.”  Well, pray that he keeps his “firebrand” on a short leash!

There is Hope yet for American’s

Nov 4^th, 2008 – Voting Day

 

Praise God, we live in a very special kind of country.  Nationwide Americans had the opportunity vote for measures in favor of marijuana law reform.  Here are some success stories:

 

Massachusetts – Question 2 reduces criminal penalties for the possession (up to one ounce) from six-months and a $500 fine, to a civil fine of no more than $100!  This means that Massachusetts will be the thirteenth state to decriminalize the personal use and possession of cannabis.

 

Michigan; Proposal 1 legalizes the physician-supervised use and cultivation of medicinal cannabis by state-authorized patients.

 

Fayetteville, Arkansas, Question 16, makes activities related to marijuana use or possession (up to 1 ounce) the lowest priority of law enforcement officials.

 

Hawaii, Big Island, Ballot Question 1, makes activities related to marijuana use or possession the lowest priority of law enforcement officials (up to 24 ounces of cannabis or 24 plants).  This measure also forbids the government funding of marijuana eradication efforts.

 

In Massachusetts, the voters in four State House districts direct their representative to vote in favor of legislation to legalize the medical use of cannabis.

 

In Berkeley California voters endorsed Measure JJ, which removes limits on medicinal cannabis and relaxes zoning guidelines for patient dispensaries.

Hemp – American History Revisited

If you groaned through history class in school this may not be the book for you.  If on the other hand, you want an insightful overview of the history of cannabis in America, Hemp – American History Revisited is the perfect introduction to one of the most bizarre vilification stories man kind ever concocted.  With great detail, Deitch examines the happy prospects of a tremendous natural resource in our budding nation and reveals delicious insights to our founding father’s thoughtful attention to their own “budding” interests.  He details the failure of the great social experiment, prohibition, and cleverly demonstrates how this failure in American policy set the stage for the annihilation of the most harmless of home remedies.  We learn how the personal interests of a few overshadowed the practical interests of the many; how the timber, petroleum and pharmaceutical power houses covertly manipulated the legislative process monopolize the “legal” resources of a growing industrial nation.  The most enlightening aspect of this book is Deitch’s straight-on analysis of the economic functions of hemp in our society and the social calamity that ensues when government tampers with free enterprise system.  I found this book at the library, but will purchase a copy for my personal collection as I am sure to refer to it often as cannabis war continues.

Hemp – American History Revisited: The Plant With a Divided History
 

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