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Marijuana Harmless? Hardly 
Posted by CN Staff on December 29, 2002 at 19:41:00 PT
By Robert Margolis
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
We are in the midst of a major national debate on the legalization of marijuana. The outcome of this debate is likely to have profound implications for our society. To make an informed choice on this issue, we need accurate information about these implications.There has never been a greater need for unbiased scientific data on the physical and psychological effects of marijuana use. Unfortunately, there has been more heat than light shed on this issue in the mainstream media.
Perhaps with this in mind, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has just issued a major research report on the effects of marijuana. The report may be surprising to most people who regard marijuana as a benign or harmless drug.According to NIDA, marijuana is a drug that can and does cause addiction. THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, activates the brain's reward system in the same way as other drugs of abuse -- by triggering the release of dopamine.Dopamine, a chemical found in the brain, is associated with a sense of euphoria. Like other drugs of abuse, chronic administration of marijuana depletes dopamine supplies and causes other brain changes, which creates a craving for the drug. After a certain period of time, cessation of use results in a defined marijuana withdrawal syndrome as demonstrated in both animal and human studies. These factors combined with other functional impairments define drug dependence or addiction. According to NIDA, more than 2 million people met the criteria for marijuana dependence in 1999 alone.Marijuana also causes major problems with learning, memory, concentration and judgment. Individuals who smoke marijuana have an impaired ability to learn for at least 24 hours. Long-term users have been shown to be impaired for up to four weeks after cessation of use. In animal studies, rats treated with THC showed nerve cell loss resulting in memory loss. The nerve cell loss was "equivalent to that of unexposed animals twice their age," according to the report.Robert Margolis is a licensed clinical psychologist in Roswell.Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/mjh.htm Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)Author: Robert MargolisPublished: December 30, 2002Copyright: 2002 Cox Interactive MediaContact: conedit ajc.comWebsite: http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/CannabisNews - Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #38 posted by FoM on December 31, 2002 at 07:57:55 PT
Thanks Morgan
I went and check and found a web site. I like what I've read so far. I was raised Roman Catholic so I can relate to this author. I'm not a Catholic anymore but I sure was for the first 20 some years of my life. Happy New Year! http://www.cwg.org/en/10/10-10-15-a.html
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Comment #37 posted by Morgan on December 31, 2002 at 07:33:00 PT
Conversations
For those of you needing a different perspective on things... if you feel you might want to step out of the Christian box and take a look around... I suggest reading "Conversations with God" by Neal Donald Walsch.It rocked me back on my heels.
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Comment #36 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 16:33:37 PT
No, I'm Not Familiar With Urantia, GCW
but I'll certainly check into it.Thanks for your work and for being another believer trying to change people's perception of Christians while spreading the good news of His Truth.Well, I've been up for 36 hours now, so I'm going to call it a night and get some sleep.Goodnight everybody.
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Comment #35 posted by The GCW on December 30, 2002 at 16:18:11 PT
BGreen
Have You read any of Urantia?I think You especially would like it.It has helped Me know Christ God Our Father.Are You familuar with it?If not, I suggest that it expands on Your interests. I started reading from PART IV. The Life and Teachings of Jesus, on page 1323 and am almost through that part.It offers so much to filter through Your personal connection of the Holy Spirit of Truth.Including the John's in the Bible, Urantia teaches more about Truth and the Spirit of Truth than anything else available. URANTIA, Paper 195, page 2077,
"One of the great troubles with modern life is that man thinks he is too busy to find time for spiritual meditation and religious devotion." 
http://www.urantia.org/papers/paper195.html 
The Green Collar Worker
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on December 30, 2002 at 16:16:39 PT
Can't Get The Video To Work
I tried but it just won't connect. I'll try a little later on.
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Comment #33 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 15:45:17 PT
I don't think he says
but it appears that he wasn't raised in a church going family.I've attended Catholic, Episcopalian, Southern Baptist, American Baptist Association, Assemblies of God, Church of Christ, Methodist, Presbyterian and non-denominational churches, as well as a Jewish synagogue in my life, and they ALL think they're the ones that has it figured out. I've listened to so many different "truths" that I don't trust anybody based on what they call themselves.I'm a mature enough Christian to be able to separate truth from lies regardless of the source. I'm sure the pedophile priests are a tiny minority of all the Catholic Priests, but if we blindly trust any Priest without using our own common sense, we could be exposing our family to danger.I'm not picking on Catholics at all. The Assemblies Of God and Baptist organizations are freaky deaky. I've heard so many preachers say all Catholics have it wrong and are going to hell that I just want to tell them to go there, too. Catholics and protestants have killed each other throughout history and even today in Northern Ireland, but I know that's not what the Loving Creator had in mind.I'd have to say "organized religion" has taken the personal relationship out of our relationship with our Creator. Conformity is not individuality, but we were all created as unique individuals.Don't listen because of what Chris Bennett believes or what his background is. Listen to the verifiable references he's collected for us, and let's go from there. Just because Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Baker have done some awful things, they've still managed to accomplish some good things. It's just up to us to figure out what's what.
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Comment #32 posted by The GCW on December 30, 2002 at 15:42:54 PT
More links...
http://www.forbiddenfruitpublishing.com/sexdrugs/kanehbosm.html ...Around 1980, etymologists at Hebrew University in Jerusalem confirmed that cannabis is mentioned in the Bible by name, in a list of measured ingredients for "an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of apothecary to be smeared on the head. The word was mistranslated in King James version as ‘calamus’. - Exodus 30:23..." The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me... " - Isaiah 61:1http://www.csp.org/chrestomathy/psychedelics_reimagined.html ...This research, was confirmed by other researchers much more recently.
Around 1980, etymologists at Hebrew University in Jerusalem confirmed that cannabis is mentioned in the Bible by name, Kineboisin (also spelled Kannabosm), in a list of measured ingredients for "an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary" to be smeared on the head. The word was mistranslated as "calamus," in Exodus 30:23. (Latimer, D. "Crimes of the Ancient Mariner" in High Times. May 1988, pp. 21-22.) ...Matthew 26:7-12 states that "Mary Magdalene anointed Christ for his burial, by pouring a holy ointment on his head, in the time honored custom used to anoint a sacred king."(off...)This is interesting for its insight to why the US fights cannabis use in aiding glaucoma. “1983 University of the West Indies researchers Dr. Manley West and Dr. Albert Lockhart develop marijuana and THC preparations for the treatment of glaucoma. Their new patented drug, Canasol, helps reduce pressure in the eye.” http://www.jamaicana.com/weed.html The Holy Herb http://www.hialoha.com/konagold/church/holyherb.html 
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on December 30, 2002 at 15:05:11 PT
BGreen
Did he say what religion he was raised in? I mean Catholic, Protestant, Jewish? I will try to watch the video later but I looked on the web site and couldn't find anything. That helps me to tell where a person is coming from by what influenced their personal belief. 
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Comment #30 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 14:50:16 PT
He discusses a little of his background
in the video.
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Comment #29 posted by FoM on December 30, 2002 at 14:44:55 PT
Thanks Everyone
I know that I don't know much of anything. That much I do know. I will check all this information out tonight when I can give it my serious concentration. For me to believe something it takes lots of information that can be cross referenced for my own peace of mind. Does anyone know Chris Bennetts religious background? That is just something I would be interested in knowing.
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Comment #28 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 14:30:46 PT
Yes, Dr. Russo, Bennett quotes from that book
in the video I mentioned in post #25.
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Comment #27 posted by Ethan Russo MD on December 30, 2002 at 14:27:07 PT:
Kaneh Bosem Controversy
A superb chapter on this issue is:Benet, S. 1975. Early Diffusion and Folk Uses of Hemp. In Cannabis and Culture, edited by V. Rubin. The Hague, Paris: Mouton.I highly recommend this to all interested parties.
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Comment #26 posted by The GCW on December 30, 2002 at 14:25:36 PT
Kaneh bosm & Christians for Cannabis
In My different versions of the Bible, the mistranslation of kaneh bosm is inconsistent and further, it is inconsistent with in each Bible. The mistranslations include calamus, sweet cane, sweet incense, sweet calamus, sweet smelling incense, fragrant cane and others.As far as the 3 wise men go, realize that one of the items they gave the baby Jesus was frankincense (Webster's = any gum resembling a gum (frankincense)resin which burns freely with an aromatic odor and is used as incense...), which is thought to be a ball of hash. The 3 wise Men are the Scythians and / or Zoroastrians, with their fire temples and knowledge of stars etc. They are known long time hash users also...Just now I learned that the Christians for Cannabis, Forum is back up. It has been down for app. 1 week. The link to the forum is: http://www.drugpolicycentral.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?forum=16&0 and to tell You the Truth it may not be an actual Christians for Cannabis website connected forum any longer.This link by freed7, is a good one that helps with this topic We have spoken about. http://www.drugpolicycentral.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=219 titled: Jesus used Cannabis or He is not the Christ. He helps translate some Hebrew pertaining to this subject. Try putting His thoughts through the Holy Spirit of Truth, and see what Our Father shows You. Then show Us.This link on page 8 also has comments from Chris Bennett, along with other links He has posted on.I don’t think I believe everything anyone has ever written, including Christ Bennett, but I steer You toward His writings because it will help set Your sail with Our Father concerning cannabis. http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/jul95/scythians.html The Scythianshttp://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/cc11/christ.html Cannabis and the Christ: Jesus used MarijuanaEVIDENCE INDICATING THE SEMITIC ORIGIN OF CANNABIS http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4689/pages/OR/Jewish.htm KANEH BOSMTHE HIDDEN STORY OF CANNABIS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT http://www.hempbc.com/magazine/mayjune96/kanehbosm.htmlMARIJUANA AND THE BIBLE 
by The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church - OFFERINGS OF DEVOTION http://www.iahushua.com/T-L-J/Mbib.html The way it has often worked for Me, is in realizing how important it is to be getting the Truth on such important issue, AND SO THEN I ALMOST ALWAYS READ THESE TYPES OF THINGS IN PRAYER OF ASKING FOR THE TRUTH AS HE WISHES FOR ME TO KNOW IT so that I can also share it with You. I would love for others to grasp the Holy Spirit of Truth and share what He gives to You, with Me.Don't just read it, study it in / with prayer. And there is more.And Christians for Cannabis (new) http://www.christiansforcannabis.com/(old site with link to forum ) http://www.christiansforcannabis.com/oldindex.html
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Comment #25 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 14:20:12 PT
FoM, you might be interested in this video
on pot-TV.net. It's the first installment of "Burning Shiva," where author and manager of pot-TV, Chris Bennett, discusses his research and feelings on cannabis and the Bible.I, like Richard Cowen, do not agree with everything that Bennett says, but some of it makes sense, and some of the references he quotes go back to 1903, pre-dating the war on cannabis by four years, and was at a time when most Americans didn't know anything about cannabis outside of it's role as hemp.I know there are excerpts of his book on the web, but I thought you might rather listen instead of read.The video is choppy because it runs at 80 kbps instead of the 225 kbps speed of the newer videos. It's rather disjoined with commercials every two minutes or so, but I think if you watch and listen with an open mind and heart, God might speak to you and help you better decide what the Truth really is.It almost seems blasphemous when taken into context with what I've been taught was the Truth, but if you look at how Christians have been some of the meanest, cruelest and barbaric people of the last 2,000 years, maybe it's time to take another look at what the Truth really is.
Burning Shiva: Marijuana in the Bible
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Comment #24 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 12:07:55 PT
You bet I will
My mortal life and my spiritual life is at stake. The gov't might take the mortal life only to lose the spiritual life at the throne of God.But it's all starting to make sense. :-)
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Comment #23 posted by FoM on December 30, 2002 at 11:58:52 PT
BGreen
Please do keep researching because this is very important. I don't believe we should take things on blind faith because a scripture says to rightly divide the word of truth.Go for it and thanks!
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Comment #22 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 11:53:04 PT
I believe God is leading me to these discoveries
It's really hard to call myself a Christian when people see Christians as such evil, hateful people. I've struggled and prayed and cried out to God "Why?" "Why are Christians so blind and stubborn?" "Why are we attacking the very people Jesus broke the law to help?"I know that He's revealing the Truth. He cares for me, He knows my anguish, and He's helping me understand.There are some answers that will only come from the brain and heart that He gave us. He's showing us but I don't know any way to prove anything without a doubt.I believe in God and Jesus without a doubt, but I can't tell you why except that I know that I know that I know.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on December 30, 2002 at 11:41:06 PT
BGreen
Really good post but I don't have the answers. I believe that all plants, animals, sea creatures and even microbes were put on the earth for a purpose. I don't believe anything is hap hazard. If you take the Christmas story about the 3 Wisemen you see Myrrh. I'm not saying that Cannabis isn't an important herb in ancient times but I need proof beyond a shadow of a doubt before I say that I know it is correct.http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=myrrh&r=2
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Comment #20 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 11:40:22 PT
Let's assume that we're products of evolution
for the sake of the people that don't share our spiritual views (we still love you, though we disagree.)There is no logical explanation of the relationship of cannabis to the endocannabinoid receptors under the currently accepted understanding of the evolutionary process. Nothing happened unless there was a necessity for that specific evolutionary process to occur.Whether you think it was God, or whether you think it was environmental, there's no denying we were meant to use this plant.
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Comment #19 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 11:19:32 PT
It's a little confusing FoM, but see if this helps
I've been researching the hebrew text (which isn't easy when you don't speak hebrew,) but I'm getting conflicting answers.The modern hebrew meaning of bosem is perfume, but some say the ancient meaning is balsam. The word kaneh is being translated as cane, like we get rattan from. The New International Version (NIV) translates this as fragrant cane, but the King James version calls it calamus. If the original english translators had no knowledge of cannabis, then they more than likely made the assumption that it was calamus, a plant they were familiar with.Now, the reason this is disputed comes from a very simple observation on our part. Calamus doesn't have the distinctly unique characteristics necessary to be included as one of the five ingredients in the anointing oil. Cannabis, on the other hand, possesses thousands of uses, with so many documented beneficial medical properties that it makes perfect sense.The other ingredients are olive oil, myrrh (balsam sap), cinnamon (bark of the cinnamon tree, a species of laurel), and cassia (made from dried flowers of the cinnamon tree).We see the emulsifier, olive oil, which allows the cannabis to be absorbed through the skin, myrrh has medicinal properties, and the other two could easily be used as fragrances.If myrrh is balsam sap, why would bosem be used redundantly, especially since this explanation of kaneh-bosem would mean "cane balsam?" It doesn't make sense.Although calamus has been used medically, I can't find any references to it being used topically. It definitely doesn't come close to the known benefits of cannabis.All that aside, as one Christian to another, let me ask you this:Assuming God created everything on purpose, and assuming God put the natural endocannabinoid receptors in our bodies that are sort of like locks that are unlocked by the keys He put into this one plant called cannabis, wouldn't it make sense that all of this was done by design? There are no receptors for calamus, but cannabis seems to have been designed for a synergistic role in our entire life, from food to shelter to more health benefits than any other plant.Wouldn't God have told His people? The people He loves SO much that He counts the hairs on our heads?I've seen healing lines where they use any old substitute for anointing oil, and most of the people are never healed. They seem to think the healing comes from the ritual itself.My theory is that the reason Jesus and His followers went around healing everybody they anointed is because of the specific medicinal qualities of the oil itself. That's why the recipe was given to Moses. Unfortunately, people don't bother to mix up the recipe using calamus because they probably found it to be useless without the miracle plant, cannabis.This might be something we're not going to be able to figure out any other way than by the evidence we get almost every day about the miraculous healing properties of cannabis.This is a perfect explanation as to why satan doesn't want the Christians to find out the Truth, because there would be such an obvious healing power going out amongst the Christians that it would be almost impossible for anybody to ignore the miracles.
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on December 30, 2002 at 10:08:52 PT
The GCW
I just went to the Hebrew University's web site and typed in a search Kaneh Bosm but the search tool is down. If they get it fixed I would really like to see what it says.
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Comment #17 posted by darwin on December 30, 2002 at 08:16:06 PT
Bio of Robert Margolis
I did a little searching about the author of this article."Dr. Robert Margolis, a clinical psychologist and consultant to Straight Inc."
http://fornits.com/anonanon/articles/200007/20000703-185.htmWe all know about Straight Inc. don't we?
Clearly Dr. Margolis is on the payroll of the rabid drug warriors. This piece should have a forewarning. "The following is paid advertisement"
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Comment #16 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 06:27:00 PT
This Hit The Associated Press Today
And it sure as spit will be used as a reason to drug test every school kid in amerika (the used to be land of the free.)Study: Random Drug Testing Is EffectiveMonday December 30, 2002 10:00 AMPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Student-athletes subject to random drug testing at an Oregon high school were almost four times less likely to use drugs than their counterparts at a similar school who were not tested, a study shows.(Snipped) unless FoM decides to post the rest.
Study: Random Drug Testing Is Effective
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Comment #15 posted by BGreen on December 30, 2002 at 05:45:32 PT
I've Understood What You've Been Saying, GCW
I have to sort things out for myself because of all of the misinformation I've received from many well-intentioned people whom I believe led me away from the Truth.Like I told FoM, I have my soul to worry about.My readings of the research Chris Bennett was kind enough to compile isn't enough for me to believe without question either, but with what I know, what you've said and independent research on my own to challenge my beliefs and assumptions has led me on a path quite different from my Baptist and Assemblies of God background. Unfortunately, it's not that easy to step away at all from what I've been told my entire life is the truth.We've been taught NOT to question the so-called great theologians in history, but that's one of the factors that has led to some tremendous errors in people's belief systems, allowing good-hearted people to be blinded to the Truth by blind obedience to clergy, NOT God the Father, and that's why many Christians believe a cage is better than our sacred miracle plant, cannabis, only because that's what they've been told by people they trust.My feelings and conflicts go a lot deeper than I've explained to you here, but it's something that's being revealed to us piece by piece, day by day by our loving Creator, and unfortunately many Christians seem to be the only people who don't see it.
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Comment #14 posted by The GCW on December 30, 2002 at 05:12:04 PT
BGreen & FoM
In case I haven't been clear, or have mixed in with too much trivial talking, the actual KEYS, for Christians come from knowing - persuing and acquiring the promised new teacher, the additional helper, the (Holy) Spirit of Truth.It is pointed out that doing what is required to/ in accepting this and getting to know this, Holy Spirit of Truth, that it IS a spiritual relationship with CHRIST.I confess this is True.That relationship, WILL TEACH YOU ALL TRUTH, and so You will get it right, right from where it origninates, with out what I say.This is written, and is not My words, but the words that are already written.I am just sharing what is reality, that is bigger than all the Cannabis in the world.It just so happens that cannabis makes Our Father happy and so We have a connection like no others to recieve that level of Truth that the H.S.O.T. delivers.With out it the Bible seems to indicate You recieve things like:THE DELUDING INFLUENCE.But even those will leave a trail of Truth unknowingly, to the benefit.Example:"The fact that marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug is not in and of itself a definitive reason for it to be illegal."FoM,KANEH BOSM WAS MISTRANSLATED IN THE BIBLE IN 5 PLACES.Cannabis is known to be kaneh bosm before the King James Version Bible. Christian and Biblical "pro's" agree & Hebrew U. in Jerusalem, confirmed this fact in 1980. It was mistranslated in 5 locations, AND ADDS RENEWED LIGHT to the Bible.  - Search... later I may post some again. You must have seen the writting about this.Further!What I am saying can be confirmed not by Me, but by that H.O.S.T, that I mentioned above.Christ Died for Us to have the Holy Spirit of Truth, RIGHT NOW. Truth in spiritual unfathomable levels is in our midst. He wants You to know ALL Truth, with Him, right now.Make Christ Your teacher, and You will add spiritual increasments to Your insight. The daily sacrifice = some of Your time.Everyone. Let's move.With more people using the promised new teacher, We will make great gains toward God awesome Truth, like never before. The Truth of Christ God Our Father, is good for Us.Wouldn't it be nice to start on the very 1st page of the Bible again. Make cannabis a God given blessing again... & then move on to killing.ONCE WE BECOME CHRISTIAN, GETTING THE HOLY SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES NEXT, but that seems to be completely lost.John 14-16, 1 John, 2 John & Urantia.I am not here for Me. I am here for You. And You and You and You.The Green Collar Worker
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Comment #13 posted by The GCW on December 30, 2002 at 04:34:39 PT
He's RIGHT!
After all His diaper scrap, reciting all the irrational worst potential, EVEN IF IT WAS TRUE,! Then He says:"The fact that marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug is not in and of itself a definitive reason for it to be illegal."Yes and even if cannabis gave men large breasts, and killed people like cigerettes, or hammered You like a bottle of vodka. that fact would remain. "The fact that marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug is not in and of itself a definitive reason for it to be illegal."
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Comment #12 posted by mayan on December 29, 2002 at 22:44:50 PT
rats
"In animal studies, rats treated with THC showed nerve cell loss resulting in memory loss."That sure justifies locking up people in jail for using a plant! I bet these stoned rats are still smarter than this "licensed" clinical psychologist.Cannabis Hemp:The Invisible Prohibition Revealed
http://www.sumeria.net/politics/invpro.htmlSHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA:The Real Reason the Government Won't Debate Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalization
http://www.sumeria.net/politics/shadv3.html
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on December 29, 2002 at 22:41:22 PT
JR and BGreen
JR thank you so much for posting your LTE's like you do. I hope many people are writing. I don't but CNews keeps me busy but I really appreciate those that can and do.BGreen,Knowledge is power and keep studying. I don't know what the Truth is but I have always been searching. 
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Comment #10 posted by BGreen on December 29, 2002 at 22:29:48 PT
It Will Take Some Time
but I'll try to put together a brief synopsis of Chris Bennett's book as well as the results of some of my own research, but let me remind you of the email I sent you detailing my own experiences as a member of the (gasp) Assemblies of God, which has given us such outstanding "christians" as Jimmy Swaggart, Jim and Tammy Faye Baker, as well as the evil one himself, John Ashcroft.I have an insight as to how they think, what they think and what they believe. I've read and studied the Bible at the University level as well as a tremendous amount of self-research trying to reconcile what "I've" read compared to what "they" told me it says.That being said (and at the risk of my soul I don't take this lightly,) I've gained what I feel is a greater understanding of what the Truth is. I'll tell you that Richard Cowan and The GCW have it a lot closer to the Truth than the evil, mean-spirited anti-christ fanatics who've done more to drive people away from God and the Truth than we can ever imagine.
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Comment #9 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on December 29, 2002 at 22:12:29 PT
My LTE of the day - post yours!
Sirs,  The National Institute on Drug Abuse is funded by pro-drug-war forces, and therefore can not be trusted as an unbiased source of information. While it is true that marijuana can not be considered completely harmless, it is far less harmful to the human body than alcohol, cigarettes, or even aspirin. The greatest harm from marijuana is the risk of being arrested. Prohibition has not yet conquered the laws of supply and demand, and it doesn't look like it will be able to do so any time soon. Marijuana has not stripped us of our civil liberties and turned our streets into urban war zones; it took the drug war to do that.
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on December 29, 2002 at 21:19:54 PT
BGreen
I checked out Richard Cowans article. I didn't know he was a Christian. I don't understand much about the use of Cannabis in the Bible because I have never been able to find absolute proof that Cannabis is in the Bible. I've looked for translation but haven't found anything that makes me feel sure. I don't know how to find proof and am cautious when I say I believe something because this is important to me to not be wrong on something this important.Herbs and annointing oils are a very important part of ancient religious customs and some Churches nowadays. I know when we had High Mass the Priest filled the Church with aromatic oils and he would swing the incense back and forth as he walked down the aisle of the Church. It was really a very pleasant smoke. 
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on December 29, 2002 at 21:03:14 PT
p4me
I want to mention this since you are talking about 4:20. On MAD TV they have a new skit. It's called Bible Dude. His shirt he wears says Matthew 4:20. It sure made us laugh! 
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Comment #6 posted by p4me on December 29, 2002 at 20:58:55 PT
I should proofread
I would not do this to correct spelling. I did mean to say the article about the pain medicine that will be coming was at marijuana.com.I hate it like when I said seen earlier instead of scene. I hate it worse when I misspell kerosene with an ine as in gasoline. But anyway today, I had another $4.20 on gasoline and am up to 11. I will try to get up to 12 with a gas puchase before the end of the year. It looks like that will be good enough to win the $4.20 championship for 2002. And if you stand in front of the pump with a debit card and pump multiples of $4.20s, that is outside contest rules. 1
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Comment #5 posted by p4me on December 29, 2002 at 20:46:31 PT
The media is totally embarASSing
Sure sounds like a conspirator in murder in my book. I would have to think that the college kids at them librul colleges in Georgia will be using in this in a graduate thesis on lying about cannabis in the corporate media. There was one other thing I thought to be a big deal for 2002. There was an article up about a month ago about how the cannabanoid research had isolated a chemical that will be the most common form of general pain relief, because aspirin can be hard on your stomach and possibly lethal. It will be sold on the streets of Europe just like aspirin. How stupid is this guy going to look when the prohibitions are covered by the rising tide and he needs to find a real job in journalism.You know that silent rascal, Kap,is probably writing something about the media and its lies in a book. Someone, somewhere besides myself now includes the Atlanta 
Constitutions as a media whore competing with the likes of the New York Times and the Washington Posts. Its the same lies over and over. Not only are they lying to the world, they are boring us to death with it. 1
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Comment #4 posted by AlvinCool on December 29, 2002 at 20:41:39 PT
I couldn't help it..Letter to the trash writer
I don't usually write negative letters but this made me mad.I'd love to say that I've never read an article that was more one sided and negative, but I can't. The National Institute on Drug Abuse issues them constantly to no avail. If this one sided crap worked you wouldn't be writing this garbage. It seems that newspapers like yours will continue to just print government propaganda, which is why we press and push and tug for what the first line in your "negative article" states. "National debate on the legalization of marijuana"For every negative aspect and every lie you print there is a positive aspect and a truth that you omit. Because you can't tell the entire story and be objective your cause will ultimately lose. You state "I am aware that it becomes difficult to tell kids not to smoke marijuana when society is actively moving toward legalization." The way you say it we can be assured that we can not stop anyone that is underage from doing anything that adults can legally do. You paint a terrible picture of society and apparently think that we the people are born to break all laws if people like you weren't plugging the morality dam. I pity you. 
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Comment #3 posted by BGreen on December 29, 2002 at 20:32:12 PT
Did You Read The Analysis by Richard Cowan?
I wrote about it here:http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread15071.shtml#7If this is true, and I'm really beginning to believe it is, then we're told it's a battle of principalities. It's a spiritual battle, so if they're blinded by the lies of satan, only God can change them, and we're told to pray.I know this will offend some who aren't believers, but they need to understand the difference between the loving Christ and the evil perpetrated in His name. I really believe that if Jesus had to base His belief in God the Father based on the actions of the false christians, He wouldn't even want to be called a Christian.I follow God, NOT man.THIS is what a Christian is: 1COR 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.Is there ANY love shown by the false christians? I can't see any. Is there love and compassion in the cannabis movement? I see it all the time. I see it in the Corrals, in Dr. Russo, and in you, FoM.Jesus is love. If you don't see it, they don't represent Jesus.
Analysis by Richard Cowan
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on December 29, 2002 at 20:14:22 PT
BGreen
I realize we know that what they are saying isn't true but how do we get them to listen to people who really know? Offer amnesty to long term Cannabis Consumers? Let them be examined and have those stats published. People from every state and at least 10 years of smoking would be a fair study. That's where I am very frustrated. Just because one group of people " thinks " something is wrong doesn't mean they are correct.
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Comment #1 posted by BGreen on December 29, 2002 at 20:02:19 PT
More BS From Someone Whose Job is Threatened
My God, not ONE single mention of ANY of the research that's shown positive effects from cannabis, nor any mention of the extraordinary actions by this evil government to stymie ANY "unbiased research."This is another hack. "Licensed clinical psychologist" means NOTHING. He's NOT a doctor, and we're NOT talking about kids. We're talking about caging adults, you licensed twit, for a plant that, no matter how much you lie about it, does NOT KILL.Cannabis is NOT carcinogenic. The carcinogens are a by-product of combustion, but there's some evidence that the protective characteristics of cannabis counteract that carcinogenicity. Vaporizing, ingestion and tinctures remove EVERY DANGER OF CARCINOGENS.If these lying, self-serving cowards REALLY CARED ABOUT THE KIDS, they'd tell them the TRUTH, just as all of us "stupid potheads" have been trying to do for a quarter of a century.
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