10 things everybody should know about Mary Jane

I got this from a pamphlet. It's mostly general knowledge, but still interesting to some people. The numbers in blocks are for footnotes I deleted.


1 Q. What is Marijuana?
A. "Marijuana" refers to the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant [1],
which contain the non-narcotic chemical THC at various potencies. It is smoked or
eaten to produce the feeling of being "high." The different strains of this herb
produce different sensual effects, ranging from sedative to stimulant.
2 Q. Who Uses Marijuana?
A. There is no simple profile of a typical marijuana user. It has been used for
1000s of years for medical, social, and religious reasons and for relaxation [2].
Several of our Presidents [3] are believed to have smoked it. One out of every five
Americans say they have tried it. And it is still popular among artists, writers,
musicians, activists, lawyers, inventors, working people, etc.
3 Q. How Long Have People Been Using Marijuana?
A. Marijuana has been used since ancient times [4]. While field hands and working
people have often smoked the raw plant, aristocrats historically prefer hashish [5]
made from the cured flowers of the plant. It was not seen as a problem until a
calculated disinformation [sic] campaign was launched in the 1930s [6], and the
first American laws against using it were passed [7].
4 Q. Is Marijuana Addictive?
A. No, it is not [8]. Most users are moderate consumers who smoke it socially to
relax. We now know that 10% of our population have "addictive personalities" and
they are neither more nor less likely to overindulge in cannabis than in anything
else. On a relative scale, marijuana is less habit forming than either sugar or
chocolate but more so than anchovies. Sociologists report a general pattern of
marijuana use that peaks in the early adult years, followed by a period of levelling
off and then a gradual reduction in use [9].
5 Q. Has Anyone Ever Died From Smoking Marijuana?
A. No; not one single case, not ever. THC is one of the few chemicals for which
there is no known toxic amount [10]. The federal agency NIDA says that autopsies
reveal that 75 people per year are high on marijuana when they die: this does not
mean that marijuana caused or was even a factor in their deaths. The chart below
compares the number of deaths attributable to selected substances in a typical
year:
Tobacco...............................340,000 - 395,000
Alcohol (excluding crime/accidents).............125,000+
Drug Overdose (prescription)............24,000 - 27,000
Drug Overdose (illegal)...................3,800 - 5,200
Marijuana.............................................0
*Source: U.S. Government Bureau of Mortality Statistics, 1987
6 Q. Does Marijuana Lead to Crime and/or Hard Drugs?
A. No [11]. The only crime most marijuana users commit is that they use
marijuana. And, while many people who abuse dangerous drugs also smoke
marijuana, the old "stepping stone" theory is now discredited, since virtually all of
them started out "using" legal drugs like sugar, coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.
7 Q. Does Marijuana Make People Violent?
A. No. In fact, Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry Anslinger once told
Congress just the opposite - that it leads to non-violence and pacifism [12]. If he
was telling the truth (which he and key federal agencies have not often done
regarding marijuana), then re-legalizing marijuana should be considered as one
way to curb violence in our cities. The simple fact is that marijuana does not
change your basic personality. The government says that over 20 million
Americans still smoke it, probably including some of the nicest people you know.
8 Q. How Does Marijuana Affect Your Health?
A. Smoking anything is not healthy, but marijuana is less dangerous than tobacco
and people smoke less of it at a time. This health risk can be avoided by eating
the plant instead of smoking it [13], or can be reduced by smoking smaller
amounts of stronger marijuana. There is no proof that marijuana causes serious
health or sexual problems [14] but, like alcohol, its use by children or adolescents
is discouraged. Cannabis is a medicinal herb that has hundreds of proven,
valuable theraputic uses - from stress reduction to glaucoma to asthma to cancer
therapy, etc. [15].
9 Q. What About All Those Scary Statistics and Studies?
A. Most were prepared as scare tactics for the government by Dr. Gabriel Nahas,
and were so biased and unscientific that Nahas was fired by the National Institute
of Health [16] and finally renounced his own studies as meaningless [17]. For one
experiment, he suffocated monkeys for five minutes at a time, using
proportionately more smoke than the average user inhales in an entire lifetime
[18]. The other studies that claim sensational health risks are also suspect, since
they lack controls and produce results which cannot be replicated or
independently verified [19].
10 Q. What Can I Do About Marijuana?
A. No independent government panel that has studied marijuana has ever
recommended jail for users [20]. Concerned persons should therefore ask their
legislators to re-legalize and tax this plant, subject to age limits and regulations
similar to those on alcohol and tobacco.

 

Most of us live outside of Cal. But all people on hipforums should know about this and they DO NOT know. Paste this into other forums and help to spread the word.

Spread the word
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New Law would change an ounce or less to being legal, instead of a $100 fine.

Voting on November 2, 2010. California Proposition 19.

New proposed state law.

“Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.”

http://yeson19.com/node/6

 

good stuff

 

Harry Anslinger also stated a one time or another that marijuana made people into homicidal maniacs, siting as an example a teenage boy in Florida that killed his whole family while on marijuana, he stated that it made blacks rape white women. I could go on.

Anslinger was a sick joke who said whatever he had to say to keep his job and apparently his life's mission to screw the American people.

Sorry, we all know it doesn't make people violent I just wish when groups put out pamphlets they would leave that man out of them.

 

I would like to see WA state decriminalize simple possession of 1 ounce or less with no fine period. I've seen in the past where cops made you dump your pot on the ground. Or cops would confiscate your weed, cite you and then you pay a fine sometimes as much as $250. That makes for pretty pricey weed.

My personal rule is never carry more than you're willing to lose to The Man.

 

I agree 110% slappy that Anslinger was definitively slinging a poop loada' crap probably every time he opened his mouth. Here's what I think part of his MAJOR MALFUNCTION WAS. For one thing he was a short little shit with Napoleon complex. Now on behalf of Bonaparte Napoleon, no pun intended he most certainly got the short end of the stick. (Napoleon was a driving force in the early adaptation of specially prepared rations for his vast armies. Before this armies used the familiar method of scrounging and pillaging i.e. read that STEALING YOUR FOOD and if you give us any trouble we'll just kill you. As I said Napoleon was a driving force in the early production of CANNED FOODS.....and much much later this cat with some good marketing ideas came up with the name Chef Boy-ar-dee to paste on his cans of spaghetti and ravioli...and spaghetti O's for the lil troopers in your household. In case you didn't know it the Chef here put in a bid to make food for the United States Armed Forces in WWII. He won the contract and now he's sitting pretty!!) Or his heirs are...

At any rate this Anslinger cat was for all intents and purposes a LYING SACK OF SHIT who would do/say anything to make himself look good to his cronies and bosses much like the various LEOs of today.

But don't take my word for it just ask Ron Horiuchi. He's the asshole that put a 308 round THRU A SOLID DOOR hitting Vicky Weaver in the head killing her instantly until the round stopped imbedding itself in the shoulder of Kevin Harris. In case you forgot this was during the siege of Randy Weavers hill top home in northern Idaho in the early 90s. Asshole Ron got a promotion and a pay hike for killing an unarmed woman holding a tiny baby in her arms. What was Vickie's crime you ask?? She was married to a Green Beret vet of the Viet Nam War and merely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So much for the FBI's Rules of Engagement. Fuck the FBI. Double fuck the ATF.

 

thats great..im a teenager and even if it is legalized teenagers still wont be able to use it legally according to what you have written :/

 

i know it seems like a pain but if it was legalised there would be an age restriction on (it is government after all) it'd probably for the best cause it'd only take one person to think weed smoking is awesome for toddlers......
(just cause your a teenager doesnt stop you drinking, i never smoked tilli was pass the legal drinking age anyway :/ )