Jeannie Herer. Jeannie Herer (JeannieHerer) JackHerer.com - The official online home for Jack Herer. The Emperor of Hemp - The Jack Herer Story. We are the Marijuana Majority. CelebStoner.com. College physicians argue for legalization of medicinal marijuana - The Daily of the University of Washington. Although the medical use of marijuana is legal in Washington state, patients can still be federally prosecuted for its use.
Marijuana is used to treat nausea associated with treatments for cancer, AIDS and hepatitis. The American College of Physicians is one of many medical organizations that endorses allowing patients access to medical marijuana. Willie Nelson's Teapot Party. Cannabis Activist Network. Tea Pot Party. Blog Archive » Mr. X by Carl Sagan. This account was written in 1969 for publication in Marihuana Reconsidered (1971).
Sagan was in his mid-thirties at that time. He continued to use cannabis for the rest of his life. It all began about ten years ago. I had reached a considerably more relaxed period in my life – a time when I had come to feel that there was more to living than science, a time of awakening of my social consciousness and amiability, a time when I was open to new experiences. I had become friendly with a group of people who occasionally smoked cannabis, irregularly, but with evident pleasure. I can remember another early visual experience with cannabis, in which I viewed a candle flame and discovered in the heart of the flame, standing with magnificent indifference, the black-hatted and -cloaked Spanish gentleman who appears on the label of the Sandeman sherry bottle.
I want to explain that at no time did I think these things ‘really’ were out there. There is a very nice self-titering aspect to cannabis. Carl Sagan Quotes on Marijuana in LSD Technicolor. The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.
The cannabis experience has greatly improved my appreciation for art, a subject which I had never much appreciated before. The understanding of the intent of the artist which I can achieve when high sometimes carries over to when I’m down. This is one of many human frontiers which cannabis has helped me traverse. A very similar improvement in my appreciation of music has occurred with cannabis. For the first time I have been able to hear the separate parts of a three-part harmony and the richness of the counterpoint.
I do not consider myself a religious person in the usual sense, but there is a religious aspect to some highs. Artist: Carty Quotes: Mr X by Carl Sagan Image: r/trees. The 10 Most Successful Potheads on the Planet… Cool Enough to Admit It. An unemployed porno addict, sitting in his parents’ basement, playing video games, eating Lucky Charms out of the box with one hand while he lazily scratches his balls with the other.
A dread-lock having, patchouli oil smelling, tie-die wearing, Phish listening, hula-hoop twirling space cadet. A burger flipping, acne having, socially inept, friendless loser… These are the common stereotypes associated with the term ‘pothead’. In a recent piece we published on pot farms, a debate erupted in the comments section, with some arguing that if you smoke pot, you’ll be poor, gay, and “washing dishes until you’re dead.” Where these stereotypes originated remains a mystery to us. In reality, they couldn’t be further from the truth. The personal blog of Futurist Thomas Frey » Blog Archive » 2.) Trends to Watch in 2010 – The Coming Legal Marijuana Era.
Legalizing Marijuana With the hippie generation moving into the seat of power, many of the hard-line arguments for keeping marijuana on the same banned substance lists as heroine and cocaine are fading into the history books.
The challenge all along for those wishing for outright legalization of pot has been that it doesn’t exactly fall into the “good for you” category, parents raising small kids are afraid of it, and it would remove a substantial income stream from the very powerful justice system. With local, state, and federal governments at odds over how to classify it, marijuana has become a rather confusing issue on many levels. Even though marijuana remains banned federally, the Obama administration has decided to end federal raids on pot-sellers in states that have legalized medical marijuana. Indicators clearly point to an outright legalization of marijuana in the near future, but there will be some interesting twists and turns along the way. • Attitudes are changing.
Facebook founder donates to California marijuana vote. 9 October 2010Last updated at 03:45 Mr Parker joined Facebook in 2004 and worked as the company's first president Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has donated $100,000 (£62,000) to support the US state of California's ballot measure to legalise marijuana.
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