What will be next myth about cannabis?
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I think that it will make you crazy is already in use so I guess I don't know. I have been using it for 30 years and I am not crazy yet, crazy yet, crazy yet, crazy yet. LOL
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First off: Marijuana is a durogatory term that is not botanical in nature nor describes any plant species; it is a slang word. The proper term for the plant genus in question is Cannabis (Hemp), and depending on which species it is, can be Sativa or Indica. The species name relates to the habit of the plant and where it is found in the world. Please use proper terms for this plant!\n\nHops, which beer is made out of, is also in the Cannabis family; Cannabaceae. I bet you didn't know that!  \n\nNow to answer the question:\n\nNot really: but if you smoke just about anything you'll get a feeling of being "high". The reason for this is affixiation of your brain due to the decrease of oxygen available. \n\nThere may be some type of chemical in the alternative buds that does something, but it is lacking in THC & Canniboids that gives you the "high" associated with Cannabis. If it did have THC or Canniboids they would be labeled as Class I drugs under the FDA and would not be legal. \n\nDon't waste your money. Get a book about sacred & psychotrophic plants if your really interested in finding a different "high". Many plants that will turn your world upside down can be found in the wild and in gardens. If you experiment, be careful, because many plants can kill you in large doses, and it is highly suggested that you seek the advice of a shaman &/or a herbalist before doing anything.\n\nI know too much about this subject, enough to get me in trouble, so that is all I'm gonna say about that...research for yourself!
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Actually, from what I've heard from the Hill, we Canadian have taken a step back from legalizing marijuana because the Tories are in power and they're more hardline about drugs and crime than the Grits were. However, the Tories won't be in power forever because the only reason that they're in power is because the Grits were corrupt. Once the Grits have improved their image and the Tories begin screwing up, the Grits will probably become the ruling party again and marijuana will be put back on the agenda. As it is, marijuana enforcement here is pretty lax and most people I know (I'm a 20-year-old university student) smoke pot on a regular, semi-regular, or occasional basis. I've also heard that Spain, Mexico and the UK have discussed decriminalization, but Mexico and Canada have been afraid the American repercussions, but now the Americans are requiring passports from us (grrr!) it might become less of an issue
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my general answer,\nI do not think that it will ever be legal in the USA,if a\nanything the politics are moving in the oposite direction and a fascist attitude against minority groups is growing\n\nATITUDES IN OTHER COUNTRIES\nmild in Canada.used to be legal in Alaska.in Autralia you can have a few plants in the garden,In South Africa an ounce in your pocket is accepted .In Holland it is sold openly in koffie Bars and the police will direct tourist to safe places to buy.}in England a few years ago it was decrimenalised.\nIn Marroco it is the culture and all the old men smoke it in the caffees..as in many Arab countries \nIn Asia in some countries it is a very old part of their culture.\netc. etc.\n\nMEDICINAL \nin many countries marijuana is used in rubbung alcohol mostly by old people to relieve body pains especially the limbs.\nit is also used for Asthma and nervous disorders\nAMERICA\nthe USA the attitude is dogmatic for other reasons than the narcotic effects of the drug.\nbefore 1920 marijuana was extensively grown by the USA and Mexico for the production of fibre.which made a durable material,cheap and it does not scorch,that was used for all the jeans,ropes,sails for the sailing ships and millions of jute bags that were used by millions of farmers,representing a multimillion dollars business.\n\nafter 1920 with the coming of synthetic materials,which were products of the petrolium business ,which were owned by the families or associates of most of the presidents,\n\nthis competitive comodity could not be allowed to continue to exist,\nand the war on Mariujana was on.\n\nthe drug factor although it has been proven beyond doubt by countless tests that it was a relative harmless substance compared to sigarettes,alcohol and others,was blatently ignored and relentlessly the war continued to this day.\nalthough it does worry the church, since people tended to stay up all night and question religious and philosohical beliefs.some times coming to uncomplementary conclusions of what was socially accepted.\n\nalcohol puts people to sleep and they dont question the given standards.\n\n\nMARIJUANA FIBRE\ntoday Mariujana fibre is making a come back in Europe and Africa and produce designer pantalons and shirts for very high prices because the quality is superior than linnen.\n\nthese fibre plants do not produce drugs to speak of and are worthless for the drug market .it is the fibre that is the value.\n\nand organically speaking it is an exelent plant to recuporate tired soils ,after cattle and corn field have practically destroyed the land,because the plant is deep rooted grows on most altitudes,and breaks open or loosens compacted soils as well as secreting nitrogen.\n\n.the stalks can also be converted in to building material such as blocks\n\nP.S the war against Marijuana ,has traditionally been used in Europe,Africa ,USA and Mexico,as an excuse for the Governments to invade peoples privacy,place soldiers and police strategically throughout the countries for control and observation,and to employ more security forces.\nAmerican Soldiers are in Mexico today suposedly for Marijuana but the real reasons are more sinister\nIt also creates the right climate for coruption and abuse of power(which was the norm rather than the exception in South Africa ,during the days of Aparheid ,when it was simple to place a bag of marijuana in some bodies house,who was unpopular with the authorities, in order to arrest or shoot them.) \nNote:\ni grew up in a drug culture and there was lots of weed around many of my friends still smoke and i am now 62.\nfor health reasons i dont smoke much any more .\nin the early days these transitional drugs were necesary,for great changes in the general mentality,\ntoday in many places,this mentality is here , and in reality the drugs have become obselete .\n\nwe wasted a lot of time messing around when we should have been thinking of our future,but at the time the cultural revolution was more important ,but not an
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Slang term for Cannabis (drug) \n\nor\n\nChronic (medicine), a persistent and lasting disease or medical condition, or one that has developed slowly
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Panama Red is a legendary cannabis sativa cultivar of the 1960s and 1970s, popular amongst cannabis afficiandos. Panama Red is genetically related to Columbian Red. It is known for causing a racy, paranoia-inducing, psychedelic high. Cannabis culture died off in Panama with the rise of cocaine trafficking. Today, there are still panama red seeds available from collectors.\n\nColumbian Red is a cannabis sativa cultivar genetically related to Panama Red.\n \nCannabis : A History\nby Martin Booth \nThomas Dunne Books, 2004, 368pp.\n\n"...In this densely packed, wide-ranging history, Booth draws on religion, history, ecology, horticulture, linguistics, pop culture and medical research to correct the falsehoods surrounding the oft-banned plant and to painstakingly build his case that the war on cannabis has little to do with concerns for public health or order. Along the way, Booth introduces a dizzying parade of historical persons that includes visionaries, scientists, beatniks, farmers, artists, soldiers and smugglers. Unlike many of the other more partisan books on cannabis, the overall tone of Booth?s volume is objective, unemotional and factual-a stance that makes for fine impartial argument, but also occasionally dull reading. ... In his profile of a plant that can be an intoxicant, fiber, cooking ingredient, medicine and potential source of environmentally friendly products, he gives readers a fascinating sourcebook about "the most widely produced, trafficked and used illicit drug on earth." --Publishers Weekly \n\n\n\nAvaiable at amazon.com
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Cannabis Sativa is essentially a weed.  It will grow well in many climates. Here is a site that should clear up any other questions you may also have.\n\nhttp://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_cultivation1.shtml\n\nHope this helps :)
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Of course not.  This has been tried and proven that any medical use of pot quickly gets converted over to use by addicts.  The whole issue is one hundred percent fraudulent.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_%28cannabis_culture%29
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Probably never.  But to amuse you, we will find peace when we find life on other planets, when we find how the universe begins and how it ends.  Dude.... just smoke pot you'll be fine, or maybe not.
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I don't think it's ever been proven.  It certainly has some negative effects on the brain though.  I know a lot of potheads that can't remember what they did yesterday. I heard the sperm count thing is a fact.  I think it depends on if a person a light user or heavy user.  Who knows though.  One thing that is absolutely known is that marijuana takes a toll on a person's lungs just like cigarettes do.
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Not comletely legal...and even if it were federal law over rides states...haven't you seen the med marijauna in CA??\n\nIt's not now...but we are still working on it...\n\nThe government can't keep the lie up much longer...people know that marijuana is not nearly as harmful as they try making it out to be.\n\nI am more concerned with my son trying harder drugs than pot...in fact I would be more angry if he come home drunk than if he come home high....but I would still be pi**ed!
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It started primarily with an act to 'protect white women from black men'. This was how it was sold, but in reality it was because hemp was a cheap way to make paper and the like, and many industrialists wanted it outlawed. \nSo the propoganda machine began creating stories that black jazz musicians, high on pot, would go crazy and rape women. This was in the 30s, mind you, so there was a much deeper racial division in America than exists now.\nSince that time, studies that have been done on marijuana have shown it to be non-fatal. There is still no empirical evidence connecting marijuana to long-term memory loss or any other physical ailments. \nWhile some point out that marijuana can cause lung cancer, the amount smoked by a typical user is not enough to legitimize this possible outcome. \nAlso, the 'burnout' that some pot smokers become is not a direct side effect of the drug itself, but is instead linked to a lack of REM sleep, which regular marijuana users have a hard time achieving. This continual process of sleep without deep sleep causes the user to seem burned out. In reality, they just need to take a few days off and they'll be fine.\nBasically, it remains illegal because it has become fashionable (since the Reagan era) to appear 'tough on Drugs'. Few politicians are willing to educate the public on the truth about marijuana because it is easier - and far more profitable - to leave it as an illegal substance.
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your chances are slim and none.what's even worse is that even if marijuana is eventually legalized it will still be on your record because it was illegal at the time.let's wake up,people,and quit wasting lives and tax dollars over prosecution of a relatively harmless weed.far less harmful than tobacco or alcohol.
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son, you are not the first one to come up with it. it would be great, but we have to change how society thinks about weed not being a drug. california tried and failed. in the 90's
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Don't believe ChristophrB. I think his teacher has smoked too much dope.\n\nIt just goes on forever. Where would it end? What would be there? Where would that end and what would be there, etc. etc. etc? Sure there's people out there God tells us there are as many earths as there are sands on the sea shore.
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Our US constitution and Dec of Independ are written on hemp cloth, so our country used to cultivate it too. One President, think it was Jefferson, wanted to make it a law that every land owner grow some hemp. It would solve a lot of problems if it was legal and no you can't get high from it.