Police confiscate a 2.5lb doobie at Porter Meadows during the annual UC Santa Cruz campus-wide smoke out on 4/20. According to the YouTube description:
This is not staged, these cops were in fact confiscating this from the event.
snip~
It almost lived to see the day…
It would take a small army of Cheech and Chongs to smoke this fatty!
This is not staged, these cops were in fact confiscating this from the event.
snip~
It almost lived to see the day…
It would take a small army of Cheech and Chongs to smoke this fatty!
North Carolina: Bill Introduced To Decriminalize Marijuana And Expunge Previous Convictions
House Bill 637, which lowers penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses, has been introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly. The measure has been referred to the House Judiciary Subcommittee B, but has yet to be scheduled for a hearing.
HB 637 reduces penalties regarding the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a fine-only civil infraction. Those found guilty of possessing between one ounce and one and a half ounce of marijuana would face a Class 3 Misdemeanor.
Under current law, the possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana is a criminal misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200 and a suspended jail sentence. The possession of 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce of marijuana is punishable by up to 45 days in prison and a $1,000 fine. The possession of over one and a half ounce of marijuana is a felony punishable by up to 8 months in prison and $1,000 fine.
House Bill 637 also allows for those with marijuana convictions to apply to have their conviction expunged, as long as they were not previously convicted of another misdemeanor or felony. You can view the full text of this measure here.
According to survey data published by Public Policy Polling, 56% of North Carolinians believe that marijuana possession should be a fine-only offense.
For further information you can visit North Carolina NORML’s website here or their Facebook page here. NORML will keep you updated as this legislation moves forward.
HB 637 reduces penalties regarding the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a fine-only civil infraction. Those found guilty of possessing between one ounce and one and a half ounce of marijuana would face a Class 3 Misdemeanor.
Under current law, the possession of 1/2 ounce or less of marijuana is a criminal misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200 and a suspended jail sentence. The possession of 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce of marijuana is punishable by up to 45 days in prison and a $1,000 fine. The possession of over one and a half ounce of marijuana is a felony punishable by up to 8 months in prison and $1,000 fine.
House Bill 637 also allows for those with marijuana convictions to apply to have their conviction expunged, as long as they were not previously convicted of another misdemeanor or felony. You can view the full text of this measure here.
According to survey data published by Public Policy Polling, 56% of North Carolinians believe that marijuana possession should be a fine-only offense.
For further information you can visit North Carolina NORML’s website here or their Facebook page here. NORML will keep you updated as this legislation moves forward.
Cannabis linked to Biblical healing
Jesus Christ and his apostles may have used a cannabis-based anointing oil to help cure people with crippling diseases, it has been claimed. Researchers in the United States say the oil used in the early days of the Christian church contained a cannabis extract called kaneh-bosem.
They suggest the extract, which is absorbed into the body when placed on the skin, could have helped cure people with a variety of physical and mental problems.
They suggest the extract, which is absorbed into the body when placed on the skin, could have helped cure people with a variety of physical and mental problems.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2633187.stm
NEVER STOP ASKING WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN & WHY?
In the early days of our nation, the hemp plant (a.k.a. cannabis) proved a valuable resource for hundreds of years, instrumental in the making of fabric, paper and other necessities. This changed during the Industrial Revolution, which rendered tree-pulp paper making and synthetic fibers more cost-effective through the rise of assembly line manufacturing methods. A more efficient way of utilizing hemp was a bit slower in coming.It was not until the early 1930's that a new technique for using hemp pulp for paper making was developed by the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the patenting of the hemp decorticator (a machine that revolutionized the harvesting of hemp). These innovations promised to reduce the cost of producing hemp-pulp paper to less than half the cost of tree-pulp paper. Since hemp is an annually renewable source, which requires minimal chemical treatment to process, the advent of hemp pulp paper would allegedly have been better for the environment than the sulfuric acid wood-pulping process. Hemp had many champions, who predicted that its abundance and versatility would soon revitalize the American economy. William Randolph Hearst, media mogul, billionaire and real-life model for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, had different ideas. His aggressive efforts to demonize cannabis were so effective, they continue to color popular opinion today.In the early 1930's, Hearst owned a good deal of timber acreage; one might say that he had the monopoly on this market. The threatened advent of mass hemp production proved a considerable threat to his massive paper-mill holdings -- he stood to lose many, many millions of dollars to the lowly hemp plant. Hearst cleverly utilized his immense national network of newspapers and magazines to spread wildly inaccurate and sensational stories of the evils of cannabis.
The sheer number of newspapers, tabloids, magazines and film reels that Hearst controlled enabled him to quickly and to effectively inundate American media with this propaganda. Hearst preyed on existing prejudices by associating cannabis with Mexican workers who threatened to steal American jobs and African-Americans who had long been the subject of white American venom. Much of this racism had already been perpetrated by the propaganda of Hearst, an unabashed racist. The American people had already developed irrational hatred for these racial groups, and so readily accepted the ridiculous stories of their crazed crimes incited by marihuana use.
Hearst was not alone in his scheme to destroy hemp production. The new techniques also made hemp a viable option for fabric and plastics, two areas of manufacturing which together with paper seriously threatened DuPont chemicals, which at this time specialized in the chemical manufacturing of synthetic fiber and plastics, and the process of pulping paper. In fact, Hearst and Lammont DuPont had a multi-million dollar deal in the works for joint paper making. So these two moguls, together with DuPont's banker, Andrew Mellon, bravely joined forces to stave off the bitter onrush of bankruptcy. They combined Hearst's yellow journalism campaign (so called because the paper developed through his and DuPont's methods aged prematurely) and the appointment of Mellon's nephew-in-law, Harry J. Anslinger, to Commissioner of the newly created Federal Bureau of Narcotics in order to successfully stamp out the threat of hemp production.This document may be reproduced whole or in part for "Reefer Madness" promotional purposes.
The sheer number of newspapers, tabloids, magazines and film reels that Hearst controlled enabled him to quickly and to effectively inundate American media with this propaganda. Hearst preyed on existing prejudices by associating cannabis with Mexican workers who threatened to steal American jobs and African-Americans who had long been the subject of white American venom. Much of this racism had already been perpetrated by the propaganda of Hearst, an unabashed racist. The American people had already developed irrational hatred for these racial groups, and so readily accepted the ridiculous stories of their crazed crimes incited by marihuana use.
Hearst was not alone in his scheme to destroy hemp production. The new techniques also made hemp a viable option for fabric and plastics, two areas of manufacturing which together with paper seriously threatened DuPont chemicals, which at this time specialized in the chemical manufacturing of synthetic fiber and plastics, and the process of pulping paper. In fact, Hearst and Lammont DuPont had a multi-million dollar deal in the works for joint paper making. So these two moguls, together with DuPont's banker, Andrew Mellon, bravely joined forces to stave off the bitter onrush of bankruptcy. They combined Hearst's yellow journalism campaign (so called because the paper developed through his and DuPont's methods aged prematurely) and the appointment of Mellon's nephew-in-law, Harry J. Anslinger, to Commissioner of the newly created Federal Bureau of Narcotics in order to successfully stamp out the threat of hemp production.This document may be reproduced whole or in part for "Reefer Madness" promotional purposes.
Jurors can say not guilty when unjust laws are broken
“I don’t think we should have a fraction of the drug laws that we have, I think it’s really absurd to be criminalizing possession or use or distribution of marijuana,” said Judge Richard Posner who serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, September 6, 2012 during a speech at Elmhurst College.
"After spending many, many years trying in good faith to enforce these marijuana prohibition laws, I can report unequivocally that they just don't work," said Tony Ryan, a 36-year veteran Denver police lieutenant, now a board member for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). "But it's worse than that. Beyond just being ineffective, these laws waste important law enforcement resources that could instead be going to things that actually protect public safety, like solving and preventing murders, rapes and robberies."
"After spending many, many years trying in good faith to enforce these marijuana prohibition laws, I can report unequivocally that they just don't work," said Tony Ryan, a 36-year veteran Denver police lieutenant, now a board member for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). "But it's worse than that. Beyond just being ineffective, these laws waste important law enforcement resources that could instead be going to things that actually protect public safety, like solving and preventing murders, rapes and robberies."
MEDICINAL USES AND CURATIVE QUALITIES
It is currently used medicinally by millions of people around the world for its beneficial properties in treatment of conditions such as: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Alcoholism, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Appetite Loss, Arthritis, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Autism, Bipolar or Manic Depression, Cancer, Chemical/Drug Addiction, Chemotherapy, Chronic Pain, Crohn’s Disease, Cluster Headaches, Cystic Fibrosis,
Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Drug Addiction, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Gastrointestinal Disorders,
Glaucoma, Gliomas, Hepatitis C, High Blood Pressure/Hypertension, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
Hypertension, Incontinence, Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Low Birth Weight, Lupus, Melanoma, Mental Illness, Methiccilin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Migraine, Morning Sickness, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Nausea, Nail Patella Syndrome, Nicotine Dependence, Osteoporosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Premenstrual Syndrome, Pregnancy Pains, Pre-term Labor, Pruritus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Schizophrenia, Sleep Apnea, Stroke, Seizures, Tremors, Ulcerative Depression, Weakened/Compromised Neo- & Post-natal Immune system.
Cancer has always been portrayed as that one killer whose cure continuously eludes us. We have been searching for a cure for centuries. Many consistently donate each year to help find a cure. Each day millions of people pray for a cure. For themselves or for their loved ones. Cannabis has proven to be effective in the fight against many illnesses, including cancer. Numerous studies suggest that Cannabis may hold the cure. It is time to thoroughly research the healing properties of the Cannabis plant to determine whether compounds found in Cannabis could be a cure for cancer, as well as for many other devastating diseases.
|
still MORE USES FOR CANNABIS
Beauty & Health, Paper, Plastic, Food & Nutrition, Fiber, Fabric, Fuel, Construction , Agriculture, Industry, Taxes & Economy, Recreation, Spiritual Use, Political.
|