Tobacco in America
Everyday 3,000 children start smoking, most them between the ages of
10 and 18. These kids account for 90 percent of all new smokers. In fact,
90 percent of all adult smokers said that they first lit up as teenagers
(Roberts). These statistics clearly show that young people are the prime
target in the tobacco wars. The cigarette manufacturers may deny it, but
advertising and promotion play a vital part in making these facts a reality
(Roberts).
The kings of these media ploys are Marlboro and Camel. Marlboro uses a
fictional western character called The Marlboro Man, while Camel uses Joe
Camel, a high-rolling, swinging cartoon character. Joe Camel, the "smooth
character" from R.J. Reynolds, who is shown as a dromedary with complete
style has been attacked by many Tobacco-Free Kids organizations as a major
influence on the children of America. Dr. Lonnie Bristow, AMA (American
Medical Association) spokesman, remarks that "to kids, cute cartoon
characters mean that the product is harmless, but cigarettes are not
harmless. They have to know that their ads are influencing the youth under
18 to begin smoking"(Breo). Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia
report that almost as many 6-year olds recognize Joe Camel as know Mickey
Mouse (Breo). That is very shocking information for any parent to hear.
The industry denies that these symbols target people under 21 and claim
that their advertising goal is simply to promote brand switching and
loyalty. Many people disagree with this statement such as Illinois Rep.
Richard Durbin who states " If we can reduce the number of young smokers,
the tobacco companies will be in trouble and they know it "(Roberts). So
what do the tobacco companies do to keep their industry alive and well?
Seemingly, they go toward a market that is not fully aware of the harm that
cigarettes are capable of.
U.S. News recently featured a discussion of the smoking issue with 20
teenagers from suburban Baltimore. The group consisted of ten boys and ten
girls between the ages of 15 and 17. When asked why they started smoking,
they gave two contradictory reasons: They wanted to be a part of a peer
group. They also wanted to reach out and rebel at the same time. " When you
party, 75 to 90 percent of the kids are smoking. It makes you feel like you
belong," says Devon Harris, a senior at Woodlawn High. Teens also think of
smoking as a sign of independence. The more authority figures tell them not
to smoke, the more likely they are to pick up the habit (Roberts). The
surprising thing is that these kids know that they are being influenced by
cigarette advertising.
If these kids know that this advertising is manipulating them, why do
they still keep smoking? The ads are everywhere, especially in
teen-oriented magazines, such as Rolling Stone and Spin. The ads also fuel
some of the reasons the children gave for starting. They represent
rebellion, independence, acceptance and happiness. These are all the things
a young person, between childhood and adolescence, needs and desires. This
type of advertising, on top of peer pressure, is the mystery behind the
rise in adolescent smoking.
How do we stop the future of America from smoking? Here are three
things that the experts recommend. Try to convince your children that
smoking is not cool. Talk to your kids at a young age about the dangers of
smoking. Identify family members who smoke and ask them to stop (Thomas).
Children are the most valuable commodity we are given in life. Let's try
to educate them while they're young to be independent thinkers and to not
be swayed by the tobacco companies who are trying to take advantage of
their mind and body.
Works Cited
"Bill Clinton vs. Joe Camel." U.S. News & World Report. 2 Sep. 1996: 12.
Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996.
"Selling Tobacco to Kids." America. 17 Feb. 1996: 3. Infotrac. Online.
27 Oct. 1996.
Roberts, Steven. " Teens on tobacco; kids smoke for reasons all their own."
U.S. News & World Report.
18 Apr. 1996: 38. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996.
Thomas, Roger E. "10 steps to keep the children in your practice
nonsmokers." American Family
Physician. Aug. 1996: 450. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996.
Breo, Dennis L. "Kicking Butts-AMA, Joe Camel and the 'Black Flag' war on
tobacco." JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical
Association. 29 Oct. 1993: 1978. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Marijuana
Throughout history marijuana has been used to
serve various purposes in many different
cultures. The purposes have changed over time
to fit in with the current lifestyles.
This pattern is also true in American history.
The use of marijuana has adapted to the social
climate of the time.
Marijuana, whose scientific name is cannibis
sativa, was mentioned in historical manuscripts
as early as 2700 B. C. in China. (Grolier Electronic
Encyclopedia, 1995). The cultivation of the
marijuana plant began as far back as the
Jamestown settlers, around 1611, who used hemp
produced from the marijuana plant's fibers to make
rope and canvas. It was also used in making clothing
because of it's durability. These uses fit in with
the social climate of the time, because the main
focus was on survival rather than for psychoactive
purposes.
During the prohibition, marijuana was widely
used because of the scarcity of alcohol. Prohibition
was repealed after just thirteen years while the prohibition
against marijuana lasted for more than seventy five years.
This double standard may have resulted from the wishes of
those in power. Alcohol prohibition struck directly at
tens of millions of Americans of all ages, including many of
societies most powerful members. Marijuana prohibition
threatened far fewer Americans, and they had relatively
little influence in the districts of power. Only the
prohibition of marijuana, which some sixty million
Americans have violated since 1965 has come close
to approximating the prohibition experience, but
marijuana smokers consist mostly of young and
relatively powerless Americans (American Heritage, pg 47).
Alcohol prohibition was repealed and
marijuana prohibition was retained, not because
scientists had proved that alcohol was the less dangerous
of the various psychoactive drugs, but because of the prejudices
and preferences of most Americans (American Heritage, pg 47).
In 1937 the government issued the Marijuana Tax Act,
which levied a dollar an ounce tax on marijuana,
coupled with fines of $2,000 for drug posession and
jail sentences for evasion of the tax. For this
reason marijuana use in the United States appears
to have gone into decline in the late 30's
(Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, pg 54).
Then marijuana was outlawed in 1937 as a
repressive measure against Mexican workers
who crossed the border seekingjobs during
the Depression. The specific reason given
for the outlawing of the hemp plant was it's
supposed violent "effect on the degenerate races"
(Schaffer, pg. 86).
Beginning in the 60's marijuana use saw a
resurgence which may be attributed to many
causes. One of the main causes was the
rebellion of youth against the Vietnam War.
They used marijuana as an escape from war to peace.
It was easy at this time to depict marijuana as
a beneficial and completely harmless substance
whose effects were far less harmful than those
of legal drugs such as alcohol and nicotine
because there was not enough scientific
research done during the 60's (Grolier Wellness
Encyclopedia, pg 54).
Another cause may have been the discovery of
the psychoactive component of marijuana-
tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC.
Users found the relation between the doses and
the effects (Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1995).
The current atmosphere provides for doctors to
suggest synthetic marijuana (THC) in a pure and
standardized form by perscription (called Marinol)
for the treatment of nausea associated with
cancer chemotherapy. Also, although there is no
scientific evidence that shows marijuana
is beneficial in the treatment of glaucoma,
it may prevent the progression of visual loss.
Marijuana, along with alcohol and a host of
other substances, can actually lower intraocular
eye pressure. The mediction however, must be carefully
tailored to the individual to prevent further eye damage.
The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana
has been around for a great deal of time
and has served multiple purposes throughout history.
Karen Sipes
Dana Pentoney
Jeni Roane
Sources
Grolier Electronic Encylopedia, Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995
Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, Drugs, Society & Behavior.
Vol. 3, 1992.
Ethan A. Nadelmann, American Heritage Magazine,
Feb-Mar, 1993.
Medical Marijuana, http://www.lec.org/Drug_Watch/
Public/Documents/Med_Marijuana_Paper.htm, 1995.
serve various purposes in many different
cultures. The purposes have changed over time
to fit in with the current lifestyles.
This pattern is also true in American history.
The use of marijuana has adapted to the social
climate of the time.
Marijuana, whose scientific name is cannibis
sativa, was mentioned in historical manuscripts
as early as 2700 B. C. in China. (Grolier Electronic
Encyclopedia, 1995). The cultivation of the
marijuana plant began as far back as the
Jamestown settlers, around 1611, who used hemp
produced from the marijuana plant's fibers to make
rope and canvas. It was also used in making clothing
because of it's durability. These uses fit in with
the social climate of the time, because the main
focus was on survival rather than for psychoactive
purposes.
During the prohibition, marijuana was widely
used because of the scarcity of alcohol. Prohibition
was repealed after just thirteen years while the prohibition
against marijuana lasted for more than seventy five years.
This double standard may have resulted from the wishes of
those in power. Alcohol prohibition struck directly at
tens of millions of Americans of all ages, including many of
societies most powerful members. Marijuana prohibition
threatened far fewer Americans, and they had relatively
little influence in the districts of power. Only the
prohibition of marijuana, which some sixty million
Americans have violated since 1965 has come close
to approximating the prohibition experience, but
marijuana smokers consist mostly of young and
relatively powerless Americans (American Heritage, pg 47).
Alcohol prohibition was repealed and
marijuana prohibition was retained, not because
scientists had proved that alcohol was the less dangerous
of the various psychoactive drugs, but because of the prejudices
and preferences of most Americans (American Heritage, pg 47).
In 1937 the government issued the Marijuana Tax Act,
which levied a dollar an ounce tax on marijuana,
coupled with fines of $2,000 for drug posession and
jail sentences for evasion of the tax. For this
reason marijuana use in the United States appears
to have gone into decline in the late 30's
(Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, pg 54).
Then marijuana was outlawed in 1937 as a
repressive measure against Mexican workers
who crossed the border seekingjobs during
the Depression. The specific reason given
for the outlawing of the hemp plant was it's
supposed violent "effect on the degenerate races"
(Schaffer, pg. 86).
Beginning in the 60's marijuana use saw a
resurgence which may be attributed to many
causes. One of the main causes was the
rebellion of youth against the Vietnam War.
They used marijuana as an escape from war to peace.
It was easy at this time to depict marijuana as
a beneficial and completely harmless substance
whose effects were far less harmful than those
of legal drugs such as alcohol and nicotine
because there was not enough scientific
research done during the 60's (Grolier Wellness
Encyclopedia, pg 54).
Another cause may have been the discovery of
the psychoactive component of marijuana-
tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC.
Users found the relation between the doses and
the effects (Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1995).
The current atmosphere provides for doctors to
suggest synthetic marijuana (THC) in a pure and
standardized form by perscription (called Marinol)
for the treatment of nausea associated with
cancer chemotherapy. Also, although there is no
scientific evidence that shows marijuana
is beneficial in the treatment of glaucoma,
it may prevent the progression of visual loss.
Marijuana, along with alcohol and a host of
other substances, can actually lower intraocular
eye pressure. The mediction however, must be carefully
tailored to the individual to prevent further eye damage.
The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana
has been around for a great deal of time
and has served multiple purposes throughout history.
Karen Sipes
Dana Pentoney
Jeni Roane
Sources
Grolier Electronic Encylopedia, Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995
Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, Drugs, Society & Behavior.
Vol. 3, 1992.
Ethan A. Nadelmann, American Heritage Magazine,
Feb-Mar, 1993.
Medical Marijuana, http://www.lec.org/Drug_Watch/
Public/Documents/Med_Marijuana_Paper.htm, 1995.
Marijuana A Horticultural Revolution A Medical and Legal Ba
Marijuana: A Horticultural Revolution, A Medical and Legal Battle
For years there has been a wonder drug which has befriended countless sick patients
in a number of countries. A relatively inexpensive drug that is not covered by health care
plans which has aided the ill both mentally and physically--marijuana. Significant
scientific and medical studies have demonstrated that marijuana is safe for use under
medical supervision and that the cannabis plant, in its natural form, has important
therapeutic benefits that are often of critical medical importance to persons afflicted with
a variety of life-threatening illnesses. Courts have recognized marijuana's medical value
in treatment and have ruled that marijuana can be a drug of "necessity" in the treatment
of glaucoma, cancer, AIDS, and multiple sclerosis. From the collection of information
we now have on marijuana's health benefits for the ill, there is no longer any reason to
keep it illegal. It should therefore be legal for licensed physicians to prescribe marijuana
for terminal patients for whom it offers the only reasonable opportunity for living without
unbearable pain.
Marijuana has been used many times to help ease pain and suffering. It often eases
nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, reduces the pain of AIDS patients
and lowers eye pressure in glaucoma sufferers. Cancer and AIDS patients often lose a lot
of weight, either due directly to their illness or indirectly to the treatment of the illness.
Dramatic weight loss puts their lives in even more danger. Marijuana stimulates the
appetite, thus enabling patients to eat more and gain weight which in turn strengthens the
immune system.
So if there are so many benefits, then why is marijuana not legal? Many states
contend that the ban on medical marijuana is necessary to prevent drug abuse and the
availability of illicit drugs and to control the purity of medicinal drug products. These
states have no compelling interest in intervening to needlessly prolong terminal patients'
suffering. States should allow the medical use of marijuana under strict regulations,
rather than uphold an outdated drug classification scheme.
While federal agencies adamantly maintain marijuana has "no accepted medical use
in treatment in the United States," the medical prohibition has come under strong legal
challenge from seriously ill Americans who have been arrested on marijuana-related
charges. In U.S. v. Randall, a Washington, D.C. man afflicted by glaucoma employed
the little-used Common Law doctrine of necessity to defend himself against criminal
charges of marijuana cultivation. On November 24, 1976, federal Judge James
Washington ruled Randall's use of marijuana constituted a "medical necessity." In part,
Judge Washington ruled:
While blindness was shown by competent medical testimony
to be the otherwise inevitable result of defendant's disease, no
adverse effects from the smoking of marijuana have been demon-
strated. Medical evidence suggests that the medical prohibition
is not well-founded.
If a judge can determine when a "medical necessity" is warranted and can rule that a sick
individual should be granted the legal use of marijuana, then should a licensed physician
not be just as capable of doing so, if not...much more capable? Well trained medical
professionals rather than inapt federal bureaucrats should be responsible for determining
a patient's medical care routine.
This is an intolerable, untenable legal situation. Unless legislators and regulators
attend to these urgent human needs and rapidly move to correct the anomaly arising from
the absolute prohibition of marijuana which forces law abiding citizens into the streets - -
and criminality - to meet their legitimate medical needs, cases of the type of U.S. v.
Randall will continue to be prevalent and will increase considerably. There is a pressing
need for a more compassionate, humane law which clearly discriminates between the
criminal conduct of those who socially abuse chemicals and the legitimate medical needs
of seriously ill patients whose welfare and very lives may depend on the prudent
therapeutic use of those very same substances.
For years there has been a wonder drug which has befriended countless sick patients
in a number of countries. A relatively inexpensive drug that is not covered by health care
plans which has aided the ill both mentally and physically--marijuana. Significant
scientific and medical studies have demonstrated that marijuana is safe for use under
medical supervision and that the cannabis plant, in its natural form, has important
therapeutic benefits that are often of critical medical importance to persons afflicted with
a variety of life-threatening illnesses. Courts have recognized marijuana's medical value
in treatment and have ruled that marijuana can be a drug of "necessity" in the treatment
of glaucoma, cancer, AIDS, and multiple sclerosis. From the collection of information
we now have on marijuana's health benefits for the ill, there is no longer any reason to
keep it illegal. It should therefore be legal for licensed physicians to prescribe marijuana
for terminal patients for whom it offers the only reasonable opportunity for living without
unbearable pain.
Marijuana has been used many times to help ease pain and suffering. It often eases
nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, reduces the pain of AIDS patients
and lowers eye pressure in glaucoma sufferers. Cancer and AIDS patients often lose a lot
of weight, either due directly to their illness or indirectly to the treatment of the illness.
Dramatic weight loss puts their lives in even more danger. Marijuana stimulates the
appetite, thus enabling patients to eat more and gain weight which in turn strengthens the
immune system.
So if there are so many benefits, then why is marijuana not legal? Many states
contend that the ban on medical marijuana is necessary to prevent drug abuse and the
availability of illicit drugs and to control the purity of medicinal drug products. These
states have no compelling interest in intervening to needlessly prolong terminal patients'
suffering. States should allow the medical use of marijuana under strict regulations,
rather than uphold an outdated drug classification scheme.
While federal agencies adamantly maintain marijuana has "no accepted medical use
in treatment in the United States," the medical prohibition has come under strong legal
challenge from seriously ill Americans who have been arrested on marijuana-related
charges. In U.S. v. Randall, a Washington, D.C. man afflicted by glaucoma employed
the little-used Common Law doctrine of necessity to defend himself against criminal
charges of marijuana cultivation. On November 24, 1976, federal Judge James
Washington ruled Randall's use of marijuana constituted a "medical necessity." In part,
Judge Washington ruled:
While blindness was shown by competent medical testimony
to be the otherwise inevitable result of defendant's disease, no
adverse effects from the smoking of marijuana have been demon-
strated. Medical evidence suggests that the medical prohibition
is not well-founded.
If a judge can determine when a "medical necessity" is warranted and can rule that a sick
individual should be granted the legal use of marijuana, then should a licensed physician
not be just as capable of doing so, if not...much more capable? Well trained medical
professionals rather than inapt federal bureaucrats should be responsible for determining
a patient's medical care routine.
This is an intolerable, untenable legal situation. Unless legislators and regulators
attend to these urgent human needs and rapidly move to correct the anomaly arising from
the absolute prohibition of marijuana which forces law abiding citizens into the streets - -
and criminality - to meet their legitimate medical needs, cases of the type of U.S. v.
Randall will continue to be prevalent and will increase considerably. There is a pressing
need for a more compassionate, humane law which clearly discriminates between the
criminal conduct of those who socially abuse chemicals and the legitimate medical needs
of seriously ill patients whose welfare and very lives may depend on the prudent
therapeutic use of those very same substances.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
SmokingBad For your Heath
Drugs 8-5 Matt
Project 4-96
SMOKING---Bad For Your Heath
Introduction
I studied, whether people that do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people that do smoke. I asked 20 of my friends.
Procedure
What I hypothesized is that people who do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people who do smoke. The way that I tested my hypotheses, is I called up 20 people, mostly from my camp, and found 10 people that smoked, and 10 people that did not smoke. All of the kids were 14 to 15yrs. old and 5ft to 6ft tall. All of the adults were 5ft to 6ft-2in. tall. 8 kids and 2 adults were on each side. The format I used looks like this
Name:
Phone #
Sex:
Age:
Height:
Do you smoke:
Then after, asking them the questions, I asked them to take a deep breath and then let it out as long as they could and I timed them doing it.
Conclusion
My hypothesis about non-smoker's having a greater lung capacity is correct. It is proven to be correct by my chart. The reason that non-smoker's have a greater lung capacity is that smoking, causes problems in your lungs. It is terrible for your whole body but especially your lungs. That is why my hypothesis was correct.
Project 4-96
SMOKING---Bad For Your Heath
Introduction
I studied, whether people that do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people that do smoke. I asked 20 of my friends.
Procedure
What I hypothesized is that people who do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people who do smoke. The way that I tested my hypotheses, is I called up 20 people, mostly from my camp, and found 10 people that smoked, and 10 people that did not smoke. All of the kids were 14 to 15yrs. old and 5ft to 6ft tall. All of the adults were 5ft to 6ft-2in. tall. 8 kids and 2 adults were on each side. The format I used looks like this
Name:
Phone #
Sex:
Age:
Height:
Do you smoke:
Then after, asking them the questions, I asked them to take a deep breath and then let it out as long as they could and I timed them doing it.
Conclusion
My hypothesis about non-smoker's having a greater lung capacity is correct. It is proven to be correct by my chart. The reason that non-smoker's have a greater lung capacity is that smoking, causes problems in your lungs. It is terrible for your whole body but especially your lungs. That is why my hypothesis was correct.
Smoking Banana Peels
Smoking Banana Peels
Back in the 1960s a lot of young poeple took drugs and these people
would try anyhing to get a "high." One Craze was called " Smoking Banana
Peels " and that is what this is about .
It all started around 1967 when somebody wrote a letter to a hippie
paper in Berkeley , California to the ' Berkeley Barb ' and explained how
to smoke a banana peel to get high. First you have to peel the banana peel
and then scrape the white material that is next to the peel out . You then
must put this white material in the oven at 200 Degrees C. until it is dry
then roll it into a cigarette. A bunch of other hippie papers copied the
instructions and it became a craze and even TIME and NEWSWEEK wrote about it.
Someone I know says he smoked banana peels once but he was "tripping"
on mushrooms at the time so he didn't know if it made him high or not. A
friend of mine tried smoking banana peels recently and he sasys it only gave
him a little bit of a headache.
Scientists said that their is a chemical in the banana peels called
serotonin and norepinephrine that are related to hallucinogens such as LSD
or " Acid " but it still doesn't work. Some people say the banana craze was
started by some hippies as a hoax because you can't make bananas illegal.
A man from the United Fruit Company said in NEWSWEEK " The only trip you can
take with a banana is when you slip on the peel. "
Back in the 1960s a lot of young poeple took drugs and these people
would try anyhing to get a "high." One Craze was called " Smoking Banana
Peels " and that is what this is about .
It all started around 1967 when somebody wrote a letter to a hippie
paper in Berkeley , California to the ' Berkeley Barb ' and explained how
to smoke a banana peel to get high. First you have to peel the banana peel
and then scrape the white material that is next to the peel out . You then
must put this white material in the oven at 200 Degrees C. until it is dry
then roll it into a cigarette. A bunch of other hippie papers copied the
instructions and it became a craze and even TIME and NEWSWEEK wrote about it.
Someone I know says he smoked banana peels once but he was "tripping"
on mushrooms at the time so he didn't know if it made him high or not. A
friend of mine tried smoking banana peels recently and he sasys it only gave
him a little bit of a headache.
Scientists said that their is a chemical in the banana peels called
serotonin and norepinephrine that are related to hallucinogens such as LSD
or " Acid " but it still doesn't work. Some people say the banana craze was
started by some hippies as a hoax because you can't make bananas illegal.
A man from the United Fruit Company said in NEWSWEEK " The only trip you can
take with a banana is when you slip on the peel. "
Marijuana 5
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Make the Cheque payable to "Michael Simmons"
Write the Cheque out for the equivalent of $25 US in your local currency.
It does not need to be exact. You might also like to state the exchange
rate applicable when you worked it out.
I would prefer a bank draft in Australian dollars if possible.
American Express Money Orders and Postal Money Orders are also OK.
I will accept personal cheques but these take a while to clear!
The University of Western Australia has no connections with the player!!
I will accept Purchase Orders for Site Licenses.
I don't like reading through two or more pages of invoicing instructions
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Send Cheques to the following Address
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Legalization of Cannabis
The Legalizeation of Cannabis
Cannibis has been grown for years it was even grown
by our very first Presadent George Washington. Cannabis
has the natural tendancy to make people feel better by
the chemical THC. Cannabis is also Known to make one of
the worlds stronest fibers.It also make 2/3 more paper
than a regular tree.Also no one has ever actually died
from the cannabis it self.
If Cannabis is legalized then the drug traficing
problem with be cut down a great deal and billions
of tax paiers money will be spent on somthing more
important. Death rate will also be cut down some.
People just dont realize the problems they are
causing by keeping it illegalized so legalize it
and remember George Washington grew it.
Cannibis has been grown for years it was even grown
by our very first Presadent George Washington. Cannabis
has the natural tendancy to make people feel better by
the chemical THC. Cannabis is also Known to make one of
the worlds stronest fibers.It also make 2/3 more paper
than a regular tree.Also no one has ever actually died
from the cannabis it self.
If Cannabis is legalized then the drug traficing
problem with be cut down a great deal and billions
of tax paiers money will be spent on somthing more
important. Death rate will also be cut down some.
People just dont realize the problems they are
causing by keeping it illegalized so legalize it
and remember George Washington grew it.
How To Roll A Joint
Gjord 1985/86 av Nelvana Production för Lucasfilm. Se fullständig information.
Den tecknadfilm-serie som har gjorts handlar om ewokernas liv på Endormånen. Det förekommer
alltså inga människor överhuvudtaget. (och inga XWing och stormtropers, sorry...) Eventuella
"fiender" utgörs av andra varelser på Endor. Det finns ganska många andra varelser. Ju fler avsnitt
dessto fler varelser....
Det förekommer mängder av magi i olika former. Allt från lämpliga magiska besvärjelser till magi
som har betydelse för hela månen som styr årstidsväxlingar mm. Även en särskild sten
sunstar/shadowstone besitter stora magiska krafter.
"Huvudpersoner" är ewokbarnen Wicket, Teebo, Latara och Kneesa. Se översikt över de viktigaste
figurerna.
Denna serie sändes före jul av TV4 på helgerna med två avsnitt per helg. Lördag morgon och
söndag morgon klockan 7:10.
Det har gjorts två omgångar av
serien som är lite olika tecknade.
Bland annat har man ändrat
wickets skinhuva till grön färg.
TV4 sände vartannat avsnitt av
dem. Brun huva på Lördagar och
Grön på Söndagar.
Den tecknadfilm-serie som har gjorts handlar om ewokernas liv på Endormånen. Det förekommer
alltså inga människor överhuvudtaget. (och inga XWing och stormtropers, sorry...) Eventuella
"fiender" utgörs av andra varelser på Endor. Det finns ganska många andra varelser. Ju fler avsnitt
dessto fler varelser....
Det förekommer mängder av magi i olika former. Allt från lämpliga magiska besvärjelser till magi
som har betydelse för hela månen som styr årstidsväxlingar mm. Även en särskild sten
sunstar/shadowstone besitter stora magiska krafter.
"Huvudpersoner" är ewokbarnen Wicket, Teebo, Latara och Kneesa. Se översikt över de viktigaste
figurerna.
Denna serie sändes före jul av TV4 på helgerna med två avsnitt per helg. Lördag morgon och
söndag morgon klockan 7:10.
Det har gjorts två omgångar av
serien som är lite olika tecknade.
Bland annat har man ändrat
wickets skinhuva till grön färg.
TV4 sände vartannat avsnitt av
dem. Brun huva på Lördagar och
Grön på Söndagar.
How to pass a drug test
How to pass a drug test.
To pass a drug test it is very important to estalish the length of time
which the metabolties will be in your body. If you can establish this and
then cease useof the drug far enough away from your test you should pass
without the difficulties of other methods.
The next method to use to pass a test is the use of blockers or diuretics.
These will either water your urine down or cause you to metabolize the drug
quicker. This will allow you to stay on the drug closer to the test.
The final method is substitution. You can either find somone else to supply
the urine for you or you can doctor your own. To do this you must empty
your bladder then insert a catheter and fill your bladder with clean urine,
like in the film the program.
To pass a drug test it is very important to estalish the length of time
which the metabolties will be in your body. If you can establish this and
then cease useof the drug far enough away from your test you should pass
without the difficulties of other methods.
The next method to use to pass a test is the use of blockers or diuretics.
These will either water your urine down or cause you to metabolize the drug
quicker. This will allow you to stay on the drug closer to the test.
The final method is substitution. You can either find somone else to supply
the urine for you or you can doctor your own. To do this you must empty
your bladder then insert a catheter and fill your bladder with clean urine,
like in the film the program.
Dare Drug Essay
I Promise not to do drugs because I know that if I do drugs A. Nobody will like me except people that do drugs (druggies). Also I'd rather be drug-free than a druggie.
I've learned a lot in Dare. First of all, I always have someone to talk to for all of my problems. Like when I have family, friend or any trouble, I can talk instead of having it bottled up inside of me. In Dare, I learned that there is more stuff to do instead of smoking. Like for instance, My friend and I are starting a street hockey league. We have about twenty-six kids signed up. This league will give kids who either ignored Dare or didn't have Dare a chance to find out that there's stuff you can do for your self like stay physically fit & staying off drugs. I have also learned that not many kids in Cutler Middle School don't do drugs.I always thought that when I got into middle school,everybody is going to force me to do drugs.
I should avoid violence because I could have a risk,depending on the situation,of getting myself killed!
There's another big thing.Consquences.Conquences are either good or bad. Like if I were to tag a building,I could get arrested or become an outcast from all my friends. If I was to help a senior citizen, I would feel pretty good inside.
I've learned a lot in Dare. First of all, I always have someone to talk to for all of my problems. Like when I have family, friend or any trouble, I can talk instead of having it bottled up inside of me. In Dare, I learned that there is more stuff to do instead of smoking. Like for instance, My friend and I are starting a street hockey league. We have about twenty-six kids signed up. This league will give kids who either ignored Dare or didn't have Dare a chance to find out that there's stuff you can do for your self like stay physically fit & staying off drugs. I have also learned that not many kids in Cutler Middle School don't do drugs.I always thought that when I got into middle school,everybody is going to force me to do drugs.
I should avoid violence because I could have a risk,depending on the situation,of getting myself killed!
There's another big thing.Consquences.Conquences are either good or bad. Like if I were to tag a building,I could get arrested or become an outcast from all my friends. If I was to help a senior citizen, I would feel pretty good inside.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Teens and Drug Abuse
Drug Use Among Teenagers
~~~ While I was conducting my research, I located the actual survey results and decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~
The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana, LSD, and a variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan.
Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried,
shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa). You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana.
Sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah; it's a Spanish word), hashish
("hash" for short), and hash oil are stronger forms of
marijuana.
All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. This means they
change how the brain works. They all contain THC
(delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical in
marijuana. But there are also 400 other chemicals in the
marijuana plant.
LSD
LSD is very potent: the effective dose is measured in micrograms (ug) -- however, the lethal dose is literally thousands of times that, making the drug essentially non-toxic. LSD can be administered a number of ways, the most common: orally through paper, sugar cubes, on a piece of gelatin, or by pill; intravenously; or intramuscularly. A
standard dose with noticeable hallucinogenic effects is about 100-200 ug. The intensity of the trip is proportional to the size of the dose -- it is interesting to note, though, that the duration of the trip seems to stay the same at higher doses (Freedman, 1984). The initial effects begin 20-40 minutes with a sense of euphoria and dizziness. Hallucinations then begin to occur, with the trip peaking for 4-5 hours after about an hour since the drug is taken.
Inhalants
People use certain inhalants to obtain a "high." These inhalants could be anything from glue to certain fumes. Inhalation of dangerous and toxic substance is extremely dangerous and can cause serious health problems or death.
The Reasons for Drug Use To Climb Among Teenagers
Stupidity is one reason! There are many reasons why drug use continues to climb. The laws are not strict enough for teenage offenders. When a teenager, or any other person, is caught possessing Marijuana they receive a "slap on the wrist." They receive a fine or some sort of community service punishment and that is it. Another reason would be the idea that, "everyone else does it and nothing bad happens to them, I might as well do it too!" Teenagers see other people using drugs and do not realize the negative affect that the drug has on that person, so they start themselves. Another reason would be the ease of obtaining drugs. If I wanted to include some Marijuana with this essay, I very easily could. It is extremely easy to obtain any kinds of drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes for teenagers. One reason I do not think is a increase in drug use is peer pressure. I feel that peer pressure does not cause drug use among teens. Most teenagers do not use drugs.
Stop This Problem
There are many solutions to this problem. Stricter laws, stricter school policies about drugs and alcohol ( a few months ago, a girl was suspended for a long period of time from school for having aspirin with her, a student at Cranston West came into school drunk, threw up, fell on the floor and was only suspended for only 7 days!!! ), crackdown on students that are constantly in trouble with drugs, have a strong faculty and police presence around all known "hang out" areas, and HARSH PUNISHMENTS for offenders.
~~~ While I was conducting my research, I located the actual survey results and decided to include them with this essay. (I included them at the end of my essay). ~~~
The three main drugs that are used among teenagers are Marijuana, LSD, and a variety of inhalants. The use of these drugs seem to be of an astronomical amount according to the survey conducted by the University of Michigan.
Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried,
shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa). You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana.
Sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah; it's a Spanish word), hashish
("hash" for short), and hash oil are stronger forms of
marijuana.
All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. This means they
change how the brain works. They all contain THC
(delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical in
marijuana. But there are also 400 other chemicals in the
marijuana plant.
LSD
LSD is very potent: the effective dose is measured in micrograms (ug) -- however, the lethal dose is literally thousands of times that, making the drug essentially non-toxic. LSD can be administered a number of ways, the most common: orally through paper, sugar cubes, on a piece of gelatin, or by pill; intravenously; or intramuscularly. A
standard dose with noticeable hallucinogenic effects is about 100-200 ug. The intensity of the trip is proportional to the size of the dose -- it is interesting to note, though, that the duration of the trip seems to stay the same at higher doses (Freedman, 1984). The initial effects begin 20-40 minutes with a sense of euphoria and dizziness. Hallucinations then begin to occur, with the trip peaking for 4-5 hours after about an hour since the drug is taken.
Inhalants
People use certain inhalants to obtain a "high." These inhalants could be anything from glue to certain fumes. Inhalation of dangerous and toxic substance is extremely dangerous and can cause serious health problems or death.
The Reasons for Drug Use To Climb Among Teenagers
Stupidity is one reason! There are many reasons why drug use continues to climb. The laws are not strict enough for teenage offenders. When a teenager, or any other person, is caught possessing Marijuana they receive a "slap on the wrist." They receive a fine or some sort of community service punishment and that is it. Another reason would be the idea that, "everyone else does it and nothing bad happens to them, I might as well do it too!" Teenagers see other people using drugs and do not realize the negative affect that the drug has on that person, so they start themselves. Another reason would be the ease of obtaining drugs. If I wanted to include some Marijuana with this essay, I very easily could. It is extremely easy to obtain any kinds of drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes for teenagers. One reason I do not think is a increase in drug use is peer pressure. I feel that peer pressure does not cause drug use among teens. Most teenagers do not use drugs.
Stop This Problem
There are many solutions to this problem. Stricter laws, stricter school policies about drugs and alcohol ( a few months ago, a girl was suspended for a long period of time from school for having aspirin with her, a student at Cranston West came into school drunk, threw up, fell on the floor and was only suspended for only 7 days!!! ), crackdown on students that are constantly in trouble with drugs, have a strong faculty and police presence around all known "hang out" areas, and HARSH PUNISHMENTS for offenders.
Rethinking Marijuana
Recently, both California and Arizona took the long needed initiative and approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The California bill says that patients may use marijuana with a doctor's recommendation. It does not, however, allow doctors to prescribe the drug. Arizona voters passed a bill that swings out even further to the left than California's. Voters in Arizona think that people should be able to use any illicit drug for bona fide medical purposes. A recommendation by two doctors is enough to warrant a prescription. Unfortunately, the bills passed in both states are terribly vague and are destined to be abused.
Legalization of marijuana for medical purposes is a step in the right direction, but California and Arizona are going about it the wrong way. The chemical in marijuana that has medicinal benifits is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Studies have shown that marijuana can ease pain, relieve nausea, and generally relax a person. Marijuana is cheap and easy to produce, so if legalized, it would be plentiful and probably widely used. The problem is that there are as many harmful effects from smoking marijuana as there are benefits. It slows reflexes, dulls the brain, and sometimes causes hallucinations and/or cancer. There's no mystery about why it is illegal in most parts of the world... including the U.S.
There is a simple solution that is not being discussed by the hard-headed bureaucracy. THC is easily removed from the plant and could be administered as medicine in pill form. What a novel idea! No... actually it isn't novel at all. Many other forms of illegal drugs are dispensed as medicine is this manner. Steroids (Cortizone, Prednizone and others) and opiates, namely codeine and morphine, are prescribed regularly to patients for pain relief. Of course the doctors don't dispense poppy seeds or cocaine, the drug comes in a pill. The amount of the drug is carefully regulated to prevent most side effects but to still have the medicinal qualities. THC would be just as easy to put in pill form, plus it has an important advantage over many other pain relieving drugs; THC is not adictive. Abuse of Tylenol 3 with Codeine(tm) is a very rare occurrence, even though it can become addictive. Therefore, the abuse of a doctor prescribed THC pill would be even less common.
The solution of putting THC in a pill has not been suggested before because it doesn't satisfy the ultimate goal of either side of the debate. Those who are for legalization, such as Ethan Nadelman, the director of an institute that promotes deregulation of illicit drugs, are using medicine as an excuse to get marijuana legalized for recreational purposes. Those against legalization know the motives of people like Nadelman and are worried that any relaxation of the law will lead to more deregulation. The compromise of putting THC in a pill should partially satisfy both extremes of the argument. It should also eliminate concern that legalization of marijuana for medical purposes will lead to the legalization of other illicit drugs. Marijuana would remain illegal but THC could be legalized in a manner that makes it very hard to abuse. Those who want marijuana legalized are using medicinal purposes as the backbone of their argument. This is the medicine they asked for. The drug would be available only by prescription, so it could be used only by people who legitimately need it.
Why forgo a valuable medical resource because the abuse of that resource is illegal? This type of ultra conservative thinking would eliminate most of the medications on the market today. No more cough syrup, it has alcohol in it. Robitussin(tm) is out of the question. There are enough opiates in a bottle to kill someone. Proponents of the legalization of marijuana are not really arguing over the legalization of the drug as a medicine. They want marijuana to be completely legalized. On the other hand, the status quo and red tape are keeping a perfectly good medicine off the market. A little less convention and a little more compromise would calm the uproar about legalization of marijuana.
Legalization of marijuana for medical purposes is a step in the right direction, but California and Arizona are going about it the wrong way. The chemical in marijuana that has medicinal benifits is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Studies have shown that marijuana can ease pain, relieve nausea, and generally relax a person. Marijuana is cheap and easy to produce, so if legalized, it would be plentiful and probably widely used. The problem is that there are as many harmful effects from smoking marijuana as there are benefits. It slows reflexes, dulls the brain, and sometimes causes hallucinations and/or cancer. There's no mystery about why it is illegal in most parts of the world... including the U.S.
There is a simple solution that is not being discussed by the hard-headed bureaucracy. THC is easily removed from the plant and could be administered as medicine in pill form. What a novel idea! No... actually it isn't novel at all. Many other forms of illegal drugs are dispensed as medicine is this manner. Steroids (Cortizone, Prednizone and others) and opiates, namely codeine and morphine, are prescribed regularly to patients for pain relief. Of course the doctors don't dispense poppy seeds or cocaine, the drug comes in a pill. The amount of the drug is carefully regulated to prevent most side effects but to still have the medicinal qualities. THC would be just as easy to put in pill form, plus it has an important advantage over many other pain relieving drugs; THC is not adictive. Abuse of Tylenol 3 with Codeine(tm) is a very rare occurrence, even though it can become addictive. Therefore, the abuse of a doctor prescribed THC pill would be even less common.
The solution of putting THC in a pill has not been suggested before because it doesn't satisfy the ultimate goal of either side of the debate. Those who are for legalization, such as Ethan Nadelman, the director of an institute that promotes deregulation of illicit drugs, are using medicine as an excuse to get marijuana legalized for recreational purposes. Those against legalization know the motives of people like Nadelman and are worried that any relaxation of the law will lead to more deregulation. The compromise of putting THC in a pill should partially satisfy both extremes of the argument. It should also eliminate concern that legalization of marijuana for medical purposes will lead to the legalization of other illicit drugs. Marijuana would remain illegal but THC could be legalized in a manner that makes it very hard to abuse. Those who want marijuana legalized are using medicinal purposes as the backbone of their argument. This is the medicine they asked for. The drug would be available only by prescription, so it could be used only by people who legitimately need it.
Why forgo a valuable medical resource because the abuse of that resource is illegal? This type of ultra conservative thinking would eliminate most of the medications on the market today. No more cough syrup, it has alcohol in it. Robitussin(tm) is out of the question. There are enough opiates in a bottle to kill someone. Proponents of the legalization of marijuana are not really arguing over the legalization of the drug as a medicine. They want marijuana to be completely legalized. On the other hand, the status quo and red tape are keeping a perfectly good medicine off the market. A little less convention and a little more compromise would calm the uproar about legalization of marijuana.
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All forms of marijuana are mindíŸí¼©altering. This means theychange how the brain works.
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inmarijuana. But there are also over 400 other chemicals in themarijuana plant.
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Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette, in a pipe or abong. Recently it has
appeared in cigars called blunts which arelarger and, therefore more dangerous.
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THC in marijuana is strongly absorbed by the fatty tissuesin various organs. Generally,
traces (metabolites) of THC can bedetected by standard urine testing methods several days after
asmoking session. However, in heavy chronic users, traces can besometimes be detected for
weeks after they have stopped usingmarijuana.
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Contrary to popular belief most teenagers have not usedmarijuana and never will.
Among students surveyed in a yearlynational survey, about one in six 10th graders report they
arecurrent marijuana users. Fewer than one in five senior highstudents are current marijuana
users.
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There are many reasons why some children and young teensstart using marijuana.
Most young people use marijuana becausethey have friends or brothers and sisters who use
marijuana andpressure them to try it. Some people use it because they seeolder people in the
family using it. Other users may think it iscool because they here about it in music and see it
used in TVand movies.
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No matter how many shirts and hats you see printed with themarijuana leaf, or how
many groups sing about it, you should knowthis fact: You don't have to use marijuana just
because you thinkeverybody else is doing it. Most teens (four out of five) don'tuse marijuana!
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The effects of the drug on each person depend on the user'sexperience as well as:
*how strong the marijuana is
*what the user expects to happen
*the place where the drug is used
*how it is taken;and
*whether alcohol of other drugs are used
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Some people feel nothing at all when they smoke marijuana.Others may feel relaxed or
high. Sometimes marijuana makes usersfeel thirsty and very hungry__an effect known as the
munchies.
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Some users may get bad effects from marijuana. They suffersudden feelings of anxiety
and have paranoid thoughts.This ismore likely to happen when a more potent variety of marijuana
isused.
-
The short term effects of marijuana include:
` 1.problems with memory and/or learning
` 2.distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
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` 3.loss of coordination; and
` 4.increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks
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the hemp plant (- x-
H .; Cannabissativa) x-
@ U ; . You may hear marijuana called by street names such aspot,
herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic . Thereare more than 200 slang terms for
marijuana.
-
Sinsemilla, hashish, and hash oil are stronger forms ofmarijuana.
-
All forms of marijuana are mindíŸí¼©altering. This means theychange how the brain works.
They all contain THC (delta_9_tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical
inmarijuana. But there are also over 400 other chemicals in themarijuana plant.
-
Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette, in a pipe or abong. Recently it has
appeared in cigars called blunts which arelarger and, therefore more dangerous.
-
THC in marijuana is strongly absorbed by the fatty tissuesin various organs. Generally,
traces (metabolites) of THC can bedetected by standard urine testing methods several days after
asmoking session. However, in heavy chronic users, traces can besometimes be detected for
weeks after they have stopped usingmarijuana.
-
Contrary to popular belief most teenagers have not usedmarijuana and never will.
Among students surveyed in a yearlynational survey, about one in six 10th graders report they
arecurrent marijuana users. Fewer than one in five senior highstudents are current marijuana
users.
-
There are many reasons why some children and young teensstart using marijuana.
Most young people use marijuana becausethey have friends or brothers and sisters who use
marijuana andpressure them to try it. Some people use it because they seeolder people in the
family using it. Other users may think it iscool because they here about it in music and see it
used in TVand movies.
-
No matter how many shirts and hats you see printed with themarijuana leaf, or how
many groups sing about it, you should knowthis fact: You don't have to use marijuana just
because you thinkeverybody else is doing it. Most teens (four out of five) don'tuse marijuana!
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The effects of the drug on each person depend on the user'sexperience as well as:
*how strong the marijuana is
*what the user expects to happen
*the place where the drug is used
*how it is taken;and
*whether alcohol of other drugs are used
-
Some people feel nothing at all when they smoke marijuana.Others may feel relaxed or
high. Sometimes marijuana makes usersfeel thirsty and very hungry__an effect known as the
munchies.
-
Some users may get bad effects from marijuana. They suffersudden feelings of anxiety
and have paranoid thoughts.This ismore likely to happen when a more potent variety of marijuana
isused.
-
The short term effects of marijuana include:
` 1.problems with memory and/or learning
` 2.distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
-
` 3.loss of coordination; and
` 4.increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks
-
These risks are even greater when other drugs are mixed withthe marijuana; and users
do not always know what drugs are givento them.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Legalization of Marijuana
Allyson Runyon
The legalization of marijuana as a prescription drug should be allowed. Medical research shows that marijuana has therapeutic value in patients with various types of cancers, some neurological disorders, and AIDS patients. The marijuana eases some of the effects of chemotherapy such as nausea and dizziness. It also controls muscle spasms and contractions and aids in the relaxation of patients with neurological disorders.
Many researchers and administrations of the government, such as the Drug Enforcement Administration(D.E.A.) feel that legalizing marijuana is an unnecessary approach in the treatment of patients. Many of them feel that not only those people with the diseases and the disorders will use the drug, but other people will want to use it for everyday problems. First, a doctor must prescribe the marijuana in order for a patient to take it. It would be almost impossible for a person to obtain the drug without a prescription. It is up to the doctor whether or not the patient needs it. The D.E.A. also has fears about the possible addiction to the drug and its effects in society. As with any other drug, the possibility of addiction is a concern, but when a doctor prescribes the marijuana, he will have the chance to control and monitor the intake of the patient. There are many other drugs that are legal with the same types of effects such as codeine, cocaine, and morphine. If drugs like those are legal and are under control, then a drug like marijuana that is very similar to them, should also be legalized and easily kept under control.
Many other complaints of the legalization of marijuana have been argued and show no relevance in reasons of why marijuana should not be legalized. The D.E.A. is trying to make the argument that by legalizing marijuana, the drug problem in America will worsen. The way the DEA sees this issue is that if they allow marijuana as a medicine, there is the fear that there will be many more people using it. Then after using it, they will see how good they feel and that they are functioning fine. When that effect hits the people, that will raise questions of why marijuana is illegal at all. That is an invalid fear because if that was the case, then drugs like morphine and cocaine, which are prescribed legally, would be causing problems. Those legal uses are not adding in any significant way to the country's drug problems, so marijuana should not either.
Many of the government organizations have expressed their opinion that the patients being used in these experiments by marijuana lobbyists to bring attention to their real motive: legalizing marijuana in general. It is unfair for the government to make the public try to believe that these medical researchers are the bad guys and the government is trying to protect the public from the evil.
As much research has conducted, it has be proven that marijuana has been effective in treating sick patients with their discomforts. The many arguments of the government and the D.E.A. have yet to be proven. Until those arguments are proven and considered legitimate reasons for not legalizing marijuana, the medical world should encourage their patients to use the marijuana as if it were legal. Eventually, it will be proven that marijuana is a wise choice for the sick.
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The legalization of marijuana as a prescription drug should be allowed. Medical research shows that marijuana has therapeutic value in patients with various types of cancers, some neurological disorders, and AIDS patients. The marijuana eases some of the effects of chemotherapy such as nausea and dizziness. It also controls muscle spasms and contractions and aids in the relaxation of patients with neurological disorders.
Many researchers and administrations of the government, such as the Drug Enforcement Administration(D.E.A.) feel that legalizing marijuana is an unnecessary approach in the treatment of patients. Many of them feel that not only those people with the diseases and the disorders will use the drug, but other people will want to use it for everyday problems. First, a doctor must prescribe the marijuana in order for a patient to take it. It would be almost impossible for a person to obtain the drug without a prescription. It is up to the doctor whether or not the patient needs it. The D.E.A. also has fears about the possible addiction to the drug and its effects in society. As with any other drug, the possibility of addiction is a concern, but when a doctor prescribes the marijuana, he will have the chance to control and monitor the intake of the patient. There are many other drugs that are legal with the same types of effects such as codeine, cocaine, and morphine. If drugs like those are legal and are under control, then a drug like marijuana that is very similar to them, should also be legalized and easily kept under control.
Many other complaints of the legalization of marijuana have been argued and show no relevance in reasons of why marijuana should not be legalized. The D.E.A. is trying to make the argument that by legalizing marijuana, the drug problem in America will worsen. The way the DEA sees this issue is that if they allow marijuana as a medicine, there is the fear that there will be many more people using it. Then after using it, they will see how good they feel and that they are functioning fine. When that effect hits the people, that will raise questions of why marijuana is illegal at all. That is an invalid fear because if that was the case, then drugs like morphine and cocaine, which are prescribed legally, would be causing problems. Those legal uses are not adding in any significant way to the country's drug problems, so marijuana should not either.
Many of the government organizations have expressed their opinion that the patients being used in these experiments by marijuana lobbyists to bring attention to their real motive: legalizing marijuana in general. It is unfair for the government to make the public try to believe that these medical researchers are the bad guys and the government is trying to protect the public from the evil.
As much research has conducted, it has be proven that marijuana has been effective in treating sick patients with their discomforts. The many arguments of the government and the D.E.A. have yet to be proven. Until those arguments are proven and considered legitimate reasons for not legalizing marijuana, the medical world should encourage their patients to use the marijuana as if it were legal. Eventually, it will be proven that marijuana is a wise choice for the sick.
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Marijuana its truth
Marijuana
Marijuana is a big topic these days. Many people want to make sure that
marijuana stays illegal. Yet they do not know all the facts about marijuana. They just
think that marijuana is bad. I believe that marijuana should be made legal.
First of all, marijuana refers to the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant,
which contain the narcotic chemical THC at various potencies. It is smoked or eaten to
produce the feeling of being "high". Marijuana has been used for thousands of years for
medical, social, relaxation, and religious reasons. Several of our presidents are believed to
have smoked it. Those presidents include Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and many others.
John F. Kennedy smoked it to relieve his back pain. Also, many of America's great
leaders were hemp farmers. This includes good ol' George Washington. Archeologists
believe that cannabis was possibly the first plant farmed by humans.
Many people think that marijuana is addictive, but this is false. Marijuana is less
habit forming than either sugar or chocolate. When users take marijuana, it doesn't lead to
violence-related crimes. Most users commit crime because they want to get marijuana, but
this problem can be easily solved if the government would legalize marijuana again.
When you take marijuana, it doesn't make you violent, in fact it leads to non-violence.
There has never been a case that a person died from smoking marijuana. THC is
one of the few chemicals that has no known toxic amount. This is amazing, since
tobacco(which is legal) has 340,000 plus deaths in a typical year, compared to marijuana,
which has 0 deaths.
The government states that over 20 million Americans still smoke marijuana. You
can say that marijuana affects your health, but marijuana is less dangerous than tobacco
and people smoke less of it at a time. Or you can eat the plant instead of smoking it,
which can lower health risks by a lot. Another way to reduce health risks is by reducing
smoking amounts. There is no proof that marijuana causes health problems that can lead
to death or sexual programs, but like alcohol, it is not recommended for children or
teenagers to use. This is simply because children and teenagers are in the process of
growing up, and it would not be a good idea to smoke anything or drink alcohol.
Cannabis is a medical herb that has literally hundreds of proven, valuable
therapeutic uses. For example, you can use marijuana for stress reduction, asthma, cancer
therapy, and much more. Marijuana is not just for getting "high", but a valuable medical
medicine.
Dr. Gabriel Nahas, who made totally false statistics and studies, was very biased
and unscientific. He was even fired by the National Institute of Health and the NIH told
the public his studies were meaningless. For one experiment, he suffocated a monkey for
5 minutes at a time, using way more smoke than the average marijuana user inhales in an
entire lifetime. The other studies were lacking controls and produced results which cannot
be replicated or independently verified.
The same plant, known as hemp, has about 50,000 non-drug commercial uses.
This includes paper, textiles, fuels, food, and sealants; but these uses were also banned by
laws.
Government should re-legalize marijuana and tax it. People are going to smuggle
it anyway, so why not make a lot of money to try to repay the United States' debt by
taxing marijuana? The re-legalizing of marijuana might even be a way to lower crime and
violence in America.
Marijuana is a big topic these days. Many people want to make sure that
marijuana stays illegal. Yet they do not know all the facts about marijuana. They just
think that marijuana is bad. I believe that marijuana should be made legal.
First of all, marijuana refers to the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant,
which contain the narcotic chemical THC at various potencies. It is smoked or eaten to
produce the feeling of being "high". Marijuana has been used for thousands of years for
medical, social, relaxation, and religious reasons. Several of our presidents are believed to
have smoked it. Those presidents include Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and many others.
John F. Kennedy smoked it to relieve his back pain. Also, many of America's great
leaders were hemp farmers. This includes good ol' George Washington. Archeologists
believe that cannabis was possibly the first plant farmed by humans.
Many people think that marijuana is addictive, but this is false. Marijuana is less
habit forming than either sugar or chocolate. When users take marijuana, it doesn't lead to
violence-related crimes. Most users commit crime because they want to get marijuana, but
this problem can be easily solved if the government would legalize marijuana again.
When you take marijuana, it doesn't make you violent, in fact it leads to non-violence.
There has never been a case that a person died from smoking marijuana. THC is
one of the few chemicals that has no known toxic amount. This is amazing, since
tobacco(which is legal) has 340,000 plus deaths in a typical year, compared to marijuana,
which has 0 deaths.
The government states that over 20 million Americans still smoke marijuana. You
can say that marijuana affects your health, but marijuana is less dangerous than tobacco
and people smoke less of it at a time. Or you can eat the plant instead of smoking it,
which can lower health risks by a lot. Another way to reduce health risks is by reducing
smoking amounts. There is no proof that marijuana causes health problems that can lead
to death or sexual programs, but like alcohol, it is not recommended for children or
teenagers to use. This is simply because children and teenagers are in the process of
growing up, and it would not be a good idea to smoke anything or drink alcohol.
Cannabis is a medical herb that has literally hundreds of proven, valuable
therapeutic uses. For example, you can use marijuana for stress reduction, asthma, cancer
therapy, and much more. Marijuana is not just for getting "high", but a valuable medical
medicine.
Dr. Gabriel Nahas, who made totally false statistics and studies, was very biased
and unscientific. He was even fired by the National Institute of Health and the NIH told
the public his studies were meaningless. For one experiment, he suffocated a monkey for
5 minutes at a time, using way more smoke than the average marijuana user inhales in an
entire lifetime. The other studies were lacking controls and produced results which cannot
be replicated or independently verified.
The same plant, known as hemp, has about 50,000 non-drug commercial uses.
This includes paper, textiles, fuels, food, and sealants; but these uses were also banned by
laws.
Government should re-legalize marijuana and tax it. People are going to smuggle
it anyway, so why not make a lot of money to try to repay the United States' debt by
taxing marijuana? The re-legalizing of marijuana might even be a way to lower crime and
violence in America.
Marijuana 6
The statistic I chose to analyze was something I pulled from the Washington Post about a month ago. The article stated that "68% of high school seniors admitted to trying marijuana at least once during their high school career." The article was about the resurfacing drug problem among the teenage age group. It was aimed at an audience of parents and others who could be affected by such an alarming rate.
A number of thoughts crossed my mind when I read this statistic. My first thought was to question where the Washington Post had surveyed. As a resident of the metropolitan DC area, I am aware of the differences between the outer suburbs and DC itself. If the Post had focused on the DC area I would be able to believe the statistic much more than if they had focused on the surrounding area. Another thought was whether the Post had interviewed more boys than girls or vice versa. Racial makeup of those involved in the study was another issue that the Post did not elaborate on. I also felt it relevant to ask what the percentage of that initial 68% were seniors who had only tried it once. I think the percentage would drop significantly if the Post changed the wording from "tried it once" to "used multiple times".
Knowing the geographic location of those surveyed would be useful in a number of ways. First, it would ease the fears of parents not living in the troubled areas. More importantly, it would allow school officials, drug enforcement officials, drug counselors, etc., to focus their attention and dime to those specific areas with the biggest problem. Are we looking at inner-city youth or are we looking at suburban youth. It makes a difference as to how you approach the problem. Which station do you advertise on? Where does the local government allocate extra funding for drug education and law enforcement?
Another pertinent factor would be the racial makeup of those surveyed. Again, the way one would approach the problem would differ depending on who the intended audience is. If the survey focused on black youth, one would try to relate the drug education to the black community and its culture. The same idea applies if the focus was on white youth. It's the same idea advertisers have employed for years. McDonalds puts ads on rap stations that have a black narrator to appeal to the black community. They also put ads on stations that play Yanni that have a white narrator to appeal to the white community.
The final question I felt was very important to ask was whether or not those surveyed used marijuana on a regular basis or if it was something they had tried once and let be. This is important because if the majority of the 68% had only tried marijuana once or twice then officials would be looking at a different problem entirely. For example, if 2/3 of the 68% weren't regular users, then the focus of education would shift to not giving in to peer pressure and building self esteem. On the other hand, if it were only a small portion of the 68%, the focus would shift towards programs that identified youth that had the problem, offering detox programs, and education as to what the effects of long term marijuana use are.
Going back to the initial statistic, I find it hard to take the data as seriously at face value now that I have thought of so many factors that have been left undefined. The statistic does not seem relevant, and definitely not useful to the public, without definition of it's parameters. What it does do is incite fear into the average newspaper reader who merely glances at the information and takes it at face value.
A number of thoughts crossed my mind when I read this statistic. My first thought was to question where the Washington Post had surveyed. As a resident of the metropolitan DC area, I am aware of the differences between the outer suburbs and DC itself. If the Post had focused on the DC area I would be able to believe the statistic much more than if they had focused on the surrounding area. Another thought was whether the Post had interviewed more boys than girls or vice versa. Racial makeup of those involved in the study was another issue that the Post did not elaborate on. I also felt it relevant to ask what the percentage of that initial 68% were seniors who had only tried it once. I think the percentage would drop significantly if the Post changed the wording from "tried it once" to "used multiple times".
Knowing the geographic location of those surveyed would be useful in a number of ways. First, it would ease the fears of parents not living in the troubled areas. More importantly, it would allow school officials, drug enforcement officials, drug counselors, etc., to focus their attention and dime to those specific areas with the biggest problem. Are we looking at inner-city youth or are we looking at suburban youth. It makes a difference as to how you approach the problem. Which station do you advertise on? Where does the local government allocate extra funding for drug education and law enforcement?
Another pertinent factor would be the racial makeup of those surveyed. Again, the way one would approach the problem would differ depending on who the intended audience is. If the survey focused on black youth, one would try to relate the drug education to the black community and its culture. The same idea applies if the focus was on white youth. It's the same idea advertisers have employed for years. McDonalds puts ads on rap stations that have a black narrator to appeal to the black community. They also put ads on stations that play Yanni that have a white narrator to appeal to the white community.
The final question I felt was very important to ask was whether or not those surveyed used marijuana on a regular basis or if it was something they had tried once and let be. This is important because if the majority of the 68% had only tried marijuana once or twice then officials would be looking at a different problem entirely. For example, if 2/3 of the 68% weren't regular users, then the focus of education would shift to not giving in to peer pressure and building self esteem. On the other hand, if it were only a small portion of the 68%, the focus would shift towards programs that identified youth that had the problem, offering detox programs, and education as to what the effects of long term marijuana use are.
Going back to the initial statistic, I find it hard to take the data as seriously at face value now that I have thought of so many factors that have been left undefined. The statistic does not seem relevant, and definitely not useful to the public, without definition of it's parameters. What it does do is incite fear into the average newspaper reader who merely glances at the information and takes it at face value.
marajuana effects and after effects
marajuana:effects and after affects
One of the most common illegal drug in the United States is marijuana. There are mixed views about this drug, some people want it legalized, other people don't. In this essay, I hope to display the facts about this illegal narcotic, and explain many vie
Marijuana has many different names such as "kif" in Morocco, "doggo" in South Africa and "gangi" in India. There are many slang terms for this type of drug such as "grass," "pot," "weed," "reefer," "mj," "boo," "broccoli," "ace'', "joint," "Colombian"
Tetrahydrocnnabinal(THC) was not found until the mid 1960's. Marijuana can be used medically or for an intoxicant. Doctors prescribe it to relieve pain for people in chemotherapy, or with other diseases.
During the 1960's and 1970's mainly teenagers used marijuana. In the 1970's 11% said they used it daily, but recently, only about 5% use it daily. In 1975, 27% of people said they used it that previous month, and in 1978, that figure grew to 39%, but dr
Rapid, loud talking and bursts of laughter are in the early stages of intoxication and sleepy or stuporous is in the later stages. Forgetfulness in conversation, inflammation in the whites of the eyes and the pupils unlikely to be dilated are in the la
It is still undetermined whether light doses of marijuana has long term effect. Some short term effects are; it causes a higher heart rate, reddened eyes, clumsiness, and blunt reflexes.
The physical effects of marijuana use, particularly on developing adolescents, can be acute. The emotional development of adolescent users may be interrupted. Scientists feel heavy doses during adolescent damages emotional and intellectual development a
ne system. Marijuana use has an adverse effect on the social relationships of the user due to severe mood swings and a lack of interest. Marijuana use also causes a motivational syndrome. This means that the user will lose interest in activities and lose
Researchers believe that marijuana blocks the messages going to your brain and alters your perceptions and emotions, vision, hearing, and coordination. A recent study of 1,023 trauma patients admitted to a shock trauma unit found that one-third had marij
proven to have adverse effects on the female reproductive system. Marijuana and aging affect the brain in very similar ways. This places the long-time user in high risk for serious and premature memory disorders. Marijuana and aging affect the brain in ve
If marijuana use is abruptly stopped, certain withdrawal symptoms will be experienced: nausea, insomnia, irritability, and/or anxiety.
The 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse reports that: 33.7% of those surveyed admitted to having tried marijuana at some point in their lifetime, 9% admitted to having used marijuana during the past year, 4.3% used the drug in the past month, an
I have displayed the different effects and statistics about this drug, and what its used for. Many people think it should be legalized, many people don't. We all have our different views, and insights about this topic, and I hope someday, we will agree
One of the most common illegal drug in the United States is marijuana. There are mixed views about this drug, some people want it legalized, other people don't. In this essay, I hope to display the facts about this illegal narcotic, and explain many vie
Marijuana has many different names such as "kif" in Morocco, "doggo" in South Africa and "gangi" in India. There are many slang terms for this type of drug such as "grass," "pot," "weed," "reefer," "mj," "boo," "broccoli," "ace'', "joint," "Colombian"
Tetrahydrocnnabinal(THC) was not found until the mid 1960's. Marijuana can be used medically or for an intoxicant. Doctors prescribe it to relieve pain for people in chemotherapy, or with other diseases.
During the 1960's and 1970's mainly teenagers used marijuana. In the 1970's 11% said they used it daily, but recently, only about 5% use it daily. In 1975, 27% of people said they used it that previous month, and in 1978, that figure grew to 39%, but dr
Rapid, loud talking and bursts of laughter are in the early stages of intoxication and sleepy or stuporous is in the later stages. Forgetfulness in conversation, inflammation in the whites of the eyes and the pupils unlikely to be dilated are in the la
It is still undetermined whether light doses of marijuana has long term effect. Some short term effects are; it causes a higher heart rate, reddened eyes, clumsiness, and blunt reflexes.
The physical effects of marijuana use, particularly on developing adolescents, can be acute. The emotional development of adolescent users may be interrupted. Scientists feel heavy doses during adolescent damages emotional and intellectual development a
ne system. Marijuana use has an adverse effect on the social relationships of the user due to severe mood swings and a lack of interest. Marijuana use also causes a motivational syndrome. This means that the user will lose interest in activities and lose
Researchers believe that marijuana blocks the messages going to your brain and alters your perceptions and emotions, vision, hearing, and coordination. A recent study of 1,023 trauma patients admitted to a shock trauma unit found that one-third had marij
proven to have adverse effects on the female reproductive system. Marijuana and aging affect the brain in very similar ways. This places the long-time user in high risk for serious and premature memory disorders. Marijuana and aging affect the brain in ve
If marijuana use is abruptly stopped, certain withdrawal symptoms will be experienced: nausea, insomnia, irritability, and/or anxiety.
The 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse reports that: 33.7% of those surveyed admitted to having tried marijuana at some point in their lifetime, 9% admitted to having used marijuana during the past year, 4.3% used the drug in the past month, an
I have displayed the different effects and statistics about this drug, and what its used for. Many people think it should be legalized, many people don't. We all have our different views, and insights about this topic, and I hope someday, we will agree
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Why I Think They Should Legalize Pot
Why I Think They Should Legalize Pot
By Hagbard Celine
There has recently been lots of contreversy over whether they should legalize marijuana, or not. I think they should, and there is lots of important evidence and reasons to support this. If drugs were legalized, this country would be a much nicer place to inhabit and for this reason and others, the government should stop cracking down on harmless pot users. Here are the reasons why weed should be legalized in the United States:
First, our prisons are so full of drug users like harmless pot smokers and such that we do not have any place to stick real criminals. A friend of my brother's was killed by a drunk driver about three years ago when he went off to college. The guy who did it got community service time, and a year without his liscense. This is not justice, and changes need to be made. We can't throw every little pot head in jail just because they like grass. After all, it's not like it's cocaine or something, which should still be illegal.
Second, marijuana is not even as bad as some of the stuff that's legal. You are more in control of your senses than when trashed, and not nearly as violent. Nobody has ever died directly from getting stoned. Smoking a joint is not as likely to cause cancer as a cigarette, and weed isn't addictive. In fact, there are very little bad sides to smoking marijuana. It doesn't even burn your throat as much when you smoke it in a bong as do cigarettes.
Thirdly, if the price of pot went down quite a bit, then there would be no crime because of it. Pot would be very good for our economy, and pot farmers would make lots of money. It's easy to grow, hence the nickname "weed." And the price would drop so much that a dime bag would be a penny bag, and a 100-sack would be a dimer!
Finally, it's unconstitutional to limit our pursuit of happiness. When I'm stoned, I'm quite happy. Everything is cool when you're baked. If the government makes pot illegal, they are taking away your right to pursue being happy, because you're happy when you're under the influence of marijuana.
For these reasons and MANY others, the United States government ought to end the ban on drugs. Only if they do can we have "justice for all."
By Hagbard Celine
There has recently been lots of contreversy over whether they should legalize marijuana, or not. I think they should, and there is lots of important evidence and reasons to support this. If drugs were legalized, this country would be a much nicer place to inhabit and for this reason and others, the government should stop cracking down on harmless pot users. Here are the reasons why weed should be legalized in the United States:
First, our prisons are so full of drug users like harmless pot smokers and such that we do not have any place to stick real criminals. A friend of my brother's was killed by a drunk driver about three years ago when he went off to college. The guy who did it got community service time, and a year without his liscense. This is not justice, and changes need to be made. We can't throw every little pot head in jail just because they like grass. After all, it's not like it's cocaine or something, which should still be illegal.
Second, marijuana is not even as bad as some of the stuff that's legal. You are more in control of your senses than when trashed, and not nearly as violent. Nobody has ever died directly from getting stoned. Smoking a joint is not as likely to cause cancer as a cigarette, and weed isn't addictive. In fact, there are very little bad sides to smoking marijuana. It doesn't even burn your throat as much when you smoke it in a bong as do cigarettes.
Thirdly, if the price of pot went down quite a bit, then there would be no crime because of it. Pot would be very good for our economy, and pot farmers would make lots of money. It's easy to grow, hence the nickname "weed." And the price would drop so much that a dime bag would be a penny bag, and a 100-sack would be a dimer!
Finally, it's unconstitutional to limit our pursuit of happiness. When I'm stoned, I'm quite happy. Everything is cool when you're baked. If the government makes pot illegal, they are taking away your right to pursue being happy, because you're happy when you're under the influence of marijuana.
For these reasons and MANY others, the United States government ought to end the ban on drugs. Only if they do can we have "justice for all."
Whats Wrong with Our Food and Drugs
What's wrong with our food and drugs?
Do you really want to know what is wrong with our food? If you knew just half of what went into your food you would be disgusted. That is why I am here, to inform you. First of all, the packaging factories are hardly suitable to be a place to package raw meat. Rats are running all over the place and flies and other dirty insects are abundant. You would assume that old rotten meat would be disposed of, wouldn't you, but it's not. The mea is packaged anyway and sent to a store where a consumer will buy it unknowingly. You could be that consumer. Would you like that? And what about meat that hsa fallen on the dirty, mildew covered floors of the factories? You would think that it would be thrown away, right? Well, you are wrong again. The meat is just picked back up and packaged. I don't know about you but I think something has got to be done to keep our food clean and edible.
The other half of this story is the ridiculous cures that some people are receiving. I have heard of alcohlics who are trying to breaktheir habits being given a bottle of medicine that contains 80 % alcohol. Something there doesn't sound right. People are being given the same treatment for epilepsy and all sorts of other disorders. How is alcohol going to help someone that has epilepsy? The only thing these nonsense treatments are doing is making the physical ailments that these people have worse. If you were terribly sick do do you think alcohol would cure you? That's what I thought too. We need to put some money into researching and developing some worthwhile cures that will actually do something.
I have now informed you of two major problems that this nation faces and if something is not done to solve them then many people could end up sick or even dead. What we need to do is evaluate our problems and then fix them instead of ignoring them.
Do you really want to know what is wrong with our food? If you knew just half of what went into your food you would be disgusted. That is why I am here, to inform you. First of all, the packaging factories are hardly suitable to be a place to package raw meat. Rats are running all over the place and flies and other dirty insects are abundant. You would assume that old rotten meat would be disposed of, wouldn't you, but it's not. The mea is packaged anyway and sent to a store where a consumer will buy it unknowingly. You could be that consumer. Would you like that? And what about meat that hsa fallen on the dirty, mildew covered floors of the factories? You would think that it would be thrown away, right? Well, you are wrong again. The meat is just picked back up and packaged. I don't know about you but I think something has got to be done to keep our food clean and edible.
The other half of this story is the ridiculous cures that some people are receiving. I have heard of alcohlics who are trying to breaktheir habits being given a bottle of medicine that contains 80 % alcohol. Something there doesn't sound right. People are being given the same treatment for epilepsy and all sorts of other disorders. How is alcohol going to help someone that has epilepsy? The only thing these nonsense treatments are doing is making the physical ailments that these people have worse. If you were terribly sick do do you think alcohol would cure you? That's what I thought too. We need to put some money into researching and developing some worthwhile cures that will actually do something.
I have now informed you of two major problems that this nation faces and if something is not done to solve them then many people could end up sick or even dead. What we need to do is evaluate our problems and then fix them instead of ignoring them.
The Trip Journey to the Center of Terence Mckennas Inner El
The Trip: Journey to the center of Terence McKenna's inner elf.
Terence McKenna has become one of the most (in)famous figures in the exploration of psychedelia
and its impact on society and technology. Here McKenna espouses his theories on psychedelic mushrooms,
virtual reality, shamanism and evolution.
This is definitely one of the strangest and most interesting articles I have ever read. At
first it seems almost totally incomprehensible and inconceivable, but after reading it over a
couple of times with a good dictionary and thesaurus it begins to make sense.
In this article McKenna explains one of his trips on magic mushrooms. He describes this
trip as "a virtual reality tour of God's cerebral cortex, hosted by the Lucky Charms leprechaun".
He then goes on to tell how this trip affected his life and how it was such a complete shock that
it caused the literal turning inside-out of his intellectual universe. He was knocked off his feet
and set himself the goal of understanding this. His quest led him all over the world, exploring
traditions of magic-religious drug usage.
In the years since his fateful encounter with the self-transforming machine elves of
hyperspace, McKenna has fashioned his mental Merzbau on the New Age lecture circuit, where
he has earned the benediction of the psychedelic High Priest himself, who dubbed him "the
Timothy Leary of the 90's".
McKenna has written several books as well as having rave bands set his ruminations to
billowing techno-trance music.
The main focus of this article is on McKenna's theory, which is concocted from
psychedelic Darwinism, fringe linguistics, and New Age eschatology. This theory is based on
the notion that "Hallucinogenic plants may have been the catalysts for everything about us that
distinguishes us from other primates, except perhaps the loss of body hair".
During one of McKenna's more memorable trips the mushroom told him that it is
literally not from this world; in fact, it is an alien symbiote whose spores were borne across the
galaxy.
This may all seem a little far fetched to most people, but nothing is impossible!
Terence McKenna has become one of the most (in)famous figures in the exploration of psychedelia
and its impact on society and technology. Here McKenna espouses his theories on psychedelic mushrooms,
virtual reality, shamanism and evolution.
This is definitely one of the strangest and most interesting articles I have ever read. At
first it seems almost totally incomprehensible and inconceivable, but after reading it over a
couple of times with a good dictionary and thesaurus it begins to make sense.
In this article McKenna explains one of his trips on magic mushrooms. He describes this
trip as "a virtual reality tour of God's cerebral cortex, hosted by the Lucky Charms leprechaun".
He then goes on to tell how this trip affected his life and how it was such a complete shock that
it caused the literal turning inside-out of his intellectual universe. He was knocked off his feet
and set himself the goal of understanding this. His quest led him all over the world, exploring
traditions of magic-religious drug usage.
In the years since his fateful encounter with the self-transforming machine elves of
hyperspace, McKenna has fashioned his mental Merzbau on the New Age lecture circuit, where
he has earned the benediction of the psychedelic High Priest himself, who dubbed him "the
Timothy Leary of the 90's".
McKenna has written several books as well as having rave bands set his ruminations to
billowing techno-trance music.
The main focus of this article is on McKenna's theory, which is concocted from
psychedelic Darwinism, fringe linguistics, and New Age eschatology. This theory is based on
the notion that "Hallucinogenic plants may have been the catalysts for everything about us that
distinguishes us from other primates, except perhaps the loss of body hair".
During one of McKenna's more memorable trips the mushroom told him that it is
literally not from this world; in fact, it is an alien symbiote whose spores were borne across the
galaxy.
This may all seem a little far fetched to most people, but nothing is impossible!
Teen Drug Use
Teen Drug Use
According to the 21st annual Monitoring the Future study,
conducted by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center
and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, cigarette
smoking among high school seniors rose for the third straight
year in 1995. Since 1992, the smoking rate has risen by more
than one-fifth among seniors, with one in three (34 percent) now
saying they smoked in the 30 days prior to the survey.
Use of marijuana among seniors has also increased since 1992,
reversing a 14-year trend. Among 1995 seniors, 21.2 percent
said they had used marijuana in the last 30 days, compared with
the low of 11.9 percent in 1992. During the same period,
students' perceptions of the risk of marijuana use has declined,
from 78.6 percent who perceived igreat riski in regular use in
1991 to 60.8 percent in 1995.
Students' perceptions about the harmfulness of various other
drugs have also declined, according to the survey findings. For
example:
36.4 percent of the seniors in 1995 perceived igreat riski in
trying LSD once or twice, down from a high of 46.6 percent in
1991.
54.6 percent of the seniors in 1995 perceived igreat riski in
trying crack cocaine once or twice, down from a high of 62.4
percent in 1992.
24.8 percent perceived igreat riski in having one or two
alcoholic drinks nearly every day, down from a high of 32.7
percent in 1991.
65.6 percent perceived igreat riski in smoking one or more packs
of cigarettes per day, down from high of 69.4 percent in 1990.
According to the 21st annual Monitoring the Future study,
conducted by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center
and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, cigarette
smoking among high school seniors rose for the third straight
year in 1995. Since 1992, the smoking rate has risen by more
than one-fifth among seniors, with one in three (34 percent) now
saying they smoked in the 30 days prior to the survey.
Use of marijuana among seniors has also increased since 1992,
reversing a 14-year trend. Among 1995 seniors, 21.2 percent
said they had used marijuana in the last 30 days, compared with
the low of 11.9 percent in 1992. During the same period,
students' perceptions of the risk of marijuana use has declined,
from 78.6 percent who perceived igreat riski in regular use in
1991 to 60.8 percent in 1995.
Students' perceptions about the harmfulness of various other
drugs have also declined, according to the survey findings. For
example:
36.4 percent of the seniors in 1995 perceived igreat riski in
trying LSD once or twice, down from a high of 46.6 percent in
1991.
54.6 percent of the seniors in 1995 perceived igreat riski in
trying crack cocaine once or twice, down from a high of 62.4
percent in 1992.
24.8 percent perceived igreat riski in having one or two
alcoholic drinks nearly every day, down from a high of 32.7
percent in 1991.
65.6 percent perceived igreat riski in smoking one or more packs
of cigarettes per day, down from high of 69.4 percent in 1990.
SmokingBad For your Heath
Drugs 8-5 Matt
Project 4-96
SMOKING---Bad For Your Heath
Introduction
I studied, whether people that do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people that do smoke. I asked 20 of my friends.
Procedure
What I hypothesized is that people who do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people who do smoke. The way that I tested my hypotheses, is I called up 20 people, mostly from my camp, and found 10 people that smoked, and 10 people that did not smoke. All of the kids were 14 to 15yrs. old and 5ft to 6ft tall. All of the adults were 5ft to 6ft-2in. tall. 8 kids and 2 adults were on each side. The format I used looks like this
Name:
Phone #
Sex:
Age:
Height:
Do you smoke:
Then after, asking them the questions, I asked them to take a deep breath and then let it out as long as they could and I timed them doing it.
Conclusion
My hypothesis about non-smoker's having a greater lung capacity is correct. It is proven to be correct by my chart. The reason that non-smoker's have a greater lung capacity is that smoking, causes problems in your lungs. It is terrible for your whole body but especially your lungs. That is why my hypothesis was correct.
Project 4-96
SMOKING---Bad For Your Heath
Introduction
I studied, whether people that do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people that do smoke. I asked 20 of my friends.
Procedure
What I hypothesized is that people who do not smoke have a greater lung capacity than people who do smoke. The way that I tested my hypotheses, is I called up 20 people, mostly from my camp, and found 10 people that smoked, and 10 people that did not smoke. All of the kids were 14 to 15yrs. old and 5ft to 6ft tall. All of the adults were 5ft to 6ft-2in. tall. 8 kids and 2 adults were on each side. The format I used looks like this
Name:
Phone #
Sex:
Age:
Height:
Do you smoke:
Then after, asking them the questions, I asked them to take a deep breath and then let it out as long as they could and I timed them doing it.
Conclusion
My hypothesis about non-smoker's having a greater lung capacity is correct. It is proven to be correct by my chart. The reason that non-smoker's have a greater lung capacity is that smoking, causes problems in your lungs. It is terrible for your whole body but especially your lungs. That is why my hypothesis was correct.
Smoking
I can stop whenever I want
Good afternoon,
I can stop whenever I want. Does that sound familiar to you? if it does you are probably part of the 80% smokers who are teens. And studies show, that young smokers are likely to start doing drugs, selling drugs, and so forth. Young smokers start smoking at 12 or 13 just to get a taste of what it's like.
Some of them find it disgusting and unhealthy and some find it cool usually because their peers introduced it to them. Tobacco use kills about 420,000 smokers each year. Recent studies also indicate that about 53,000 non smokers die each year from second hand smoking. You surprised heh? You shouldn't be, because all of those anti tobacco commercials on Television and on every single pack of cigarettes isn't there for nothing. It's there to prevent all of you teens to get hooked on cigarettes or even think about starting to smoke. Smoking is legal almost everywhere in the world, but it shouldn't be because Marijuana smoking isn't. Cigarettes are addictive and they usually lead the smoker to marijuana use or to other kind of drugs. That's why I think that young teenagers shouldn't start smoking at young age. All of you people out there who think that they can stop whenever they want, well I have news flash for you. 1 out of 10 smokers succeed in quitting smoking in United-States. Everyone thinks that they have an iron will and they keep on delaying the time to stop, I'll just stop as my new year resolution, I'll stop in a month, a week, a year. Smoking is really hard to quit, it's an addictive habit and you really need an iron will to stop it. There are also a few consequences I think I should mention from ciggarette smoking. First of all, as you all know, ciggarette smoking turns your teeth yellow so you can forget about those perfect teeth with the crest smile. The second consequence is, smoking costs around 4 $ a day for a normal smoker which comes up to 2500 $ per year, think what you could do with all that money. And the most common and harmful consequence of smoking is, lung and mouth cancer. Think about it, is it worth: having bad breath, turning your teeth yellow, wasting 2500 $ per year and risking lung cancer just for a bad habit you picked up because of peer pressure? Hopefully, in the futur, teens aren't going to think anymore that they could stop whenever they want and they won't even think about trying to smoke.
Good afternoon,
I can stop whenever I want. Does that sound familiar to you? if it does you are probably part of the 80% smokers who are teens. And studies show, that young smokers are likely to start doing drugs, selling drugs, and so forth. Young smokers start smoking at 12 or 13 just to get a taste of what it's like.
Some of them find it disgusting and unhealthy and some find it cool usually because their peers introduced it to them. Tobacco use kills about 420,000 smokers each year. Recent studies also indicate that about 53,000 non smokers die each year from second hand smoking. You surprised heh? You shouldn't be, because all of those anti tobacco commercials on Television and on every single pack of cigarettes isn't there for nothing. It's there to prevent all of you teens to get hooked on cigarettes or even think about starting to smoke. Smoking is legal almost everywhere in the world, but it shouldn't be because Marijuana smoking isn't. Cigarettes are addictive and they usually lead the smoker to marijuana use or to other kind of drugs. That's why I think that young teenagers shouldn't start smoking at young age. All of you people out there who think that they can stop whenever they want, well I have news flash for you. 1 out of 10 smokers succeed in quitting smoking in United-States. Everyone thinks that they have an iron will and they keep on delaying the time to stop, I'll just stop as my new year resolution, I'll stop in a month, a week, a year. Smoking is really hard to quit, it's an addictive habit and you really need an iron will to stop it. There are also a few consequences I think I should mention from ciggarette smoking. First of all, as you all know, ciggarette smoking turns your teeth yellow so you can forget about those perfect teeth with the crest smile. The second consequence is, smoking costs around 4 $ a day for a normal smoker which comes up to 2500 $ per year, think what you could do with all that money. And the most common and harmful consequence of smoking is, lung and mouth cancer. Think about it, is it worth: having bad breath, turning your teeth yellow, wasting 2500 $ per year and risking lung cancer just for a bad habit you picked up because of peer pressure? Hopefully, in the futur, teens aren't going to think anymore that they could stop whenever they want and they won't even think about trying to smoke.
Smoking Banana Peels
Smoking Banana Peels
Back in the 1960s a lot of young poeple took drugs and these people
would try anyhing to get a "high." One Craze was called " Smoking Banana
Peels " and that is what this is about .
It all started around 1967 when somebody wrote a letter to a hippie
paper in Berkeley , California to the ' Berkeley Barb ' and explained how
to smoke a banana peel to get high. First you have to peel the banana peel
and then scrape the white material that is next to the peel out . You then
must put this white material in the oven at 200 Degrees C. until it is dry
then roll it into a cigarette. A bunch of other hippie papers copied the
instructions and it became a craze and even TIME and NEWSWEEK wrote about it.
Someone I know says he smoked banana peels once but he was "tripping"
on mushrooms at the time so he didn't know if it made him high or not. A
friend of mine tried smoking banana peels recently and he sasys it only gave
him a little bit of a headache.
Scientists said that their is a chemical in the banana peels called
serotonin and norepinephrine that are related to hallucinogens such as LSD
or " Acid " but it still doesn't work. Some people say the banana craze was
started by some hippies as a hoax because you can't make bananas illegal.
A man from the United Fruit Company said in NEWSWEEK " The only trip you can
take with a banana is when you slip on the peel. "
Back in the 1960s a lot of young poeple took drugs and these people
would try anyhing to get a "high." One Craze was called " Smoking Banana
Peels " and that is what this is about .
It all started around 1967 when somebody wrote a letter to a hippie
paper in Berkeley , California to the ' Berkeley Barb ' and explained how
to smoke a banana peel to get high. First you have to peel the banana peel
and then scrape the white material that is next to the peel out . You then
must put this white material in the oven at 200 Degrees C. until it is dry
then roll it into a cigarette. A bunch of other hippie papers copied the
instructions and it became a craze and even TIME and NEWSWEEK wrote about it.
Someone I know says he smoked banana peels once but he was "tripping"
on mushrooms at the time so he didn't know if it made him high or not. A
friend of mine tried smoking banana peels recently and he sasys it only gave
him a little bit of a headache.
Scientists said that their is a chemical in the banana peels called
serotonin and norepinephrine that are related to hallucinogens such as LSD
or " Acid " but it still doesn't work. Some people say the banana craze was
started by some hippies as a hoax because you can't make bananas illegal.
A man from the United Fruit Company said in NEWSWEEK " The only trip you can
take with a banana is when you slip on the peel. "
Short review of the book entitled E for Ecstasy
Communication law and ethics
Banned book report
The book entitled E for Ecstasy, by Nicholas Saunders, is a book of history, information, and stories about the illegal drug ecstasy. The author presents a vast amount of information about many aspects of the drug such as the history of the invention of the drug, information about how the drug effects people in different ways, positive reasons to use the drug, side effects and negative reasons to use the drug, and an overview of how the drug has been accepted into various societal groups.
A shipment of this book, which was published in England in 1994, was ceased by Australian customs agents in the spring of 1994 and has been banned in Australia ever since. The ban on this book is currently still in place and being upheld by the Australian government due to the way the book portrays the drug ecstasy in a primarily positive way. According to the author of the book, even anti-drug groups are opposed to the ban because they believe both sides of the story should be heard.
As I read this book, at first I felt a temptation to try ecstasy due to the positive way in which the drug was described. After reading further into the text, however, much more detailed information about the drug is brought fourth. For example, the book associates use of ecstasy with the cultures of all kinds of illegal drugs. In my opinion, the ban should be lifted because the book does not just give the positive information about this drug. While the book does side towards the use of the drug, it does provide all kinds of interesting information and education including negative data about the drug. If information about drugs is kept in the dark, people will be tempted to seek information in potentially harmful ways. If information flows freely, however, people can usually be trusted to make smart choices.
The latest twist to this otherwise traditional story is that the entire text of the book is now available on the Internet, as is the text of many other banned books. E is for Ecstasy can be found at: http://hyperreal.com/drugs/e4x/ While it is ironic that the citizens of Australia can now gain electronic access to this banned book, the more important issue is one of the Internet's ability to give people world wide access to anything. This is just one more example of electronic information flowing into a country where it not allowed. Because of the ease at which banned books can now be obtained anywhere, the future of what we now know as banned books has been forever altered.
Banned book report
The book entitled E for Ecstasy, by Nicholas Saunders, is a book of history, information, and stories about the illegal drug ecstasy. The author presents a vast amount of information about many aspects of the drug such as the history of the invention of the drug, information about how the drug effects people in different ways, positive reasons to use the drug, side effects and negative reasons to use the drug, and an overview of how the drug has been accepted into various societal groups.
A shipment of this book, which was published in England in 1994, was ceased by Australian customs agents in the spring of 1994 and has been banned in Australia ever since. The ban on this book is currently still in place and being upheld by the Australian government due to the way the book portrays the drug ecstasy in a primarily positive way. According to the author of the book, even anti-drug groups are opposed to the ban because they believe both sides of the story should be heard.
As I read this book, at first I felt a temptation to try ecstasy due to the positive way in which the drug was described. After reading further into the text, however, much more detailed information about the drug is brought fourth. For example, the book associates use of ecstasy with the cultures of all kinds of illegal drugs. In my opinion, the ban should be lifted because the book does not just give the positive information about this drug. While the book does side towards the use of the drug, it does provide all kinds of interesting information and education including negative data about the drug. If information about drugs is kept in the dark, people will be tempted to seek information in potentially harmful ways. If information flows freely, however, people can usually be trusted to make smart choices.
The latest twist to this otherwise traditional story is that the entire text of the book is now available on the Internet, as is the text of many other banned books. E is for Ecstasy can be found at: http://hyperreal.com/drugs/e4x/ While it is ironic that the citizens of Australia can now gain electronic access to this banned book, the more important issue is one of the Internet's ability to give people world wide access to anything. This is just one more example of electronic information flowing into a country where it not allowed. Because of the ease at which banned books can now be obtained anywhere, the future of what we now know as banned books has been forever altered.
Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is, it eases the pain, and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of their life. For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them happy and enjoyable to be around. The disadvantage is that after smoking it for an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer. That is not so bad for them considering there is no cure for their disease. My stand point on this subject is that it is a good idea for marijuana to be used as a medical drug for the treatment in terminal illnesses.
The state law proposition 215 which says, that pot is legal to smoke if you are using it for medical reasons in terminally ill cases. This proposition was on the November ballot and was voted into effect. The federal law that was put into effect no to long ago, states that using marijuana for any reason including medical reasons is illegal. This law was put into effect by the president Bill Clintion. I feel that the law enforcers in California should ignore the federal law or appeal it in court.
There is another drug that is illegal to use in any way but for medical reasons. That drug is morphine, it is used in hospitals to relieve the sever pain of any patient. The reason I know this is that recently my mother was in the hospital for a brain aneurysm and when she got headaches she was given morphine. This is just like what is going on in California, people diagnosed with AIDS and other illnesses should be able to use strong medicines including marijuana to ease the suffering that they are experiencing.
Especially in California where there are more AIDS cases there than any other place in the nation. All over the state there are clinics that supply patients with pot for them to use to relax. Some of these places have strict guidelines for acquiring marijuana and others do not have so strict guidelines. One of the clinics or clubs(as they call them) was raided and shutdown by state narcotics agents. The club's name was Cannabis Buyers Club, which has thousands of members was the one shutdown. The patients that received their pot there were upset. City Hall, in the first week got 150 calls asking for help. Officials went to the Healing Alternatives Foundation and asked for help. Matthew Sharp, the foundation director and an AIDS patient told the mayor that he would not help because of the guidelines.
Matthew sharp also said he "really never liked to smoke pot." But after he was diagnosed with wasting syndrome, the smoking helped him to relax and it helped he over come the nausea and start eating again. That is another way of how smoking pot has helped these patients start enjoying their lives more. There are more patients with stories like his and that is why I feel that Proposition 215 should be enforce and not the federal law. I think that California should appeal the federal law for the health and happiness of the patients. That is my position on this subject.
In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is, it eases the pain, and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of their life. For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them happy and enjoyable to be around. The disadvantage is that after smoking it for an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer. That is not so bad for them considering there is no cure for their disease. My stand point on this subject is that it is a good idea for marijuana to be used as a medical drug for the treatment in terminal illnesses.
The state law proposition 215 which says, that pot is legal to smoke if you are using it for medical reasons in terminally ill cases. This proposition was on the November ballot and was voted into effect. The federal law that was put into effect no to long ago, states that using marijuana for any reason including medical reasons is illegal. This law was put into effect by the president Bill Clintion. I feel that the law enforcers in California should ignore the federal law or appeal it in court.
There is another drug that is illegal to use in any way but for medical reasons. That drug is morphine, it is used in hospitals to relieve the sever pain of any patient. The reason I know this is that recently my mother was in the hospital for a brain aneurysm and when she got headaches she was given morphine. This is just like what is going on in California, people diagnosed with AIDS and other illnesses should be able to use strong medicines including marijuana to ease the suffering that they are experiencing.
Especially in California where there are more AIDS cases there than any other place in the nation. All over the state there are clinics that supply patients with pot for them to use to relax. Some of these places have strict guidelines for acquiring marijuana and others do not have so strict guidelines. One of the clinics or clubs(as they call them) was raided and shutdown by state narcotics agents. The club's name was Cannabis Buyers Club, which has thousands of members was the one shutdown. The patients that received their pot there were upset. City Hall, in the first week got 150 calls asking for help. Officials went to the Healing Alternatives Foundation and asked for help. Matthew Sharp, the foundation director and an AIDS patient told the mayor that he would not help because of the guidelines.
Matthew sharp also said he "really never liked to smoke pot." But after he was diagnosed with wasting syndrome, the smoking helped him to relax and it helped he over come the nausea and start eating again. That is another way of how smoking pot has helped these patients start enjoying their lives more. There are more patients with stories like his and that is why I feel that Proposition 215 should be enforce and not the federal law. I think that California should appeal the federal law for the health and happiness of the patients. That is my position on this subject.
ONLY THOSE WITH NO HOPE TAKE DRUGS
Only Those With No Hope Take Drugs
Beatle John Lennon once said "Only those with no hope take drugs." But I believe the statement is partly true, because not only those with no hope take drugs but more and more young generations begin using drugs. Moreover, others may use drugs out of curiosity, for a thrill, or to rebel. Regardless of why drug use begins, many people continue the practice because they become dependent on the drug.
In recent years, the age of users of drugs has descended dramatically, nowadays, even a eight year-old kid may use drugs. Young people begin using drugs for numerous reasons. Some experiment with drugs because their friends use them. Many young people find it difficult to resist peer pressure, which comes from the influence of people their own age. In addition, they are easily influenced by media, such as movies, music, TV, and etc. Moreover, young people often have a sense, that death or other severe consequences of drug use will not affect them personally. At the age of rebel, teenagers are curious of trying new things which they've been told forbidden. Adults may begin using drugs for some of the same reasons as young people. In addition, the stress of life, job, and family pressures may lead people to seek relief in drugs.
When people do not know how to handle their stress and depressions properly, they seek for ways that can solve, at least lessen their pains. Using drugs is certainly one method to reduce pressures and stress when there is no help coming from others. Because drug causes temporarily delusion of what a person sees, hears, and smells, he or she might feel a sense of invulnerability. It will make anyone from hell to heaven. On the other hand, there are many ways, other than using drugs, that can help to solve one's problems. There is always hope unless you don't give it a try. Don't surrender to drugs!
Beatle John Lennon once said "Only those with no hope take drugs." But I believe the statement is partly true, because not only those with no hope take drugs but more and more young generations begin using drugs. Moreover, others may use drugs out of curiosity, for a thrill, or to rebel. Regardless of why drug use begins, many people continue the practice because they become dependent on the drug.
In recent years, the age of users of drugs has descended dramatically, nowadays, even a eight year-old kid may use drugs. Young people begin using drugs for numerous reasons. Some experiment with drugs because their friends use them. Many young people find it difficult to resist peer pressure, which comes from the influence of people their own age. In addition, they are easily influenced by media, such as movies, music, TV, and etc. Moreover, young people often have a sense, that death or other severe consequences of drug use will not affect them personally. At the age of rebel, teenagers are curious of trying new things which they've been told forbidden. Adults may begin using drugs for some of the same reasons as young people. In addition, the stress of life, job, and family pressures may lead people to seek relief in drugs.
When people do not know how to handle their stress and depressions properly, they seek for ways that can solve, at least lessen their pains. Using drugs is certainly one method to reduce pressures and stress when there is no help coming from others. Because drug causes temporarily delusion of what a person sees, hears, and smells, he or she might feel a sense of invulnerability. It will make anyone from hell to heaven. On the other hand, there are many ways, other than using drugs, that can help to solve one's problems. There is always hope unless you don't give it a try. Don't surrender to drugs!
Medicial Plants
MEDICINAL PLANTS
BY:Your Name Here
I am doing this project because I think it would be interesting to figure out different
things about medicinal plants and, I decided to try to focus on garlic because, for reason it is a medicinal plant and there is a range of reasons why garlic is important to us but there are things we need to be aware of though.
For about 5000 years garlic has been known to reduce blood cholestrol levels. Garlic tastes very hot, dry, and pungent. The cloves (a part of the garlic plant) are used mostly for infections, especially for such symptoms as: chest problems, some digestive disorders, blood sugar levels; and so, can be helpful in later-onsets of diabetes. Sometimes, the cloves are efffective for some types of skin infections and acne. Garlic is best used if it is fresh.
Things to be aware of about garlic: Garlic acts as a natural heating element inside the human vody; and can irritate the stimach. Do not take garlic in theapuetic classes during pregnacys, and lactating mothers. Garlic can also cause stomach problems, such as heartburn.
Garlic's strong aromatic action helps cleanses the body's lings, and skin. To help reduce the strong odor of garlic; it has been suggested to eat gresh parsly. To elimate the odor of garlic from the mouth (breath).
BY:Your Name Here
I am doing this project because I think it would be interesting to figure out different
things about medicinal plants and, I decided to try to focus on garlic because, for reason it is a medicinal plant and there is a range of reasons why garlic is important to us but there are things we need to be aware of though.
For about 5000 years garlic has been known to reduce blood cholestrol levels. Garlic tastes very hot, dry, and pungent. The cloves (a part of the garlic plant) are used mostly for infections, especially for such symptoms as: chest problems, some digestive disorders, blood sugar levels; and so, can be helpful in later-onsets of diabetes. Sometimes, the cloves are efffective for some types of skin infections and acne. Garlic is best used if it is fresh.
Things to be aware of about garlic: Garlic acts as a natural heating element inside the human vody; and can irritate the stimach. Do not take garlic in theapuetic classes during pregnacys, and lactating mothers. Garlic can also cause stomach problems, such as heartburn.
Garlic's strong aromatic action helps cleanses the body's lings, and skin. To help reduce the strong odor of garlic; it has been suggested to eat gresh parsly. To elimate the odor of garlic from the mouth (breath).
Marijuana 5
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rate applicable when you worked it out.
I would prefer a bank draft in Australian dollars if possible.
American Express Money Orders and Postal Money Orders are also OK.
I will accept personal cheques but these take a while to clear!
The University of Western Australia has no connections with the player!!
I will accept Purchase Orders for Site Licenses.
I don't like reading through two or more pages of invoicing instructions
however!
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Marajana
Drugs are a major debate it the world we live in today. Drugs are gaining more and more attention. More and more people are using drugs then ever before and there is no decrease in the amount of drug users. One of the most commonly used drugs is marijuana. In todays world marijuana is growing and is looking to be legalized in California for medical uses only but that will lead to many other problems in the near future.
Marijuana is the most used drug in the U.S. besides tobacco. Marijuana gives people the feeling they like and want but when it is used to much they have to use more of it to get the high in which they desire. It effects your brain by making the THC disrupt the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are formed. This makes it harder for the user to recall events and makes it harder to learn. Marijuana is addictive to some people. About 100,000 people seek treatment for marijuana use each year. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or a bong. Recently, it has appeared in cigars called blunts which are larger and, therefore, more dangerous. Marijuana is a green, brown, or a gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). There are many slang names for marijuana such as pot, weed, boom, gangster, and Mary Jane. This drug causes Timing, coordination, alertness, and performance to be affected in a negative way. Marijuana has THC in it which is absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs. THC can be detected using urine tests and it will stay in your system for seven to a couple of weeks.
Teens are the reason that drugs are a problem in the U.S.. About one in six 10th graders report that they are current marijuana users. Fewer then one in five high school seniors are current users. Some people who use this drug feel nothing but some feel relaxed and high. After smoking it users may get a sudden quenching for a drink and get very hungry. This is called the munchies. Short Term effects of marijuana include memory problems and learning problems, distorted perception, trouble when thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks. THC can damage cell tissues in you immune system causing users to be more open to diseases. To be able to tell if someone is high they may be dizzy and have trouble walking, be silly and giggly for no reason, bloodshot eyes and have a hard time remembering things. These effects usually end in a few hours and the user gets very sleepy.
A big issue being raised in California is the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes only. The old laws would still be in effect. If you were found using it you would have to have your medical doctors prescription for it to get free from jail or a fine. Still, a cop could bust you for growing it and cuff you because they don't know that your doctor prescribed it for you. This law is a state law and is called Proposition 215. This law has been turned down for the last two years. This year all the old laws that have been turned down have been put together to make a great law. This law actually passed November 5, 1996.
Marijuana aids in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief. The American Cancer society says NO to marijuana because it is not a substitute for appropriate anti-nause drugs for cancer chemotherapy and vomiting. We see no reason to support the legalization of marijuana for medical use. Smoking marijuana is also not approved by the FDA for any illness. These corporations both say that they what a different drug to do the same thing but developing it will take an estimated 4 billion dollars. People what to know why some other drugs can be used like morphine but marijuana can't.
In me and my partners personal option we believe that it is wrong to smoke it or use it in any way, shape, or form. We have never used in and probably never will. We only have one body and we should make the most of it and not mess it up by doing stupid things that will affect us as we get older. To me doing any kind of drugs is stupid and a waste of time. I want to live my life without any worries of medical problems.
Any kind of drug that is illegal is bad for your health but if recommended by a doctor does it make them any better. Drugs will always be around in my option. The government can't demolish drugs or marijuana but they can try to educate children while they are younger to tell them that drugs are bad and should not be taken. With the passing of this law marijuana will become legal in California. Other states can adopt this law if they would like. Education is the key to the end of drugs and the beginning of a new era. Just say NO.
Marijuana is the most used drug in the U.S. besides tobacco. Marijuana gives people the feeling they like and want but when it is used to much they have to use more of it to get the high in which they desire. It effects your brain by making the THC disrupt the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are formed. This makes it harder for the user to recall events and makes it harder to learn. Marijuana is addictive to some people. About 100,000 people seek treatment for marijuana use each year. Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or a bong. Recently, it has appeared in cigars called blunts which are larger and, therefore, more dangerous. Marijuana is a green, brown, or a gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). There are many slang names for marijuana such as pot, weed, boom, gangster, and Mary Jane. This drug causes Timing, coordination, alertness, and performance to be affected in a negative way. Marijuana has THC in it which is absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs. THC can be detected using urine tests and it will stay in your system for seven to a couple of weeks.
Teens are the reason that drugs are a problem in the U.S.. About one in six 10th graders report that they are current marijuana users. Fewer then one in five high school seniors are current users. Some people who use this drug feel nothing but some feel relaxed and high. After smoking it users may get a sudden quenching for a drink and get very hungry. This is called the munchies. Short Term effects of marijuana include memory problems and learning problems, distorted perception, trouble when thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks. THC can damage cell tissues in you immune system causing users to be more open to diseases. To be able to tell if someone is high they may be dizzy and have trouble walking, be silly and giggly for no reason, bloodshot eyes and have a hard time remembering things. These effects usually end in a few hours and the user gets very sleepy.
A big issue being raised in California is the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes only. The old laws would still be in effect. If you were found using it you would have to have your medical doctors prescription for it to get free from jail or a fine. Still, a cop could bust you for growing it and cuff you because they don't know that your doctor prescribed it for you. This law is a state law and is called Proposition 215. This law has been turned down for the last two years. This year all the old laws that have been turned down have been put together to make a great law. This law actually passed November 5, 1996.
Marijuana aids in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief. The American Cancer society says NO to marijuana because it is not a substitute for appropriate anti-nause drugs for cancer chemotherapy and vomiting. We see no reason to support the legalization of marijuana for medical use. Smoking marijuana is also not approved by the FDA for any illness. These corporations both say that they what a different drug to do the same thing but developing it will take an estimated 4 billion dollars. People what to know why some other drugs can be used like morphine but marijuana can't.
In me and my partners personal option we believe that it is wrong to smoke it or use it in any way, shape, or form. We have never used in and probably never will. We only have one body and we should make the most of it and not mess it up by doing stupid things that will affect us as we get older. To me doing any kind of drugs is stupid and a waste of time. I want to live my life without any worries of medical problems.
Any kind of drug that is illegal is bad for your health but if recommended by a doctor does it make them any better. Drugs will always be around in my option. The government can't demolish drugs or marijuana but they can try to educate children while they are younger to tell them that drugs are bad and should not be taken. With the passing of this law marijuana will become legal in California. Other states can adopt this law if they would like. Education is the key to the end of drugs and the beginning of a new era. Just say NO.
LSDandPCP
Today there is increasing usage of two very powerful, and dangerous drugs in the
youth of this Nation. LSD is one of these drugs, this hallucinogen more commonly
known as Acid and is one of the longest lasting highs that are out there. LSD was first
researched in 1953 when the Central Intelligence Agency thought that the Soviets and
Chinese would use LSD to brainwash American diplomats. The Federal Drug
Enforcement Administration lists this drug as a "schedule I" drug that means that it has high
potential for abuse. During the "turn-on, tune-in, drop-out" time of the 60's LSD became
the thing for social and political movements to freedom, creativity, self-discovery and
opposition to the Vietnam War. Some freaked out during bad trips as LSD caused panic
and advansded mental illnesses. Most are curried with flashbacks that are recurrences of
hallucinations. Some people thought they could fly, and jumped to their deaths. The
popularity of the rug in the 60's started research and laws making its use illegal. LSD is the
chemical term or lysergic acid diethyl amide. National Institute on Drug Abuse surveys
indicate illicit use of LSD has remained relatively constant. Almost 2 percent of high
school seniors are current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not
creating the problems it created in the 60's because the average street dose is al least 50
percent lower.
Washington, D.C. is known as the PCP capital of the United States because there
are more illicit PCP lads here than anywhere both water and fat soluble. In other words,
any way ap person gets it in his or her body, it will be absorbed. PCP can be snorted or
inhaled, put in a pill form and swallowed, sprayed on any thing and smoked. In
Washington, dealers spray it on marijuana and sell it to all the street junkies. People high
on PCP either end up overdosed, where they become kind of robotic in their movements
and behavior, or they act really crazy. PCP patients show signs of visual hallucination,
they show psychotic behavior. Many crimes of violence have been done under the have
no an amnesia component. When people smoke PCP, the high comes on in two to five
minutes, peaks at about 20 minutes, and takes 24 to 48 hours to come back to what
they call normal. Most users also smoke a combination of PCP and crack known as
bazooka. There are a lot of mixtures of there drugs in fact not many people justice one
drug. PCP is actually stores in the fatty tissue of the body. So a person can feel the affects
of PCP many days after he or she has stopped smoking it. There has been some cases they
last up to two weeks. Where people have a predisposition to a so-called nervous
breakdown, PCP can actually put them into the breakdown. In many cases they never
come back to normal, so a lot of times they have to be on antipsychotic medication for the
rest of their lives.
youth of this Nation. LSD is one of these drugs, this hallucinogen more commonly
known as Acid and is one of the longest lasting highs that are out there. LSD was first
researched in 1953 when the Central Intelligence Agency thought that the Soviets and
Chinese would use LSD to brainwash American diplomats. The Federal Drug
Enforcement Administration lists this drug as a "schedule I" drug that means that it has high
potential for abuse. During the "turn-on, tune-in, drop-out" time of the 60's LSD became
the thing for social and political movements to freedom, creativity, self-discovery and
opposition to the Vietnam War. Some freaked out during bad trips as LSD caused panic
and advansded mental illnesses. Most are curried with flashbacks that are recurrences of
hallucinations. Some people thought they could fly, and jumped to their deaths. The
popularity of the rug in the 60's started research and laws making its use illegal. LSD is the
chemical term or lysergic acid diethyl amide. National Institute on Drug Abuse surveys
indicate illicit use of LSD has remained relatively constant. Almost 2 percent of high
school seniors are current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not
creating the problems it created in the 60's because the average street dose is al least 50
percent lower.
Washington, D.C. is known as the PCP capital of the United States because there
are more illicit PCP lads here than anywhere both water and fat soluble. In other words,
any way ap person gets it in his or her body, it will be absorbed. PCP can be snorted or
inhaled, put in a pill form and swallowed, sprayed on any thing and smoked. In
Washington, dealers spray it on marijuana and sell it to all the street junkies. People high
on PCP either end up overdosed, where they become kind of robotic in their movements
and behavior, or they act really crazy. PCP patients show signs of visual hallucination,
they show psychotic behavior. Many crimes of violence have been done under the have
no an amnesia component. When people smoke PCP, the high comes on in two to five
minutes, peaks at about 20 minutes, and takes 24 to 48 hours to come back to what
they call normal. Most users also smoke a combination of PCP and crack known as
bazooka. There are a lot of mixtures of there drugs in fact not many people justice one
drug. PCP is actually stores in the fatty tissue of the body. So a person can feel the affects
of PCP many days after he or she has stopped smoking it. There has been some cases they
last up to two weeks. Where people have a predisposition to a so-called nervous
breakdown, PCP can actually put them into the breakdown. In many cases they never
come back to normal, so a lot of times they have to be on antipsychotic medication for the
rest of their lives.
LSD
LSD
The use of drugs among Americans is rapidly rising. They can be bought and sold almost anywhere, from the streets to hallways of schools. A drug on the rapid rise from the 70's is LSD. Some people attribute this to the fact it is extremely inexpensive, $2-4 a hit, the wrong belief by users that it is a safer drug than marijuana because it isn't physically addicting. However, LSD is a hallucinogenic drug that is very dangerous, despite popular belief.
LSD stands for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. Lysergic acid is extracted from the fungus Ergot, and then left to crystallize until it is pure. It was first accidentally discovered by Albert Hoffman in 1938 in Switzerland, who was searching for possible therapeutic uses of Ergot. Hoffman continued his experiments, but never came in contact with the crystals until1943. (LSD can be absorbed through the skin.) Hoffman then sent LSD around the world to be tested and investigated to find medical uses. Lysergic acid deviates were found to relieve migraines and control postpartum hemorrhage because it causes veins to contract, but also caused gangrene of the limbs, and so further experimentation with the drug was abandoned. In the late 50's, however, LSD was used by the CIA as an interrogation drug for spies. However, it was proven to be unreliable and was later replaced with other interrogation drugs.
LSD comes in the forms of crystals, liquids, tablets, gelatins, or blotting squares. The squares have designs on them such a flowers, dragons, shapes, animals, and cartoon characters to make them more attractive to young children. Often called acid, white lightning, stamps, microdot, and grateful dead, LSD is usually taken orally.
There are 4 levels of experience an LSD user will go through. The first takes place within 45 minutes of ingestion. The user begins to feel enhanced senses. Colors are brighter, sounds are more distinct, and a user may feel dizzy. The second level is the plateau. Between hours one and three, the user will "see" sounds and "hear" objects. This experience of a mingling of the senses is called synethesva. Patterns within material such as sweaters and blankets appear. A user may see figures within smoke from incense, or spend extended periods of time examining lines on the palm of their hand. Clock time becomes distorted and slows almost to a stand still, whole minutes seem to pass like hours. Slight hallucinations may appear. The third stage from hours 4-7 is the climax. Colors are greatly magnified, while once familiar shapes distorted beyond recognition. The hallucinations become intense, and total unreal objects may appear. A user may go through a profound "mystical" experience where they find insight or enlightenment about themselves or the world around them. The fourth stage is the downfall where the drug wears off and the user re-enters the normal world. LSD was very popular in the late 60's for its properties of "realization", transcendence, or the all-knowing effect that LSD often gives. But the use of LSD quickly faded because of it's dangerous and harmful side effects.
LSD causes depth distortion and impairs rational judgment, which often leads to accidents and injury. Often the user doesn't realize they are injured until the drug wears off, and then the user usually doesn't remember the accident. These negative side effects cause users to jump out of windows or run in front of moving cars. And also because the source of LSD is unpredictable, a user may get a tainted dose, causing a severe panic attack resulting in the need to commit suicide to escape it. A user often has enlarged pupils, rapid heartbeat, nausea, chills and trembling, convulsions, extreme mood swings, fear of insanity or death, and severe anxiety. A user who uses high doses often may suffer permanent psychosis. Any user, even a first time user may suffer from flashbacks, where LSD, stored in the spinal cord discs, escapes and comes in contact with the brain. The user may feel as if they were using the drug again for several minutes or less until the LSD wears off.
No matter who uses it, LSD is a dangerous and illegal drug. The chances of injuring or killing one's self should cause would be users to think again. The attraction to children can also be minimized by a watchful parent. LSD is a potent dangerous drug, that can cause permanent damage, such as long term personality changes, and can shatter the strongest hold on reality, and cause permanent insanity. No person can be fully responsible for their behavior while under the influence of any drug, and LSD is no exception.
The use of drugs among Americans is rapidly rising. They can be bought and sold almost anywhere, from the streets to hallways of schools. A drug on the rapid rise from the 70's is LSD. Some people attribute this to the fact it is extremely inexpensive, $2-4 a hit, the wrong belief by users that it is a safer drug than marijuana because it isn't physically addicting. However, LSD is a hallucinogenic drug that is very dangerous, despite popular belief.
LSD stands for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. Lysergic acid is extracted from the fungus Ergot, and then left to crystallize until it is pure. It was first accidentally discovered by Albert Hoffman in 1938 in Switzerland, who was searching for possible therapeutic uses of Ergot. Hoffman continued his experiments, but never came in contact with the crystals until1943. (LSD can be absorbed through the skin.) Hoffman then sent LSD around the world to be tested and investigated to find medical uses. Lysergic acid deviates were found to relieve migraines and control postpartum hemorrhage because it causes veins to contract, but also caused gangrene of the limbs, and so further experimentation with the drug was abandoned. In the late 50's, however, LSD was used by the CIA as an interrogation drug for spies. However, it was proven to be unreliable and was later replaced with other interrogation drugs.
LSD comes in the forms of crystals, liquids, tablets, gelatins, or blotting squares. The squares have designs on them such a flowers, dragons, shapes, animals, and cartoon characters to make them more attractive to young children. Often called acid, white lightning, stamps, microdot, and grateful dead, LSD is usually taken orally.
There are 4 levels of experience an LSD user will go through. The first takes place within 45 minutes of ingestion. The user begins to feel enhanced senses. Colors are brighter, sounds are more distinct, and a user may feel dizzy. The second level is the plateau. Between hours one and three, the user will "see" sounds and "hear" objects. This experience of a mingling of the senses is called synethesva. Patterns within material such as sweaters and blankets appear. A user may see figures within smoke from incense, or spend extended periods of time examining lines on the palm of their hand. Clock time becomes distorted and slows almost to a stand still, whole minutes seem to pass like hours. Slight hallucinations may appear. The third stage from hours 4-7 is the climax. Colors are greatly magnified, while once familiar shapes distorted beyond recognition. The hallucinations become intense, and total unreal objects may appear. A user may go through a profound "mystical" experience where they find insight or enlightenment about themselves or the world around them. The fourth stage is the downfall where the drug wears off and the user re-enters the normal world. LSD was very popular in the late 60's for its properties of "realization", transcendence, or the all-knowing effect that LSD often gives. But the use of LSD quickly faded because of it's dangerous and harmful side effects.
LSD causes depth distortion and impairs rational judgment, which often leads to accidents and injury. Often the user doesn't realize they are injured until the drug wears off, and then the user usually doesn't remember the accident. These negative side effects cause users to jump out of windows or run in front of moving cars. And also because the source of LSD is unpredictable, a user may get a tainted dose, causing a severe panic attack resulting in the need to commit suicide to escape it. A user often has enlarged pupils, rapid heartbeat, nausea, chills and trembling, convulsions, extreme mood swings, fear of insanity or death, and severe anxiety. A user who uses high doses often may suffer permanent psychosis. Any user, even a first time user may suffer from flashbacks, where LSD, stored in the spinal cord discs, escapes and comes in contact with the brain. The user may feel as if they were using the drug again for several minutes or less until the LSD wears off.
No matter who uses it, LSD is a dangerous and illegal drug. The chances of injuring or killing one's self should cause would be users to think again. The attraction to children can also be minimized by a watchful parent. LSD is a potent dangerous drug, that can cause permanent damage, such as long term personality changes, and can shatter the strongest hold on reality, and cause permanent insanity. No person can be fully responsible for their behavior while under the influence of any drug, and LSD is no exception.
living in estonia as an architect
Not wanting to analyze the building of dwelling houses in Estonia inefficiently and seemingly
scientifically (where would I have got competent statistics from), I simply try to express the
thoughts which are connected with that topics somehow and have come into my mind.
What kind of "scientific" analysis it could be or who should make it, if even the architectural
critics seem not to manage with the simplest things. That reminds me an article in the EE
some time ago about a Finnish lady (naturally in Finland) completing or taking her doctor's
degree. She was examining Finnish post-war modern house, it's morphology, the structure
of the Finnish family, the connections between them and making conclusions which extend
to this day. Those observations about architecture were much more smarter than those
that the most of self-confident architects could do. Unfortunately it has to be confessed that
I don't remember such a research work or sentiments in Estonian science, but no doubt,
they could be necessary. The typology of the houses used by most of the architects goes
back to the living model of the middle class at the end of the 19th century. That model was
idealized and carried on through a hundred of years up to the end of this century. No doubt
that our living style is changing - repeating banalities: paradigm changes - as well as the
composition and make-up of the family. There was a news in a newspaper about Estonia
which declared that 50 % of the children are illegitimate (it is possible, of course, that some
parents live together without getting married officially) and 12,5 % of the born children
know nothing about their fathers. The living with grandparents is not so popular any more.
(As to the models of living it is worth of observing what has happened in North-America -
though some europercentage followers don't accept that - it may happen that we will be
on the same development level soon. In that country the grown-up children don't want to
live with their fathers and mothers, at least statistically). Even such an every day activity as
cooking is changing essentially. An apartment or house is not a small production unit with its
storages, kitchen and dining room any more. The kitchen can be as presentable as the
dining room, also the furniture and the quality of the activities, they can become more
melted. There are some theorists who admit that not only eating but washing procedures
as well will leave the house to so-called town-social level. In the house there will be only a
bed, a computer for communication and toilet. It won't happen so soon, but one has to
keep an eye on that branch of development. Talking into account the above mentioned
statements it seems rather logical that the present day "style of living" which is
monofunctionally divided into the units, should be replaced by a multifunctional and more
universal room. The architects can make their conclusions if they want to. The society is
coming more and more complicated, more individual-centered / individualized and that
ought to be reflected in the typological and functional development of the house /
apartment. The situation in Estonia is a bit curious just now perhaps even ridiculous. On the
one hand we have been left a huge amount of apartments - living units, on the other hand
these don't satisfy the real needs of the society any more. The problem doesn't lie in the
apartment or house, but in that complete, and if you wish, harmonious world where these
houses are situated. And that is why it is very difficult to prevent Lasnamäe from turning to a
ghetto. The houses can be heated outside and apartments decorated inside, but it gives
satisfaction for a short time only. The single coquettish villages built in the old districts
between the houses look strange. The dissonance doesn't exist between the houses
themselves but between the styles of living. The groups of 5 - 10 houses in the picturesque
landscape at the seaside also can't create the complete society if they are situated next to
the fishery and sawmills. There are some districts in Estonia where the small houses with
more complete treatment have come into being. The suburb romantic idyll is ruling there,
also mentally as the motto of the area is to be similar and alike, with no any differences
from the thoughts of dear neighbors. Those so-called new-rich who have enough money to
build need the house as the symbol of status and they actually don't value the environment.
I would like to pay attention to the matter that has annoyed me for some time. I can't
understand these critics who treat the houses on the steep banks of Tabasalu with irony,
calling them bad PM and admitting that the functionality with stylistics originating from the
20ies is not so much PM, and a better one. Of course, that is the question of taste. But if we
don't think the stylistics to be the most important and do not throw away inevitably
everything "American"; then to be honest, those houses - purely morphologically - are
composed very nicely if compared with sisters built somewhere else. The main trouble in
that area results in so-called planning, or if you wish - town building. Unfortunately it
seems that it is not yet the right time to discuss that complicating matter in Estonia. Mainly
the highway engineers are handling these problems and town building as the complex of
cultural decisions hasn't been discussed. Actually there is a disagreement between the
frequency and character of the houses - that is where to look for main mistakes. But
behind that are the desires of the customers, difficulties in getting the ownership of land,
stereotype thinking of the planning architect - our cultural background altogether. If to
think about the future, keeping an eye on the same cultural background, I have to say that
the Estonians, if to express decently, are not too keen to fight the challenge of age (by the
way, an excellent opportunity for the apologists of modernism) and taking use of that
characteristics at least younger architects could accept the possibilities offered by present
time. Certainly not everybody likes these possibilities and only a few real estate agents will
be interested, but according to my own experience there are some of them, in Estonia too.
It is also important that looking at the things otherwise and spreading that vision we can
reach the situation where the words "cheap" and "ecological" have great value. And
considering our relatively poverty it is not a bad result at all.
scientifically (where would I have got competent statistics from), I simply try to express the
thoughts which are connected with that topics somehow and have come into my mind.
What kind of "scientific" analysis it could be or who should make it, if even the architectural
critics seem not to manage with the simplest things. That reminds me an article in the EE
some time ago about a Finnish lady (naturally in Finland) completing or taking her doctor's
degree. She was examining Finnish post-war modern house, it's morphology, the structure
of the Finnish family, the connections between them and making conclusions which extend
to this day. Those observations about architecture were much more smarter than those
that the most of self-confident architects could do. Unfortunately it has to be confessed that
I don't remember such a research work or sentiments in Estonian science, but no doubt,
they could be necessary. The typology of the houses used by most of the architects goes
back to the living model of the middle class at the end of the 19th century. That model was
idealized and carried on through a hundred of years up to the end of this century. No doubt
that our living style is changing - repeating banalities: paradigm changes - as well as the
composition and make-up of the family. There was a news in a newspaper about Estonia
which declared that 50 % of the children are illegitimate (it is possible, of course, that some
parents live together without getting married officially) and 12,5 % of the born children
know nothing about their fathers. The living with grandparents is not so popular any more.
(As to the models of living it is worth of observing what has happened in North-America -
though some europercentage followers don't accept that - it may happen that we will be
on the same development level soon. In that country the grown-up children don't want to
live with their fathers and mothers, at least statistically). Even such an every day activity as
cooking is changing essentially. An apartment or house is not a small production unit with its
storages, kitchen and dining room any more. The kitchen can be as presentable as the
dining room, also the furniture and the quality of the activities, they can become more
melted. There are some theorists who admit that not only eating but washing procedures
as well will leave the house to so-called town-social level. In the house there will be only a
bed, a computer for communication and toilet. It won't happen so soon, but one has to
keep an eye on that branch of development. Talking into account the above mentioned
statements it seems rather logical that the present day "style of living" which is
monofunctionally divided into the units, should be replaced by a multifunctional and more
universal room. The architects can make their conclusions if they want to. The society is
coming more and more complicated, more individual-centered / individualized and that
ought to be reflected in the typological and functional development of the house /
apartment. The situation in Estonia is a bit curious just now perhaps even ridiculous. On the
one hand we have been left a huge amount of apartments - living units, on the other hand
these don't satisfy the real needs of the society any more. The problem doesn't lie in the
apartment or house, but in that complete, and if you wish, harmonious world where these
houses are situated. And that is why it is very difficult to prevent Lasnamäe from turning to a
ghetto. The houses can be heated outside and apartments decorated inside, but it gives
satisfaction for a short time only. The single coquettish villages built in the old districts
between the houses look strange. The dissonance doesn't exist between the houses
themselves but between the styles of living. The groups of 5 - 10 houses in the picturesque
landscape at the seaside also can't create the complete society if they are situated next to
the fishery and sawmills. There are some districts in Estonia where the small houses with
more complete treatment have come into being. The suburb romantic idyll is ruling there,
also mentally as the motto of the area is to be similar and alike, with no any differences
from the thoughts of dear neighbors. Those so-called new-rich who have enough money to
build need the house as the symbol of status and they actually don't value the environment.
I would like to pay attention to the matter that has annoyed me for some time. I can't
understand these critics who treat the houses on the steep banks of Tabasalu with irony,
calling them bad PM and admitting that the functionality with stylistics originating from the
20ies is not so much PM, and a better one. Of course, that is the question of taste. But if we
don't think the stylistics to be the most important and do not throw away inevitably
everything "American"; then to be honest, those houses - purely morphologically - are
composed very nicely if compared with sisters built somewhere else. The main trouble in
that area results in so-called planning, or if you wish - town building. Unfortunately it
seems that it is not yet the right time to discuss that complicating matter in Estonia. Mainly
the highway engineers are handling these problems and town building as the complex of
cultural decisions hasn't been discussed. Actually there is a disagreement between the
frequency and character of the houses - that is where to look for main mistakes. But
behind that are the desires of the customers, difficulties in getting the ownership of land,
stereotype thinking of the planning architect - our cultural background altogether. If to
think about the future, keeping an eye on the same cultural background, I have to say that
the Estonians, if to express decently, are not too keen to fight the challenge of age (by the
way, an excellent opportunity for the apologists of modernism) and taking use of that
characteristics at least younger architects could accept the possibilities offered by present
time. Certainly not everybody likes these possibilities and only a few real estate agents will
be interested, but according to my own experience there are some of them, in Estonia too.
It is also important that looking at the things otherwise and spreading that vision we can
reach the situation where the words "cheap" and "ecological" have great value. And
considering our relatively poverty it is not a bad result at all.
LEGALIZE IT
What is marijuana? According to Harvard Medical Professor Lester Grinspoon,
it is a "miracle drug", one that prevents blindness, acts as an appetite stimulant for AIDS
patients, and prevents muscle spasms in epileptics. When speaking of the same plant,
head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics for over thirty years, Harry J. Anslinger said
that this "evil weed" led to killings, sex crimes and insanity. How can two such highly
respected experts have such night and day outlooks on the same thing? While Anslinger
presided as America's leading anti-drug official his McCarthyish hunt down of Marijuana
users led to the downfall of many well respected Americans. During the 1900's the
United Stated has committed itself to and unprecedented war on marijuana that is costly,
unjustified and impossible to win.
The topic of Marijuana is quite broad. It encompasses history, legislation, and
the benefits as well as the harms of the plant itself.
Marijuana is the name of the plant known to botanists as Cannabis Sativa.
Other names for the plant exist throughout the world. In Africa, Marijuana is known as
"dagga", in China as "ma", in Northern Europe as "hemp" and in the United States as
either "pot", "buds", "reefer", "weed" or the more direct, "smoke". Marijuana goes back
over five thousand years. It is one of the oldest agricultural commodities not grown for
food. Hemp, first cultivated in China as early as 2800 B.C., soon stretched to central
Asia where it spread like milkweed or thistle. Marijuana soon began to crowd out
neighboring grasses and reaching heights of three to twenty feet stretched over large
plains. Local people began to use the plant for its strong, durable fibers which they used
for rope and to construct material similar to linen. Early in the Christian Era, Marijuana
reached the Mediterranean countries of Europe. Its cultivation spread through the rest of
Europe during the Middle ages. Hemp's progression to Africa can easily be marked
through the Middle East where it remains a major cash crop. It is unknown how the plant
found its way to the America's. One of the most popular theories is that European
explorers brought the seeds along with them. The cultivation of Marijuana has been
successful in almost every climate. It is the unbounded growth of Marijuana that will later
lead to its difficulty in legislation. The Hemp plant has dozens of uses. It can be made
into canvas, paper, rope, twine, cable, yarn artificial sponges and clothing. The seed of the
plant can be made into Hempseed oil, paints, soaps, carnishes and birdseed. For all of its
usefulness it is the Hemp plant's leaves for which it has been condemned. It is this part of
the plant that yields the sticky yellow resin, rich with cannabinoids. This resin contains
more that sixty compounds unique to Marijuana. The most prominent is delta-9-
tetrahydrocannibinol. This substance otherwise known as delta-9-THC which causes
Marijuana's psychoactive effects. "The effects of Marijuana", according to Leo Hollister,
former president of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and current
professor at the University of Texas "poses no greater risk that moderate consumption of
Alcohol." Harvard Professor Lester Grinspoon in his book, Marihuana, the Forbidden
Medicine, claims that the drug has countless benefits, among which are: relief of nausea
associated with chemotherapy, preventing blindness induced by glaucoma, serving as an
appetite stimulant for AIDS patients, warding off asthma attacks and migraine headaches,
relieving chronic pain and deduction of the muscle spasticity that accompanies multiple
sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and paraplegia, the list continues. Through the 1900's,
specifically the 1970's, a number of studies were done on Pot which claimed that it kills
brain cells, damages chromosomes, caused impotence in men and prompts men to grow
breasts. These conclusions, as stated by Eric Schlosser a writer for The Atlantic Monthly
and authority on Marijuana, "...were based on faulty research." However, there are real
consequences to smoking Reefer. One of these consequences is a psychological
dependence in some users. The compound delta-9-THC has a half-life of five days. This
means an occasional user can fail a drug test three days after smoking, a heavy user can
fail for over a month. There have been no immunosuppressive of reproductive effects
linked to delta-9-THC. Some studies have shown short-term memory deficiency, although
reversible, in heavy smokers. The biggest health concern with Pot smoke is its damage
to the respiratory system. The risks run parallel with tobacco smoking. According to
Physician Donald P. Taskin, of the University of California, "A joint seems to deliver fo
it is a "miracle drug", one that prevents blindness, acts as an appetite stimulant for AIDS
patients, and prevents muscle spasms in epileptics. When speaking of the same plant,
head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics for over thirty years, Harry J. Anslinger said
that this "evil weed" led to killings, sex crimes and insanity. How can two such highly
respected experts have such night and day outlooks on the same thing? While Anslinger
presided as America's leading anti-drug official his McCarthyish hunt down of Marijuana
users led to the downfall of many well respected Americans. During the 1900's the
United Stated has committed itself to and unprecedented war on marijuana that is costly,
unjustified and impossible to win.
The topic of Marijuana is quite broad. It encompasses history, legislation, and
the benefits as well as the harms of the plant itself.
Marijuana is the name of the plant known to botanists as Cannabis Sativa.
Other names for the plant exist throughout the world. In Africa, Marijuana is known as
"dagga", in China as "ma", in Northern Europe as "hemp" and in the United States as
either "pot", "buds", "reefer", "weed" or the more direct, "smoke". Marijuana goes back
over five thousand years. It is one of the oldest agricultural commodities not grown for
food. Hemp, first cultivated in China as early as 2800 B.C., soon stretched to central
Asia where it spread like milkweed or thistle. Marijuana soon began to crowd out
neighboring grasses and reaching heights of three to twenty feet stretched over large
plains. Local people began to use the plant for its strong, durable fibers which they used
for rope and to construct material similar to linen. Early in the Christian Era, Marijuana
reached the Mediterranean countries of Europe. Its cultivation spread through the rest of
Europe during the Middle ages. Hemp's progression to Africa can easily be marked
through the Middle East where it remains a major cash crop. It is unknown how the plant
found its way to the America's. One of the most popular theories is that European
explorers brought the seeds along with them. The cultivation of Marijuana has been
successful in almost every climate. It is the unbounded growth of Marijuana that will later
lead to its difficulty in legislation. The Hemp plant has dozens of uses. It can be made
into canvas, paper, rope, twine, cable, yarn artificial sponges and clothing. The seed of the
plant can be made into Hempseed oil, paints, soaps, carnishes and birdseed. For all of its
usefulness it is the Hemp plant's leaves for which it has been condemned. It is this part of
the plant that yields the sticky yellow resin, rich with cannabinoids. This resin contains
more that sixty compounds unique to Marijuana. The most prominent is delta-9-
tetrahydrocannibinol. This substance otherwise known as delta-9-THC which causes
Marijuana's psychoactive effects. "The effects of Marijuana", according to Leo Hollister,
former president of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and current
professor at the University of Texas "poses no greater risk that moderate consumption of
Alcohol." Harvard Professor Lester Grinspoon in his book, Marihuana, the Forbidden
Medicine, claims that the drug has countless benefits, among which are: relief of nausea
associated with chemotherapy, preventing blindness induced by glaucoma, serving as an
appetite stimulant for AIDS patients, warding off asthma attacks and migraine headaches,
relieving chronic pain and deduction of the muscle spasticity that accompanies multiple
sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and paraplegia, the list continues. Through the 1900's,
specifically the 1970's, a number of studies were done on Pot which claimed that it kills
brain cells, damages chromosomes, caused impotence in men and prompts men to grow
breasts. These conclusions, as stated by Eric Schlosser a writer for The Atlantic Monthly
and authority on Marijuana, "...were based on faulty research." However, there are real
consequences to smoking Reefer. One of these consequences is a psychological
dependence in some users. The compound delta-9-THC has a half-life of five days. This
means an occasional user can fail a drug test three days after smoking, a heavy user can
fail for over a month. There have been no immunosuppressive of reproductive effects
linked to delta-9-THC. Some studies have shown short-term memory deficiency, although
reversible, in heavy smokers. The biggest health concern with Pot smoke is its damage
to the respiratory system. The risks run parallel with tobacco smoking. According to
Physician Donald P. Taskin, of the University of California, "A joint seems to deliver fo
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