Pubdate: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Source: Sacramento News & Review (CA)
Copyright: 2014 Chico Community Publishing, Inc.
Contact:  http://newsreview.com/sacto/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/540
Author: Ngaio Bealum

ADDICTED TO POT?

I smoke pot every day. Am I addicted?

- -Robert

How would I know? How much pot do you smoke every day? More than a
joint or two? How is your personal life? Are you relatively
"successful"? Do you behave like a responsible adult?

"Addiction" is a strong word. Is the person who has a drink or two
every day after work an addict? What about the person that can't get
out of bed until he or she has coffee? People who jog every day?

I know I am answering your question with more questions, but the short
answer is this: You have to answer that question for yourself. Ask
your friends that have known you since before you started smoking if
they think you have changed for the better or for the worse. Go a day
or two without smoking and see how you feel. You could try asking the
Internet, but I don't think it will help. There are online tests for
people that wonder if they smoke too much marijuana. I took this one:
www.chacha.com/quiz/1215/do-you-smoke-too-much-pot. It told me I was a
"light smoker." Heh. So there's that.

If you feel like you are smoking too much, you probably are. While
marijuana isn't physiologically addictive, it is possible to develop a
psychological craving.

Good luck on your journey.

I would really like to give my state legislator a piece of my mind.
How can I make this happen?

- -Dank Capra

I think you should. I think everyone should. In fact, you should go to
Americans for Safe Access' Citizen Lobby Day on Monday, August 4. If
you register at www.safeaccessnow.org/ca_citizen_lobby_day_2014, the
organization will set up an appointment for you to talk to one of your
elected representatives. Please ask them to get their shit together.

This is important, so if you need to take the day off from work, do
it. I will see you there.

Oregon is going to legalize marijuana?

- -Jefferson

Hell yes it is! The good people over at New Approach Oregon have
managed to get a really good initiative on the 2014 ballot. This
initiative would place the production and sale of marijuana under the
auspices of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and allow adults (21
and over) to grow up to four plants and possess up 16 ounces per
household. Super nice. The money generated from taxes on cannabis
would go to schools (40 percent); state and local police (35 percent);
with the rest going to drug treatment, prevention and mental-health
programs. What's not to like about that?

And while New Approach's initiative has a good chance of winning at
the polls, it's not a done deal yet. It will need help. Please send
New Approach some money or help spread the word. Once Oregon
legalizes, California will have to step up, and then the West Coast
will reign supreme! Bwahahahahaha!  
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MAP posted-by: Jo-D