I have a growing dislike for the phrase "drugs and alcohol." This term strengthens the notion that the two are separate entities. However, there is little difference between the two substances. According to hypno linguistics (www.hypnolinguistics.com), they both are substances that alter the mind. As a teenager, I was taught frequently about sex in school. Why shouldn't drugs and alcohol be treated the same way? As our generation has aged, we have been conditioned to buy into the dangers of drugs. [continues 695 words]
I am surprised by last week's "Marijuana, Ya' Dig?". First I must comment on the "debate" between Steve Hager and Bob Stutzman. That is not a debate, it is a for-profit road show. Steve Hager is hardly a recognized or representative voice within the drug policy reform movement. Second, your editorial is full of ill-conceived notions. Your editorial says reducing "crime is accomplished when people stop breaking the law, not when people do away with the law." When the law itself is criminal, what then? The prohibition of cannabis is not based, in any sense, on common sense or any real threat. [continues 237 words]
Humans should stop caging humans for using the God-given plant cannabis (kaneh bosm / marijuana) and one reason that doesn't get mentioned, is because it is biblically correct since Christ God Our Father (the ecologician) indicates He created all the seed-bearing plants, saying they are all good, on literally the very first page - see Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30. The only biblical restriction placed on cannabis is that it is to be accepted with thankfulness - see 1 Timothy 4:1-5. What kind of people created cannabis prohibition and extermination? Stan White The Green Collar Worker [end]
'High Times' battles DEA in friendly pro-con discussion On March 28, Austin Peay State University hosted the Heads vs. Feds debate. The subject of the debate was the legalization of marijuana. The two speakers were Robert Stutman and Steve Hager. Stutman is the former director of the Drug Enforcement Agency office in New York City, and Hager is a former writer and editor of High Times magazine. Around 400 people attended the event. The debate centered around three main topics: Medicinal uses, the benefits of using hemp and the punishments given out for this drug offense. Hager argued that marijuana has never killed anyone, is less dangerous then prescriptions and can be used to treat illnesses. [continues 221 words]
Last week's Heads vs. Feds Hot Topic debate has encouraged us at The All State to examine the matter of marijuana legalization. This is in part because 400 people attended the debate. Most of the past Hot Topic debates have had significantly smaller attendance. It really says something about where everyone's priorities lie. The main reason we're examining the issue, however, is that it can have profound effects on all of us. We've weighed pros, and we've weighed the cons. The issue has been discussed by many for long periods beneath the glow of a black light while listening to Pink Floyd. As a result, we've come to some rudimentary conclusions. [continues 525 words]
