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Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

webmaster — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:39:50 +0000

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is an organization of ex-cops who have come out against the drug war. These former enforcers of the drug war have witnessed first hand the destruction it has caused, and they are fighting back against it.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, known as LEAP for short, is an organization that was founded in 2002 and is changing the face of the pro-legalization movement. Up until this point the biggest supporters of legalization have been groups such as NORML. Despite their hard work and numerous successes, NORML is still seen as a bunch of spacey stoners. LEAP was modeled on the successful Vietnam Vets Against the War. While many in the anti-war movement of the 60’s were typecast as potheads, this wasn’t possible with the people who had fought in the war first hand. The drug warriors cannot make the accusation that these former drug enforcers simply want to get high.
LEAP specializes in providing speakers who have first-hand knowledge of the drug war. They work extensively with Students for a Sensible Drug Policy to provide speakers for colleges and high schools, but also speak at other conventions. Similar to Vietnam Vets, these speakers tell first hand stories of how they destroyed people’s lives, and their co-workers who senselessly lost their lives. Almost unanimously, they say they got involved in LEAP to atone for the harm and suffering they had caused.
LEAP’s stated goal is to reduce the harm caused by the drug war. To achieve this end these former drug warriors have decided the only effective way is complete and total legalization. While this is their ultimate goal they also support medical marijuana and decriminalization efforts. They insist that these are only incremental steps and continue pushing for complete legalization after each incremental passage.
Membership in LEAP is open to anyone, but only veterans of the drug war can serve on its board of directors. If you are currently working in drug enforcement and would like to join, LEAP promises to keep your identity a secret. LEAP has produced a short introduction video which everyone should watch. As the late; great Walter Cronkite said, “It is a must-see for any journalist or public official dealing with this issue.”

LEAP video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayaGk0TMDc
Official Website- http://www.leap.cc/

Drugs and Music Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

webmaster — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:11:36 +0000

Drugs and music have gone hand in hand since the jazz of the 1920′s, but a recent study looks to see what genre contains the most drug references today.

Drugs and music have been psychologically linked since the beginning of time. In the American experience the the roots of this connection go back to the jazz clubs of the 1920′s. One of the reasons given for criminalizing marijuana was to protect white women form the influences of jazz. Comically, today jazz is considered to be a more high brow genre than rock or rap. The three big genres of music today are rock, rap and country. Of these three genres, which one do you think has the most drug influences? The truth is it’s impossible to tell. The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine may give some indication, however, as they recently calculated the number of drug references per hour in modern music for each genre.
The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine refrain from giving any judgments on music, but simply provide raw numbers in their study. As some of you may guess, it is rap that comes in first. On average, rap contains over one hundred and four references per hour. Of these references marijuana and cocaine were the two biggest, with alcohol not far behind. With song lyrics such as “Oxycontin, Xanax bars, Percocet, and Lortabs, Valiums, Morphine patches, Ecstacy, and it’s all up for grabs” by Lil Wyte, it should be no question why rap leads the pack.
What I found surprising is that country music comes in a strong second. The average hour of country music contains thirty-three drug references per hour. Almost one hundred percent of these references are about alcohol. Songs such as “Beer for my Horses” and “I Love this Bar” are popular examples of alcohol-themed country music. On alcohol, country beats out rap. Out of rap’s one hundred and four references, only fourteen were about alcohol. This study hints that cowboys are seven times more likely to become alcoholics than gangsters.

Perhaps most surprising, rock music contains the least references to drugs out of any of the studied genres. The average hour of rock songs contain just seven drug references. Also, these references are more likely to point to the negative effects of drug usage. Country and rap almost always paint drugs in a positive light. Modern rock songs are more likely to be about becoming an addict than having fun at the bar. This points to the changing dynamic of rock music. What was once an extreme and subversive musical underground has become mainstream. In the 1960′s and 70′s rock and rollers dying of a drug overdose was almost a monthly occurrence. Rock has, for better or worse, undergone the same transformation that jazz underwent in the fifties and sixties.
The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine attempt to estimate the total exposure for the average American teen. According to their calculations, the average teenager listens to two and a half hours of music per day. Over the course of a year, this adds up to over thirty thousand drug references. The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine do not make any judgments based on their findings. They do conclude however, by saying that censorship is not the answer. Teenagers can and will hear music everywhere. Banning music in the home does not help. What they recommend is educating kids and helping them realize that musicians are trying to “sell records, not to reflect reality.”

Top Three Reasons to End Marijuana Prohibition

webmaster — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:22:49 +0000

The reasons for ending the drug war are countless. Anyone who bothers to do independent research concludes there are better alternatives. There are a few arguments that by themselves should be cause for repeal.

In the world we are living in today, more and more Americans support ending the drug war. The latest polls put nationwide support for complete legalization of marijuana at just under 50%. With the incredible spread of information over the past twenty years, everyone is beginning to see why the drug war should end. The reasons for this are as varied as the culture of America. There are three in particular that stand on their own as reasons to end the drug war if for no other reason. The first is the shear scale and harshness of the War on Drugs. Second is that criminal penalties have been proven to not reduce usage. Finally, open disregard for marijuana law breeds lack of respect for all law.
The War on Drugs has grown to a size and scope that is offensive to most Americans. Americans have a unique view of the ideal size and role of government. Nowhere in our Founding Fathers’ documents is their any provocation for intervening in private citizens’ personal choices. Since 1995 more than 9 million people have been arrested for marijuana. Even those that don’t face jail time are still penalized for life. With a drug conviction on your record you could potentially face consequences such as not being allowed to adopt a child, receive public housing or EBT stamps, receive student loans, serve on a jury, own a gun, or in some cases lose your eligibility to vote. With 90% of all marijuana arrests being for simple possession, it is impossible to understand why we need so many arrests and such harsh sentencing.

There have been several studies that have proven that stricter criminal penalties have little to no impact on usage rates. The National Research Council concluded that “perceived legal risk explains very little in the variance of individual drug use.” There are also studies that show that legalization and regulation can, in fact, decrease usage. The World Health Organization completed a study of the Netherlands that found lower marijuana usage per-capita than in the United Sates. If you truly want to lower drug use, the best thing you can do is legalize drugs.
The previous two reasons are compelling enough, but perhaps the worst victim of the drug war is overall respect for the law. Laws are what keep a civil society from digressing into anarchy. The most recent statistics find that over 80% of Americans have tried marijuana at least once. These people who tried marijuana have first hand knowledge of what it does and more importantly does not do. The American public sees the punishment stated in the first argument and know it doesn’t fit the crime. When the majority of the population is knowingly breaking and not respecting the law, society is in trouble. This is probably the biggest reason why the drug war has to end. If people are ever going to respect their government, they must first respect its laws.

The Real Rastafarian

webmaster — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:40:57 +0000

Most Americans only know Rastafarianism as Bob Marley, weed, and Jamaica. We delve deeper into what Rastafarianism’s true beliefs are.

America’s stoners love rastafarianism, but have no real idea what it is about. Most of our knowledge is limited to Bob Marley lyrics and calling weed ganja. Originally, Rastafarianism began in Jamaica during the 1930′s as a Christian Black pan-African movement. During the 1930′s King Haile Selassie was the last black monarch in Africa. Having defeated the Italian invasion in 1896, the Italians were threatening Ethiopia again in the 1930′s. The Rastafarian movement was born out of this threat to the last shred of African sovereignty. Rastas motivated all blacks as children of Africa to show loyalty to King Selassie.
The tenants of Rastafarism are varied as there is no central leadership. Members are encouraged to discover their own spirituality. There are a few constants however. They claim the Jesus was actually black and not white as depicted in most Christian documents. Simply given Jerusalem’s location on the planet, Jesus has an equal chances of being white as he does of being black or even Asian. Rastafarians also have a different view of Babylon and Zion than most Christians. Babylon is viewed as corrupt, western society. Babylon has been in rebellion against Earth’s Rightful Ruler since the days of actual Babylon. Rastas claim they are a tribe of Israel, and Zion is Ethiopia the land promised to them by God. God is often referred to as Jah, which comes from the same entomology as Jehovah.

It quickly become obvious the connections to Ethiopia in Rastafarianism. The Christian connections to Ethiopia go back over 1300 years. Much of the exploration conducted during the Age of Exploration was directed at finding the legendary Christian king over the seas. Stories of a Prestor John are actually references to an Ethiopian King from the 1100′s. These stories were started when Ethiopian monks sailed north and discovered Renaissance Italy. King Selassie ruled as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1975. Many Rastas view him as a reincarnation of Jesus, or at the least chosen by God. His coronation invoked many Christian themes such as: the lion of Judah, party to the Trinity, and light of the Earth. Some Rastas go as far as to claim his immortality and that his 1975 death was a hoax. During the second Italian invasion he went into exile and pleaded with the League of Nations for intervention. He struggled in his efforts to modernize Ethiopia and gain it international recognition. Rastas view Ethiopia as the natural capital of Africa and the pan-African movement. This is the reason rastas have adopted the imperial Ethiopian flag with red, yellow, and green bars behind the Lion of Judah.
So where does marijuana play into all of these? Rastas view smoking pot as a means of cleansing one’s soul. When a Rasta needs insight from Jah, they will often smoke marijuana to better connect with the divine. The supposed benefits of smoking are healing the soul, exalting the consciousness, facilitating peacefulness, bringing pleasure, and coming into closer contact with Jah. Rastas often smoke while reading passages from the Bible to increase understanding. They view western prohibitions against marijuana as another continuing example of Babylon attacking Zion. They put marijuana prohibition in the same category as colonialism.

Rastafarianism is a deep, spiritual religion that has numerous sects and few doctrines. This individualist streak makes set classifications of Rastafarianism difficult. Judging Rastafarianism only by reggae music, however, is like trying to understand Christianity by listening to monks chant. The best way to truly understand Rastafarianism is to engage with a true Rasta. This is becoming more difficult as the numbers of practicing Rastas are decreasing. The 2001 census of Jamaica documents only 24,000 Rastas, less than one percent of the population. With the level of suffering in Ethiopia now possibly exceeding the Italian occupation, Rastafarianism is needed as much today as ever.

Marijuana Smoking Accessories

webmaster — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:56:34 +0000

Marijuana Smoking Accessories

The prevalence of Marijuana usage seems to have withered the challenge of stringent laws and centuries of restriction. People still consume the drug irrespective of its consequences on health. More recently some states have allowed the consumption on marijuana on health grounds. There are many ways to take marijuana. You can smoke cannabis cigarettes, pipes and bongs and also make marijuana cakes and cookies. Eating cannabis is considered to be healthier. However the most popular means of taking marijuana is smoking. Smoking marijuana gives a greater high ,so people prefer to smoke marijuana. There are many marijuana smoking accessories available in the market. The most popular are bongs and pipes.

The word bong has Thai origins. It is derived from “baung” which means a water pipe used for smoking. Bongs are usually used to smoke tobacco. It is similar to a hookah, but it is smaller . It is like a tube . There are many kinds of bongs available in the market like glass bongs, water bongs, etc. A bong has a bowl where water is put and a stem for smoking. There is also a hole above the water level called a ‘carburetor to let in fresh air. This hole is closed when you intake and then opened.

Bongs are popular because it is believed that smoking a bong is much safer than smoking marijuana cigarettes or pipes . As it filters the cannabis, it is considered to be a better method of smoking Using it also reduces the chances of burning your mouth. Hence it is quite popular. However in the United States it is not legal to sell or use bongs or any of the marijuana smoking accessories.

Another popular way to smoke marijuana is to use a pipes. There are many kinds of pipes available- glass pipes, wooden pipes, metal pipes etc. These pipes are easily available in the market but it is advisable to avoid using cheap marijuana pipes.

Before buying marijuana pipes you should know about its component parts . A marijuana pipe consists of a bowl ,a shank .a stem and mouth piece. You place the marijuana in the bowl and it is burned there. The shank is the neck of the pipe .The stem connects the shank and the mouthpiece. You place the mouthpiece on your lips and smoke. Even it is a cheap marijuana pipe make sure all its components parts are flawless. If your marijuana pipe has any defect ,then you will not be able to smoke properly.

Glass pipes are the most common These pipes do not get hot even when used for a long stretch of time. It is due to the quality of the glass used. However be careful while handling these pipes because they are quite fragile. They are considered ton be better than metal or wooden pipes. Wooden pipes are popular too. They are same as the pipes used for smoking tobacco . These pipes have a large bowl and thus can hold more marijuana. Metal pipes come in great shapes and sizes. Some of them are so elegantly designed that they look like antique.

Marijuana pipes are also available in different forms like chillum, bubbler pipes foldable pipes and one hitters. There are also vaporish which instead of burning the marijuana vaporize it. These are also pretty popular among marijuana users.

Cheap Marijuana Pipes

webmaster — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:56:33 +0000

Cheap Marijuana Pipes

The consumption of marijuana for medical use is permitted in certain jurisdictions and cheap marijuana pipes are often sought by people who consume this substance. Cannabis can be taken in various ways. There are three main ways of taking cannabis – smoking cannabis cigarettes, smoking cannabis through pipes and bongs and eating cannabis. Many types of cannabis cookies, cakes hash butter and many bother such recipes where you can put cannabis.

However the most popular way of taking cannabis is smoking. Smoking cannabis gives a bigger high of people than eating. Cannabis cigarette are quite popular but it is cannabis pipes that are the mo9st popular. Marijuana pipes are very important marijuana smoking accessories. There are various kinds of marijuana pipes available in the market. While there are some cheap marijuana pipes, some pipes are very expensive as well.

A marijuana pipe consists of a bowl, a shank .a stem and mouth piece. You place the marijuana in the bowl and it is burned there. The shank is nothing but the neck of the pipe .The stem connects the shank and the mouthpiece. You place the mouthpiece on your lips and smoke. These are basic things you should know before you go to buy a marijuana pipe. Even it is a cheap marijuana pipe make sure all its components parts are flawless.

As marijuana pipes are important marijuana accessories there are many kinds of marijuana pipes available in the market. Some of these are glass pipes, wooden pipes and metal pipes.

Glass pipes are the most common. They are considered to be better than wooden or metal pipes. These pipes do not get hot even when used for a long stretch of time. It is because of the quality of the glass used. However be careful while handling these pipes because they are quite fragile.

Wooden pipes are also very popular. They are same as the one’s used by tobacco users. These pipes have a larger bowl than the glass pipes. So you can have a longer session of marijuana smoking. It also keeps the marijuana warm.

The metal pipes are quite fascinating to look at. They are exquisitely designed in some cases and resemble antiques. A water metal pipe looks like a hookah. These pipes are quite popular as they give a very good high.

Marijuana pipes come in different styles. There are bubbler pipes, chliium, foldable pipes and stealth pipes. Chillum are found in stone, metal and glass. Foldable pipes are made of wood and metal. One hitters give one hit and are pretty popular among people. There are also vaporizer pipes which look like normal marijuana pipes, but instead of burning the marijuana it vaporize the marijuana.

Many people make their own pipes .You can also do this. All you need is a coke bottle, a little piece of piping say about 5- 10 cm long and a knife. First make a hole in the bottle and insert the pipe. Fix the socket to the end of the pipe that is outside the bottle. Make another hole near the first hole to act as your air hole. Then fill the bottle with water so that the pipe is in the water. Your marijuana pipe is ready!

Marijuana Clothing

webmaster — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:53:45 +0000

Marijuana Clothing

More popularly known as Hemp, this soft and durable fibre is cultivated from Cannabis plant for commercial use and in modern times, this particular fibre is also used for industrial purposes that includes paper, Eco-friendly plastic and also in health food and medical purposes too. Marijuana clothing is quite a commercial success and while a lot has been written and mentioned about marijuana consumption and cultivation, what many of us might not be aware of is the fact that marijuana is also utilized for producing fibre that can be used for making cloth.

Traditionally speaking marijuana clothing raw material called Hemp is quite a coarse fibre which made it perfect to make ropes and certainly not for human clothing; however advancement in its breed and marijuana plants and treatment of the fibres and processing of fibres have resulted in the production of a much softer hemp fibre that is ideal for weaving into hemp or marijuana clothing.

Marijuana Cultivation Tips

We all must be aware of marijuana cultivation tips and that can help to grow marijuana easily across any source whether indoor or outdoor and includes several detailing that can help any novice to grow marijuana in the privacy of their home or in a space as small as a closet. Marijuana cultivation tips include absolute and intricate information about the kind of seeds to be used and frequency of watering the plants and important information on lighting procedures for indoor farming.

Although to grow marijuana several suggestions and tips are available that make any ordinary novice who has never seen marijuana, into a successful marijuana farmer. Further, several tricks are formulated and available over the web that can facilitate faster growing of the plant and assist in cultivation of marijuana as in order to extract the most potent seeds, it is important to have the plant bloom at the right time and in the right manner.

Further, growing the Hemp form of marijuana in the US is heavily regulated though Canada successfully grows commercially. The Hemp seed has been successfully utilized in the form of eatables as it also has high nutritional value and is also used for creating bio-degradable plastic, and also some fuels. It is also used in consumable bars, salad dressing and protein shakes as well.

In order to successfully and easily grow marijuana, lots of tips are available over the web which includes adequate lighting and air circulation. Usually, fluorescent lighting is desired that is to be provided onto the plant ton establish a conducive atmosphere that can enable adequate growing conditions. Along with the seeds, several retailers are providing wooden boxes and appropriate lights to the plant that will aid in its growth.

Planting 10-15 seeds at a time and periodically switching on and off the lights works the deal better for the crop. The key is to differentiate between the male and female plants to have the most potent seed and in order to have the plant grow fully, all the necessary guidelines must be followed that yield the best harvest and the resultant plant grows in about the time frame of 10 weeks in total.

In case you looking to farm marijuana with the objective of creating fibre from it, you still need to be aware about relevant laws in your state and whether they allow the growing of the plant or not.