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| melody |
Posted - Nov 07 2012 : 04:32:40 AM
Are you kidding me?
As if legalized alcohol wasn't enough to deal with...
Gives a whole new meaning to Rocky Mountain high doesn't it?
Melody
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 12 2012 : 03:45:20 AM
CJ - TOO funny! I needed that giggle - thank you! ;)
On a more serious note, however: I just read this headline this morning, "Amsterdam to Ban Smoking Pot in School." All I could think was, "Good Lord!" It's only a small article, but... http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20121212/EU.Netherlands.Marijuana/ This is the kind of thing that would seriously concern me. I just pray that this isn't something that happens in our schools... or anywhere else, really. I think it's easy to forget that this is not just an issue of medical or "responsible" recreational use; as with alcohol or with any other substance affecting the body and mind, this is also an issue of abuse and effect, you know? The deeper implications of its legalization are a serious concern to me. The last thing we need to do is dumb down and desensitize America any further... Like we don't already have enough problems! It's also very easy to become a slave to something that seems to set one free... We see it all the time. And we're not talking coffee and cigarettes here, you know? Just sayin'. I just pray that the laws and regulations will result in serious accountability, and that people who use it will do so responsibly. I can't help but ponder the implications here, though. Marijuana used to be considered a gateway drug... Where are we going with this? And to what end?
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Dec 03 2012 : 2:59:38 PM
Yay, Wendy. My sentiments, too. We must remain vigilant. |
| Wendy Flower |
Posted - Dec 03 2012 : 2:45:36 PM
I say kudos to Colorado, I guess, but if canabis goes legal the evil Monsanto will probably screw it up. Hemp plants are not the same as the stuff folks smoke to relax, but have great potential for vitalizing farm economies and providing petroleum product alternative, paper, cloth, food and much more. Colorado's initiative will help to de-villianize a farm crop that is good for our planet and economy. You don't have to smoke the high THC product to benefit from this de-villianization.
Wind Farmer & Seamstress. |
| hialtfarmgirl |
Posted - Nov 20 2012 : 04:51:42 AM
They just passed it in WA too...what else????
"LOVING" life at 4000 feet..."LOVE" is a very splendid thing... |
| queenmushroom |
Posted - Nov 19 2012 : 4:39:05 PM
The problem with pot, there is no way to determine when when someone smoked a joint last. It has to do with dwi, oui, dui, etc. It takes a minimum of 30 days for a joint to get out of one's system completely. Also, do you really want a contact high by.breathing in the second hand smoke? Do you want your children breathing this in? I don't.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 19 2012 : 2:43:47 PM
+1 Laura. |
| crittergranny |
Posted - Nov 19 2012 : 2:19:32 PM
I don't think that people will be moving to CO because of this law. It will be nationwide before long anyway. Medical pot has been legal in NM for years and hasn't changed anything in any way here. Don't worry CO. Although if CO watches their Ps and Qs they may be able to get some tax revenues out of the deal.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
www.nmbarrelhorses.com |
| queenmushroom |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 5:08:15 PM
Every stoner on their way to CO...good get them out of Maine. Lord knows we have enough of them. Sorry CO residents.
Lorie
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 4:36:39 PM
Roxanna: Please, no need to explain! I understand your passion and, though I may not have my facts as readily to hand as you do, I share it :) |
| rphelps4 |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 4:12:09 PM
Mara, I hope I didn't sound mean,I am just very passionate about hemp. I just have to wonder if we would have followed Henry Ford's path if this country wouldn't be in better shape, we are so dependent on foreign oil. Roxanna |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 11:14:46 AM
Roxanna: Ach! You're right! I'm so sorry. It was during World War One that these experimental plots in Arlington VA were under study. My apologies. |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 11:14:05 AM
Annab: You are correct about the different varieties of cannabis. Criminalizing one variety has effectively criminalized all of them, which is really a shame. Here's a website that our farmgirl sisters might find enlightening: http://www.industrialhemp.net
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 11:06:01 AM
Roxanne again: No, the old movie "Reefer Madness" was part of the government's campaign to demonize marijuana. The documentary I was talking about is modern, and goes into the Henry Ford connection etc. Very interesting. |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 11:04:16 AM
Roxanna: Ach! You're right! I'm so sorry. It was during World War One that these experimental plots in Arlington VA were under study. My apologies. |
| Annab |
Posted - Nov 17 2012 : 03:59:27 AM
I have a shirt, a pair of jeans and a wallet. All are tough, pretty and indestructable (had our dog not chewed the wallet as a puppy). Clothing does tend to shrink if washed at high temperatures. But tha's not a problem really. And the shirt is so soft. It's dyed a pretty auburn |
| rphelps4 |
Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 9:37:45 PM
Check the year DuPont got a lot of their patents for synthetics, 1937, the amount of chemicals required to produce paper is crazy, compared to hemp paper. I have made clothing out of hemp cloth and it is wonderful and dyes great. Roxanna
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| Annab |
Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 4:35:26 PM
It really would threaten the paper pulp industry for sure. It would also start to save that many more trees. Even for as much recycling that goes on, think about all the paper products there are and just how long it takes for a tree to reach maturity. 30 years?
Now think how long it takes a hemp plant to mature.......which is one season or about 7 months. YES - ONE growing season.
Mind blowing isn't it. And that would be just for paper. Industrial hemp fiber is soft enough to be used for clothing when blended with cotton yet tough enough when strung together that it can also be used for roping much like jute.
In Colonial times the cloth was also used for ship's sails.
Conspircy theorists say that if it were to become legal, it would have DuPont quaking in their boots since they are the biggest manufacturer of synthetics. Not sure how much truth there is to this, but you see how the possibilities are endless if only there were more open minded people and a lot more positive literature out there |
| crittergranny |
Posted - Nov 16 2012 : 02:12:32 AM
so sad that our nation is so confused and uneducated about agriculture in general. Most of our people are at least 3 generations removed from the farm. It sounds like growing hemp would save a lot of trees and be really good for the environment. Too bad it has been stigmatized like that. I have known for a long time that there are 2 strains but never thought it through much.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
www.nmbarrelhorses.com |
| Annab |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 5:18:07 PM
I already mentioned it earlier
The stuff for industrial growing and use that is WAY beneficial and the stuff for smoking are two different types of plants that cannot be cross bred.
People not in the know confuse pot for hemp and the two are WAY different.
One you SMOKE one you WEAR.
BOTH unfortunately are illegal because of ignorance, stigma, and big government needing its cut it the form of taxation.
Liquor already paid its dues when prohibition ended and it became legal.
It breaks my ever livin' heart to hear you sick people sound like you are on your death beds. I can't even begin to fathom how you must feel. But anything that can be done to help you feel better- especially if it is natural?? You bet!
Thank you for the education, because I learned something new and it broke my heart even more. I hope you each find relief and the government will maybe someday pull its head out of the sand
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Nov 15 2012 : 06:27:28 AM
Have you ever seen Reba? There is an episode where they talk about it, and Barbara Jean talks about the "code word" (mary jane) for it? Hilarious!!!
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| rphelps4 |
Posted - Nov 14 2012 : 9:43:22 PM
Hemp growing stopped in 1937, due to the big chemical, paper mills, and oil companies, Henry Ford was working on bio-fuel powered cars and wanted to use hemp for fuel, but was stopped with the new laws, check it out on-line. I think the movie you are talking about is Reffer Madness. The general public did not realize the new law included hemp they just thought it was a law to stop pot production. Roxanna |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Nov 14 2012 : 12:18:45 PM
CJ: OMG! Too funny :)
Melina and Jonni: I also thank you for the levity.
The only thing that the criminalization of pot has done for this country is give drug cartels an entrée into this country to market worse drugs. It's the same way Prohibition (of liquor) gave organized crime a huge shot (no pun intended). I think regulating its sale and collecting taxes on it is a much smarter idea.
Up through the 1920s and 30s, there were farms right across the river from DC where hemp was being grown in test "batches" to see which varieties were the best for oil, rope, etc. It was everyone's patriotic duty to grow hemp if they had enough land, for the war effort in WWII -- yes, that late! Shortly fter the war, the powers that be made sure it was demonized. There's a documentary film about that; wish I could remember its name. Anyway, it's easy to grow, doesn't deplete the soil, and is an almost endlessly renewable resource for so many useful products. It would be perfect for small farmers who can't afford all the fertilizers and pesticides required by growing standard crops (many of which deplete the soil, requiring more and more soil amendment, which is mighty expensive. This isn't the kind of cannabis that people use for pain management, glaucoma, or just to relax. That's different. If THAT got legalized, there would be no reason to prohibit cultivation of industrial hemp. I'd get on that bandwagon in a heartbeat.
Sherrye, I read your posts after posting my comment. I wanted to give you a huge hug for your courage in finding ways to cope with your condition and the treatment for it. I understand the steam method works really well. Bless your heart! |
| crittergranny |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 5:17:55 PM
My heart goes out to you Sherrye.....You do what is best for you dont worry about what anyone else thinks. Hugs.
Laura
Horse poor in the boonies.
www.nmbarrelhorses.com |
| sherrye |
Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 12:40:41 PM
for those of us that suffer on a daily basis and still want our share of life it can be a good medicine. since i have days when i cannot walk, or days when i throw up every thing. some days are better than others. i am a glass bubble girl missing about half the blood i need to live. no cure for this. it is genetic. our family carries the gene. i have found ways to keep my cup over flowing instead of stoned dope from pain pills on a couch. i have nerve issues to where i jerk and have a weird gate to my walk. the cbd in the medicine helps those nerves calm down. if you look at research for the medicinal side it is different. the goal is low thc and high cbd. cbd is helpful to the body with out the high. it can be made into creams with castor oil and comfrey for a healer and pain relief. it can be cooked into food. if done properly it is more a body thing than head. people who are abusers are looking for thc. i and cancer and aids and dying elderly are looking for pain body releif they are very different. i just had this conversation with a neighbor. he grows for the other reason. he was appaled that i let mine go past normal harvest. for medicinal i grow betond the normal. then some tri-chomes are brown and have high cbd instead of thc. i hope this just helps folks to have a broader view of different choices for medicines. i have to also use some conventional drugs. they are hard for my liver to handle. if you were to google acute intermittent porphryria and co-pro porphyria you would see i have one of the bad things for a human to have. it is a night mare for me. i very rarely leave my property. everything has to be pure, clean or i take an ambulance ride. mine is life and death each day. our saying here is any day above ground is a good day. i am a very well balanced happy christian farmgirl. i am legal in my state. i am so glad i can control my own pain medicine. i can make organic clean stuff for myself alone. i hope i do not offend any one. i watched my mom suffer with this her whole life with no diagnosis. they said she was having nervous breakdowns. i was the first dna diagnosis we now know my sisters have it 2 of my sons and a niece. as always happy days to you sherrye
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| darlenelovesart |
Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 5:08:29 PM
Mary Beth I went to your Oklahoma Bakery Cloth site, and you really have some neat products in there. I will have to look furthers.
As for the Marijuana I live in Humboldt County California which is a big area for this and I love my area but not the Marijuana. The Federal Government keep telling Ca no for legalizing it even though California keeps passing it so it still isn't really legal. It is stinky stuff and pollutes the air when someone smokes it. I am from Colorado too and am not surprised at what goes on there any more but am disappointed in them for that. Maybe the Federal Govt. won't ok it there either.
I am also hearing that they are learning it is not the safe drug they used to think it was. I myself don't think that anything that makes your brain not work or think clearly is not good for you! I like to think clearly and know what is happening around me. I like to be in control of myself.
darlene
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