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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Medical marijuana has been in the news a lot recently. There
is a big controversy over how available it should be and who
should be allowed to dispense it. The state of California
actually wants to make it legal!
In my opinion, certain deadly chemicals should be illegal.
Crystal meth, crack cocaine and other chemicals and con-
centrates will kill you. Marijuana, on the other hand, while
intoxicating, is not deadly. Yet it is pursued with as much
enthusiasm as its more deadly counterparts.
The war on drugs has had some other very unusual side effects.
Does it make sense to ban a crop in the United States that
can have a large, positive economic and environmental impact
and is completely harmless? That is exactly the position of
the hemp advocates.
Because hemp is a relative of marijuana it is lumped by law
into the illegal drug category. It is against the law to
grow it, although some products made from it can be imported
from other countries.
And most importantly, industrial hemp is not marijuana. It
contains just 0.3 to 1.5 percent of THC, the chemical that
gives marijuana its drug-like effects. By comparison, mari-
juana contains 5 percent to 10 percent THC. Smoking hemp is
not going to make anyone high.
But what are some of the benefits of this harmless crop?
The fiber from the hemp plant possesses strength and dura-
bility, resists rotting and is easier to bleach than wood
pulp, which means whiter paper at lower cost. That would be
a boon to the book-publishing industry, to cite one example.
Hemp oil was used to lubricate the engines of Navy fighter
planes in World War II, and hemp activist Woody Harelson
used it to power a diesel vehicle to demonstrate the benefits
of it. It can also be fermented into an alcohol-based fuel,
offering a potent and truly renewable energy source.
Unlike trees, which take years to grow to the point at which
they can be harvested, hemp plants can reach a harvestable
state within four months. For paper manufacturers and users
it could provide a cheaper source of pulp than trees, which
take too long to renew.
So what is this bizarre prejudice against marijuana and any-
thing remotely related to it?
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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---------- Woman set office fire to go home early ----------
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--------- Man charged with $33,000 tie theft scam ---------
EVERETT, Wash. - Washington state authorities said a man
who claimed car thieves stole his $33,000 silk necktie
collection has been charged with insurance fraud. The
Washington Insurance Commissioner's office said Carlton
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Lewis, I couldn't agree more. It's funny how half the police
department needed to show up for a traffic stop on my wife
who had a less than a one week old inspection sticker when
she was driving home from where she works about a mile away.
They blocked her from pulling into our driveway. And they
all had their hands on their pistols. Not their tazers, not
the nightsticks or flashlights. Now that was bizarre! I guess
that makes me the anarchist from PA!
Lewis, And of course those who read, and remember history,
will know that; "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts
absolutely!" -Tom Smith
That guy from Canada gave me a great idea. We round up all
the illegal aliens in the US. and send them to Quebec. They
already don't speak English, so they'll fit right in. -Dave
The original charges against the Chattanooga man who was
rushing his wife to the emergency room which included "traffic
violations, evading arrest, assault on a police officer,
reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and registration
violation have been dismissed. the Internal Affairs invest-
igation and will also take a look at policy and procedures
involving these types of incidents, supervisory responsi-
bilities and training issues.
[You know...if he recklessly blew through a red light he
should have gotten a ticket. But there was no reason to keep
him from entering the emergency room!]
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