What if everything you were ever told and believed about a subject wasn't true?
What if the well-meaning, trusted and respected people who told you those lies were just parroting the propaganda that they heard?
That's the exact dilemma I found myself in about three years ago.
For most of my life, I bought into the grim and terrifying stories I heard about - dare I say it? - marijuana.
Whether they called it doobie, reefer, pot, Mary Jane or plain ol' weed, I believed all those ominous voices when they warned me that marijuana could cause everything from brain damage to a craving for stronger drugs (i.e., the "gateway" theory.)
And so as I got older, I just kept repeating the same marijuana mantras to others, convinced that I was right. "Marijuana is dangerous," I told others. "Only brain dead stoners use it."
Someone once said to me, "the further you get away from the facts, the easier they can turn into a myth."
Boy, is that the truth.
It all started three years ago when I decided to finally research marijuana. If anything, I was determined to prove to myself and others that my concerns were valid. Living in Colorado where medical marijuana was legal to possess and grow once you qualified for a "red card", I was surrounded by "pot shops."
Thanks to Amendment 20 in our State Constitution, these dispensaries grew and flourished faster than it takes a medical marijuana bud to mature. In Denver County alone, there are around 400 medical marijuana dispensaries, outnumbering the 375 Starbucks statewide. I freely admit that I mocked these businesses and rolled my eyes at the people who frequented them.
So, on that summer day nearly three years ago, I decided to dig into this controversial plant and arm myself with even more information that would support my anti-marijuana stance.
But a strange thing kept happening. The more I dug into what some opponents refer to as "the green menace," the more I continued to find research studies I wasn't aware existed. Some of these studies had been buried - perhaps purposely - and made scientific claims about Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa that I found almost too good to be true.
For example, I read a 1974 study (published in 1975) that was conducted at the University of Virginia that proved that the cannabinoids in the cannabis plant shrunk cancerous tumors and killed cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone.
Even though it was there in black and white, I still didn't buy it. So I kept investigating.
I found that when I used the Internet search terms "cannabis+indica+healing+benefits," I got a whooping 220,000 websites.
When I added the word "medical" to that group of words, the field increased to 452,000.
For the next six months, I spent every spare moment researching "the Devil Weed." Putting it bluntly, I was shocked. There was absolutely nothing "devilish" about it. All this remarkable information had been out there, waiting to be discovered and all I had to do was agree to view it with an open mind.
I learned that Cannabis Indica had been compounded into liquid extracts in the late 1800's and up until the early 1900's. These extracts were recommended by medical doctors to alleviate everything from teething pain in infants to reducing the pain of arthritis and menstrual cramps.
I found out that contrary to what I'd been told, nobody has ever died from using marijuana in the thousands of years this plant has been available. In fact, I had no idea that its medical use dated back to around 2700 B.C. and was called a "superior" herb by the Emperor Shen-Nung (2737-2697 B.C.)
I discovered that while I had been demonizing marijuana, thousands of people worldwide had been quietly and effectively curing or relieving a multitude of health problems, including,
Crohn's disease
migraine headaches
chronic depression
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
insomnia
dementia
epileptic seizures
Parkinson's disease
even AIDS
The more I researched and talked to pro-cannabis physicians, patients, researchers and historians who studied the plant, the more I heard incredible testimonials of recovery from illnesses and mental imbalances in addition to, as one patient told me, "just a better outlook on life."
And that's when I uncovered information that really challenged the stories I'd been told.
People were using this "weed" to get off of opiates, alcohol, tobacco, heroin, cocaine and other powerful drugs. Thus, it was gaining traction as "an exit drug," instead of the "gateway drug."
Seniors were also secretly using it to improve their cognition. Wait...what? How is that possible? Didn't marijuana make you a "brain-dead loser"? No, not according to the scientific data I discovered.
The opposite was true as researchers found that the plant allowed neurogenesis in the brain - the growth of new neural pathways, even when the brain had been damaged by age or trauma.
I understood that smoking the herb was the least effective way to gain the vast array of medical benefits from its use. I learned that doctors, lawyers, CEOs of major companies, accountants and other highly trained professionals used marijuana daily and felt it vastly improved their wellbeing and ability to handle stress.
I found out that a respected medical doctor, Dr. William Courtney, encouraged patients with chronic illnesses to juice 10 to 20 fresh marijuana leaves daily. This concentrated green drink was not psychoactive and flooded the body with cannabinoid nutrients that helped reverse degenerative diseases.
Putting it mildly, the information was mind-boggling. And that's when I realized that there was a story to be told. Nobody had ever written a fictional novel about medical marijuana that didn't include "stoner" stereotypes or pander to fear.
It took me another five months and hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with medical marijuana patients, caregivers, growers, dispensary owners and experts within the cannabis industry to develop what would become Betty's (Little Basement) Garden.
The book focuses on 58-year-old Betty Craven, a strikingly beautiful former Texas beauty queen who is a staunch Republican and widow to her equally conservative career military husband, Frank. Betty's only child, a son, died in his mid-20s from a drug overdose. When we meet Betty, her life is in suspended animation. The walls are closing in around her.
All she has left that she loves is her award-winning flower garden and the remnants of equipment left over from her failed gourmet chocolate store. When she comes to the shocking conclusion that her entire life has been wasted, a rebellious spirit that Betty has kept hidden, explodes to the surface.
Her conservative world spins 180 degrees around as she comes face-to-face with her biggest fears. And one of those fears is marijuana.
The path she chooses is paved with secrecy, eccentric characters, toe-curling love, life-changing events, and a connection to her unconventional, basement garden that she never could have imagined.
My intention when I wrote Betty's (Little Basement) Garden was to show the truth about the medical marijuana industry in Colorado.
It's not all sunshine and lollipops. I don't sugarcoat the realities of working in the cannabis world, nor do I romanticize what it means to be a grower for a seriously ill patient who depends upon your green thumb to make his or her medicine.
The book illustrates a massive shift in the "anti-pot" propaganda that I grew up hearing and believing. My hope is that it's not just an entertaining story; my hope is that it's also enlightening for those who read it and believe the way I used to about this ancient herb.
As Betty Craven says, "There's nothing more liberating than releasing a limiting belief."
To read or download an extensive, 840 page compilation of published medical studies that show the proactive use of cannabis in various forms, please read "Cannabis - A Remarkably Safe and Effective Herbal Medicine - Granny Storm Crow's MMJ Reference List - July 2012"
Checkers is played on the dark squares only. A piece may move one square at a time, diagonally. If one of your pieces is next to one of your opponent's piece and the square beyond it is free, you are required to jump over the opponent's piece. The opponent's piece is then removed from the board. It is possible to jump many times in a row with the same piece, capturing several of your opponent's pieces. Try to win in the shortest time possible to score more points, by capturing all of your opponent's pieces, or by blocking them so that they cannot move. GOOD LUCK!!!
Master Checkers:
Play a classic game of checkers against your computer in this flash version of checkers.
Controls:
Mouse: Use the left mouse button to select the checkers and to make a move.
John Perkins is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which Perkins claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States government.
Rules: The logical dominoes represent a puzzle you will have to resolve in two minutes! The chips that are deprived of the separating line are put on the board in a form of a rectangle. You have to restore the original chips or form new ones. For that you should left click on the first half of the assumed chip and release the button only when the cursor is on the second half. If you are right with the chip and there are no more chips on the board identical to it then it appears on the board.
Logical Dominos:
Try to separate out all the Domino pieces which are joined together to form a grid, in this addictive puzzle.
Controls:
Mouse.
General rules for the domino games: the most popular type of play are layout games, which fall into two main categories, blocking games and scoring games. The most basic domino variant is for two players and requires a double six set. The 28 tiles are shuffled face down and form the stock or boneyard. Each player draws seven tiles; the remainder are not used. Once the players begin drawing tiles, they are typically placed on-edge before the players, so that each player can see his own tiles, but none can see the value of other players' tiles. Every player can thus see how many tiles remain in the other players' hands at all times during gameplay. One player begins by downing (playing the first tile) one of their tiles. This tile starts the line of play, a series of tiles in which adjacent tiles touch with matching, i.e. equal, values. The players alternately extend the line of play with one tile at one of its two ends. The game ends when one player wins by playing their last tile, or when the game is blocked because neither player can play. If that occurs, whoever caused the block gets all of the remaining player points not counting their own.
Sistemul ce l-am cladit si il sustinem (deocamdata) se pregateste sa scape de oameni. Gradul de automatizare creste, eliminand puterea de cumparare pentru majoritatea oamenilor. Va veni o vreme in care locurile de munca stagneaza, productia creste si puterea de cumparare scade. Sistemul se va opri. Bancile vor falimenta si nimic nu mai functioneaza. Avansam rapid in acea directie.
Oamenii sunt impasibili pentru ca sunt hipnotizati. Cei ce controleaza media au avut grija de ei. Insa cand majoritatea oamenilor continua sa fie concediati si nu mai exista putere de cumparare, sistemul se prabuseste… oamenii vor invada. Deja se intampla asta. S-a cheltuit tot ce se putea, s-a vandut tot ce era de vandut in tara asta si ceea ce a mai ramas de facut este imprumutul. Ne-am imprumutat, am platit mai mult decat era nevoie. Ce mai asteptam? Sunt prea putini care au curajul sa iasa in fata. Unii inca mai spera la o alternativa... asteapta ajutor. Ajutor de la cine???
Guvernul imprumuta bani si ii cheltuie pe nevoile demnitarilor in timp ce TU platesti datoria si dobanda. Trebuie sa impulsionam schimbarea si sa ne adaptam schimbarii. Resursele sunt inca abundente, chiar si pentru cei 7 miliarde de oameni care traiesc acum pe Terra. Ceea ce e gresit este modul de impartire a resurselor. In timp ce unii folosesc si irosesc bunuri de care nu au nevoie, altii mor de foame. Inca mai astepti ajutor de la guvern sau te-ai hotarat sa iti faci singur destinul? Crezi ca esti mic si neinsemnat? Impreuna putem schimba sistemul.
Cei care sunt suficient de nebuni incat sa creada ca pot schimba lumea, sunt cei care o schimba cu adevarat.
Cuvintele au detinut intotdeauna puterea. Insa pentru asta e nevoie de dialog. Dialog, pe care conducatorii alesi de catre noi refuza sa il aiba. Ce fac ei in schimb? Isi trimit detasamentele sa ne reduca la tacere. Iar noi ar trebui sa ne supunem. Daca ei nu doresc sa discute inseamna ca vremea discutiilor a luat sfarsit. In momentul in care un conducator nu-si mai reprezinta poporul, acel conducator trebuie schimbat! In clipa in care un sistem este restrictiv cu populatia, sistemul trebuie schimbat! Ce vedem in jurul nostru? Cruzime si nedreptate, intoleranta si asuprire, minciuna si hotie... iar acolo unde odinioara aveam puterea de a ne opune, avem acum supraveghere si cenzura, obligandu-ne sa ne conformam si cerandu-ne supunere. Cum de s-a intamplat asta? Cine e de vina? Cu siguranta ca unii sunt mai responsabili decat altii iar vinovatii (sper), vor fi trasi la raspundere. Trebuie trasi la raspundere!
Daca vrem sa fim realisti, daca ii cautam pe cei cu adevarat vinovati, trebuie doar sa privim in oglinda.
Cred ca toata lumea e de acord ca ceva teribil de gresit se petrece in legatura cu aceasta tara. Cei ce manipuleaza acest mecanism ascuns al societatii reprezinta un guvern invizibil care detine puterea in tara noastra… mintile noastre sunt modelate, gusturile noastre sunt formate, ideile ne sunt sugerate, in general de catre oameni de care nu am auzit niciodata. Saracie, coruptie, manipulare… Sunt multe probleme ce au condus la coruperea ratiunii noastre si la lipsa noastra de bun simt. Am uitat ca nedreptatea, justitia si libertatea inseamna mai mult decat simple cuvinte. Ele sunt perspective… In timp ce legile pot fi schimbate de la un an la altul sau de la un deceniu la altul, adevarul este universal. Oamenii au nevoie sa fie treziti. Au nevoie de un mesaj clar si simplu. Cei care nu au realizat deja, trebuie sa inteleaga ca ne aflam in pragul dezastrului. Fiecare barbat, femeie si copil trebuie sa simta cat de aproape suntem de haos. Desi nu toti sunt pregatiti, fiecare ar trebui sa incerce macar sa faca un mic pas spre a intelege ca e nevoie de schimbare. Libertatea nu este oferita voluntar de catre asupritor, ea trebuie ceruta si luata de catre cei asupriti. Libertatea inseamna si responsabilitatea pe care trebuie sa si-o asume cei care beneficiaza de ea.
Oamenii nu ar trebui sa se teama de guvernele lor, guvernele ar trebui sa se teama de oamenii lor.
Vremea discutiilor s-a terminat, e timpul sa facem ceva ! Oamenii se tem… in special de schimbare. Nu putem sti cum se va termina, dar putem declansa inceputul. Oare de ce nu vedem ca suntem sclavi ? Pentru ca ne-am nascut intr-o inchisoare a mintii creata special pentru noi in urma cu ceva timp de catre conducatorii nostri. Ne-am nascut in robie… insa depinde de noi daca acceptam asta. Si din cate vad in jur, acceptam. Mai mult decat ar fi normal. Bunicii nostri au luptat in razboi, parintii au fost la revolutie… va veni timpul sa-i povestesti copilului tau ce ai facut pentru a-i imbunatati viata. Imaginati-va o lume fara reguli gresite sau control, o lume fara limite, o lume a oamenilor, in care totul este posibil. Ce fel de lume va fi asta? Voi hotarati!
Use the Arrow Keys to move arround the store. Press the SPACE bar to steal the wanted item(s). Exit the store but don't get caught in order to advance to the next level. Good luck...!
Jewel Thief:
Sneak into a jewelry store and steal the precious jewels avoiding the security devices, guards and other customers around.
This documentary was made by a couple of journalists who just happened to be present when what John Perkins described in Zeitgeist Addendum happened to Hugo Chavez. The attempted coup is exposed in plain as day video footage.
This is a documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. A television crew from Ireland's national broadcaster, RTE happened to be recording a documentary about Chávez during the events of April 11, 2002.
Shifting focus, they followed the events as they occurred. During their filming, the crew recorded images of the events that they say contradict explanations given by Chávez's opposition, the private media, the US State Department, and then White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.
The documentary says that the coup was the result of a conspiracy between various old guard and anti-Chávez factions within Venezuela and the United States.
Use the mouse to make matches of three or more of the same kind. A successful match will color the underlying tiles golden. Fill the entire grid with golden tiles to complete the level. The milk bottle fills up as you make matches. Click on the bottle when it's full. Click to slide an entire row sideways and click again to let go.
House Of Chocolates:
This game is as good as a "House of Chocolates" sounds. Match the different chocolate pieces to complete each time based puzzle of a level. Tons of levels to uncover.... very addicting.
A castiga lupta pentru atentie – A se capta cu orice pret atentia respectivilor si a-i determina sa faca ce vrei tu!
A crea nevoile lor si a-i ajuta apoi sa le acopere (Este vechea sintagma a lui Nietzsche : "Daca vrei ca lumea sa-ti fie recunoscatore, nu le da ceva ci ia-le ceva, apoi ajuta-i sa indure lipsa!")
A crea si controla fortele opuse. Crearea de asocieri in religii, partide, etc., apoi crearea de asocieri opuse acestora.
Crearea izolarii. Izolarea de viata de odinioara, de prieteni de familie, de obiectele din trecut ale subiectului respectiv si chiar crearea de neincredere in propria-i judecata.
Impunerea unei ierarhii si autoritati de sus in jos (obedienta!). Principiul ascultarii orbeste si fara cracnire. (Problema cozilor de topor care indeplinesc asemenea "misiuni" e ca ei insisi au fost astfel "spalati pe creier" si astfel devin ei insisi sclavizati si decerebralizati!)
Instaurarea unei situatii economice prabusite. Toata miscarea banilor trebuie sa se faca de jos in sus, toti sclavii sa munceasca pentru stapanii lor, toate resursele sa fie detinute de conducatorii lor. Asa vor avea puterea sa angajeze sau sa concedieze pe oricine ar dori.
Secretul. Informatiile despre activitatile din "structura" fie ele adevarate sau distorsionate sunt facute sa ajunga spre varful piramidei. Nimic important nu ar trebui sa "rasufle" spre baza piramidei. Numai varful piramidei ar trebui sa cunoasca adevaratul scop si destinatia finala. Asta asigura ca intotdeauna puterea ramane acolo unde trebuie sa fie! (Aici mi se pare ca internetul le-a dat o lovitura fara precedent! Aici incep sa se "desire" itele si este doar "inceputul"!)
A face ca totul sa fie relativ. In aceasta mascarada, "ei" vor sa discrediteze principiile de moralitate si responsabilitate facandu-le relative si subordonate "cuiva din varf"! Scopul scuza mijloacele. Trauma e folosita pentru a crea subiecti tot mai obedienti, totul in numele unui viitor mai bun! Frica (la nevoie teroarea) si simtamantul de vinovatie sunt elemente de coeziune. Iubirea si bucuria se distribuie in doze mici obedientului.
Controlul mijloacelor de comunicare si propaganda care se autopromoveaza. Numai cei din varf stiu exact despre ce e vorba, ce se intampla si care e scopul. Despotul foloseste propaganda si inventeaza cuvinte noi si intelesuri noi. Cuvintelor vechi si puternice ca "libertate", "iubire", etc., li se dau intelesuri noi si sunt programate dinspre varf spre baza piramidei sa domine actiunile celor din structurile inferioare. Cuvintele devin scopuri in sine. Prin puterea propagandei valorile umane sunt rasturnate cu susul in jos adevarurile evidente sunt trecute sub tacere iar minciunile stau ca adevaruri, sau adevarurilor li se da doar un crampei de atentie.
Dobandirea si impunerea increderii absolute. Este principiul "Increderii Totale". Despotii trebuie sa aibe incredere Absoluta in ei insisi! Toti ceilalti trebuie sa-i trateze pe despoti ca pe Zei! Frica si adularea fara urma de indoiala este hrana de care au nevoie despotii pentru a-si duce la final misiunea.
Un comportament brutal si executarea tuturor altor principii. Pentru a face manipularea sa lucreze, brutalitatea trebuie sa impuna celelalte principii fara lamentari despre "daca e bine sau rau".
Care e adevaratul scop al celor din varful piramidei, evolutia omenirii asa cum ei pretind? Guvernele au ca scop prosperitatea si bunastarea populatiilor lor? Dupa cum se vede in realitate este exact opusul: prosperitatea conducatorilor se bazeaza pe sclavizarea celorlalti!
Dimensiunea spirituala, constientizarea a ceea ce se petrece cu adevarat, sunt marile obstacole impotriva controlului mental total. Cei ce vor sa sclavizeze pe altii ii vor pe acestia ignoranti si decuplati de ei insisi si ceilalti. Asta se face zilnic printr-o educatie nefolositoare, prin a va tine permanent ocupati si in confuzie, bombardandu-ne cu stiri despre violenta si cruzimi, pornografie, alcool si droguri, intreceri sportive si distractie, prin a ne oferi hrana cu toxine, prin invidie, lacomie, vinovatie, furie, frica, etc.!
Autoeducati-va si reintoarceti-va spre voi insiva!
Sfârsitul programat al democratiei
Globalizarea poate fi definită ca ideologie prin faptul că se opune statelor suverane; globalizarea identifică statele nationale suverane ca inamici cheie, mai ales din cauză că principala functie a statului este (sau ar trebui să fie) slujirea intereselor celor multi, ale poporului, înainte de interesele celor putini. În consecintă, fortele globalizării caută să slăbească, să dizolve si eventual să distrugă fundatiile statelor nationale ca institutii sociale de bază, pentru a le înlocui într-o nouă ordine supranatională cu noi structuri, globale sau suprastatale, de conducere: structuri sociale, politice, economice, financiare si militare. Asemenea structuri globale sunt cele care vor pune în practică obiectivele politice si interesele economice ale unui mic număr de grupuri si organizatii foarte puternice care astăzi conduc si orientează procesul globalizării într-o directie clar stabilită.
Aceste grupuri ale puterii conduse de interese private au reusit deja ceva nemaivăzut în întreaga istorie a umanitătii: "privatizarea" puterii la scară mondială.
"Globalizarea" este la ora actuală un eufemism a ceea ce fostii presedinti SUA Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman si George H.W. Bush – în diferite momente ale istoriei moderne – au enuntat ca "Noua Ordine Mondială". Noua Ordine Mondială! Evident, când fostul presedinte George Bush Sr. a folosit nestingherit acest termen pe 11 septembrie 1991, elita puterii s-a miscat rapid pentru a se asigura că nu va mai fi folosit des si în locul său a plasat ideea mult mai neutră si aparent inocentă a "globalizării", care mai are azi si un alt înteles: "Imperialismul SUA".
Adevăratii stăpâni ai lumii nu mai sunt guvernele tărilor, ci conducătorii grupurilor multinationale financiare sau industriale si ai unor institutiilor internationale "opace" (FMI, Banca Mondială, OCDE, OMC, băncile centrale). Prin urmare, cei care conduc lumea nu sunt alesi în mod democratic, în ciuda impactului deciziilor lor asupra vietii populatiei. Puterea acestor organizatii se exercită la o dimensiune planetară, în timp ce puterea statelor e limitată la o dimensiune natională. De altfel ponderea societătilor multinationale în fluxurile financiare a depăsit-o de mult pe cea a statelor.
La dimensiune transnatională, mai bogate decât statele si reprezentând principalele surse de finantare ale partidelor politice de orice orientare în majoritatea tărilor, aceste organizatii se situează de fapt mai presus de legi si de puterea politică, mai presus de democratie.
We are talking about this Cannabis group we've created on Facebook (link here): Post any news articles in any language about Marijuana, Cannabis, Pot and Weed... Only the Truth! N.B.: Cannabis Cures Cancer, google it! (search link here)
Days ago our FB account as TurismoAssociati was cancelled by the "social network" (more a fascist tracking device) because we were a website and not an individual person (read more here). So we created another account as Ford Turani making a Facebook Page for Turismo Associati (this one). But strange, all our posts, pictures, comments and files uploaded before were cancelled. The group CANNABIS was still left because we had other Admins, good activists ready to spread the word of peace, love, health and evolutive information.
So we asked to Join again our group with almost 800 members. We were added by our good friend Fenwick Hunter, but, strangely, we were not able to post or comment on the Group.
Worse than that, although we were put as Admins in the group, we were still able to Join the Group...! See the image above:
Cool (Kafka's K knows what we're talking about...), we are a member of a FaceBook group, made Admins, who can not post on it's own group. We tried to make somebody else Admin, but got this messagge at the end: "No Permission to Post. You do not have permission to post in this group."OKAY?! they ask...
It sure looks like the user we've chosen to be between the Admins, CanAbizz Swiss Psy, was not made as admin, because we had no permission. But please look at the next screen shot... we can Remove him from administering the group... so it was all just smoke in our eyes:
We searched the web for analogue cases, and found this answer:
You should check and see if anyone has blocked you! If you go to your members list, look at all the members. If any of the names appear in black, they have blocked you.
Delete and ban them.
It's a tedious process, especially if you have a bunch of members, but it just might help. Member's names should always be in blue.
So we looked among the members, and found this Fucking Troll, Termerthy Gordon, the party pooper! Let's get him and see if we solve the censuring problem!
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