in itself is much more powerfull than the stuf in the 60s
was mostly latent from the 40/50s then it reemerged due to lib degeneracy
see Reefer Madness
Grow a brain before posting like this n00b. By the way, "powerful" has only 1 "l", and "stuff" has 2 "f's". Are you dyslexic?
Why was marijuana made illegal? Simple.....some racist prick who worked for the FBI didn't like the brown or black people. He was looking for a way to legally put them in jail based on their race. One of the things that he'd noticed was the 2 largest sectors of the population who were regular users of cannabis were Hispanics and Afro-Americans, so, in order to lock up the brown and black folk, he made cannabis illegal.
Oh yeah......to help sell his plan, he enlisted the help of Hurst (who was a publisher and already had tree farms so he didn't want to use hemp paper), as well as the people who founded Dow chemical company (up to this point they were simply an explosives producer, and with the advent of oil, they didn't want to lose their new thing in plastics).
After he'd gotten all the money together, he went to Hollyweird and asked them to make a movie that would scare the crap out of all the good white folks to keep them away from smoking marijuana, and volia! Reefer Madness was born........
Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children) is a well known 1938 American exploitation film revolving around the tragic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try "marihuana": a hit and run accident, manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, and descent into madness all ensue. The film was directed by Louis Gasnier and starred a cast composed of mostly unknown bit actors. It was originally financed by a church group and made under the title Tell Your Children.[1][2]
The film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale attempting to teach them about the dangers of cannabis use.[1] However, soon after the film was shot, it was purchased by producer Dwain Esper, who re-cut the film for distribution on the exploitation film circuit.[1] The film did not gain an audience until it was rediscovered in the 1970s and gained new life as a piece of unintentional comedy among cannabis smokers.[1][3] Today, it is in the public domain in the United States and is considered a cult film.[3] It inspired a musical satire, which premiered off-Broadway in 2001, and a Showtime film, Reefer Madness, based on the musical.
Reefer Madness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Probably one of the largest pieces of government propaganda ever created......
Interestingly enough, during the 60's, the US Government used soldiers to run tests on cannabis to see exactly how it affected people. Most of the tests proved to be favorable for use.
In the 70's, Richard Nixon commissioned a report on marijuana to find out the effects. When the report came back FAVORABLE, Nixon threw the whole thing into the trash.
Interestingly enough, Ronald Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's while he was president. He was also responsible for the "just say no" campaign and the war on drugs. Too bad he didn't know that cannabis has been proven by places like Harvard Medical and the Royal British Medical Society to actually help slow down the progression of that disease. It's also been proven to help with chemotherapy for cancer patients, as well as other beneficial effects.
Incidentally, I've served 20 years in the US Navy, and am now retired. During the last 8 years of my career, I decided to become a Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA), which meant that I was expected to know the signs and effects of various substances that sailors have been caught doing. During that time, with all the research that I could find, nowhere could I find anything wrong with pot. It's non addictive (although some people will talk psychological addiction, but you can become psychologically addicted to people, food, pets, etc., so that is a non starter), and has been proven to be a benefit.
Additionally, not only do you harvest the buds to smoke, but you can also use the plants to make stuff like fiberglass (Canada grows hemp and Corvette makes their car bodies out of hemp fiberglass now), clothing, biofuel, and food, so you've got a plant that will do many things at once.
After I'd been retired for a while, I was offered the opportunity to try it for myself (remember, up to this time I'd never done anything but drink beer), and I did. I found it to be enjoyable with little to no after effects. I could smoke like crazy the night before, but when I woke up the next morning, I was bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to go. If I'd done the same thing the night before with a 12 pack? I'd be useless until around 11:00 am.
The reason that cannabis is currently illegal? Because idiots in Washington are almost as stupid as you and believe the old reefer madness crap.
By the way........in the Bible, God told both Adam and Moses when He talked to them "if it grows out of the ground, you may have it". Cannabis was also one of the ingredients of the Holy Anointing Oil of the Kings of Israel. There is even archaeological evidence that the Jews (God's Chosen People), used it medicinally as well as casual everyday use. Simcha Jacobovich (History Channel's Naked Archaeologist) did a show on it once.
As far as cocoa leaves? Well.......my personal opinion is that chewing cocoa leaves is okay, because all the chlorophyll and other plant stuff is left in. It's only when you remove the active ingredient (cocaine) and separate it unto itself, that it should only be used under the supervision of a doctor.
Or.........think of it this way.........the plant materials and chlorophyll are kinda like safety valves, and if you remove them but leave only the drug? It's dangerous like removing all the safety valves off of your hot water heater and then plugging it in. Know what happens?
It explodes. Kinda like what your heart does when you use coke.
You are correct, like always it's all about the money, and business interests. Gateway drug, reefer madness my ass. Most people start on the road to drug addiction by taking their first alcoholic drink at a young age.
