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Pat Robertson is against the CRIMINALIZATION of Marijuana.


[link to religion.blogs.cnn.com]

I don't know why people assume that all conservative Christians would be FOR the criminalization of marijuana. I hate what drugs has done to our society, and I am extremely Christian ... but putting people in jail is not the answer. The criminalization of anything you can grow in your back yard is ridiculous. Regulate it, tax it, grow it, and you will shut down the criminal element that capitalizes on it, smuggling it across our boarders. Then we can make room in our prison system for real criminals, save money, and generate funds for rehab programs, and education.

Think of the lives that have been ruined or set back because of a college kids indiscretion with pot use. Young and dumb and they pay for it for the rest of their lives? We raised our children on bible principle, including our views on social problems. Our "liberal" views regarding the decriminalization of drugs has produced no negative blow back, all three have nothing to do with pot or drugs, and are living healthy full lives.

So before any one rolls over in shock because of what Pat Robertson has said, realize this- Unless you know us, you don't know us. The so called moral majority may surprise you if you would stop hating us for one moment, and try to have a conversation.

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i totally saw him on the 700 club saying the exact same thing a few nites ago. he's a trip.

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i totally saw him on the 700 club saying the exact same thing a few nites ago. he's a trip.

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So let's take this a step further. The decriminalization of all drugs. Regulate it, tax it, make it in America.

WHAT? What do you think will happen?

Over dose and death eliminated. Why? -Legal repercussions and law suits, for the manufacturer.

Cost down. Burglaries,robberies, and murder that go along with it.

Cost to keep prisoners will go down by 59.6 percent because that is how many are being kept in prison for drug offenses.

Transfer that into rehabs, programs and hospitals for addicts.

Eliminate crack houses and street corner thugs.

The best part. It will Completely eliminate and destroy the parasites that are feeding off addicted Americans.
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Pat Robertson is against the CRIMINALIZATION of Marijuana.


[link to religion.blogs.cnn.com]

I don't know why people assume that all conservative Christians would be FOR the criminalization of marijuana. I hate what drugs has done to our society, and I am extremely Christian ... but putting people in jail is not the answer. The criminalization of anything you can grow in your back yard is ridiculous. Regulate it, tax it, grow it, and you will shut down the criminal element that capitalizes on it, smuggling it across our boarders. Then we can make room in our prison system for real criminals, save money, and generate funds for rehab programs, and education.

Think of the lives that have been ruined or set back because of a college kids indiscretion with pot use. Young and dumb and they pay for it for the rest of their lives? We raised 3 children on bible principle, including our views on social problems. Our "liberal" views regarding the decriminalization of drugs has produced no negative blow back, all three have nothing to do with pot or drugs, and are living healthy full lives.

So before any one rolls over in shock because of what Pat Robertson has said, realize this- Unless you know us, you don't know us. The so called moral majority may surprise you if you would stop hating us for one moment, and try to have a conversation.
 Quoting: OceanRiver



I would imagine the only reason are government would be against this is because they would be afraid of the economical affects of hundreds of thousands of law enforcement being put of a job. You know what.. put them on border patrol, and forget about ... It will be all right.

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i totally saw him on the 700 club saying the exact same thing a few nites ago. he's a trip.

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he's probably stoned.
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Think about it....100 years ago you could do alot of things you can't do today.
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Think about it....100 years ago you could do alot of things you can't do today.
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Yea like buy a dress for $2.49
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even a broken clock is right twice a day
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I've been screaming the same thing for years. Look at the facts and it plainly shows that 'they' are NOT on our side. The stroke of a pen could cut crime in HALF, but they refuse to even discuss it.
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Pat Robertson is against the CRIMINALIZATION of Marijuana.


[link to religion.blogs.cnn.com]

I don't know why people assume that all conservative Christians would be FOR the criminalization of marijuana. I hate what drugs has done to our society, and I am extremely Christian ... but putting people in jail is not the answer. The criminalization of anything you can grow in your back yard is ridiculous. Regulate it, tax it, grow it, and you will shut down the criminal element that capitalizes on it, smuggling it across our boarders. Then we can make room in our prison system for real criminals, save money, and generate funds for rehab programs, and education.

Think of the lives that have been ruined or set back because of a college kids indiscretion with pot use. Young and dumb and they pay for it for the rest of their lives? We raised our children on bible principle, including our views on social problems. Our "liberal" views regarding the decriminalization of drugs has produced no negative blow back, all three have nothing to do with pot or drugs, and are living healthy full lives.

So before any one rolls over in shock because of what Pat Robertson has said, realize this- Unless you know us, you don't know us. The so called moral majority may surprise you if you would stop hating us for one moment, and try to have a conversation.
 Quoting: OceanRiver


Well im glad he is spitting this, the fact is regardless of what you want to say, the moral majority would ignore this if anyone else said it.

But since you have one of the figure heads spitting it they might actually listen and think about it.

Also queue up joker saying that not putting people in jail over every drug offense is part of the commie plot.
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Think about it....100 years ago you could do alot of things you can't do today.


Yea like buy a dress for $2.49
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Yeah but people made 15 cents an hour also.
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Since we have the "moral majority" to thank for the introduction of the insane drug policies in this continent, it is only fitting that they would do something about cleaning up the tragic mess of criminality masquerading as righteousness they are complicit in, as an accessory.
They need to make restitution to all the souls who have been tormented by it for the past 80 years, by taking a positive stance in eliminating said legislation from the books.

Forget payback, just wake up and do something about the miscarriage of justice/the perversion of the legal system that you have helped to build.
We need to build a JUST society, a goal which we are far from attaining.
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Pat Robertson is against the CRIMINALIZATION of Marijuana.


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I don't know why people assume that all conservative Christians would be FOR the criminalization of marijuana. I hate what drugs has done to our society, and I am extremely Christian ... but putting people in jail is not the answer. The criminalization of anything you can grow in your back yard is ridiculous. Regulate it, tax it, grow it, and you will shut down the criminal element that capitalizes on it, smuggling it across our boarders. Then we can make room in our prison system for real criminals, save money, and generate funds for rehab programs, and education.

Think of the lives that have been ruined or set back because of a college kids indiscretion with pot use. Young and dumb and they pay for it for the rest of their lives? We raised our children on bible principle, including our views on social problems. Our "liberal" views regarding the decriminalization of drugs has produced no negative blow back, all three have nothing to do with pot or drugs, and are living healthy full lives.

So before any one rolls over in shock because of what Pat Robertson has said, realize this- Unless you know us, you don't know us. The so called moral majority may surprise you if you would stop hating us for one moment, and try to have a conversation.


Well im glad he is spitting this, the fact is regardless of what you want to say, the moral majority would ignore this if anyone else said it.

But since you have one of the figure heads spitting it they might actually listen and think about it.

Also queue up joker saying that not putting people in jail over every drug offense is part of the commie plot.
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Pat Robertson is not a representative of all Christians any more than Jessie Jackson is of all African Americans. I've been speaking out for the decriminalization of Marijauna for years and so have many other Christian conservatives.
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FUCKIN AH And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
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Since we have the "moral majority" to thank for the introduction of the insane drug policies in this continent, it is only fitting that they would do something about cleaning up the tragic mess of criminality masquerading as righteousness they are complicit in, as an accessory.
They need to make restitution to all the souls who have been tormented by it for the past 80 years, by taking a positive stance in eliminating said legislation from the books.

Forget payback, just wake up and do something about the miscarriage of justice/the perversion of the legal system that you have helped to build.
We need to build a JUST society, a goal which we are far from attaining.
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What has been, is. What will be- has already been. Kings rise, and kings are deposed. Their domains crumble, and other dominions take their place. What is the verdict? There is no new thing under the sun. Ecclesiastes. My other favorite sight- Prophetic Dream Journal
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FUCKIN AH And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
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Well see there is where you got it wrong. He didn't think you would light it on fire and free base it ...
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I'm a conservative Christian and I say legalize it too.
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but that was the reason the cops wanted all their new toys.
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I'm a little thrown for a loop by this. gasp
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that just might change my attitude about ol' Pat.

well done..
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that just might change my attitude about ol' Pat.

well done..
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That one of those suit-wearing creeps who make their bucks from selling Jesus on TV actually said something honest and sensible?

Good for him, and because I'm being nice tonight I'll assume he is sincere and isn't doing it for ulterior motives.

Still, it is shocking to hear common fucking sense out of one of them. Like hearing a barking dog start to speak English for a moment.
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HERES YOUR ANSWER.....SPREAD THE INFO CHECK OUT MY OTHER THREADS...-SENTINAL

WHY do you think that the plant cannabis is illegal. mmmmmmmmmmm



LETS FIND OUT,



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Did you know, it is estimated that hemp has approximately 25,000 uses? From food, paint and fuel to clothing and construction materials, hemp is used. There are even hemp fibres in your Red Rose® and Lipton® tea bags. And several cars made today contain hemp.

The oldest relic of human industry is a piece of hemp fabric (canvas) found in ancient Mesopotamia dating back to approximately 8000 B.C. The oldest surviving piece of paper was made over 2000 years ago in China and was also made from hemp fibre. In 2500 B.C. the pharaohs used hemp in the construction of the great pyramids.

Hemp was so important in England in the 16th century that King Henry VIII passed a law in 1553 which fined farmers who failed to grow at least one quarter acre of hemp for every 60 acres of arable land they owned. There was even a time in history for over 200 years when you could pay your taxes in America with hemp. In 1850 there were more than 8,300 hemp farms in the United States.

Every 3.6 seconds someone in the world dies of hunger. Hemp seeds are the most nutritious and economical solution to end world hunger. With an 80 percent concentration of "good fats" our bodies need for good health maintenance and protein with all eight amino acids plus optimum dietary fibre, hemp truly is a "perfect balance" food source.





The first diesel engine was designed to run on vegetable oils, one of which was hemp oil. In the 1930s Henry Ford produced an automobile composed of 70 percent hemp plastic which also ran on hemp based fuel and oil. In 2001 the "Hempcar" circled the North American continent powered by hemp oil.

The paintings of Rembrandt (1606- 1669), Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) and Thomas Gainsborough (1727- 1788) were painted primarily on hemp canvas, often with hemp oil based paint. Over 50 percent of all chemical pesticides sprayed are used in the cultivation of cotton. Hemp is eight times stronger than cotton and more air-permeable. Hemp can grow vigorously (up to 16 feet) in 100 days without the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides... healthier for your skin and the environment.

One acre of hemp can produce as much raw fibre as 4.1 acres of trees. Pulping hemp for paper would produce a strong paper that lasts incredibly long and doesn't yellow with age. Also, using hemp as a raw source for paper would eliminate the need to cut down our dwindling old-growth forests which contribute to climate control and clean the air we breathe.





SO what do you think,

if you search hard enough you find it was called many different names and things, apparently Jesus used it, ( the holy oil, i dont mean he rolled a joint) and it was found in the burrial chambers in egypt,

dont believe me , find out for yourself, thats the best way..



God bless you all..






The real reason Cannabis has been outlawed has nothing to do with its effects on the mind and body


MARIJUANA is DANGEROUS. Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people.



The truth is if marijuana was utilized for its vast array of commercial products, it would create an industrial atomic bomb! Entrepreneurs have not been educated on the product potential of pot. The super rich have conspired to spread misinformation about an extremely versatile plant that, if used properly, would ruin their companies.

Where did the word 'marijuana' come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant...as you will read. The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years:

* All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974.

* It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; LA Times, Aug. 12, 1981.

* REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon.

* George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers GREW HEMP; Washington and Jefferson Diaries. Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China to France then to America.

* Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed hemp. Also, the War of 1812 was fought over hemp. Napoleon wanted to cut off Moscow's export to England; Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer.

* For thousands of years, 90% of all ships' sails and rope were made from hemp. The word 'canvas' is Dutch for cannabis; Webster's New World Dictionary.

* 80% of all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin.

* The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross's flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp; U.S. Government Archives.

* The first crop grown in many states was hemp. 1850 was a peak year for Kentucky producing 40,000 tons. Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives.

* Oldest known records of hemp farming go back 5000 years in China, although hemp industrialization probably goes back to ancient Egypt.

* Rembrants, Gainsboroughs, Van Goghs as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen.

* In 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture



* Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935; Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act.

* Henry Ford's first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, 'grown from the soil,' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941.

* Hemp called 'Billion Dollar Crop.' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1938.

* Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb. 1938) published an article entitled 'The Most Profitable and Desirable Crop that Can be Grown.' It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The following information comes directly from the United States Department of Agriculture's 1942 14-minute film encouraging and instructing 'patriotic American farmers' to grow 350,000 acres of hemp each year for the war effort:

'...(When) Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850, all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable...

...Now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese...American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our industries...

...the Navy's rapidly dwindling reserves. When that is gone, American hemp will go on duty again; hemp for mooring ships; hemp for tow lines; hemp for tackle and gear; hemp for countless naval uses both on ship and shore. Just as in the days when Old Ironsides sailed the seas victorious with her hempen shrouds and hempen sails. Hemp for victory!'

Certified proof from the Library of Congress; found by the research of Jack Herer, refuting claims of other government agencies that the 1942 USDA film 'Hemp for Victory' did not exist.

Hemp cultivation and production do not harm the environment. The USDA Bulletin #404 concluded that hemp produces 4 times as much pulp with at least 4 to 7 times less pollution. From Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1938:

'It has a short growing season...It can be grown in any state...The long roots penetrate and break the soil to leave it in perfect condition for the next year's crop. The dense shock of leaves, 8 to 12 feet above the ground, chokes out weeds.
...hemp, this new crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry.'

In the 1930s, innovations in farm machinery would have caused an industrial revolution when applied to hemp. This single resource could have created millions of new jobs generating thousands of quality products. Hemp, if not made illegal, would have brought America out of the Great Depression.

William Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane) and the Hearst Paper Manufacturing Division of Kimberly Clark owned vast acreage of timberlands. The Hearst Company supplied most paper products. Patty Hearst's grandfather, a destroyer of nature for his own personal profit, stood to lose billions because of hemp.

In 1937, Dupont patented the processes to make plastics from oil and coal. Dupont's Annual Report urged stockholders to invest in its new petrochemical division. Synthetics such as plastics, cellophane, celluloid, methanol, nylon, rayon, Dacron, etc., could now be made from oil. Natural hemp industrialization would have ruined over 80% of Dupont's business.

THE CONSPIRACY

Andrew Mellon became Hoover's Secretary of the Treasury and Dupont's primary investor. He appointed his future nephew-in-law, Harry J. Anslinger, to head the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.

Secret meetings were held by these financial tycoons. Hemp was declared dangerous and a threat to their billion dollar enterprises. For their dynasties to remain intact, hemp had to go. These men took an obscure Mexican slang word: 'marihuana' and pushed it into the consciousness of America.

MEDIA MANIPULATION

A media blitz of 'yellow journalism' raged in the late 1920s and 1930s. Hearst's newspapers ran stories emphasizing the horrors of marihuana. The menace of marihuana made headlines. Readers learned that it was responsible for everything from car accidents to loose morality.

Films like 'Reefer Madness' (1936), 'Marihuana: Assassin of Youth' (1935) and 'Marihuana: The Devil's Weed' (1936) were propaganda designed by these industrialists to create an enemy. Their purpose was to gain public support so that anti-marihuana laws could be passed.

Examine the following quotes from 'The Burning Question' aka REEFER MADNESS:

* a violent narcotic.
* acts of shocking violence.
* incurable insanity.
* soul-destroying effects.
* under the influence of the drug he killed his entire family with an ax.
* more vicious, more deadly even than these soul-destroying drugs (heroin, cocaine) is the menace of marihuana!

Reefer Madness did not end with the usual 'the end.' The film concluded with these words plastered on the screen: TELL YOUR CHILDREN.

In the 1930s, people were very naive; even to the point of ignorance. The masses were like sheep waiting to be led by the few in power. They did not challenge authority. If the news was in print or on the radio, they believed it had to be true. They told their children and their children grew up to be the parents of the baby-boomers.

On April 14, 1937, the Prohibitive Marihuana Tax Law or the bill that outlawed hemp was directly brought to the House Ways and Means Committee. This committee is the only one that can introduce a bill to the House floor without it being debated by other committees. The Chairman of the Ways and Means, Robert Doughton, was a Dupont supporter. He insured that the bill would pass Congress.

Dr. James Woodward, a physician and attorney, testified too late on behalf of the American Medical Association. He told the committee that the reason the AMA had not denounced the Marihuana Tax Law sooner was that the Association had just discovered that marihuana was hemp.

Few people, at the time, realized that the deadly menace they had been reading about on Hearst's front pages was in fact passive hemp. The AMA understood cannabis to be a MEDICINE found in numerous healing products sold over the last hundred years.

In September of 1937, hemp became illegal. The most useful crop known became a drug and our planet has been suffering ever since.

Congress banned hemp because it was said to be the most violence-causing drug known. Anslinger, head of the Drug Commission for 31 years, promoted the idea that marihuana made users act extremely violent. In the 1950s, under the Communist threat of McCarthyism, Anslinger now said the exact opposite. Marijuana will pacify you so much that soldiers would not want to fight.

Today, our planet is in desperate trouble. Earth is suffocating as large tracts of rain forests disappear. Pollution, poisons and chemicals are killing people. These great problems could be reversed if we industrialized hemp. Natural biomass could provide all of the planet's energy needs that are currently supplied by fossil fuels. We have consumed 80% of our oil and gas reserves. We need a renewable resource. Hemp could be the solution to soaring gas prices.


THE WONDER PLANT

Hemp has a higher quality fiber than wood fiber. Far fewer caustic chemicals are required to make paper from hemp than from trees. Hemp paper does not turn yellow and is very durable. The plant grows quickly to maturity in a season where trees take a lifetime.



ALL PLASTIC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP SEED OIL. Hempen plastics are biodegradable! Over time, they would break down and not harm the environment. Oil-based plastics, the ones we are very familiar with, help ruin nature; they do not break down and will do great harm in the future. The process to produce the vast array of natural (hempen) plastics will not ruin the rivers as Dupont and other petrochemical companies have done. Ecology does not fit in with the plans of the Oil Industry and the political machine. Hemp products are safe and natural.

MEDICINES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. We should go back to the days when the AMA supported cannabis cures. 'Medical Marijuana' is given out legally to only a handful of people while the rest of us are forced into a system that relies on chemicals. Pot is only healthy for the human body.

WORLD HUNGER COULD END. A large variety of food products can be generated from hemp. The seeds contain one of the highest sources of protein in nature. ALSO: They have two essential fatty acids that clean your body of cholesterol. These essential fatty acids are not found anywhere else in nature! Consuming pot seeds is the best thing you could do for your body. Eat uncooked hemp seeds.

CLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE FROM HEMP. Hemp clothing is extremely strong and durable over time. You could hand clothing, made from pot, down to your grandchildren. Today, there are American companies that make hemp clothing; usually 50% hemp. Hemp fabrics should be everywhere. Instead, they are almost underground. Superior hemp products are not allowed to advertise on fascist television. Kentucky, once the top hemp producing state, made it ILLEGAL TO WEAR hemp clothing! Can you imagine being thrown into jail for wearing quality jeans?

The world is crazy...but that does not mean you have to join the insanity. Get together. Spread the news. Tell people, and that includes your children, the truth. Use hemp products. Eliminate the word 'marijuana.' Realize the history that created it. Make it politically incorrect to say or print the M-word. Fight against the propaganda (designed to favor the agenda of the super rich) and the bullshit. Hemp must be utilized in the future. We need a clean energy source to save our planet. INDUSTRIALIZE HEMP!

The liquor, tobacco and oil companies fund more than a million dollars a day to Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other similar agencies. We have all seen their commercials. Now, their motto is: ‘It's more dangerous than we thought.’ Lies from the powerful corporations, that began with Hearst, are still alive and well today.

The brainwashing continues. Now, the commercials say: If you buy a joint, you contribute to murders and gang wars. The latest anti-pot commercials say: If you buy a joint...you are promoting TERRORISM! The new enemy (terrorism) has paved the road to brainwash you any way THEY see fit.

There is only one enemy; the friendly people you pay your taxes to; the war-makers and nature destroyers. With your funding, they are killing the world right in front of your eyes. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY TOBACCO. HALF A MILLION DEATHS EACH YEAR ARE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL. NO ONE HAS EVER, EVER DIED FROM SMOKING POT!! In the entire history of the human race, not one death can be attributed to cannabis. Our society has outlawed grass but condones the use of the KILLERS: TOBACCO and ALCOHOL. Hemp should be declassified and placed in DRUG stores to relieve stress. Hardening and constriction of the arteries are bad; but hemp usage actually enlarges the arteries...which is a healthy condition. We have been so conditioned to think that: Smoking is harmful. That is NOT the case for passive pot.

Ingesting THC, hemp's active agent, has a positive effect; relieving asthma and glaucoma. A joint tends to alleviate the nausea caused by chemotherapy. You are able to eat on hemp. This is a healthy state of being.

{One personal note: During the pregnancy of my wife, she was having some difficulty gaining weight. We were in the hospital. A nurse called us to one side and said: ‘Off the record, if you smoke pot...you'd get something called the munchies and you’ll gain weight.' I swear that is a true story}.

The stereotype for a pothead is similar to a drunk, bubble-brain. Yet, the truth is one’s creative abilities can be enhanced under its influence. The perception of time slightly slows and one can become more sensitive. You can more appreciate all arts; be closer to nature and generally FEEL more under the influence of cannabis. It is, in fact, the exact opposite state of mind and body as the drunken state. You can be more aware with pot.

The pot plant is an ALIEN plant. There is physical evidence that cannabis is not like any other plant on this planet. One could conclude that it was brought here for the benefit of humanity. Hemp is the ONLY plant where the males appear one way and the females appear very different, physically! No one ever speaks of males and females in regard to the plant kingdom because plants do not show their sexes; except for cannabis. To determine what sex a certain, normal, Earthly plant is: You have to look internally, at its DNA. A male blade of grass (physically) looks exactly like a female blade of grass. The hemp plant has an intense sexuallity. Growers know to kill the males before they fertilize the females. Yes, folks...the most potent pot comes from 'horny females.'

The reason this amazing, very sophisticated, ET plant from the future is illegal has nothing to do with how it physically affects us…..

…POT IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE BILLIONAIRES WANT TO REMAIN BILLIONAIRES!


PS: I think the word ‘DRUGS’ should not be used as an umbrella-word that covers all chemical agents. Drugs have come to be known as something BAD. Are you aware there are LEGAL drugstores?! Yep, in every city. Unbelievable. Each so-called drug should be considered individually. Cannabis is a medicine and not a drug. We should DARE to speak the TRUTH no matter what the law is.
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Pat Robertson is against the CRIMINALIZATION of Marijuana.


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I don't know why people assume that all conservative Christians would be FOR the criminalization of marijuana. I hate what drugs has done to our society, and I am extremely Christian ... but putting people in jail is not the answer. The criminalization of anything you can grow in your back yard is ridiculous. Regulate it, tax it, grow it, and you will shut down the criminal element that capitalizes on it, smuggling it across our boarders. Then we can make room in our prison system for real criminals, save money, and generate funds for rehab programs, and education.

Think of the lives that have been ruined or set back because of a college kids indiscretion with pot use. Young and dumb and they pay for it for the rest of their lives? We raised our children on bible principle, including our views on social problems. Our "liberal" views regarding the decriminalization of drugs has produced no negative blow back, all three have nothing to do with pot or drugs, and are living healthy full lives.

So before any one rolls over in shock because of what Pat Robertson has said, realize this- Unless you know us, you don't know us. The so called moral majority may surprise you if you would stop hating us for one moment, and try to have a conversation.
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EXACTLY!

I have never used pot in all my 41 years, but that doesn't mean I want it criminalized. I am allergic to even the smell of it. I don't condone it's use, but I also don't condemn it either. I just choose not to use it, and have educated my children on it's harmfulness.

I agree, it should be treated just like tobacco, and the profits gained would more than out-pace the cost of the criminalization of it.

It wasn't that long ago when LSD and Cocaine were legal, and all the elite women were hooked on that crap. Coca-cola was thus named, because of the ingredient.
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I'm a conservative Christian and I say legalize it too.
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even a broken clock is right twice a day
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this
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that just might change my attitude about ol' Pat.

well done..


That one of those suit-wearing creeps who make their bucks from selling Jesus on TV actually said something honest and sensible?

Good for him, and because I'm being nice tonight I'll assume he is sincere and isn't doing it for ulterior motives.

Still, it is shocking to hear common fucking sense out of one of them. Like hearing a barking dog start to speak English for a moment.
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and this
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Ppl who invent laws to forbid natural plants/herbs must be utterly insane.

The ppl who have the most probs with marijuana are the ppl who haven't ever tried it.
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I'm a conservative Christian and I don't know what planet most of these politicians are from. You elect them in office and they morph into really scary stupid people doing really scary stupid stuff. Get rid of them all and lets over turn all the crap they have been doing for the last 100 years.

War on drugs was not war on drugs. It became war on people .. sweep the streets, throw them in, and lock them up out of site. 123 you're out. I thought they were going to take out the cartels ... but they are still bigger than ever, and more dangerous ... Hayle,those thugs have taken over Mexico. What a waste of lives, time, and money. Who are these people? They will say what ever they can to get into office.

I'm tired of liberals saying the democrats would have done better, they all are from the same mold, and it's time all of them go. The lifers are a detriment to our society, they will never stop playing the game, it is ingrained in them, they manipulate the freshmen senators, and eventually spoil their good intentions. There is a fly in the ointment in Washington DC, and it's called politics. Obviously, the dems don't want to change anything otherwise Nancy Polousi would have not been appointed as speaker for them. She would have been out if they meant to change. God I pray for this next election. Deliver us from Washington,.
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