Will change your view on marijuana *Warning*: Ayurvedic view of marijuana

That doesn't change my view very much.
sounds like religiously driven propaganda, unsubstantiated at that (even though they hint at doctor testimony early on the page, it never delivers)

I disagree, but to each their own.

The possession and use of marijuana has historically been prohibited in the US, as is true of other narcotic substances like heroine, LDS, and cocaine



Them Mormons are a hell of a drug

I discounted the spelling errors as I assume the writers are probably from India and not the US.

I can't access the link, what does it suggest?

It wasn't in the 19th century and the early 20th century..... Prohibition is fairly recent when you consider that there were no laws or regulations prohibiting cannabis from use prior to its enactment.....

there is more...talks about direct effects on one's body

That article is almost completely contradictory to the truth. AND it is mainly talking anout smoking it. Hemp oil is one of THE BEST things for your skins, blood, etc. Every human being has an endocannabinoid system ready to receive the active properties of cannabis.

Cannabis is in no way "toxic".

aurvedic is political religion akin to roman catholiscm in the 1500s and Islam, Judaism and Catholicsm. this is propaganda designed to hold people down and convince people that cannnabis is bad for the physical in some ways and good in bad ways but the reality is it is good in all ways. i smoke 24/7 and i havent been to a doctor in years. i try to follow a non gmo diet and do not ingest any other narcotics so if it was hurting me my wife and family around me would notice and let me know. weed is one of my best friends, a companion to all of humanity. It is a part of our DNA, and brain! [link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cannabis is one of the many blessings from the Sculptor of nature. We need to stop allowing the suppression of it, but first we need to stop allowing ourselves to be suppressed.

Absolutely THIS^^^^^

Yes, to be clear they are discussing the use of cannabis flowers ("buds"). They are not discounting the use of the cannabis plant for food or in oil form.

I recommend you explore this text. The author is also very well versed in Eastern philosophy and her writing is both articulate and extremely insightful:

[link to www.amazon.com]
It is this mystical awareness imparted in the marijuana consciousness that (can) transform(s) one’s entire outlook on life over the long term. But for evolution toward higher development to take place (by which is meant a deepening awareness of inner motivations, as well as extending concern for all earth creatures), “intentionality” is required. This implies purposeful, steadfast determination to tread the path of growth in the spirit.    While there is no doubt that Marijuana Therapy has inherent health benefits for the physical and mental components of the human organism, spiritual evolution is not assured. Although humans have the potential to realize states of being beyond normal self-concerned consciousness, in actuality there is no biological or psychological necessity for such a transformation to be realized other than personal longing.     The yearning for deeper understanding is not innate to everyone. According to the esoteric lore of the East, there is a time of karmic ripening whereby an individual is drawn intuitively to seek out knowledge of that which is not transitory. In the Fourth Way Tradition, this stage of readiness is known as the “Magnetic Center.” Marijuana Therapy can serve as a vehicle by which timeless and eternal ideals and insights unfold, in addition to allowing for personal examination of the inner workings of the mind. It is in this capacity that marijuana is uniquely beneficial in that it fulfills the particular need of the individual: physical, psychological and spiritual.. - Joan Bello

:greenkarma:

What a load of religiously motivated bollocks.

Myth: Today’s marijuana is more potent and more harmful than it was many years ago.
Fact: There is no medical evidence that shows high-potency marijuana is more harmful than low-potency marijuana. Marijuana is literally one of the least toxic substances known. High-potency marijuana is actually preferable because less is of it consumed to obtain the desired effect; thereby reducing the amount of smoke that enters the lungs and lowering the risk of any respiratory health hazards. Claiming that high-potency marijuana is more harmful than low-potency marijuana is like claiming wine is more harmful than beer.

Myth: Smoking marijuana can cause cancer and serious lung damage.
Fact: There chance of contracting cancer from smoking marijuana is minuscule. Tobacco smokers typically smoke 20+ cigarettes every day for decades, but virtually nobody smokes marijuana in the quantity and frequency required to cause cancer. A 1997 UCLA study (see page 9) concluded that even prolonged and heavy marijuana smoking causes no serious lung damage. Cancer risks from common foods (meat, salt, dairy products) far exceed any cancer risk posed by smoking marijuana. Respiratory health hazards and cancer risks can be totally eliminated by ingesting marijuana in baked foods.

Myth: Marijuana contains over 400 chemicals, thus proving that marijuana is dangerous.
Fact: Coffee contains 1,500 chemicals. Rat poison contains only 30 chemicals. Many vegetables contain cancer-causing chemicals. There is no correlation between the number of chemicals a substance contains and its toxicity. Prohibitionists often cite this misleading statistic to make marijuana appear dangerous.

Myth: Marijuana is a gateway drug–it leads to harder drugs.
Fact: The U.S. government’s own statistics show that over 75 percent of all Americans who use marijuana never use harder drugs. The gateway-drug theory is derived by using blatantly-flawed logic. Using such blatantly-flawed logic, alcohol should be considered the gateway drug because most cocaine and heroin addicts began their drug use with beer or wine–not marijuana.

Myth: Marijuana is addictive.
Fact: Marijuana is not physically addictive. Medical studies rank marijuana as less habit forming than caffeine. The legal drugs of tobacco (nicotine) and alcohol can be as addicting as heroin or cocaine, but marijuana is one of the least habit forming substances known.

Myth: Marijuana use impairs learning ability.
Fact: A 1996 U.S. government study claims that heavy marijuana use may impair learning ability. The key words are heavy use and may. This claim is based on studying people who use marijuana daily–a sample that represents less than 1 percent of all marijuana users. This study concluded: 1) Learning impairments cited were subtle, minimal, and may be temporary. In other words, there is little evidence that such learning impairments even exist. 2) Long-term memory was not affected by heavy marijuana use. 3) Casual marijuana users showed no signs of impaired learning. 4) Heavy alcohol use was cited as being more detrimental to the thought and learning process than heavy marijuana use.

Myth: Marijuana is a significant cause of emergency room admissions.
Fact: The U.S. government reports that marijuana-related emergency room episodes are increasing. The government counts an emergency room admission as a marijuana-related episode if the word marijuana appears anywhere in the medical record. If a patient tests positive for marijuana because he/she used marijuana several days before the incident occurred, if a drunk driver admits he/she also smoked some marijuana, or if anyone involved in the incident merely possessed marijuana, the government counts the emergency room admission as a “marijuana-related episode.” Less than 0.2% of all emergency room admissions are “marijuana related.” This so-called marijuana-causes-emergencies statistic was carefully crafted by the government to make marijuana appear dangerous.

[link to legalizationofmarijuana.com]

I'm pretty sure Ayurveda believes every plant and substance is here for a reason. The idea that anything can be a poison or a medicine depending on the use and quantity.

The article, I believe, highlights some important distinctions between how marijuana is consumed by common Westerners vs. shamans. Westerners typically don't consume without stating intent for use, nor any purification beforehand. The article points out that shamans don't take this plant so lightly and properly purify it before use.

IMHO, marijuana is God's medicine. Therfore...
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I can't really comment on many of those myths as I question many of the so-called "facts" that are made available to the mainstream. However, I do question the addictiveness. Maybe marijuana isn't physically addictive...but, users tend to consume pretty regularly...is that not psychological addiction?

Its as psychologically addictive as taking vitamins or herbs for your health.

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I especially question the legalization of marijuana link...isn't it a little biased, no?

No, if they were pining for it when they didn't have it, then perhaps. But you can easily do something daily and stop, depending on your dependency to it, however marijuana has been proven to be less addictive than even caffine!

The image is below is uploading, when done you can see the comparison to other 'drugs'

C'mon lol...most to all herbs are not psychoactive...cannabis is.

Just for the record, I am not against cannabis. It is a plant and should be legalized. However, I've run into many of the symptoms directly discussed on that list through usage. The issue I had is that the mainstream is so adamant about the positives without stating any negatives for the most part. I believe it's because we are in the legalization time and it has to be a perfect substance in order for the moms and pops of America to go all in for it.

That's why I found this link so enlightening as almost none of this information is made aware in common media.

Yeah right! The mainstream has said its a "demon drug" and makes you "lazy", "low will power". All the same shit your indian article says. Where did you grow up?

The TRUTH is whats comin out now after a 100 years of lies perpetrated by Rockefeller and his industries (oil, big pharma). It was industrial sabotage.

Cannabis cures cancer and a a multitude of diseases. ANd its the best and most natural substance to get HIGH on. I love GOD!

Well, I'm not going to attempt to change your mind...

But, I would suggest questioning all facts that you hear even from sources that are now promoting it. Why would the big mainstream publications suddenly change their mind after years of prohibition which has been serving them very well? Why make it legal when an illegal product makes more profit? There is so much going on behind the scenes that even I don't know it all.

Who told you it cures cancer? Why would Big Pharma make this legal if it did? Don't they wish to sell ChemoTherapy lol. The elites ain't giving you anything to cure cancer lol.

A friend of mine works for a UK government contractor that has been experimenting with marijuana for years, they have got strains so strong that they refer to one of them as instant-schitzo. That said, they have found evidence of marijuana shrinking tumours (I shit you not). I keep trying to get him to bring me some stuff but the place goes into lockdown if even a seed goes missing, they stocktake 3 times a day!
I'll try and get him to give me some details to post later.

Interesting.
I think religion is nothing but control however.
"Do this not that"... always someone giving someone else orders.

Watch the first 40 minutes of the video posted in this thread:
Thread: The Human Connection With Endocannabinoids - Peer Reviewed Info on how Endocannabinoids Cure Cancer

Sounds an awful lot like GMO weed...I'm pretty sure God or Mother Earth doesn't like when we taper with perfection.

I don't agree with the view of Ayurveda being considered a religion. It hardly classifies things as being bad or good.

Hemp oil, yes. But, the article I posted was referring to marijuana, not oils. I was specifically pointing out how shamans purify the plant before use. Westerners do not, or do they even know the purification process.

Nope nothing GMO at all, they work with 100% natural produce.
It's a pharmaceutical based company, but because of the work and the government contact he isn't allowed to say too much about it. He doesn't smoke but quite a few of the guys he works with do.
I've just messaged him, so when he gets back to me I will let you know, no idea if he is at work or not today and I'm on a ferry in the middle of the Atlantic ocean right now.

THIS

Canadian shills are not very good at what they do apparently.. OP is a loser