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Marijuana legalisation causing violent crime to fall in US states, study finds
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Your moral compass is off by 180 degrees. I urge you to spend more time reading the bible and less time smoking dope. Quoting: kungfart If you only knew... [ link to www.goodreads.com (secure)] "Of the historical material indicating the Hebraic use of cannabis, the strongest and most profound piece of evidence was established in 1936 by Sula Benet (a.k.a. Sara Benetowa), a Polish etymologist from the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw. In 1975 Benet stated, “In the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament there are references to hemp, both as incense, which was an integral part of religious celebration, and as an intoxicant.” Through comparative etymological study, Benet documented that in the Hebrew Scriptures and their Aramaic translation, the Targum Onculos, hemp is referred to as q’neh bosm (variously translated as kaneh bosem, keneh bosem, kaniebosm) and is also rendered in traditional Hebrew as kannabos or kannabus. The root kan in this construction means “reed” or “hemp,” while bosm means “aromatic.” This word appears in Exodus 30:23, Song of Songs 4:14, Isaiah 43:24, Jeremiah 6:20, and Ezekiel 27:19. Benet’s etymological research regarding the Hebrew terms q’eneh bosem and q’eneh was based on tracing the modern word cannabis back through history to show the similarities between the cognitive pronunciation of cannabis and q’eneh bosem,*9 as well as comparing the term to the names used for cannabis by contemporary kingdoms, such as the Assyrian and Babylonian term for the plant, qunubu. In fact, the term q’neh bosem is the Hebrew transliteration of an earlier Indo-European term for the plant, canna. This term left traces through the vernacular an, seen in various modern terms for c’an’nabis, such as the Indian bh’a’ng, the French ch’an’vre, the Dutch c’an’vas, and the German h’an’ f. This use of an Indo-European word in the Semetic language shows that the ritual use of cannabis came to the Hebrews from foreign sources and as an item of trade; it retained the core aspects of its original name. Indeed, in both the Jeremiah and Ezekiel references referred to by Benet, cannabis is identified as coming from a foreign land." ~ The Pot Book (Julie Holland M.D.) What happened to the Assyrian and the Babylonians? Neither are symbols of how things should be done. Keep smoking/eating and being addicted to weed. One more point, I did compare weed to alcohol. Many people throw their lives away being addicted to alcohol as well. The difference is one little puff or bite or vape of weed will mess you up all day long. Maybe not all of you dopers that have been smoking it since you were 12 but I'm guessing once you built up a tolerance to THC you just consume more to get high. I've seen people driving down the highway smoking weed. Restaurant staff smoking at work including the managers. People can't control themselves. I've not seen many responsible MJ users. Are you stating that you are a Christian MJ user? You are the first I've come across. I would be interested to hear the experience of other MJ users. Do you drive while high? How about going to work high. How often do you use? Most people I knew used during all the above. How about taking a look at the stats on the Annual Causes of Death in the United States. Just compare Alcohol to Cannabis. You're arguing about cannabis. Why not look at everything that's killing people. Cannabis by the way is reporting zero deaths. Yes, there has been some mishaps by younger kiddos getting into things they shouldn't. Look it over completely. Cannabis shouldn't even concern you compared to everything else on this list. I would be more worried about Alcohol or illicit drugs or prescription drugs. [ link to www.drugwarfacts.org (secure)]
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