Industrial hemp, nutritional hemp verses Therapeutic Marijuana

by Alchemist Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:10 pm

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http://www.panacea-bocaf.org/medicalapplications.htm

by openmind Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:16 pm

by Alchemist Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:17 pm

"As outlined in the previous chapters, the American Medical Association (AMA) and drug companies testified against the l937 Marijuana Tax Act because cannabis was known to have so much medical potential and had never caused any observable addictions or death by overdose. The possibility existed, they argued, that once the active ingredients in cannabis (such as THC Delta-9) were isolated and correct dosages established, cannabis could become a miracle drug."
http://www.jackherer.com/thebook/chapter-six/

I hung out with Jack a few times back 'in the day.'

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by Alchemist Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:18 pm

$#!%

Thanks for that!

by openmind Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:19 pm

This video is very good, in understanding the history of Marijuana legislation in America. It covers how legislation has 'progressed' through the decades. From its initial prohibition due to xenophobia and so on.

by Alchemist Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:20 pm

A Christian site:
https://ChristiansAgainstProhibition.org/Jack_Herers_Mom

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by Alchemist Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:23 pm

"This video is very good, in understanding the history of Marijuana legislation in America. It covers how legislation has 'progressed' through the decades. From its initial prohibition due to xenophobia and so on."

I may not 'comment'on it, but it is welcomed. Do keep in mind, this is no longer the political section. Godsfool's post is in the political section, confusing, huhh?

by openmind Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:30 pm

Oh I see. Here is a more appropriate clip:

by openmind Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:39 pm

by openmind Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:44 pm

by godsfool713 Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:09 am

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and it was on the Formulary in the Pharmacy!!

they know what truly HEALS!!

HEMP FOR VICTORY!!

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by Alchemist Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:49 am

GUESS WHAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND BILL OF RIGHTS ARE WRITTEN ON...

See what Jack did for the first edition of the 'Emporer' was to compile info from old encyclopedias (pre 1940} to write it. Some where circa 1940's the history was sanitized. Sanitized... Think about that when you consider things I can't talk about as a mod!

by openmind Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:50 am

ANSWER: HEMP PAPER

by polecat Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:35 pm

also helps predict rate of iqd at r/v

by TIMSTERS Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:51 pm

hey maaaan?? :evil: is it 4.20 yet ......wha .it is richouse dude puff puff cough cough cough dang i aint as young as i used to be

by Alchemist Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:15 pm

polecat wrote:also helps predict rate of iqd at r/v

Timsters quote.

by bigal66 Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:48 pm

I sure hope that this rv's soon so I don't have to look at garbage like this. If you look at the deseases that it is suppose to help, alchohol, heroin, all the other drugs will do the same. Why don't we just legalize all of them and be done with it. When some dude kills his wife because he was high on some evil drug, we can say that is wasn't his fault, he just didn't have enough drugs. I wouldn't want to stand before my Savior Jesus Christ and have to try to explain why I participated in this kind of evil or even have to explain why I let it on a christian web site. I know this will go over like a lead ballon, but, if you can talk about your evil doings like it is some kind of ice cream and pie then I should have a right to express my opinions.

by Alchemist Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:10 pm

bigal66 wrote:I sure hope that this rv's soon so I don't have to look at garbage like this. If you look at the deseases that it is suppose to help, alchohol, heroin, all the other drugs will do the same. Why don't we just legalize all of them and be done with it. When some dude kills his wife because he was high on some evil drug, we can say that is wasn't his fault, he just didn't have enough drugs. I wouldn't want to stand before my Savior Jesus Christ and have to try to explain why I participated in this kind of evil or even have to explain why I let it on a christian web site. I know this will go over like a lead ballon, but, if you can talk about your evil doings like it is some kind of ice cream and pie then I should have a right to express my opinions.

Thanks for speaking up. Why do you think pot is 'evil' besides it's legality? Where in the Bible is it forbidden? Why aren't other drugs 'evil' (depending on one's perspective) such as cigarettes, alcohol? I was on a pro-marijuana Christian site not long ago, so I know there are various opinions. If God gave us herbs (in the Bible) for our healing, and pot heals, how can it be evil? I am pro-medical use with a prescription. The history tells of a corporate campaign against it to promote other products in its exclusion. Please educate me from a Biblical perspective why it's 'evil' and please give the scriptures. No one has ever overdosed on pot, yet there are at least hundreds of deaths yearly from Tylenol alone. Marijuane has been shown beneficial in Alzheimers, depression and other neurological disease and illnesses as well as anti-cancer. One study showed pot smokers had a lower incidence of lung cancer than the general population. I am a Christian, so I love the truth.

By the way, this sort of topic you will not need to see soon, so please bear with us.

Smile

by bigal66 Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:25 pm

Marijuana is a mind altering drug. Your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost. I will not get into a debate. We find that there are several things in our daily lives that I consider to be not only mind altering, but also, body altering. You say no one ever over dosed on marijuana. When I was a sinner living in the trenches of sin in the world I was a hard drunk. I didn't just wake up one day and say Oh I'm a drunk from this day forward. I started with one beer. That became a six pack, that bacame a case and that led to more. I know what this stuff can do to you. I never ever took drugs and I thank GOD for that. I smoked 2 1/2 to 3 packs of cigarettes a day. I didn't just quit, I couldn't. I didn't just quit drinking, I couldn't. It took the blood of Jesus and the saving grace of GOD. Now, if the so called pro-marijuana christians want to believe this is good and you believe them, then go with them. As for me, I'm going to try and serve a living risen savior. I will not debate this, nor will I continue discuss this. If you think you need scripture, what you and you are a christian, then you need to search the Word Of God for yourself. Me giving you scripture is not going to satisfy you because you will only find a way to continue to justify what you are doing. Go and search and follow GODS word. I wish you the best. I will not comment on this anymore.

by openmind Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:28 pm

Use a vaporizer, avoid the coughing and avoid having to smoke. Its pure bliss:

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by polecat Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:39 pm

yeah real plague of guys killing their family cause they ran out of weed,more like they wiped out the cold cuts and potatoe chips.haha

by **clayf** Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:42 pm

bigal66 wrote:I sure hope that this rv's soon so I don't have to look at garbage like this. If you look at the deseases that it is suppose to help, alchohol, heroin, all the other drugs will do the same. Why don't we just legalize all of them and be done with it. When some dude kills his wife because he was high on some evil drug, we can say that is wasn't his fault, he just didn't have enough drugs. I wouldn't want to stand before my Savior Jesus Christ and have to try to explain why I participated in this kind of evil or even have to explain why I let it on a christian web site. I know this will go over like a lead ballon, but, if you can talk about your evil doings like it is some kind of ice cream and pie then I should have a right to express my opinions.

...........................WHAT!!!!!!.............Dude put the bible DOWN.....back away... sounds like your mind is altered way out in outerspace..........Go Reval...

by openmind Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:59 pm

Dear Bigal66, if you choose not to partake, that's fine, its your right. But unless you have something substantiated, like clear evidence linking marijuana to negligent behavior, your just pissing on other people's happiness. Many people who smoke marijuana see it as a sacrament and the overwhelming majority speak about peace, love, and truth. Peace. Hope you can find a way to calm down!!!

Jesus picture not meant to offend, but taken out.

by openmind Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:02 pm

by Gman1958 Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:08 pm

bigal66 wrote:I sure hope that this rv's soon so I don't have to look at garbage like this. If you look at the deseases that it is suppose to help, alchohol, heroin, all the other drugs will do the same. Why don't we just legalize all of them and be done with it. When some dude kills his wife because he was high on some evil drug, we can say that is wasn't his fault, he just didn't have enough drugs. I wouldn't want to stand before my Savior Jesus Christ and have to try to explain why I participated in this kind of evil or even have to explain why I let it on a christian web site. I know this will go over like a lead ballon, but, if you can talk about your evil doings like it is some kind of ice cream and pie then I should have a right to express my opinions.

YES sir you ARE entitled to freedom of thought and speech and I welcome it!! Saying that so am I,, SOOO here we go, I broke my back working in an oil field machine shop when I was 23 years old and have been forced to work and live in pain for 30 years because of my injury ,, (I know there are LOTS of people out there WAY worse off than I am) But I feel the need to tell my story here and now. I know for a FACT Marijuana can reduce pain levels and IS NOT ADDICTIVE it can be used for years ,,,then simply walk away from it with ZERO withdrawals. Having stated that ,,, here is the other side ,,, I live on prescription (LEGAL) narcotic pain killers that ARE majorly addictive, and the longer you take them, the more you need to kill the pain (not just little aches small stings or little headache pain) I’m speaking of major debilitating pain (medical pain chart 1 thru 10) living with 7 to 10 daily depending on weather conditions and such, and when the Doc decides to change from one pain killer to another,,, you go thru gut wrenching LIFE THREATENING withdrawals. I DO NOT believe that GOD intended for me to live in pain. So HOW can it be that marijuana is an EVIL DRUG ,, #1 it is NOT a DRUG it is an herb it grows naturally from GODS green earth it does not have to be manufactured or distilled and it will not hurt or kill your kidney’s or liver like Vicodin, Norco, Fentanyl, Morphine, Alcohol, and on and on. Sir you are definitely entitled to your opinion ,, I just wish that people would do a little research and not just lay down and listen to the law makers who profit from keeping natural cures illegal. PLEASE do a little research, Marijuana is not the only natural cure that they are keeping a lid on so they can line their pockets ,,, PLEASE go check it for your self, I think you may be amazed or even angered if you have ever lost a loved one or a friend because of their greed. I lost BOTH of my parents at an early age because of legalities.

Please don’t get me wrong I am not angry with you or trying to slam you, I think you are one of the multitudes out here that are miss-informed is all,, again ,, please do some research and rethink your position on this subject it is not an evil DRUG.

If this post is not removed I thank you for letting me post my opinion.

Gman1958

by openmind Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:14 pm

by Alchemist Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:30 pm

I posted a movie based on scientific research to balance the discussion. Up until recently, the scientific research has been in the similar vein. This thread is about therapeutic marijuana. Much of our older population is over medicated on dangerous and mind altering medications that often require more medications to manage the side effects. I do not think this thread out of line from the perspective of Christianity.

by renny123 Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:37 pm

never used it but i would guess it is not as bad as alcohol on the body. I have ibs. Maybe i should start using it. lol

by Alchemist Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:53 pm

renny123 wrote:never used it but i would guess it is not as bad as alcohol on the body. I have ibs. Maybe i should start using it. lol

I just did a quick little search and found this pdf:
ncmedicalcannabis.org/Documents/MedMJPhysiologyPathologyPharm.pdf

Make sure to include one or more of these terms in any search for medical information:

Peer reviewed
Studies
Evidence based
The name of your condition
Miscelaneous identifiers such as a particular drug, herb or therapy, side effects, efficacy or effectiveness, prognosis etc...

by panamabev Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:02 am

I have enjoyed reading your post Alchemist and Openmind. I too am a Christian and realize that marijuana has great medicinal benefits. It is a herb created by God just like the many teas and other herbs and plants we put into our bodies. I have never know anybody to kill someone and get into big fights because they smoked a joint. I know for a fact what all of the 'legal' prescription drugs were doing to my body in the past...so I stopped. If I have a choice, I would rather take something that God created than some of the chemical poisons that man has created. I want to take care of this temple (my body). I truly believe in the healing effects of marijuana. (Genesis) 1:29 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.

Opinions and FACTS are two different things...and we all now what they say about opinions. I too would like to be educated from a Biblical perspective why it's 'evil' with scriptures to support that perspective. I don't want to stand before the Savior and explain why I called what God created for our healing as evil...I just saying. :no:

Alchemist wrote:
bigal66 wrote:I sure hope that this rv's soon so I don't have to look at garbage like this. If you look at the deseases that it is suppose to help, alchohol, heroin, all the other drugs will do the same. Why don't we just legalize all of them and be done with it. When some dude kills his wife because he was high on some evil drug, we can say that is wasn't his fault, he just didn't have enough drugs. I wouldn't want to stand before my Savior Jesus Christ and have to try to explain why I participated in this kind of evil or even have to explain why I let it on a christian web site. I know this will go over like a lead ballon, but, if you can talk about your evil doings like it is some kind of ice cream and pie then I should have a right to express my opinions.

Thanks for speaking up. Why do you think pot is 'evil' besides it's legality? Where in the Bible is it forbidden? Why aren't other drugs 'evil' (depending on one's perspective) such as cigarettes, alcohol? I was on a pro-marijuana Christian site not long ago, so I know there are various opinions. If God gave us herbs (in the Bible) for our healing, and pot heals, how can it be evil? I am pro-medical use with a prescription. The history tells of a corporate campaign against it to promote other products in its exclusion. Please educate me from a Biblical perspective why it's 'evil' and please give the scriptures. No one has ever overdosed on pot, yet there are at least hundreds of deaths yearly from Tylenol alone. Marijuane has been shown beneficial in Alzheimers, depression and other neurological disease and illnesses as well as anti-cancer. One study showed pot smokers had a lower incidence of lung cancer than the general population. I am a Christian, so I love the truth.

By the way, this sort of topic you will not need to see soon, so please bear with us.

by GoldPeg9 Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:26 am

And then there is related Hemp: http://www.voteindustrialhemp.com/

Excerpt:

“Only 1 acre of hemp is said to produce more oxygen than 25 acres of current forest.” [Bryon, Alan D.] Theoretically, if our cities had greenhouses on top of all the office buildings, like in Los Angeles, filled with hemp then the massive output of oxygen would be a massive intake of carbon dioxide. This in turn should make our cities skies once again blue, healthy and smog free. Methane is one of the main producers of green house gases and one of the many major causes for dramatic global climate change. [Hopwood, Nick, and Jordan Cohen] Therefore, our farmers can grow hemp in our cow pastures, so the hemp plants can have first hand absorption of methane gases via cow farts, and burps. The cows can also eat directly from the hemp plants around them, which would eliminate the need to use hormones and steroids, due to hemp's nutritional facts.[Earth Friendly Network]

by openmind Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:28 am

I don't see why it has to be a Christian issue. Its a a scientific issue, which as far as I know is not addressed in the Bible.

by belmont Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:30 am

[quote="openmind"]Dear Bigal66, if you choose not to partake, that's fine, its your right. But unless you have something substantiated, like clear evidence linking marijuana to negligent behavior, your just pissing on other people's happiness. Many people who smoke marijuana see it as a sacrament and the overwhelming majority speak about peace, love, and truth. Peace. Hope you can find a way to calm down!!!

I do believe that there may be some diseases that it can help. My problem is with the delivery system. Can it not be in a capsule form? It is bad enough now to walk into apartment building and have to inhale second hand marijuana some, or be in an apartment and some one is on the next patio coming and that means you are too. This is when it is illegal and I am sure this will increase if ever made legal. If in a capsule it does not have a negative effect on anyone else.

by openmind Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:13 am

belmont wrote:

I do believe that there may be some diseases that it can help. My problem is with the delivery system. Can it not be in a capsule form? It is bad enough now to walk into apartment building and have to inhale second hand marijuana some, or be in an apartment and some one is on the next patio coming and that means you are too. This is when it is illegal and I am sure this will increase if ever made legal. If in a capsule it does not have a negative effect on anyone else.

I believe there is a drug named Sativex from GW Pharmaceuticals in England. If people used vaporizers, then there wouldn't be any smoke. Smoke is bad for you (no matter the substance). Its hot air your body can do without. Using vaporizers solves that.

by TIMSTERS Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:47 am

bigal66 wrote:I sure hope that this rv's soon so I don't have to look at garbage like this. If you look at the deseases that it is suppose to help, alchohol, heroin, all the other drugs will do the same. Why don't we just legalize all of them and be done with it. When some dude kills his wife because he was high on some evil drug, we can say that is wasn't his fault, he just didn't have enough drugs. I wouldn't want to stand before my Savior Jesus Christ and have to try to explain why I participated in this kind of evil or even have to explain why I let it on a christian web site. I know this will go over like a lead ballon, but, if you can talk about your evil doings like it is some kind of ice cream and pie then I should have a right to express my opinions.

COUGH COUGH PASS TO YOU ...CHILL... chillout

TRY IT IN BROWNYS YUMMY PS ANY BODY GOT A PAPER ?

by Alchemist Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:59 am

I have a friend who has a medical script, (chronic pain). She gets the oil from a friend and makes suckers and confectionary of particularly high potentcy. One can extract the oil of any plant with aclohol using a reflux then recapture the solvent to reuse later. The volatile oils such as peppermint or absinthe mixtures are usually distilled (water or alcohol for abs.) OK. I need to stop there. Point is, there are ways to avoid smoke one can do. As far as respecting another's air, always rude to smoke up wind or blow smoke in the face. Also, the second hand smoke is not the same a cigarettes which have high levels of radio-activity, pesticides, processing chemicals and plasticising glues in the paper as a fire retardent.

openmind wrote:
belmont wrote:

I do believe that there may be some diseases that it can help. My problem is with the delivery system. Can it not be in a capsule form? It is bad enough now to walk into apartment building and have to inhale second hand marijuana some, or be in an apartment and some one is on the next patio coming and that means you are too. This is when it is illegal and I am sure this will increase if ever made legal. If in a capsule it does not have a negative effect on anyone else.

I believe there is a drug named Sativex from GW Pharmaceuticals in England. If people used vaporizers, then there wouldn't be any smoke. Smoke is bad for you (no matter the substance). Its hot air your body can do without. Using vaporizers solves that.

by SBM0601 Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:17 am

openmind wrote:Dear Bigal66, if you choose not to partake, that's fine, its your right. But unless you have something substantiated, like clear evidence linking marijuana to negligent behavior, your just pissing on other people's happiness. Many people who smoke marijuana see it as a sacrament and the overwhelming majority speak about peace, love, and truth. Peace. Hope you can find a way to calm down!!!

I will have to jump in here. I never thoaght in all my days a dinar site would be used to weigh the use of Pot. I have in my years had 2 friends that were pot smokers that 1 killed himself and 5 others while driving on a road under the infuence of only pot and missed a curve on going over a bridge. He left the bridge and went down onto I75 and landed in a pile of cars doing 55 mile and hour and some faster. It caused his death and 4 others. The other friend took his life and 3 others in a bar with a 38 pistol. I did not personally know the others as I grew up that pot cuased thier behavior to do things but that is why the laws were passed and why they are still on the books. I do believe it needs to be legalized and taxed and put under the same laws of the priscription medication laws and the same laws that govern DUI and other protective laws. I also believe it should only be allowed to be distributed by a license Pharmicy and not all these people with medical marijuana permits. It is a joke I know several that use it just to profit and smoke legally. IMHO

by Alchemist Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:27 am

Marijuana vs. Alcohol: 25 Enlightening Studies and Infographics

http://mphdegree.org/2010/marijuana-vs-alcohol-25-enlightening-studies-and-infographics/

by Alchemist Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:40 am

SBM0601,

A thread started in politics, so I started this in health section, to respond, it really is a health issue. As you know, the transition will take care of these things. You stated, "I will have to jump in here. I never thoaght in all my days a dinar site would be used to weigh the use of Pot." Just think of all the extra folks who are here. Can't wait for you know what...

On the other issue of safety, my previous post has good info. Alcohol is by far much worse. I am sorry about your loss, but how does that compare with DUI deaths? When it revals, people are going to want to change the world. We need the truth for this to happen. No disrespect, but step away from the emotional and conditioned responses folks, and research on your own. If a loved one could benefit from medical marijuana, save their eyesight, avoid dangerous mind clouding addictive narcotics, wouldn't you want that?

Peace!

by openmind Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:12 am

Drinking and Driving, Smoking and Driving (or operating heavy machinery) should not be done under the influence. No one is asking for that.

by explorer Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:15 am

Another vote to legalize M-J

Industrial hemp, nutritional hemp verses Therapeutic Marijuana Druuugss

by Herb Lady Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:23 am

First of all Marijuana and Hemp are two completely different plants of the same family, cousins you might say. Hemp does not contain the same properties as marijuana so you won't get any effect by smoking it. But there are a multitude of benefits of both - yes the medicinal from the marijuana, as well as the lowering of stress levels! I have to wonder if it wasn't put on the illegal list of illegal drugs just to boost and support the system that we now have. Have never heard of any one smoking a joint and beating the h out of their wife and kids or going out of their way to attack and/or kill another person - UNLESS it was laced with another much harder drug. Which is done by some slime ball who wanted you to get hooked on the harder drug, because that person wants you to buy that drug because it costs more money than the marijuana. Booze, and harder drugs than marijuana, on the other hand, will always make someone feel 10 ft tall and bullet proof, cause a person to attack another, or cause accidents from drinking and driving, and that's when you need all of the authorities and legal departments, court systems to sort out all of the results and ill effects to those who has felt it's blows. Not to mention the safe houses for the abused, medical expenses from the accident for which raises our medical costs, insurance rates and helps to deplete medicaid. Mariuana will just make you relax, laugh a lot, eat a bunch of munchies, drink a lot of water and go to bed. As for hemp - The Constitution of The United States of America was written on hemp paper. There are a multitude of benefits of growing hemp and producing hemp products - not to mention how many trees that would save!! And saving treees would definitely help our environment. Now couldn't we all benefit from being a little more relaxed and enjoying more laughter and food with friends and family and to produce and use products that save the environment? I say marijuana and hemp should both be legalized.

by Alchemist Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:53 am

naihc.org/IndustrialFibers.html

#8. Congressional Research Service’s 2007
Update on Hemp
“The United States is the only developed nation
in which the production of industrial hemp is not
permitted.” That’s according to the U.S.
Congress’s research arm which reported
favorably on industrial hemp in a Jan. 2005
report and then issued an even more favorable
updated report March 23, 2007. Click here to
read the complete 2007 report.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS)
update concludes that the U.S. government and
its Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
oppose hemp legalization based on their
arguments that legalization “would increase the
likelihood of covert production of high-THC
marijuana, significantly complicate DEA’s
surveillance and enforcement activities, and
send the wrong message to the American public
concerning the government’s position on drugs.
DEA officials and a variety of other observers
also express the concern that efforts to legalize
hemp — as well as those to legalize medical
marijuana — are a front for individuals and
organizations whose real aim is to see marijuana
decriminalized.”
The CRS report notes that the proposed
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007 “would
open the way for commercial cultivation of
industrial hemp in the United States.” It goes on
to point out that according to the Canadian
government, which legalized hemp production
in 1998: “Hemp's remarkable attributes are
hard to beat: it thrives without herbicides, it
reinvigorates the soil, it requires less water than
cotton, it matures in three to four months, and
it can yield four times as much paper per acre as
trees. Hemp can be used to create building
materials, textiles, clothing, inks, and paints and
has potential use in other non-food products.
These advantages are in tune with the
environmental and health preferences of
today's North American public. The growing
curiosity of consumers, the interest shown by
farmers and processors, and Canada's excellent
growing conditions for industrial hemp allow
optimistic views for its future.”

by Alchemist Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:07 am

DO YOU KNOW YOUR AMERICAN HISTORY?

By: Doug Yurchey

And I will raise up for them a plant of renown,
and they shall be no more consumed with
hunger in the land. – Ezekiel 34/29

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 Encyclopaedia 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 hemp; 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. :farao:

* Rembrandts, Gainsborough’s, Van Gogh’s 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.

by Alchemist Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:33 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp

Typical nutritional analysis of hulled hemp
seeds[22]
Calories/100 g
567 kcal
Protein
30.6
Carbohydrate
10.9
Dietary fiber
6.0
Fat
47.2
Saturated fat
5.2
Palmitic 16:0
3.4
Stearic 18:0
1.5
Monounsaturated fat
5.8
Oleic 18:1 (Omega-9)
5.8
Polyunsaturated fat
36.2
Linoleic 18:2 (Omega-6)
27.6
Linolenic 18:3 (Omega-3)
8.7
Gamma-Linolenic 18:3 (Omega-3)
0.8
Cholesterol
0 mg
Moisture
4.7
Ash
6.6
Vitamin A (B-Carotene)
4.0 IU/100g
Thiamine (Vit B1)
1.4 mg
Riboflavin (Vit B2)
0.3 mg
Pyridoxine (Vit B6)
0.1 mg
Vitamin C
1.0 mg
Vitamin E
9.0 IU/100g
Sodium
9.0 mg
Calcium
74.0 mg
Iron
4.7 mg
Approximately 44% of the weight of hempseed
is healthy edible oils, containing about 80%
essential fatty acids (EFAs); i.e., linoleic acid,
omega-6 (LA, 55%), alpha-linolenic acid,
omega-3 (ALA, 22%), in addition to gamma-
linolenic acid, omega-6 (GLA, 1–4%) and
stearidonic acid, omega-3 (SDA, 0–2%).
Proteins (including edestin) are the other major
component (33%), second only to soy (35%).
Hempseeds amino acid profile is close to
"complete" when compared to more common
sources of proteins such as meat, milk, eggs and
soy.[23] The proportions of linoleic acid and
alpha-linolenic acid in one tablespoon (15 ml)
per day of hemp oil easily provides human daily
requirements for EFAs. Unlike flaxseed oil, hemp
oil can be used continuously without developing
a deficiency or other imbalance of EFAs.[24]
This has been demonstrated in a clinical study,
where the daily ingestion of flaxseed oil
decreased the endogenous production of GLA.
[24]
Hempseed is usually very safe for those unable
to tolerate nuts, gluten, lactose, and sugar. In
fact, there are no known allergies to hemp
foods.[citation needed] Hempseed contains no
gluten and therefore would not trigger
symptoms of celiac disease.[citation needed]
Storage

by panamabev Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:07 pm

This is a great Thread, I am enjoying this so much!! Out of the 10 benefits that Openmind posted, I have 5 of the illnesses that marijuana is documented to help, one being Multiple Sclerosis!! Alchemist and Openmind, I totally agree with you. I do not think this thread is out of line from the perspective of Christianity, and I don't understand why it has to be a Christian issue. But, if people make it into a Christian issue...just bring the scripture that supports the evil of it.

I was just telling my daughter the other night that I personally don't know anyone that has beat someone up, robbed anybody, killed anyone, or abused anyone just because they smoked marijuana!! Like Herb Lady, I think maybe alcohol and/or other drugs must be added for the negative benefits. I think about all the (man made chemical) prescription medications that I have reactions to, I have to wear a medic alert bracelet to list these. At 61 years old, the list of reactions grow!! I listen to the precautions on TV commercials stating all the side effects of a drug, then I hear my doctor tell me that the benefits outweigh the side effects...then the next thing you hear is a 'recall'!! But, they are all legal...we are being killed legally. IMHO

I really like what Herb Lady posted!! I try to stay away from a lot of man made drugs and use as many herbs and supplements as possible. Thanks Herb Lady!! Openmind and Alchemist too!!