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High Old Tokers! Medical research (much of it done outside of the US, because of our pot laws here) is discovering more and more positive applications of pot, and its attendant therapeutic cannabinoids, on all sorts of conditions. Mind, Body, and even Soul, benefit from marijuana.

I encourage all of you here to participate in the "politics of pot" via the NORML link below. Click on the link; choose your State on the upper right side; then, when you get to your "State" page, click on the link on the middle left side that says "Speak Out, Email 'XX' (your State's 2-letter abbreviation) Representatives." There you'll find any pot issues moving thru (or stagnating in!) your State congress. It'll take you less than 5 minutes to send an Action Alert E-Letter, you don't have to be dressed or get in a car, and you can toke it while you do it! We can all make a difference, collectively, via these seemingly small, individual steps!

And, H.R. 5843, an "Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults," introduced July 30, 2008, to Congress NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT NOW! There are 2 links below - either one will work. The 1st is to NORML's "Contact Officials" page, where you'll select "Judiciary" as your "Issue Area." The other link is to the MPP's E-Letter, very similar to NORML's except you don't have to choose an "Issue Area." PLEASE DO THIS NOW!

"Contact Officials" NORML E-Letter (remember "Judiciary" is your issue!): view link
"Support Barney Frank's Personal Use Act!" MPP E-Letter: view link

Welcome all new Old Tokers! (That previous sentence seems like a contradiction in terms: "new". . . "Old"!) From now on, I will post a "Welcome to OT" graphic/message to introduce each new member. As long as the subject is marijuana, feel free to post anything, including the serious, the not-so-serious, and the downright silly! If you've got questions, ask them. Let's keep each other informed AND entertained!

Stay Aware, Stay Healthy, Stay High and Peace!

NORML: view link
NORML State Chapters: view link
Active State Medical Marijuana Programs: view link
ASA (Americans for Safe Access): view link
Drug Policy Alliance (DPA Network): view link
Drug War Facts: view link
MPP (Marijuana Policy Project): view link
No Jail For Pot: view link
Stop The Drug War (DRCNet): view link
The Science of Medical Marijuana: view link

it would be very nice to watch this add high but unfortunately i live in the sunshine state which does not allow smoking maryjane for any reason - a bunch of old stuffed shirts - but heres the pix anyway - for those that can enjoy this nice add while token - breath deep my friends
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High All! On October 10th, 2008, the 20-millionth arrest for marijuana will be made - and it could be you! Click on the link below for the full story that starts with the very first "victim" of this marijuana war - Samuel R. Caldwell, arrested in 1937 by the Feds for selling 2 joints and sentenced to 4 years at Leavenworth. He died of stomach cancer before his sentence was up - he's also considered the first incarcerated "medical marijuana" patient. Included in the article is how Nixon helped ramp up this pot war, despite his own commission's findings:

"Halfway through this epoch in American history known as cannabis prohibition, Richard M. Nixon’s own handpicked Shafer Commission studied cannabis for nearly two years and concluded: No criminal penalties for adult possession of 100 grams of marijuana.

Nixon was shocked by their findings and tried to bury the Shafer Commission’s report. Nixon instead proceeded with the 'don’t try to confuse me with the facts, I’ve got my mind made up' approach to governance, and the full-scale war on cannabis commenced."

Back in the '30s, annual pot arrests were "2 per hour," and today in 2008, annual arrests amount to almost "100 PER HOUR" (99.6 per hour)! It boggles my mind! 71 YEARS OF POT PROHIBITION - will it EVER end?? Stay Aware, Stay High and Peace!

"America’s 20-Millionth Marijuana Arrest – Coming To Your Home Or Person?" by George Rohrbacher, NORML Board member: view link

Cheers

High All! In conjunction with NORML chapters throughout the nation, there are several "Harvest Festivals" taking place this month, including this weekend's 38th Great Midwest Harvest Festival in Madison, Wisconsin. Below is a link to the NORML page that contains the specific links to the 3 different events. So if you're looking for something to do, here're some happening places! Stay High and Peace!

"NORML Affiliates Celebrate Fall 'Harvest' Festivals" link: view link

High All! Wishing you not only a stony Friday, but a super smokin' weekend, too! We've started the harvest process here in the Sierras...hooray! Stay High and Peace!

High All! Click on the link below for a NORML article about governors, and their continued support of pot prohibition. Within the article, itself, you'll find links to the 7 governors (states include: CA, CT, HI, MS, NH, RI, and VT), ALL REPUBLICANS, and their legislative track records on pot.

In my state, CA, the "Governator" terminated an Employment Rights bill that would have protected people from being fired just because they had a pot prescription and used medical pot. The argument for this was "to treat marijuana like other legal pharmaceutical drugs." And of course, this would've ONLY affected what are called "non-safety-sensitive jobs." But Arnold vetoed this bill, just as he's vetoed every marijuana reform bill that has come to his desk!

So, keep aware of politicians and their pot plans. Stay High and Peace!

"Want To Know Why Pot Is Still Illegal? Ask Your Governor" NORML blog: view link

High All! I can't stress enough that we stoners are "ambassadors for pot," both by example and by rhetoric. So, remind folks just HOW GOOD the plant is, and how we'd ALL benefit from its cultivation. Possibly even MORE relevant with the present financial meltdown. Click on the link below for some demystifying of marijuana/hemp "realities"! Stay High and Peace!

"Hemp and Marijuana: Myths and Realities" by David P. West, Ph.D., for the North American Industrial Hemp Council site: view link

High All! Isn't this a beautiful photo? When I came across it, I said to myself, "That's a sea a grass...no, wait, it's leaves of grass." Thank you Walt Whitman! Here are a couple of quotes from his "Leaves of Grass":

"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars,"

"And the good green grass—that delicate miracle, the ever-recurring grass."

BTW, Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" was banned for a time because it was considered "filthy and obscene"! Stay High and Peace!

High All! Guess I don't have to remind anyone here that someplace in the cosmos, it's ALWAYS 4:20, OT being one of those places! And for those of you with scrips, don't FORGET to take your "medicine" frequently, 'cuz the more you smoke, the better you'll feel! Stay High and Peace!