Re: Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

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federal law supercedes --so I am sure the feds will be in there busting some butt on that one.

Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

the city of Denver has legalized the possession of 1 once of weed for adults over the age of 21. The city law has passed but the state of Colorado is pushing state law instead of recognizing the new city law. Many people that are protected by this law are now being fined for what is accepted....Austin Chronicle: Weed Watch

[Guest guest]

Hey - up here in the great white, you can even write off your

(medicinal) marijuana this tax year as a medical deduction (at least

that was tabled by the previous federal party before they got the

boot). How do I know that? I saw it today in a recent

newsletter about '06 tax deductions and what may or may not fly (since

the recent change in gov't) - honest...

Gotta love Canada. Hey, even if this particular Liberal policy

causes flashbacks to Reefer Madness, just remember the recent post

here - the one that mentioned the likelihood that Frist will be the

next GOP presidential candidate - I mean, legalized pot makes for a

great debate, but " President Frist " ? Could pot or anything else be

that stupifying?

Besides, imagine if Pharma had a patent on this one - every second

commercial on prime-time would be loaded down with smiley happy

pot-heads, and a friendly voice urging you to go ask your doctor about

" Canna-brex " .

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> federal law supercedes --so I am sure the feds will be in there

busting some butt on that one.

> Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

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>

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> the city of Denver has legalized the possession

> of 1 once of weed for adults over the age of 21.

> The city law has passed but the state of Colorado

> is pushing state law instead of recognizing the

> new city law. Many people that are protected by

> this law are now being fined for what is accepted....

>

> Austin Chronicle: Weed Watch

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[Guest guest]

If Frist becomes president, we're all gonna need A LOT of pot!!!!!!!!

Re: Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

Hey - up here in the great white, you can even write off your

(medicinal) marijuana this tax year as a medical deduction (at least

that was tabled by the previous federal party before they got the

boot). How do I know that? I saw it today in a recent

newsletter about '06 tax deductions and what may or may not fly (since

the recent change in gov't) - honest...

Gotta love Canada. Hey, even if this particular Liberal policy

causes flashbacks to Reefer Madness, just remember the recent post

here - the one that mentioned the likelihood that Frist will be the

next GOP presidential candidate - I mean, legalized pot makes for a

great debate, but " President Frist " ? Could pot or anything else be

that stupifying?

Besides, imagine if Pharma had a patent on this one - every second

commercial on prime-time would be loaded down with smiley happy

pot-heads, and a friendly voice urging you to go ask your doctor about

" Canna-brex " .

>

> federal law supercedes --so I am sure the feds will be in there

busting some butt on that one.

> Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

>

>

>

> the city of Denver has legalized the possession

> of 1 once of weed for adults over the age of 21.

> The city law has passed but the state of Colorado

> is pushing state law instead of recognizing the

> new city law. Many people that are protected by

> this law are now being fined for what is accepted....

>

> Austin Chronicle: Weed Watch

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's gonna take a lot more than pot for me, if Frist becomes president!! I'm

packing up the

kids and moving to a deserted island!

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> > federal law supercedes --so I am sure the feds will be in there

> busting some butt on that one.

> > Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

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> >

> >

> > the city of Denver has legalized the possession

> > of 1 once of weed for adults over the age of 21.

> > The city law has passed but the state of Colorado

> > is pushing state law instead of recognizing the

> > new city law. Many people that are protected by

> > this law are now being fined for what is accepted....

> >

> > Austin Chronicle: Weed Watch

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Do keep in mind that most of Frist's votes came from Tenn. people. ( I am trying to keep a stiff upper lip). King <medfordkings1@...> wrote: It's gonna take a lot more than pot for me, if Frist becomes president!! I'm packing up the kids and moving to a deserted island!> >> > federal law supercedes --so I am sure the feds will be in there> busting some butt on that one.> > Denver has LEGALIZED WEED> > > > > > > > the city of Denver has legalized the possession > > of 1 once of weed for adults over the age of 21. > > The city law has passed but the state of Colorado > > is pushing state law instead of recognizing the > > new city law. Many people that are protected by > > this law are now being fined for what is accepted....> >

> > Austin Chronicle: Weed Watch > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

Gore didn't get the majority of votes in Presidential election & he was

from here, too.

BTW, NOT that I like him, but I heard a snipit on Mike Savage tonight.

He calls him " fist " and echoed what I have been saying, that Frist

doesn't have a chance. Savage is a right-wing nut, so he does speak for

a vocal minority.

Debi, right-winger (non-nut) in TN

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> Do keep in mind that most of Frist's votes came from Tenn. people. (

I am trying to keep a stiff upper lip).

>

>

[Guest guest]

And your point is. . .?

From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of LenaSent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:42 AMEOHarm Subject: Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

the city of Denver has legalized the possession of 1 once of weed for adults over the age of 21. The city law has passed but the state of Colorado is pushing state law instead of recognizing the new city law. Many people that are protected by this law are now being fined for what is accepted....Austin Chronicle: Weed Watch

[Guest guest]

That we should move to Denver?

<g>

Debi, the clean & sober

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> And your point is. . .?

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> _____

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[Guest guest]

Someone emailed me that there was another good article she read about

marijuana but she forgot where it was and besides, couldn't figure out

how to download it.

Lenny

Marijuana again tied to memory, learning problems

Last Updated: 2006-03-13 16:00:40 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who regularly smoke marijuana may

find their memories growing hazy over time, a study published Monday

suggests.

In a study of long-term and shorter-term marijuana users, researchers

in Greece found that both groups performed more poorly on tests of

memory, attention and other cognitive abilities than a comparison

group who'd only occasionally used the drug.

Long-term users - who'd smoked four or more joints per week for at

least 10 years - showed the greatest deficits.

The findings, published in the journal Neurology, add to the

conflicting body of research on the effects of marijuana on the brain.

While many studies have suggested that long-time pot smoking dulls

memory, attention span and mental acuity, some have found no large

differences in these skills between marijuana users and non-users.

One recent analysis of 15 studies found only minor effects on memory

among long-time pot users, and no clear effect on attention, language,

reasoning and a number of other cognitive functions.

One problem is that it's difficult for studies such as the current one

to establish a definite cause-and-effect relationship between

marijuana and intellectual deficits, Dr. Lambros Messinis, the study's

lead author, told Reuters Health.

Though the researchers accounted for a number of variables -- like

education, use of other drugs and the presence of clinical depression

-- it's tough to control for all the factors that could make heavy

marijuana users different from other people, according to Messinis.

Still, he and his colleagues say, their findings are in line with

certain past studies linking heavy, long-term pot smoking to " subtle "

deficits in intellectual abilities.

The study included 40 marijuana users ages 17 to 49 who were in a drug

abuse treatment program; all had used the drug frequently for at least

five years, but half -- those considered long-term users -- had smoked

for 10 years or more. They were compared with 24 adults the same age

who had used pot no more than 20 times in their lives.

Overall, both long- and shorter-term marijuana users performed more

poorly on tests of memory, attention and mental-processing speed. The

proportion of study participants deemed " impaired, " according to the

researchers, was highest in the long-term group and lowest in the

comparison group.

Long-time pot users showed the greatest problems on tests where they

were asked to learn and remember a series of words. They were

" significantly " below the published norms for these tests, according

to Messinis and his colleagues.

It's not yet clear whether the intellectual deficits linked to

marijuana are lasting, Messinis said, but research " generally

supports " the notion that these problems are reversible after longer

periods of abstinence. People in his study were required to have been

abstinent only for the 24 hours before taking the tests.

Another unknown, according to Messinis, is whether marijuana use at a

young age may affect the brain differently than use during adulthood.

Knowledge in this area, he said, is still " poor. "

SOURCE: Neurology, March 14, 2006.

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> > And your point is. . .?

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> > _____

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[Guest guest]

You crack me up on a regular basis Lenny!

" schaferatsprynet "

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Re: Denver has LEGALIZED WEED

Someone emailed me that there was another good article she read about

marijuana but she forgot where it was and besides, couldn't figure out

how to download it.

Lenny

Marijuana again tied to memory, learning problems

Last Updated: 2006-03-13 16:00:40 -0400 (Reuters Health)

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who regularly smoke marijuana may

find their memories growing hazy over time, a study published Monday

suggests.

In a study of long-term and shorter-term marijuana users, researchers

in Greece found that both groups performed more poorly on tests of

memory, attention and other cognitive abilities than a comparison

group who'd only occasionally used the drug.

Long-term users - who'd smoked four or more joints per week for at

least 10 years - showed the greatest deficits.

The findings, published in the journal Neurology, add to the

conflicting body of research on the effects of marijuana on the brain.

While many studies have suggested that long-time pot smoking dulls

memory, attention span and mental acuity, some have found no large

differences in these skills between marijuana users and non-users.

One recent analysis of 15 studies found only minor effects on memory

among long-time pot users, and no clear effect on attention, language,

reasoning and a number of other cognitive functions.

One problem is that it's difficult for studies such as the current one

to establish a definite cause-and-effect relationship between

marijuana and intellectual deficits, Dr. Lambros Messinis, the study's

lead author, told Reuters Health.

Though the researchers accounted for a number of variables -- like

education, use of other drugs and the presence of clinical depression

-- it's tough to control for all the factors that could make heavy

marijuana users different from other people, according to Messinis.

Still, he and his colleagues say, their findings are in line with

certain past studies linking heavy, long-term pot smoking to " subtle "

deficits in intellectual abilities.

The study included 40 marijuana users ages 17 to 49 who were in a drug

abuse treatment program; all had used the drug frequently for at least

five years, but half -- those considered long-term users -- had smoked

for 10 years or more. They were compared with 24 adults the same age

who had used pot no more than 20 times in their lives.

Overall, both long- and shorter-term marijuana users performed more

poorly on tests of memory, attention and mental-processing speed. The

proportion of study participants deemed " impaired, " according

to the

researchers, was highest in the long-term group and lowest in the

comparison group.

Long-time pot users showed the greatest problems on tests where they

were asked to learn and remember a series of words. They were

" significantly " below the published norms for these tests, according

to Messinis and his colleagues.

It's not yet clear whether the intellectual deficits linked to

marijuana are lasting, Messinis said, but research " generally

supports " the notion that these problems are reversible after longer

periods of abstinence. People in his study were required to have been

abstinent only for the 24 hours before taking the tests.

Another unknown, according to Messinis, is whether marijuana use at a

young age may affect the brain differently than use during adulthood.

Knowledge in this area, he said, is still " poor. "

SOURCE: Neurology, March 14, 2006.

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> > And your point is. . .?

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> > _____

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[Guest guest]

Had to laugh out loud on that article! My first thought was " DUH! " I

worked the restaurant industry for 8 years. Every night during the

dinner rush our kitchen would go down in a ball of flames. All the

kitchen staff were regular dope smokers and when it would get busy

you'd see them all standing there, staring at the tickets with glassy

eyes as if they couldn't get the images of the words to absorb from

their eyes into their brains. Best part was when they'd go out back

and light up their pipes for their 4th hit of the day, assuring me

" ...but I'm not addicted. Been smoking for 10 years, but I'm not

addicted. "

Debi

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> > > And your point is. . .?

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[Guest guest]

Why do you think they call it DOPE?

As my pappy once told me, if you must get high, son, use a ladder.

Having said all that, I will hasten to add:

Everything in moderation -- and that includes moderation. So, if any

of you ever catch me personally in a rare hypocritical moment, then .

.. .I forgot the rejoinder. . .what were we talking about. . ?

Lenny

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> Had to laugh out loud on that article! My first thought was " DUH! "

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