"There is no control or tax over homegrown production and therefore government generates revenue on the illegality of its use. ..." - SD
IF you are talking pot...the only thing 'illegal' about growing it is IF one does not pay the tax for doing so...oh, and one needs a permit to grow it too.... On Mar 22, 7:48 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > There is no control or tax over homegrown production and therefore > government generates revenue on the illegality of its use. I've seen > numerous professional lives and their families destroyed by the > ridiculous designation of home growables as illegal substance. > Meanwhile a large portion of the supposed enforcers of such laws are > avid users of said illegal substance. Alcohol is legal because it can > be controlled and taxed. People can't just pour out some whiskey in > the garden and wait for the bottles to pop up but people can toss out > some seeds and wait for the buds. This obviously is a matter of > "Billions" of dollars in revenue based on the illegality. What would > these idiots who scour through wild brush and jungles looking for > plants do if suddenly the plants became legal? I could see the look > on their faces upon the news that legality has deemed their services > no longer a necessity. Meanwhile a multitude of government officials > bathe in alcoholic soup. > > On Mar 22, 8:59 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Entheogens are an interesting topic. In most cases, they are an > > integral aspect of the human search. In a few, it is a door of > > compensation for an overloaded psyche. And, the apparent difference > > would be an entire other topic. > > For those who wish to rush to Oregon to get 'high'...recently the > > state (and federal government) has imposed some draconian 'search and > > destroy' measures on simple pot smokers...and those who merely wish to > > grow hemp for comercial purposes...as was done last century using > > seeds with almost no psychoactive ingredients at all. > > Not a drug friendly state overall. > > > On Mar 22, 6:33 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I agree (imagine that), that's why I drink wine. I find that it > > > alleviates the mind from the everyday encounters that seem to dominate > > > thought and therefore allows for a more open field of mental > > > exploration. I had in the past indulged in much of the hallucinogen > > > varieties and daily cannabis but these days I find that acquiring such > > > amenities requires the dealing with unsavory characters with whom I > > > would rather not risk being with at the wrong place at the wrong time > > > and then serving prison time. If legality would finally make its day > > > I would definitely alternate accordingly. Instead of stewing my liver > > > I could smoke my lungs. LOL But of course we all know that no matter > > > how much you take care of yourself, death awaits. The inevitable end > > > comes no matter what occurs throughout life. > > > > On Mar 22, 8:10 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I would posit that there are few people anymore who practice the > > > > rituals to the degree necessary to self manufacture the amounts of DMT > > > > necessary to have the "religious experience". Buddhist monks, perhaps, > > > > and some extreme branches of Catholicism who still practice > > > > flagellation. For the rest of us, a legitimately altered state of > > > > reality is not likely to occur without assistance. > > > > > [ Attached Message ]From:Slip Disc <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds Eye\"" > > > > <[email protected]>Date:Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:07:12 -0700 > > > > (PDT)Local:Sun, Mar 22 2009 6:07 pmSubject:[Mind's Eye] Re: Speaking of > > > > Out of Body Experiences... > > > > > I guess I'm going to have to take another look at the DMT you tossed > > > > at me on another occasion, you see Chris, I didn't forget! > > > > > I'm glad that people can have the liberty to practice their faith in > > > > the way they see fit without interference from big brother. > > > > > The question is, though, why do religions need to use hallucinogens if > > > > there is sufficiency in their spiritual beliefs? > > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > On Mar 22, 12:28 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote:> > > > > A Judge in Oregon has ruled that the use of Amazonian plants for the > > > > > purpose of legitimate religious hallucinogenic experience is legal: > > > > > >http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_HALLUCINOGENIC_TEA_OROL-?SI... > > > > > > The active ingredient for the "Spirit Walk"? DMT.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
