Ornamental, either you've done your homework or you're that old. I don't care to know which. But glad for the education.
Chris is marijuana actually an artificially enhancing drug? Wouldn't it rather be considered natural? I have long debated the issue. I know it's considered an herb, plant blah blah blah, but it does have chemical inducers. Feeling a bit dense at the moment. On Apr 22, 6:09 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Excess in general attracted the like of Carrie Moore (AKA Carrie > Nation). Until the late 1930s one could go into any pharmacy and > purchase hash over the counter in a green jelly like substance. > Without a prescription in fact... > This was long after prohibition and it's repeal...more like when the > Anheiser Bush wished no competition. > Of course, in time, even 'they' were bought out. Such is the way of > such businesses. > Overall, I'd say that rather than religion and moralists economics and > capitalism were the movers and shakers here...and most places. > > On Apr 22, 1:30 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The latter leads to the former, these days... > > > Most naturally occurring psychoactive substances only enhance or mimic > > naturally occuring chemicals in our brains. DMT, Cannabinoids, > > Dopamine, the like...this is one place where science has long been > > behind religion...BECAUSE of religion. Moralists decry the > > artificially enhanced pleasures, and shape the social more, which in > > turn shapes the research. > > > Hello, all. Been a rough month, but I'm still alive. > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:14 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > They can't fool our Chris - he counts his calories and walks the > > > frugal path. :-) > > > > On 22 Apr., 00:59, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Cool! > > > >> I'm sure both the junk food and candy industry are happy...... > > > >> On Apr 21, 3:23 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > New study in the FASEB Journal shows that our brains make proteins > > >> > that act directly on the marijuana receptors in our head > > > >> > U.S. and Brazilian scientists have just proven that one of Bob Dylan's > > >> > most famous lines--"everybody must get stoned"-- is correct. That's > > >> > because they've discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that > > >> > act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This > > >> > discovery, published online in The FASEB Journal > > >> > (http://www.fasebj.org), may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for > > >> > managing > > >> > pain, stimulating appetite, and preventing marijuana abuse.- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
