“If the USA government had been smart they would have legalized and taxed pot as well as treating e-mail/ the internet, etc. like postage. Imagine our bulging Treasury!” – Rig
Of course, it WAS legal until the thugs at Anheuser Bush and the AMA got involved. http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/ In fact, it was required to be grown by our forefathers! It wasn’t until recently (perhaps within your lifetime Rigsey) that it became regulated (taxed, requiring a permit to grow…not illegal) here in the USA. Of course, individual states recently have lifted much of the draconian legal results of growing and using it…now we only have to get the fed to go along. Such a discussion would have been impossible during the last half of last century due to the fearmongering and misinformation propaganda. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_the_United_States On Sep 12, 5:49 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > If the USA government had been smart they would have legalized and > taxed pot as well as treating e-mail/ the internet, etc. like postage. > Imagine our bulging Treasury! > > On Sep 12, 2:03 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, how true, but there is a variety when combined with a brownie > > that may offer some euphoric enhancement while on it's way to the end. > > 8-/ > > > On Sep 11, 9:30 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Slip, ANY grass you eat will come out as dung! ;-) > > > > On Sep 11, 6:22 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I had a friend I met while in Austin who moved to India and returned > > > > to sell off his materialism. He was so into all his new found > > > > mysticism and soul enlightenment which he graciously laid out for all > > > > to see. He had a step van converted to propane from gas and asked if > > > > I wanted to buy it, and in fact I really needed it at the time but not > > > > the affordability. I straight faced told him that if he really wanted > > > > to enhance his spirituality he would just give it to me. Well I'm > > > > sure I don't have to tell you that he turned pale in the knowledge > > > > that I was purely right in perspective but he could not just let his > > > > material possessions go. I understood it all to be the cow dung that > > > > it all is. I think the grass is still greener on the other side. > > > > > On Sep 11, 7:51 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The snag for me here Orn is that I just can't agree that there is no > > > > > focus on the observation of mind in academe or even if I restrict that > > > > > just to science, though I'd agree this is the case in the dross, > > > > > populist bits of academe increasingly part of the mega-billion > > > > > international education industry. My guts say charlatan watching this > > > > > guy - I don't like his micro-expressions and general 'wide-eyed' > > > > > approach. I would not fashion this into an argument without knowing > > > > > much more. I don't go much for arguments starting in > > > > > incommensurability claims and disliked the build-up Alan was given > > > > > (such stuff always reminds me of Saturday Night at the London > > > > > Palladium). Of course, I regard almost all 'notable' academics as > > > > > charlatans (the best are too busy getting on helping where they can). > > > > > Didn't spot the humour and there seemed little depth other than some > > > > > clear emotional play. I much prefer you Orn. > > > > > > On 10 Sep, 20:28, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > This is a very accessible, clear and enlightening video with one of > > > > > > my > > > > > > Tibetan Language teachers, Alan Wallace. > > > > > > > He is a scientist, a teacher, and one of the more erudite and wise > > > > > > people in an experiential way I have met in this area. He addresses > > > > > > it > > > > > > all….Christianity, contemplation, science, materialism, happiness, > > > > > > consciousness, mind, truth….and aspects of Buddhism like philosophy, > > > > > > suffering and other aspects of its ontology that are commonly > > > > > > misunderstood. > > > > > > > His humor and depth is wonderful. > > > > > > >http://www.consciousmedianetwork.com/members/awallace.htm > > > > > > > What is your experience of Alan?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
