I got my introduction into how badly we have treated native Americans and their
condition in Tuba City, AZ.
I had heard the requisite stories about alcoholism and unemployment on
reservations, but working with the Hopi Nation for a month, effectively
embedded with them, really opened my eyes to
On the subject of drug use or alcohol use.. as wise man once told me
"Self abuse is still the most popular form of self entertainment."
It seems to ring true with every addiction, regardless of the material of
choice..
A great part of the land mass of Arizona is Indian Reservation ... a very
dru
I would suggest that there are people suffering from advanced alcoholism who
can fare no better, nor are functional in any sense of the word. It's a
"tomato - tomatoe" thing.
In either case the severity of the affliction is clearly evident. As addled as
their brains might be, I would posit th
They are beyond "out of touch." They are mindless zombies who can't
put together a simple sentence in words.
Nothing I said dismisses the effects of terminal alcoholism, but that
subject was not addressed. The statement was made that potheads are
way better than alkies, and I take issue with
We have short circuited Darwinian evolution. Shoes have messed with our feet
so we have daintier toes and less ability to walk long distances. This may be
a first world thing.
We impregnate the couples or singles who are genetically incapable of producing
a child naturally. We pump people f
I've never been to Hawaii, but I have seen the results of a lifetime of pot
smoking with a couple of people. I would concur that they were pretty much out
of touch, but they looked a lot better than the alcoholics I've seen dying of
cirrhosis of the liver...
I very much agree with the personal
From: Curly McLain via Mercedes
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Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 112, Issue 30
>I've never smoked it but it's a known fact that pot is less harmful
>than alcohol. Why pot should be illegal goes be
I've never smoked it but it's a known fact that pot is less harmful
than alcohol. Why pot should be illegal goes beyond me.
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THen you have obviously never seen the whacked out old potheads
wandering around Puna and Kau in Hawaii, among other places. "known
fact" you refe
OK Don wrote:
> The war on alcohol addiction hasn't had any positive results either.
> Perhaps think of it as enabling the Darwin effect - -
All hail Darwin effect!!
Why not?
Survival
...of the fittest.
Mental - gone!!
Drugged - gone!!
Old - gone!!
Why coddle the infirm? The bottom line rules!!
S
My feelings exactly...
https://bitencourtg.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/marijuana-vs-alcohol.jpg
Dan
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What's even better is reading about David Nutt, the former "drug czar" of the
> UK, who got booted out of office because h
What's even better is reading about David Nutt, the former "drug czar" of the
UK, who got booted out of office because he couldn't find anything wrong with
pot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt
Dan
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:05 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
>
> Great Freakonomics podcast on t
Great Freakonomics podcast on this:
http://freakonomics.com/2014/04/17/whats-more-dangerous-marijuana-or-alcohol-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
Dan
> On Mar 4, 2015, at 7:51 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I've never smoked it but it's a known fact that pot is less harmful tha
basically ruins any chance he ever had for a normal life...
> -Curt
>
> From: Addison Thompson via Mercedes
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 112, Issue 30
>
> Dan,
> I totally agree t
The war on alcohol addiction hasn't had any positive results either.
Perhaps think of it as enabling the Darwin effect - -
On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> War on Addiction?
> Pot is going to get legalized little by little and good on it,
#x27;s black he goes to jail which
basically ruins any chance he ever had for a normal life...
-Curt
From: Addison Thompson via Mercedes
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 112, Issue 30
Dan,
I totally agree that
Dan,
I totally agree that we need to try another direction than the so-called "war
on drugs." I've been saying for decades that the "war on drugs" has been lost
and has become a huge financial drain on our society. Rather than keeping on
locking people up, inducing them to commit more crimes to
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