Marijuana Enlightenment
by Chautauqua
I didn't trust the
process when it first appeared, so I opted out and have been avoiding it ever
since. Even when those around me, including
my best friend embraced it; I kept my distance. For over five years I've
refused to climb on the bandwagon; but recently the universal law of three
caught up to me, and I finally went to get my medical marijuana card.
Within less than two weeks, three different sources encouraged me to get the
card, including my new primary care physician at the VA. Yup, the
universe was speaking to me in no uncertain terms; time to change.
It isn't that I thought
the whole idea was wrong or anything, just the opposite; I've been a supporter
of legalized marijuana for years, but I don't feel like the government
has any right to register me as a cannabis user, (considering how
well that went for native Americans!) If I sound like a dinosaur it's
because I've been smoking the weed for almost fifty years, and for the majority
of that time doing so illegally.
Not only did many of
America's founding fathers grow hemp, for a time it citizens were required
to grow hemp. You see, over the years the U.S. government has had a
love/hate relationship with hemp; they want to tie up the ships without turning
on the troops.
Cannabis has long been
hailed as a medicinal healing herb, in fact the Sears catalog of 1853 carried
several cannabis based medicines you could order. In 1937 the Marijuana
Tax Act essentially made using the weed legal, if you had the right
paperwork. This continued till 1969 when it was thrown out because it
violated the fifth amendment.
During WWII; American
farmers received draft deferments for themselves and their sons; if they
grew hemp. Henry Ford once designed and made a car out of hemp.
It was 30% lighter and 10 times as strong as steel. It was never produced
because of pressure from the competition, who couldn't compete with it.
For very similar
reasoning, the AMA has led the charge against legalizing marijuana, despite
evidence that hemp cures cancer. The pharmaceutical industry isn't
interested in a cure for cancer because their profits come from selling treatment,
not cures.
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There is of course the
nobility of smoking marijuana despite it being illegal; as a way to push back
against the matrix; but let me just tell you how quickly that wears off and it
becomes a constant hassle to avoid legal entanglements. I always figured
that I'd get my medical marijuana card at some point...when it became a necessity.
I haven't needed to have my card until recently due to my connection with a
local grow op, which caters exclusively to the dispensaries and clubs.
In return for my help
with getting the crop harvested, and security; I got my medical marijuana at a
nice discount before it ever got to the retail outlet. After two years of
law enforcement harassment; and defending against crop robbers breaking in, my
friend gave up and shut down the grow op a few months ago. Several other
local grow ops have closed for the same reasons; the underworld is getting more
dangerous all the time. Another good reason to go legal!
My interview with the
pot doctor was as thorough and professional as I expected. Eighty bucks
and 20 minutes later I was walking into a marijuana dispensary for the first
time, all nice and legal. Many of my friends have described various
"pot clubs" to me but even that doesn't prepare one for the real
thing. As a rogue marijuana user I would have to be good friends with at
least 20 dealers to have anywhere close to the array and variety of products
available at even a modest dispensary.
Most will have a printed
menu of their offerings for smoking or vaporizing; as well as a mind boggling
selection of marijuana edibles. Some dispensaries have "vapor
rooms" where one may sample the wares prior to purchase. The phrase
"Kid in a candy store" comes to mind. Since growing your
own is part of being legal, some dispensaries also offer cuttings, and starter
plants, as well as seeds. One stop shopping. On the drive home from
the day's adventures, with a nice assortment of marijuana products in the car;
there was the unmistakable feeling of something being missing...oh yeah, the
apprehension of being busted for carrying weed! It really is a stay
out of jail free card!
Upon stopping at my
friends place, he discovered that one of the items he'd purchased didn't make
it into his bag. No worries! Just call the place up with receipt in
hand, and the problem is solved. Try that with your underground drug
dealer! And yes, getting a receipt for my weed is a very strange
experience, but one I'll get used to quickly enough.
The really hilarious
side to all this, is even though the mainstream is embracing legalized
marijuana, they still want to change all the street lingo to more antiseptic
& politically correct terms. Some folks get downright puffy about
using only approved terminology within the establishment of a
"club." You ought not call it Marijuana any longer, the
correct term is now Cannabis; likewise weed, bud, & dope
is magically transformed to medicine! It isn't a "pot
club" but rather a cannabis collective, or dispensary, and
you aren't buying from a dealer but rather donating to a provider/vendor.
Hash is now properly referred
to as concentrated cannabis in polite society and when you take your medicine
you aren't stoned, baked or fried; you’re medicated & relaxed.
Don't be requesting Dank, Chronic or Phatt when what you really
mean is High Grade Medicine, and remember employees are now volunteers
and instead of a manager, the place has a spokesperson. If you can keep
all that straight you should be fine.
Now that more states are
legalizing marijuana, and dispensaries are popping up everywhere, those
businesses must be competitive to stay in business; and because
of this the dispensaries are becoming better and better every month. I
will admit to laughing a bit when the news came out of Colorado recently about
folks having trouble with the marijuana edibles; the chocolates, cookies &
brownies.
Some users thought
they'd been slipped something like LSD, while others reported they thought they
were dying! Somebody should have told those folks what they were getting
into and to go easy at first with any of the edibles, because when eaten
marijuana is like five times more potent than if smoked. Some of us have
known this for a while now; and it certainly wouldn't be funny if an
unsuspecting child ate an entire medicated candy bar, so, show some
responsibility and keep all edible marijuana products away from children of all
ages!
I must say that Friday's
trip to the pot club made Sunday's 49er game more enjoyable to watch. Not
only were they up against the very quarterback they just traded away, but ya
just gotta appreciate a running back named Gore going up against a
defensive center named Kilgore.
Then there's the running
back named Carrier and the fact that the shadow of the NFL Spider-Cam
looks just like a giant ass insect buzzing the players! Reminds me of
something someone once said about fighting in the Vietnam war: "When
flying men kill elephants for sport people are just naturally going want to get
stoned."
Like many people of my
generation, I began smoking marijuana because it seemed a sane response to an
increasingly insane world. Half a century later I am still smoking it for
all the same reasons, as well as a few new ones. Not only does marijuana
help me cope with nightmares & memories from Vietnam; it also relieves some
symptoms of other health issues folks my age generally have.
Cannabis contains over
80 active compounds known as cannabinoids; the two most important are the THC,
and CBD types. THC is the main psychoactive euphoric ingredient in
cannabis. Medical effects include relief of pain, depression and
nausea. The CBD cannabinoid compound by itself lacks the
noticeable effect of "getting high" yet is very good for
treating inflammation, muscle spasms, insomnia and anxiety, as well as a wide
range of other illnesses. We are learning important things about
marijuana that weren't known even ten years ago, which perhaps is why it has
been called the miracle plant.
The legalization of
marijuana is possibly the most progressive and enlightened thing modern society
has attempted, and is long overdue, if not too late. Getting the card and
going legal is by no means an indication I believe the current social system
& government will survive; but rather an indication I want access to the
very best pot products available until everything goes mad max on us. Now
all I have to do is get the VA to pay for all my new medicine.
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In Memory of Mike Mazza
"Gone Where the Wind Don't Blow so Strange"
"Gone Where the Wind Don't Blow so Strange"
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