Related Media
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‘Knowledge increases in proportion to its use – that is, the more we teach the more we learn’ – H. P. Blavatsky
The Other End of the Spectrum
The Department of Health is anti harm-reduction?
Smoke and Mirrors
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This is a good example of what we are talking about, apart from the blatant mistaken spelling of the word marijuana at the start. WTF is marijana? The song is very pertinent though!
Cannabis in the brain. Raphael Mechoulam is an Israeli professor for Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. While working on research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Michoulam succeeded in the isolation, structure elucidation and total synthesis of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active principle of cannabis.
This part one of a 6 part series from TV3 NZ documentary aired in NZ earlier in the week. An awesome kiwi friend uploaded this onto YouTube so we could all watch this great show. You can find the other parts once you watch this first one. Enjoy
Howard Marks Interviews David Nutt On The Dangers of Drugs & Drug Policy Reform (November, 2010)
A frank interview with David Nutt about the risks of drugs and drug reform. Dr. Nutt was sacked as the chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs after claiming in a paper that alcohol and tobacco were more harmful than many illegal drugs, including LSD, ecstasy and cannabis.
“Mothers throughout history have come forward for the sake of their children,” says Gretchen Burns Bergman, executive director of Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing (PATH). “We’re coming forth saying that the drug war has been more damaging to our families than the drugs themselves.”
The House I Live In director Eugene Jarecki on the war on drugs: ‘Everybody is a victim’ – video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2012/nov/22/house-i-live-in-eugene-jarecki-video
Professor David Nutt – The Inconvenient Truth About Drugs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkcO_wJ9yKo
The madness and stupidity of our politicians is alarming, how refreshing it is to see this whole web site ! My worry is when is this prohibition going to end and stop painting users as criminals.