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9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by africandictator(m): 6:22pm On Dec 30, 2014
1 Marijuana is NOT Hemp!Can you tell the difference? (Hemp is on the right.) Although both marijuana and hemp are weeds, have
a similar leaf shape, and are subspecies of the
Cannabis sativa plant, they are in fact very different.
Marijuana has flowering buds with a high content of
THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) the stuff that makes you feel “high”. Hemp, on the other hand,
has a very low THC content, can be grown closely
together, and it can be used to make a variety of
useful products. (You cannot get high from smoking
hemp.) Hemp and marijuana were once considered
separate entities. The 1937 Marihuana Tax act was focused on the THC-producing variety. It wasn't until
1970, when the Comprehensive Drug Abuse
Prevention and Control Act took over lumping hemp
and marijuana in the same category, making both
illegal, and creating confusion in people's minds to this
day. 2 It Used To Be Patriotic To Grow HempWhile America was still just 13 colonies, a 1619 law
REQUIRED farmers to grow it. Hemp was used to make
rope, clothing, and sails. Both George Washington and
Thomas Jefferson owned hemp farms, and Jefferson
wrote a draft of the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper. Also, what about the flag Betsy Ross sewed? You guessed it: made of hemp.3 The US Government Used It To Fight The
NazisDuring the height of World War II, the US produced a film entitled “Hemp for Victory” praising the many uses of hemp, and encouraging farmers to grow it to
help with the war effort. The existence of the film was
denied by the Government for many years until 1989,
when marijuana advocate Jack Herrer donated a VHS
copy to the Library of Congress. It is now in the Public
Domain, and can be seen on YouTube – watch below!
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by africandictator(m): 6:25pm On Dec 30, 2014
4 Medical Marijuana Has Been Around For
Thousands of YearsChinese symbol for marijuana (Ma) In Ancient China, the plant, known as Ma, was used for
food, fuel, clothing, and medicine going back to 6,000
B.C. But the oldest existing reference to medical
marijuana dates to 2737 B.C. when the Red Emperor
Shen Nung is credited with writing The Herbal, a listing
of medicinal properties of various herbs, including Ma, to alleviate rheumatism and gout pain. In 2 A.D. Hua
T'o is recorded as having used Ma-yo (the female
plant) and red wine as an anesthesia while he
performed painful surgeries including organ grafts and loin incisions. Yeah, you'd probably want to be
high for that. 5 Marijuana is actually GOOD for your lungs!Brazilian artist Fernando de la Rocque uses pot smoke
to make art That's right, a recent study of 5,000 pot smokers by
UCSF and University of Alabama showed that those
who only smoke a few joints a week actually had
stronger lung capacity and external blowing force
than non-users. A 2005 UCLA paper also shows that
marijuana smoke might actually help to PREVENT lung cancer. Unlike tobacco, which contains nicotine and is
a known carcinigen, marijuana contains cannibinoids
and THC, which seem to discourage cancer. It is also
impossible to die of an overdose. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by onuwaje(m): 6:29pm On Dec 30, 2014
B4 dem close thread make I comment
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by africandictator(m): 6:29pm On Dec 30, 2014
6 The Indian Government Declared
Marijuana Harmless in 1894While use of cannabis was primarily medicinal in
Ancient China, over in India they liked to party with it.
It was a common substance, used in religious
ceremonies and to help people chill out. It was often
ingested as a drink, boiled with nuts and milk called
Bhang. It made people happy, so much so that the British Colonial Government was concerned it might be driving the population insane. They commissioned a
study and issued a report entitled The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report of 1894. It not only
concluded that mainstream usage was harmless, but
also that a ban on it might actually prove more
detrimental. 7 Why Do They Call It Dope ? 14.4 Million
Americans SmokeA 2007 Government report estimated that 14.4 million
Americans smoked pot during a one month testing
period. One study in 2006 suggested that marijuana is
the largest cash crop in the US at $35.8 Billion, but that
number has recently been disputed, with a
contrasting report putting it as low as $2.1 Billion. (Either way, it's still a large, essentially unknowable
number.) The largest producer of marijuana in the
world is Mexico, followed by Paraguay. But who are
the biggest users of the drug? The Good ol' USA.
According to a study in Time, 42% of Americans have
tried it. Even President Obama has smoked it.
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by africandictator(m): 6:36pm On Dec 30, 2014
8 Where Did The Name Marijuana Come
From? No One KnowsThere is a lot of speculation when it comes to the
origin of the name marijuana. Folklore has it that it is a
hybrid of the names Maria and Juana, slang terms for
a prostitute. Another theory is that it is derived from
the word maraguanquo, which means “intoxicating
plant.” While a variant of the word appeared as early as 1873, the plant was known mostly as
cannabis. It wasn't until the demonization of the drug
in the 1930's and 40's (used to suppress minorities)
that the word Marihuana was associated with
“Reefer Madness.” Over the years, hundreds of
nicknames have been coined, including grass, weed, dope, pot, and kush. What's your favorite?9 The Use of Hemp Could Save Our Planet.uses of the hemp plant fiber itself are numerous. It
can be made into rope, paper, clothing, canvas, eaten
as a food, and its seeds can be used for fuel. It's also
good for the planet. A study by McGill University in Canada estimated that 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 million acres of
industrial hemp would take care of all of our oil needs.
In addition, unlike tobacco, which destroys the soil
after every crop, planting cannabis actually improves
it. It is legal in Uruguay, Peru, India, and even in Iran
for it to be grown for food/fuel. Legalization of both hemp and marijuana would produce thousands of
jobs, take care of world hunger, cut back on greenhouse gases, and help people cope with the pain of AIDs, glaucoma, and cancer. It turns out that getting “high” from it is just an added bonus.
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by mkpakanaodogwu(m): 7:20pm On Dec 30, 2014
Good old kush
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by hatux: 10:08pm On Dec 30, 2014
Now we smoke to greatness!!! We high as f*ck!

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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by KMB: 10:13pm On Dec 30, 2014
Still igbo
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by fharmah(m): 10:38pm On Dec 30, 2014
u smoke both u get high Itz as simple as dah
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Francheezy(m): 10:43pm On Dec 30, 2014
We*d is life.

We*d is reality.
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by eledacedar(f): 11:44pm On Dec 30, 2014
Skunkified madness

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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Sugarbear007(m): 12:05am On Dec 31, 2014
God bless the good ol'weed...



In phenoms voice"I had to divorce benson so I could mari-juana"
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by ikeno(m): 1:16am On Dec 31, 2014
Nothing pass highness.2 parcel of igbo and few bottles of beer.


2014 Bye! Bye oo!!

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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by mesoade(m): 1:27am On Dec 31, 2014
How does this prevent a niqqar from taking marijuana
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Nobody: 2:27am On Dec 31, 2014
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Nobody: 7:23am On Dec 31, 2014
Light one up for love n peace.
yea i smoke d herb n am still awesome.

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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Stanleyafam(m): 9:08am On Dec 31, 2014
If I go for a med test and marijuana is found in my blood and it dis qualifies me from gettn a job...then i'll be self employed straight away..

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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Emmanuel602(m): 9:21am On Dec 31, 2014
I've always known that weed is good for a healthy living, that's why I take a wrap every morning to keep me going
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Nobody: 10:07am On Dec 31, 2014
The love of weed, is the beginning of wisdom...


Smoke a tap today and get wiser...
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Big4wig(m): 10:12am On Dec 31, 2014
Awesome plant grin grin
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Adesam09(m): 10:14am On Dec 31, 2014
And ?
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by bhaliz44(m): 11:58am On Dec 31, 2014
Story for »weed smokersgrin
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Agali10: 1:10pm On Dec 31, 2014
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Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Isychrist(f): 4:39pm On Dec 31, 2014
What a pity
Re: 9 Weird Facts About Marijuana You ought to know by Nobody: 9:03am On Jan 09, 2015
Isychrist:
What a pity
Pity for yourself first,hypocrite.
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