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Chewbacca · 07-09-2002, 06:30 PM

Unless your an artist, who uses a mind altering substance with the intent aimed for the mind effect to influence your art, then you you really cant say if the the 3rd party substance was a detriment or a benifit, but I bet the Artist in question can.

And what about the cultures, philosophies and religions that include using a substance (Peyote) as part of their lifestyle and rituals? One of the few wise laws on the books in the US concerning drugs was established in the late 1970's. Part of it states simply that indigenious people here can use traditional psycotropic substances like peyote and mescaline as part of thier cultures rituals.

The hypocrisy is that the non-indigenous faiths like Rastafari, Some Hindu, Coptics, Shamanic, ect. cant use Canibis as thier libation legally.

It doesnt take a scientist or doctor to describe the difference between peyote and Pot, not to mention congress signed an act gauranteeing this freedom for one group.

Yet in the early 80's the supreme court ruled against the Coptics on the grounds that the public dangers of drug addiction ( now debunked compared to the public dangers of prohibition itself) out wiegh the rights of a few dudes in miami smoking pot inside thier homes and temples.

I challenge anyone intersted in this topic to get the book " The Emporer Wears No Cloths " by Jack Herer. It concerns Canibis prohibition in America as well as the world and includes excellent facts, alot of which were found tucked away in the goverment's own librarys. [img]smile.gif[/img]

In no way does this book endores drug use. It exposes a scandal near treason that we still perpetuate today by staying silent.

....Drug war? We shouldn't call it a drug war because real wars end...
From HBO's The Wire

07-09-2002, 06:30 PM	#60
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 51 Posts: 5,373	Unless your an artist, who uses a mind altering substance with the intent aimed for the mind effect to influence your art, then you you really cant say if the the 3rd party substance was a detriment or a benifit, but I bet the Artist in question can. And what about the cultures, philosophies and religions that include using a substance (Peyote) as part of their lifestyle and rituals? One of the few wise laws on the books in the US concerning drugs was established in the late 1970's. Part of it states simply that indigenious people here can use traditional psycotropic substances like peyote and mescaline as part of thier cultures rituals. The hypocrisy is that the non-indigenous faiths like Rastafari, Some Hindu, Coptics, Shamanic, ect. cant use Canibis as thier libation legally. It doesnt take a scientist or doctor to describe the difference between peyote and Pot, not to mention congress signed an act gauranteeing this freedom for one group. Yet in the early 80's the supreme court ruled against the Coptics on the grounds that the public dangers of drug addiction ( now debunked compared to the public dangers of prohibition itself) out wiegh the rights of a few dudes in miami smoking pot inside thier homes and temples. I challenge anyone intersted in this topic to get the book " The Emporer Wears No Cloths " by Jack Herer. It concerns Canibis prohibition in America as well as the world and includes excellent facts, alot of which were found tucked away in the goverment's own librarys. [img]smile.gif[/img] In no way does this book endores drug use. It exposes a scandal near treason that we still perpetuate today by staying silent. ....Drug war? We shouldn't call it a drug war because real wars end... From HBO's The Wire __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?