Why is Marijuana ILLEGAL in the Philippines?

[bleedingboi]

Downer man ning cannabis unlike sa uban nga malaski ka. If ma high man ganj ka ani is dli ka prone ug rush decision or erratic behaviour. Ayaw lang sagole ug alcohol.

Some people drink alcohol before smoking weed to boost tge THD in their blood. Also eating mango before smoking can enhance effects of the weed.

Some people write poems about love and romance while smoking weed. Some compose music and hymns, write lyrics. Some think about butterflies, birds in the air, and the sound of music. It's total relaxation. When the effect goes off, the user just sleeps.

This is the total opposite of cocaine, meth, opium products, etc... Which kung padung na tugpa, the user is so irritable, agressive, and confused. Then violence happens.

[yhokz101]

Di kaha mag stock hoarding ang mga drug lords ana hahaha

sa abilidad sa pinoy? himuon ning negosyo.. if naay corrupt sa pwesto, tanan mga hiwi na buhat pwede mahitabo.

if dili ni illegal na jd, like all the way? wala nay silbi pod ng drug lord ani.. pwede naman ta mananom sa atong tugkaran.. mura nag kamunggay lang bah nga common. wa nay mamaligya ani kung maohon na if e legalize..

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Some people write poems about love and romance while smoking weed. Some compose music and hymns, write lyrics. Some think about butterflies, birds in the air, and the sound of music. It's total relaxation. When the effect goes off, the user just sleeps.

This is the total opposite of cocaine, meth, opium products, etc... Which kung padung na tugpa, the user is so irritable, agressive, and confused. Then violence happens.

I agree.. that's why i said downer ni cya. And it enhances our minds, creativity in a non-violent way.

It boost ur appetite, makes u happy, non violent behaviour.

maka relax jd btaw cya..

[30121895]

sa abilidad sa pinoy? himuon ning negosyo.. if naay corrupt sa pwesto, tanan mga hiwi na buhat pwede mahitabo.

if dili ni illegal na jd, like all the way? wala nay silbi pod ng drug lord ani.. pwede naman ta mananom sa atong tugkaran.. mura nag kamunggay lang bah nga common. wa nay mamaligya ani kung maohon na if e legalize..

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I agree.. that's why i said downer ni cya. And it enhances our minds, creativity in a non-violent way.

It boost ur appetite, makes u happy, non violent behaviour.

maka relax jd btaw cya..

In short lami kaayo ikatug neng ganja og lami kaayo eh kaon.. ^_^

[salbahis]

i dont agree legalizing this, however i agree that it should be allowed only for medical purposes... kitang mga pinoy abusado... makatilaw ra gani ug kagawasan kung maka kiat wagas... let's not use US as a sample... di ta amerikano, pinoy ta... atleast sa ilaha majority kay disciplinado... before we ask to legalize it... ato usa unahon ug disiplina atong katilingban... kay kabalo ko sa uban gusto lang ma legal ang pokoy kay ganahan lang ug tama... feeling ire?

[slabs17]

Some people write poems about love and romance while smoking weed. Some compose music and hymns, write lyrics. Some think about butterflies, birds in the air, and the sound of music. It's total relaxation. When the effect goes off, the user just sleeps.

This is the total opposite of cocaine, meth, opium products, etc... Which kung padung na tugpa, the user is so irritable, agressive, and confused. Then violence happens.

Gikan rajud ni nimo SOME pasabot maihap rag buta. Ang ubang nanuyop kadaghanan nila nanakop ug utot

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sa abilidad sa pinoy? himuon ning negosyo.. if naay corrupt sa pwesto, tanan mga hiwi na buhat pwede mahitabo.

if dili ni illegal na jd, like all the way? wala nay silbi pod ng drug lord ani.. pwede naman ta mananom sa atong tugkaran.. mura nag kamunggay lang bah nga common. wa nay mamaligya ani kung maohon na if e legalize..

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I agree.. that's why i said downer ni cya. And it enhances our minds, creativity in a non-violent way.

It boost ur appetite, makes u happy, non violent behaviour.

maka relax jd btaw cya..

Na kubg mura nalang nig kamunggay maypag tulion nalang tag muslim. Mo apil nalang kos bbl

[Wynna]

naka try ka ane @Wynna?

Asa atoh? Ang MJ, cough syrup, meth or MDMA?

Btw depende ra jd nes tao nga mugamit aneng mga butanga..

so to wrap it up, since it depends on the user's behavior, and given that legalizing cannabis could give easier access to everyone including teens perhaps.. what effect or result do we think could it possibly give?

Downer man ning cannabis unlike sa uban nga malaski ka. If ma high man ganj ka ani is dli ka prone ug rush decision or erratic behaviour. Ayaw lang sagole ug alcohol.

Some people drink alcohol before smoking weed to boost tge THD in their blood. Also eating mango before smoking can enhance effects of the weed.

I couldn't agree more

[emow]

the possibility of abuse argument is so common for all pro prohibitionist, even in countries that are contemplating legalization, so saying that pinoys are abusers by nature doesnt make us any unique.

This phobia is unwarranted. why? consider the pbvious. alcphol is more addictive than cannabis. alcohol is consumed almost anywhere openly. do you ever felt yourself in danger in all situations where so,ebody is consuming alcohol?

and another point, still people fail to differentiate the different types of cannabis, from the psychoactive to nonpsychoactive. there are cannabis species that will satisfy your phobia from drug induced psychosis, even if it is rare with cannabis(see my previous posts). What the phuck people?

[emow]

cannabis, a personal take part 1

the benefits of cannabis is profound, if the coconut is considered a tree of life, cannabis is the plant of life. cannabis and man are historically intwined, and man would never have progressed so much without cannabis. as outrageous as this may seem, but cannabis is responsible for many instruments necessary for discovery and exploration in the past. sails of the conquestadors were made of cannabis, the ropes and clothes were from the same fiber. medicinal preparations were extracted from cannabis to treat stomachache, pain, malaria, insomnia, and other illnesses. canvas which record historical paintings, came from the word cannabis. cannabis was so important than thomas jefferson, founding father of american independence, said that cannabis production was a priority industry in building wealth for a nation. and that is true upto this present.

it is a trillion dollar product, as it affects multiple sectors. and some suspect, it is because of this numerous potential, that established entities will suffer from the widespread use of cannabis. i will detail a list of possible products we can benefit from cannabis.

part 1. cannabis stalk
industry a. industrial textiles
products: twine, rope, nets, canvas, tarps, carpets, geotextiles, agrofiber composites, brake/clutch linings, caulking

industry b. consumer textiles
products: apparel, diapers, fabrics, handbags, denim, shoes, fine fabrics, lingerei

industry c. paper (no bleaching agent required)
products: printing paper, specialty paper, filter paper, newspaper, cardboards and packaging, notebooks,

industry d. building materials
products: fiberboard, insulation, fiberglass substitute, plastic biodegradable, cement, stucco and mortar,

part 2. cannabis leaves and flowers

industry a. husbandry
product: animal feed, animal bedding

industry b. tHC and CBD
products: medicine for: ALS, epilepsy, hiv/aids, Multiple sclerosis, Bipolar, Parkinsons, Diabetes, cancer even at late stage, nervous system anomalies, chronic pain without physiological dependency, nausea, anxiety, insomnia, glaucoma, arthritis, inflammatory illnesses, crohns disease,


part 3. seed
industry a. industrial produce
products: oil paints, varnishes, printing inks, biofuel, solvents, lubricants, putty, coatings,

industry b. personal hygiene
products: soap, shampoo, bath gels, cosmetics, lotions, balms, makeup,

industry c. food
products: granula, birdseed, supplement, fiber, baking products,

part 4. cannabis cell fluid
product: abrasive chemicals

agricultural benefits:
1. weed suppression
2. minimal or no pesticide and fertilizer needed
3. pollen isolation
4. soil improvement in crop rotation
5. waste products can become fertilizer
6. durable in almost any terrain, except ice

environmental benefits:
1. sustainable alternative source, replenishes within months
2. less agri land needed to produce economicallly meaningful industries
3. sequesters CO2
4 biodegradable
5. absorbs toxins in soil

socioeconomic benefits of ending prohibition
1. can address world hunger
2. millions of job creation
3. denying organized crime of financial source
4. complements programs towards green technology


why was cannabis prohibited?

it is interesting to note that in 1937, the legislation and resource persons never used the term cannabis, but marijuana. people never heard marijuana at that time, but they all know whats cannabis because it was present in their everyday lives. another interesting note is that one of the anti marijuana advocates, Harry Hanslinger, used racial flavor in describing the effects pf marijuana.

" there are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in united states, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others." - Harry J. Anslinger, "testimony to US Congress supporting Marihuana Tax Act, 1937"

His testimony was the basis for which Marijuana was made illegal. people supported it and the majority later found out that marijuana was cannabis. but many still used it inspite of the new legislation. this forced the government, upon the aggitation of William Hearst and Du Pont, to launch a propaganda against cannabis. two movies were produced, reefer madness and devils weed. these two movies became the bible of anti pot group, which medical science have recently proved as comical, unrealistic, and overly exaggerated. the theme and supposed effects of cannabis as portrayed in the two movies became the instrument through which most of us learned about marijuana.

Lets discuss William Hearst and Du Pont. Cannabis fiber is superior, thats a fact. but prior to 1930s, its toughness limited its mass production. the discovery of cotton gin in mid1800s made cotton the fiber of choice due to its potential of mass production. but in early 1930s, the decorticator was invented, allowing cannabis to be mass processed into fibers, much like the cotton gin. William Hearts owned a newspaper company and invested millions in timber production. He realized his businesses were in danger of being extinct because of the potential of cannabis. Popular Mechanics, a magazine in that time, hailed cannabis as the next billion product. William Hearts focused his resources in tainting the image of cannabis. he contributed to fictitious articles about the negative effects, which translated into the movie reefer madness. Du Pont chemical had just invented a faster way of processing paper from timber at that time, and they had spent much of their capital in doing so. They too were in danger pf becoming extinct as they were financially strapped in researching and inventing a new machine to process paper from other spurces. the two were believed to have conspired with the Secretary pf Finance at that time, and together with Anslinger, lobbied for the passaged of the Marihuana Tax Act.

many in the medical field then refuted the so called "savage" effects of cannabis. in fact several studies conducted from 1937 to 1976 all concluded no harmful effects, rather cannabis has beneficial or neutral effects in different parts of the body. A government sponsored study of cannabis in 1949 have concluded cannabis as a brain protectant and is beneficial for people with epilepsy, this was recently uncovered by Josh Stanley of Colorado who is a licensed cannabis grower specifically for medication. Josh was shocked that the US government already knew that cannabis can be used as a treatment. anyway, more on Josh later, in 1974 a governemnt sponsored research was done to find out spcifically the negative effects of cannabis. this was called Dr. Heath/Tulane study. the conclusion was, after subjecting a group of rhesus monkeys to cannabis smoking for 90 days, the monkeys brains atrophied and died due to brain damage. this was then publicized widely to be a propaganda against cannabis usage. However, this puzzled many in the scientific field and provoked many groups to demand the government to release how the methodology of the research was done. Playboy sued the government for 6 years before finally the methodology was released. This was how Dr. Heath did the research. He subjected the rhesus monkeys 30 joints a day, with a closed face mask, for ninety days, and when he monoeys died, cut open their brains, and counted how many dead brain cells there were, cut open a healthy monkey and counted the number of brain cells there are! the methodology was laughable if not intellectually dishonest. many doctors who reviewed the study concluded that any burnt material inhaled for extended periods of time would result to CARBON MONOXIDE poisoning, which would atrophy any brain. besides, heavy pot head smoker will only smoke 7-10 joints a day ( chain smokers can smoke 20-100 sticks a day). the revelation should have reversed the legislation pertaining to cannabis.


during the nixon administration, Richard Nixon declared a total war on drugs. this was prohibition nightmare all over again.

a short back story on prohibition in 1919. the first ever prohibition in usa was alcohol. it was and is an intoxicant which cause people to commit undesirable and even criminal acts. the goal of the prohibition was to stop violence associated with the consumption of alcohol. so many legitimate businesses were closed, it was illegal for them to continue. however, people still demand alcohol despite the prohibition. this gave rise to organized crime, people who have no respect for the law on the getgo, who found it profitable to sell alcohol. inspite of the prohibition, alcohol was ever present even at high costs. the prohibition made alcohol more valuable. Al capone was the face of organized crime. this continued for 13 years, and violence kept on increasing, far more than when alcphol was legal. in 1933, the great depression hit usa thus ended the prohibition to bring in the tax dollars from the alcohol industry. organized crime surrounding alcohol vanished from then on, and crimes related to alcohol diminished.

the federal government gave itself power to overrule state laws pertaining to drugs. even if states allow cannabis usage, federal agents can still prosecute people under federal courts. another very important thing happened during the war on drugs which damned cannabis to this day, it became scheduled 1, meaning it is classified the same as heroin and meth which dont have any medical use at all. this was a huge blow to cannabis, the noble plant was undeservingly vilified out of proportion. cannabis had been used for medication since 4000bc in china. how about the 1949 government sponsored study? it seems that the us government became selective in the data they wish to believe. its called bias.

fast forward to 2008. this is the year i think the resurgence of the beneficial effects of cannabis became mainstream. i would attribute it to Former Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, who defended cannabis when he ran for presidency. despite of the ridicule, he brought common sense on the discussion of drugs, cannabis in particular. unlike many politicians, dr. paul investigates studies deeply before concluding. and it is because of his methodological explanation, that i researched about cannabis. i have to read studies counter to the education i got of being a nurse regarding cannabis. i never knew cannabis to have positive effects. doctors and my clinical instructors never discussed pertating to the potential treatment of cannabis. i was humbled to know that what i knew before was wrong. and this acceptance opened my mind... and i am not alone. there are many who were once critics, and later became advocates. Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN made a firm position in 2009 to be against cannabis legalization. however, in 2013, he made a 180 degree change of heart and admitted his mistake of belieiving the propaganda and letting it get the best of his scientific mind. he recently made an indepth investigation on cannabis and realized the potential of cannabis as a treatment for many diseases.

one of his investigation would lead to Charlotte Figi. Charlotte, Charlie to her family, was a five year old who has Dravet Syndrome, a rare and severe form of epilepsy. it started when Charlie was just 3 mos old. Her twin grew up normally, but Charlie slowly lost learned life skills, like talking, walking, and eating.. her parents exhausted all conventional medical treatment, sometimes resuscitating Charlie from Asystole, heart stops beating, from pharmaceutical drugs. several times when Charlie was admitted, her parents were told to ready funeral preparations. Charlie experienced 400 seizures a day since three mos old. she spent everyday as a vibrating vegetable more than being a kid. but medicine failed, and her doctors were left with nothing except to experiment with veterinary drugs used for dogs. this was unacceptable to Charlies parents. her father watched a youtube video of a boy with seizure being treated by cannabis, and for them this was worth exploring. the Figis were anti cannabis, as we all once were, but the desperation force them to be open minded. they sent a request to Josh Stanley to help them. josh was excited to help but upon learning that the patient was 5 yrs old, he was apprehensive. but after seeing the severity of the condition, human compassion prevailed. luckily for the Figis, Stanley was able to breed a highly medical cannabis, very low in THC and very high in CBD. he jockingly named it Hippies Disappointment because its a worthless recreational plant. Stanley prepared the cannabis in pediatric dosage and treated it to Charlie. the results were shockingly counterintuitive for the Figis. first day of cannabis treatment, zero seizures. second day, zero seizures. so was the third, fourth, and fifth day. Charlie is now six years old, able to talk, stand, and eat on her own. Charlie experiences 0-1 seizure a month, a farcry from the 400 seizures before. the treatement is documented, in fact Josh Stanley gave a TEDx talk about it as well as on Dr Gupta's CNN Weed Special. Josh renamed Hippies Disappointment to Charlottes Web.


Charlies case is not isolated. The same result is being replicated in many double blind studies, the benchmark of scientific medical research. yes, cannabis can be addictive, 9% dependency rate but that pales in comparison to caffeine 15%, and alcohol 37%. but cannabis has no physiological withdrawal syndrome. and zero deaths in the 10,000 years of human history since its first known use. whenever a report or study state cannabis causing harm, it would sound alarms to many medical people who have done the research just like the case of Gemma Ross in UK. the pathologist ruled that she died of cardiac arrest caused by cannabis use. many experts shook their heads in disbelief, because she only smoked half a joint. most probably, she already had a cardiac condition plus several factors that contributed to cardiac arrest like smoking, stress, alcohol and other prescribed medications. cannabis was just incidental.

most cannabis critics like to blow things out of proportion, magnifying even what is absent. you can check online Nancy Grace vs Nancy Grace, Nancy Grace is a host on a talk show in HLN network, and you can judge for yourself the irrationality of this critic employs in desperately defensing her stand against cannabis. on one video, nancy accused cannabis as the cause of one man murdering his wife then killing herself. when she confidently asks Dr. Drew, a tv personality as well, to back her position, she got owned big time. Dr. Drew said that the mans room was found to have empty prescribed medications, and most probably he suffere a withdrawal causing him to become amok, cannabis was just an incidental find. Nancy was in disbelief so she stated that post mortem blood analysis showed cannabinoids but not other drugs. Dr. Drew said that exactly prove his point that the man suffered withdrawal since the body was devoid of the substances he was addicted to. that was a big slap on the face. Nancy Grace exemplifies most people against cannabis, i was like that too before.

more and more people will be rethinking their position regarding cannabis as more and more high profiled people come out. cannabis will take its place not only in the medical field but in all other aspects of human life. science will vindicate the reputation of cannabis, and the stigma will fade. decent conversations will again take hold when it comes to cannabis instead of the outright ridicule for even just suggesting the matter. it is morally and intellectually lazy and unjust to have the imagined potential harm of a group of people who MIGHT abuse cannabis overshadow its necessity in bringing normalcy to millions of people with medical conditions. people might agree to have it as a last resort option, i would counter to have it available anytime. why suffer needlessly just to satisfy some other peoples paranoia?

[noy]

Bro, THC in Cannabis doesn't cause aggression or any violent mental disorder, it's the opposite, it relaxes the mind. And there's no probable, verified source linking MJ with psychosis. Although In the 1960s or 70s, 40% up to 80% of the youth smoked weed, the rates of psychotic disorders haven't increased on that period. So the evidence that cannabis has a causative role in chronic psychotic or affective disorders is not convincing.

Mas dghan pa nabuang sa nailpolish ug paint thinner.

yeah if we're talking about short-term effects.. lighting the grass up can be fun and relaxing.. but when you get hooked with it(which is not unlikely to happen 'cause of the soothing feeling the herb brings when used occasionally), that's where the real problem starts..

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because too much of anything isn't good. Any form of drugs, could it be herbal or chemical-based drugs, kung abusuhon gani , buang jud ang gawas ana. Filipinos, for a fact have tendencies of over doing things due to curiosity and peer pressure most especially in youths. Bisan cough syrup man gani, lala-on pa aron lang ma "HIGH"


Same goes for MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine), otherwise known as ecstasy or molly... " I think "

haha! sakto! #rubitussin Lol

[slabs17]

the possibility of abuse argument is so common for all pro prohibitionist, even in countries that are contemplating legalization, so saying that pinoys are abusers by nature doesnt make us any unique.

This phobia is unwarranted. why? consider the pbvious. alcphol is more addictive than cannabis. alcohol is consumed almost anywhere openly. do you ever felt yourself in danger in all situations where so,ebody is consuming alcohol?

and another point, still people fail to differentiate the different types of cannabis, from the psychoactive to nonpsychoactive. there are cannabis species that will satisfy your phobia from drug induced psychosis, even if it is rare with cannabis(see my previous posts). What the phuck people?

Tambal man kaha ni so sa unsang paagi na ma apply nato as medicine? Suyopon? Diritso tag tubag bi.

Kung suyopon hatagi listahan sa mga manuyopay nga naayo sa ilang sakit e example napud nimo si morgan? Pangutana sure ka na mj rajud iyang gi take? Kung mao ngano wala man naayo ang sakit ni bob marley?