Peace and Strength,

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-173436169681063980&q=%22Our+Day+Has+Finally+Arrived%22+playable%3Atrue

FoM, was the "shadow" effect in the menu portion of the DVD off-center with your player? I think there may be a glitch in my authoring software. Please let me know how it looked on your machine.

For those of you who want to see Jack Herer's April 8th appearance in Monterey, CA, Pot-TV has a link to the clip I sent them. It doesn't seem to be working now, though. It may in the future (Free Marc Emery!): http://www.pot.tv/ram/pottvshowse3721.ram

Since I want all CNEWS'ers to see Jack speak, drop me a line at the link above. For a couple of bucks, I'll send you the same DVD I sent to FoM.

Peace and Strength, fellow Cannabists!

Shishaldin

It reminds me of the essay, written in the 1960s, entitled something to the effect of "The Technotronic Era," by Zbiegniew Brzezenski, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. This essay is included in the book entitled "UTOPIA". He warns Americans that technology is being developed which will allow government to pry into our most intimate affairs. This was in the spirit of what Richard Briechle taught us at Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, Clark Township, New Jersey. I graduated that High School not knowing what was up, such that I voted for George Herbert Walker Bush, for U.S. President in around 1980. If Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School had taught us that the Bush Family had financed Adolph Hitler, See www.john-loftus.com, I certainly would NOT have voted for Bush. In 1997, Brzezinski wrote the book entitled "THE GRAND CHESSBOARD", which also predicts government takeover and the New World Order. I would NEVER vote for Bush ever again!! This country is the shame of the world because Americans allow big Corporations to corrupt the governments. I would leave this country in a heartbeat if I had the money!! I implore any citizen of any other country to take heed of this advice: DO NOT JOIN THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY IN ANY WAR EFFORT! STRONLY CONSIDER VOTING FOR THIRD PARTY POLITICAL CANDIDATES! UTILIZE SOLAR, WIND, HYDRO, AND BIOMASS ENERGY WHENEVER POSSIBLE, TO AVOID DEPENDENCE ON THE CREEPY OIL BARONS! ARE YOU PEOPLE AWARE THAT THE CEO OF EXXON IS A MEMBER OF BILDERBERG, TRILATERAL COMMISSION, AND COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS? GOVERNMENT SUPREMACY IS KILLING THE WORLD!

Had he been around in the 19th century, he would probably have returned escaped slaves to their masters, because slavery was 'the law'.

When, oh, when, will these rubes ever get it? When will they get the idea that these laws demanding reduced enforcement for cannabis issues are forcing an awareness to be made? An awareness that that when a law causes more damage than the behavior it is meant to curb, it is every citizen's duty to stand up against those evil laws? EVERY citizen...including law enforcement?

THAT'S what this is all about. That these legislative efforts are meant to spark internal moral questioning on the part of each citizen as to the basis for those laws to begin with. This piecemeal, bit by bit transformation of the legal scene by causing the inevitable conflict between local and Fed laws is forcing that questioning to the forefront. It breaks through the comfortable inertia of law enforcement, making them think rather than simply react. Most of all, these efforts are clear demonstrations - at the ballot box, no less - that the cannabis prohibition laws have no public support.

Peace and Strength,

[1] TO OPPOSE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PATRIOT ACT? CONGRESS IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON REAUTHORIZING THE PATRIOT ACT BY THE END OF THIS WORK WEEK! WE NEED YOUR CONTACT NOW!! The Patriot Act has NOT been successful in weeding out terrorists, imposes upon Americans a phenomenal tax cost and whittles away at our precious individual freedoms.

[2] TO SUPPORT "THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP FARMING ACT OF 2005", submitted by U.S. Representative Ron Paul;

[3] TO SUPPORT THE BILL WHICH WOULD REPEAL PROHIBITION OF FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS WITH DRUG CONVICTION;

[4] TO OPPOSE THE "BIOSHIELD II" CONGRESSIONAL BILL [I BELIEVE A U.S. SENATE BILL] WHICH WOULD GIVE IMMUNITY FROM LAWSUITS AGAINST THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE VACCINES AND MEDICATIONS;

[5] TO OPPOSE "F.A.I.R.", A U.S. SENATE BILL WHICH WOULD SERIOUSLY CURTAIL DAMAGES CAUSED BY ASBESTOS;

[6] TO SUPPORT U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BILL H.R. 4011, MERCURY FREE DENTISTRY, which would ban Mercury amalgam dental fillings. See, e.g., www.healthfreedom.net; www.toxicteeth.org; www.amalgam.org;

[7] To ban water Fluoridation, for the reasons expressed by www.Fluoridealert.org and the book entitled THE FLUORIDE DECEPTION, c. 2005, by Christopher Bryson, Seven Stories Press;

[8] To oppose the restrictions over the airways by the FCC, as Howard Stern has been complaining about for quite some time now, www.howardstern.com, as a matter of Freedom of Speech.

[9] TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE OF THE WWW.GUNOWNERS.ORG TO SPONSOR THEIR DRAFT LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD DECENTRALIZE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM NOW TEACHING GUN CONTROL AND LAUDING THE UNITED NATIONS;

[10] TO VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THE PLAN BY THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TO ELIMINATE THE INTERNATIONAL BORDERS BETWEEN MEXICO-UNITED STATES AND CANADA-UNITED STATES, SEE www.stoptheFTAA.org, which would result in the repeal of the United States Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, and every single State Constitution, from which the individual citizen's sole source of freedom would be from the United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," which do not provide for a Right: [A] to trial by jury, to have a firearm to defend ourselves, [C] to talk about abortion, [D] against unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant, [E] against quartering soldiers in your house during peace time, [F] to Due Process of law. Keep in mind that the following public officials are members of the Council on Foreign Relations (or Bilderberg, whom have similar objectives, which is GOVERNMENT SUPREMACY, to undermine our individual freedoms, for their "New World Order"): Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Jose A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the 2nd Circuit, John M. Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the 6th Circuit, Pauline Newman, Federal Circuit judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, U.S. District Court for the district of Washington, George H. Aldrich, Arbitor, International Criminal Court, at the Hague, Richard C. Allison, Iran-U.S. Claims court judge, Evan Bayh, U.S. Senators: (D-IN), HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D-NY), Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), John Edwards (D-NC), DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA), William H. Frist (R-TN), Bob Graham (D-Florida), Chuck Hagel (R-Maine), JOHN F. KERRY (D-MASS.), Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), Trent Lott (R-MS), Jack Reed (D-RI), John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), John W. Warner (R-VA); United States Representatives: Douglas K. Bereuter (R-Nebraska), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), David Dreier (R-CA)(Who, by the way publically commented he wants to "break the back of the Marijuana culture utilizing Gestapo tactics" after I protested in front of his office about four years ago!!!!), Porter J. Goss (R-Florida), Jane Harmon (D-CA), Katherine Harris (R-Florida), Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Amory Houghton, Jr. (R-NY), Jim Kilbe (R-AZ), James A. Leach (R-Iowa), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Robert T. Matsui (D-CA), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Donald M. Payne (D-NJ), Thomas E. Petri (R-WI), John M. Spratt, Jr. (D-SC). THESE ARE THE PEOPLE MAINTAINING THE "DRUG WAR" AGAINST AMERICAN PEOPLE! THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE MUST VOTE OUT OR WE WILL PERISH, REGARDLESS HOW MUCH THEY MAY TRY TO SWEET TALK YOU AND DISAVOW THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN THESE ANTI-AMERICAN GROUPS!! YOU WILL NOT FIND ANY OF THESE LEGISLATORS IN ANY "LIBERTY CAUCUS"! THAT'S FOR SURE!!

[11] TO PREVENT THE UNITED NATIONS FROM TAKING CONTROL OF THE INTERNET, INCLUDING A TAX ON EVERY SINGLE PERSON.

Your immediate cooperation in this matter would be appreciated!

Richard Paul Zuckerman, Post Office Box 159, Metuchen, New Jersey, 08840-0159, richardzuckerman2002@yahoo.com.

Largest-Ever Study of Marijuana, Depression Finds Fewer Depressive Symptoms, Better Mood

ALBANY, NEW YORK -- In the largest-ever study of marijuana and depression, to be published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, daily or weekly marijuana users had fewer symptoms of depression than non-users. Marijuana users were also more likely to report positive moods and fewer somatic complaints such as sleeplessness. Noteworthy differences were also found between those using marijuana for medical purposes and non-medical or "recreational" users.

The new research appears to contradict statements by some government officials suggesting that marijuana is a cause of depression. For example, in a May 3, 2005, press release from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP Director John Walters said, "Marijuana use, particularly during the teen years, can lead to depression, thoughts of suicide and schizophrenia."

"Not only does marijuana not cause depression, it looks like it may actually alleviate it," said Mitch Earleywine, co-author of the new study and associate professor of psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Earleywine and co-investigator Thomas F. Denson of the University of Southern California used an Internet questionnaire that allowed them to survey a very large sample of marijuana users and non-users, totaling over 4,400 participants. Use of the Internet also made it possible to include highly depressed or marijuana-involved participants who might be unable or unwilling to participate in in-person or telephone surveys.

Participants were asked to report their use of marijuana and were divided into three categories: daily users, those who used marijuana within the last month but no more than once per week (weekly users) and those who had never used marijuana in their lifetime (non-users). Depression and related issues were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, a standard tool for researching depression and associated symptoms.

Both daily and weekly marijuana users had significantly lower levels of depression and higher levels of positive mood than non-users. Weekly users also had lower levels of somatic complaints such as sleeplessness. Effects were generally large, with marijuana users approximately 30% less depressed than non-users.

The study is the first to specifically look at depression in medical marijuana users as compared to non-medical users. The most common complaints listed by medical users surveyed were nausea, vomiting, cancer, attention deficit and poor appetite. Medical users generally were more depressed and had more somatic complaints than non-medical users, but still reported fewer such symptoms than non-users.

"Those who use marijuana to battle the symptoms of illness may be depressed because of their illness, not because of marijuana," Earleywine said. "Studies that do not identify medical use might falsely implicate marijuana, rather than sickness, as the cause of depressed feelings."

The new study adds to a growing body of knowledge suggesting that marijuana's active components, called cannabinoids, may be beneficial in certain psychological disorders. In a review published this May in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, researchers form the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in Great Britain noted, "Patient reports and observations, backed by known pharmacology, suggest that the cannabis derivatives delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) may have mood stabilizing properties," including anti-depressant and anti-anxiety effects.

"Drug Czar John Walters has tried to frighten Americans about marijuana, using exaggerated and incomplete data cherry-picked to support his ideology," said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C. "Science should be used to inform policy, not manipulated to scare the public."

With more than 18,000 members and 120,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP works to minimize the harm associated with marijuana—both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that are intended to prohibit such use. MPP believes that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is imprisonment.

For more information, please visit: http://www.MarijuanaPolicy.org

REFERENCE: Denson, Thomas F. and Earleywine, Mitchell, "Decreased Depression in Marijuana Users," Addictive Behaviors, in press, available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03064603

http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr20051117.html