Regarding the health benefits of marijuana, I am also lucky to know, read and interview people like Norma Eckroate for Envision This! On-line radio. Norma is the reason I am writing this article and reflecting on my life. She is the author of
The Medical Marijuana Handbook: A Patient's Guide to Holistic Healing with Cannabis.
Norma writes,
"As a cannabis patient myself, I have distilled information in these pages that I found essential in my personal quest to understand the herb, its various forms, and the new options available to patients. I want to answer your questions, soothe your concerns, and give you the information you -- or a family member or friend -- need to effectively use medical cannabis."
Again, I (Burl, now) am not trying to convince you of anything. I want you to question and research it if you're interested. If you wish to ask me about the Chrones and my use of the plant for that disease, send me a note. I have no qualms about discussing it. I won't ever however say what's right for you. You are the main one regarding any decision.
To listen to an Interview of Norma.
As a decent introduction to what's in medical marijuana, visit here.
To make more sense regarding the bottom up thesis to this article: The God as Verb article is here.
Bottom Up is an issue I'm finding extremely important at this point in our journey. I do believe our task is to thoroughly question ourselves while empowering ourselves and our communities. if we do not take to that challenge, then, I do believe extinction will occur to a huge number of species on this planet and probably, no hopefully, the human race will also go extinct.
The bad news is that WE need to take responsibly for our lives and the well being of the planet. The good news is that it provides us with the opportunity to get the likes of the Koch Brothers out of our lives. Yes, we can choose freedom! Or, we can keep our heads in the sand while the Koch Brothers have a wide open target for some butt kicking.
So, do we ONCE AGAIN go down the same chute by behaving like an ostrich? I am recalling a 1950's book by psychiatrist Eric Fromm titled Escape From Freedom. Fromm was a Jew living in Nazi Germany during WWII. In many of his writings post war, he truly saw the dangers inherent even in the United States. His work is one reason why when I began seeing police cars going to black and whites in Baltimore, I knew exactly where we were headed for. Fromm's intuitions and fears were coming true and are now close to being at the point that the corporations want us at.
If you haven't read Fromm, I suggest you do. He saw the pattern in the United States long before the likes of Bush, Reagan, came into power.
Please share your ideas below. At this point, we need to network and brainstorm. These are huge issues. The consequences of our work in this day and age are enormous.
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