Pubdate: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2009 Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Bruce Codere Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. LEADING THE BLIND It's a grim fact of life that the vast majority of humans (I rely on the figure 70%) are prone to blindly follow leadership. But think of it: what greater power of persuasion can we exert than making people slaves out of fear based on a lie? Cannabis is the most studied, medicinally active and industrially versatile plant on earth. This means it has enemies in almost every economic sector. And since the government lies based on that power dynamic, it's left to a fraction of the 30% of critical autonomous thinkers among the general public to set the record straight. To this day, cannabis is the most effective and safest anti-nausea medicine on Earth. It's also the most effective and safest medicine to relieve stalled labour. It's also the medicine most lied about by pharmaceutical industry shills. The same research and regulation system has brought us Ritalin, Valium, Aspartame. The list of their collective minor and major side-effects is too long for this letter. How much do we really want to regulate Cannabis, when it's the monstrously corrupt regulatory system that's the problem? Bruce Codere (30%? Try 2%. If that. It's an awfully long road to 30%.) - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom