Robert Celt
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In the 1930s, Americans were introduced to "Reefer Madness," perhaps the most over-the-top anti-marijuana propaganda film ever created. The plot centers on a group of clean-cut high school students lured into trying marijuana. And, of course, the teens become addicted and things go downhill quickly for them.
From scenes depicting a hit-and-run accident, to an attempted rape, to manslaughter and suicide, "Reefer Madness" pulls out all the stops to drive home its message.
And certainly, back in the '30s, a large number of people bought into the narrative that "Reefer Madness" was selling. Even decades later, in 1969, a Gallup poll found just 12 percent of Americans thought marijuana should be legal.
Since then, however, that number has steadily climbed. In fact, in 2015, Gallup had the pro-legalization camp as being 58 percent of the public.
Another sign that attitudes about marijuana have changed drastically, and rapidly so, is the fact that in recent years four states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska — and the District of Columbia, all have passed measures to legalize marijuana use. And an additional 14 states – Connecticut included – have enacted laws decriminalizing certain marijuana possession offenses. Also, nearly half of U.S. states now allow medical marijuana. Again, Connecticut is among those.
And a new discussion regarding marijuana is taking place currently; whether children should be prescribed the drug.
In Connecticut, Department of Consumer Protection officials are preparing legislation which would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients younger than 18, as the drug has been found to have anti-convulsive properties.
The Record-Journal reports, "Last year, the legislature heard testimony from parents of children suffering from epilepsy.
They spoke of how children in states that allow medical marijuana have seen reductions in the seriousness and frequency of their seizures.
"Oil derived from marijuana is said to deliver the medical benefits of the drug without the psychoactive high."
If marijuana can give children with epilepsy a better quality of life, we believe it should be prescribed. We can't imagine a legitimate argument against this.
The "Reefer Madness"-era thinking about marijuana is obsolete, and is not coming back.
That's called progress.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana For Children
Author: Editorial
Photo Credit: Brennan Linsley
Website: myrecordjournal
From scenes depicting a hit-and-run accident, to an attempted rape, to manslaughter and suicide, "Reefer Madness" pulls out all the stops to drive home its message.
And certainly, back in the '30s, a large number of people bought into the narrative that "Reefer Madness" was selling. Even decades later, in 1969, a Gallup poll found just 12 percent of Americans thought marijuana should be legal.
Since then, however, that number has steadily climbed. In fact, in 2015, Gallup had the pro-legalization camp as being 58 percent of the public.
Another sign that attitudes about marijuana have changed drastically, and rapidly so, is the fact that in recent years four states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska — and the District of Columbia, all have passed measures to legalize marijuana use. And an additional 14 states – Connecticut included – have enacted laws decriminalizing certain marijuana possession offenses. Also, nearly half of U.S. states now allow medical marijuana. Again, Connecticut is among those.
And a new discussion regarding marijuana is taking place currently; whether children should be prescribed the drug.
In Connecticut, Department of Consumer Protection officials are preparing legislation which would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients younger than 18, as the drug has been found to have anti-convulsive properties.
The Record-Journal reports, "Last year, the legislature heard testimony from parents of children suffering from epilepsy.
They spoke of how children in states that allow medical marijuana have seen reductions in the seriousness and frequency of their seizures.
"Oil derived from marijuana is said to deliver the medical benefits of the drug without the psychoactive high."
If marijuana can give children with epilepsy a better quality of life, we believe it should be prescribed. We can't imagine a legitimate argument against this.
The "Reefer Madness"-era thinking about marijuana is obsolete, and is not coming back.
That's called progress.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana For Children
Author: Editorial
Photo Credit: Brennan Linsley
Website: myrecordjournal
