5 “Fun” Facts About Cannabis
What They Didn’t Tell You In Bio or History Class
A sketch by Hatte Kelley expressing how miraculously beneficial marijuana is as a plant.
1) The first two drafts of the Declaration of Independence were printed on hemp paper
2) The American Ban on cannabis was based on racism and purposeful misinformation
3) A 1937 movie, Reefer Madness, actually depicted high school students trying marijuana for the first time and they become involved in a hit and run, manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, and a descent into madness.
4) A six year old child who had 300 seizures a week was given cannabis oil and the seizures fell to 2-3 seizures a month
5) In a 1994 study as mentioned clearly in CleanRemedies.com, Marijuana was found to have only a 9% occurrence of dependence while alcohol receives 15% and nicotine 32%
Sources:
1) http://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/04/Was-the-Declaration-of-Independence-Written-on-Hemp/#!uLcCS
2) http://www.alternet.org/story/77339/debunking_the_hemp_conspiracy_theory
3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness
4) http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/
5) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-pot/
- the study: http://www.umbrellasociety.ca/web/files/u1/Comp_epidemiology_addiction.pdf
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Elijah wilson • Feb 14, 2014 at 10:53 AM
Is that last fact good or bad?
Hatte Kelley • Mar 2, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Elijah if your referring to the fifth “fun fact” of my article, it is interesting and intriguing, not necessarily good or bad.
Jordan Vu • Feb 12, 2014 at 8:08 AM
My friend michael has 4 seizers a week , and with the marijuana his seizers have stopped . All medicine he has taken besides the pot has not helped him. In addition marijuana does not have any component that will permanently hurt you, unless you are under the age of 18 and are heavily smoking. And the damage is not nearly as severe as a chronic alcoholic.
Damien • Feb 12, 2014 at 8:04 AM
I think that the public should be educated on the good parts of cannabis. Because it has so many good uses yet I’ve met people that thinks it would be possible to die from a overdose by using it. I believe pharmaceutical companies invest in propaganda that deceives people since they can make more money off there medicine then people being able to grow there own medicine.
Hatte Kelley • Feb 8, 2014 at 8:25 PM
I would support the government restrictions upon the legalization of recreational use, just as I support the government restrictions on alcohol. I wouldn’t want my surgeon showing up wasted or high.
What I have left out of my very cute and concise article has been read by me, and has been chosen to be left out because it was pointless to bring up. The reason being, anything in life used without moderation is harmful and any one looking to be intoxicated and survive should surely know so. Also, there are numerous pharmaceutical drugs which can trigger multiple disorders in vulnerable persons. Also, all of the evidence is still being debated among scientists.
Yes, addiction is a very serious issue, but you can abuse cheese burgers. Just because someone can abuse something and become addicted to it doesn’t negate how much good it can do for the world.
Thank you for reviewing my article so closely and giving me points to strengthen in my argument.