I love the internet! How else could I stumble upon this article on a Colorado NBC News website?

Medical marijuana users may go undetected at work
by Kelly Asmuth

This article seems to have been aimed at instilling fear into people. "Oh my gosh, heavy equipment operators may be using marijuana!" Gasp! So Shocking!

Really? I will bet you that whoever is using medical marijuana with a card now, was using it without a card before. Now that a card is available, medical marijuana should be treated as any other prescription drug when it comes to testing.

If you have a prescription for painkillers, and your results show positive for that painkiller, those positive results are not reported on the drug screen report. Why should it be any different with medical marijuana? The simple answer is that it shouldn't be treated any differently.

Anyone who has a presciption for painkillers is presumed to be adult enough to control the dosage to cause minimal impairment in the workplace. The same should apply with medical marijuana.

But, as I've said before, the entire drug-testing industry was funded with dollars from pharmaceutical and chemical companies. Have you ever looked up who owns all these labs?

There should be no drug testing of any kind unless there is cause. Cause would include any kind of accident on the job, where the person's mental and/or physical abilities had a direct impact on the accident occurring. Otherwise, no drug testing of any kind. Your employer has absolutely no business telling you what you can or cannot do in your off-time. Period. End of Story.

Thanks to Hemptress December for sharing this on FaceBook.

Propaganda for today:
"Keeping drugs illegal reduces their availability and lessens willingness to use them."
If you still believe this bull, lift your glasses and toast the liars! Grandma Kay

Barack Obama's Stance on Marijuana Legalization
by Grandma Kay Lee

So in case you were wondering what Barack Obama’s stance on marijuana legalization is, here you go. Paul Armentano, the deputy director of NORML, has an excellent write up about this issue over at the Huffington post. I make the argument for legalization everyday on this site and honestly I don’t have the energy to argue it again right now so instead you guys should check out this debate (if you haven’t already). Just thought you guys should know where your President stands on this issue. Despite the fact that he has stated otherwise in the past.

***Note from Brenda*** I'm posting this story to highlight the work of Doctor William Courtney, a patient advocate in Mendocino California. Doctor Courtney is working directly with patients who are using the whole plant, with what he refers to as "phenomenal results." This is one researcher that we should keep an eye on. I see good things here. Brenda

Green Earth Ministries is a cannabis sacrament ministry. We are missionaries for The Universal Orthodox Church.

We believe that just as water baptism is a physical act, baptism in the Holy Spirit is a physical act. What is baptism in the Holy Spirit? It is baptism with the holy anointing oil of Moses described in Exodus 30:23. Unfortunately, the REAL recipe has been hidden from mankind since the Middle Ages. Calamus is really CANNABIS! (Calamus is a toxin and Our Heavenly Father would never tell us to pour poison on our heads!) Until you have been baptized in the Holy Spirit in this manner, you are not a Christian, you are a catechumen. Your spiritual development is not fully mature.

This oil is the container of the Holy Spirit and implants the Divine directly into our spirit after it has been blessed in the Holy of Holies. It opens up the pathways between the right and left brain and allows the person to "know all things."

"I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people. There will be no need to teach each other my truths, you will already know them."

This is what God was talking about when he inspired Jeremiah to write this.

Another benefit of this oil is its therapeutic properties. Jesus and his apostles used this oil to heal many people during Jesus' ministry here on earth.

"If any of you are sick, bring them to the elders, and anoint them with oil."

Cannabis treats epilepsy (known as demon possession at that time in history), skin diseases (known as leprosy), glaucoma (blindness), severe pain (which would prevent someone from walking), and many other maladies.

We also believe that the "smoke of the tent" and the "cloud of the Lord" were cannabis smoke. Frankincense is hashish, and is one of the ingredients in the customary incense used in burnt offerings. Moses' burning bush was cannabis also, and it allowed him to speak to God directly.

We have had a similar experience when burning cannabis. It breaks down the barriers in your mind and allows you to commune with God, Jesus, and the saints. It helps you to rise above the mundane and truly see God in everything you do.

How do you become a member?

1. Believe that Jesus is God in human form, that He came to earth to die for our sins, and was resurrected on the third day, defeating death. For All fall short of the Glory of God and the wages of sin are death. Jesus paid these wages for us with his sinless body so that we can have everlasting life.

2. Consume cannabis in the presence of God. Once you remember that cannabis is a gift from God and it is not "bad," it frees you to experience the Divine. Remember, if you think what you are doing is wrong, it IS wrong for you. So you must change your mindset. Remember that our mind is our worst enemy against God.

We are working closely with The Universal Orthodox Church to procure this blessed oil and make the true baptism of repentance available to the masses. "To repent" means to change your mind. This makes perfect sense when you realize the incredible power of this, the true anointing.

Don't be taken in by imitators! The oil must be manufactured according to God's recipe and must be blessed in the Holy of Holies by a true Patriarch.

Stay tuned for more and stay blessed in Jesus The Anointed, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever unto ages and ages.

AMEN!!

Bruce and Brenda Shoop

April 20 is well-known as a "cannabis holiday." People gather in parks and light up. News typically focuses on pictures of people smoking cannabis.

But what else was going on that day? Anything significant? I looked around and found some other events happening on the same day.

Edited by Debra Tone
Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 15:33:44 EDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Former candidate for mayor and founder of ProfitfromPot(.com), Pastor Craig Rubin, was arrested at temple on October 22, 2009 for a second time in what was a "politically motivated" police action. The District Attorney's office had been pushing to put Pastor Rubin behind bars for years now, claims Rubin. Months later DA Cooley has decided to drop all charges because Rubin is going to jail anyway -- unless he can get the public's help. Rubin had permission from the trial judge to sell cannabis at a marijuana dispensary -- additionally from the probation department -- yet, any time a person on probation is arrested, it is a "probation violation."

by The Medicine Hunter
March 10th, 2010 11:14 AM Eastern

If the idea of having a marijuana deficiency sounds laughable to you, a growing body of science points at exactly such a possibility. Scientists have known that the active psychoactive compound in marijuana is THC, which is short for tetrahydrocannabinol.

In August 1990, researchers reported in the journal Nature the discovery of receptors in the brain that specifically accommodate the cannabinoids in pot. Cannabinoids bind to particular neurological sites in the brain, as though the brain was specifically designed to utilize this plant. Did nature toss cannabinoid receptors into the brain by random chance? Are cannabinoid receptors part of an intelligent design for deriving maximum benefit from cannabis? Is cannabis a divine elixir of sacred communion for which we are ideally suited? Actually, a more sober answer seems likely. When there are receptors in the brain for a particular type of compound, that compound is made in the brain. This is true of many important agents that work to transmit brain messages of all types. So a hunt began to find such a compound.

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Wonderful Video from our friends at THC Creative Media

From Miguel Lopez's rally on January 14th 2010 in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Speaking is Doctor Bob Melamede, about Cannabis deficiencies in our own government. Also as a bonus Attorney Rob Corry makes an offer to all Colorado State Legislators.