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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
People must have breathing space. Nothing much is heard nowadays but ban n prohibition of one thing or the other. M not ashamed to say that we visit the mountainous state year after year to be amidst the bounty of nature but not without few drags of Malana cream. Am 55 years old n I do carry the gene of wanderlust within…have lived in hippie camps in Goa n elsewhere during the 80s soon after studies. We have a decent travel group consisting of dignified individuals n we define our own lifestyle. The government is selling alcohol in most states in spite of the endless damages it causes both to the individual as well as the society. Agree as it’s a revenue generating business. But why the same is not thought of about marijuana which is far far more organic, has its healing medical properties n far or nil harmful to users ? The same regulations that hold good for alcohol selling, age restrictions etc, be introduced in the case of marijuana but unlisted from the crime list will be a wiser decision expected from the policy makers. Cannabis addiction unlike any other mind altering substance is a myth as endorsed by every educated person these days. What we get in the guise of marijuana these days is mostly laced with pesticides n harmful chemicals which causes addiction. Extensive studies have been conducted in this field n found marijuana is perhaps the mildest of MAS used by humans from time immemorial.
In India cannabis is listed under the general term of Narcotics which is a blanket term for hard n soft ‘drugs ‘ because of the pressure from European communities. It’s ironical that many of those countries have either legalised cannabis n its byproducts whereas we still act like their cronies!
Why not the government adopt innovative n scientific measures to regulate the use of cannabis instead blindly following the dead Victorian morality?
Wife and I spent a blissful week in Manali after we got married; we have never returned but I keep track of developments in that beautiful hill state with a lot of affection and empathy. It has been doing well on social indicators. The hard edged approach the new CM is taking towards drugs will, for a start, drive away many Israeli tourists who love the place. Strikes a very jarring note to my untrained ears. The news that comes out of Madhya Pradesh nowadays is not about high agricultural growth but Vyapam and e tendering scams.
Why are you tagging Chitta with malana….these are two different things with different consequences…….
Very well said. Can I share this
People must have breathing space. Nothing much is heard nowadays but ban n prohibition of one thing or the other. M not ashamed to say that we visit the mountainous state year after year to be amidst the bounty of nature but not without few drags of Malana cream. Am 55 years old n I do carry the gene of wanderlust within…have lived in hippie camps in Goa n elsewhere during the 80s soon after studies. We have a decent travel group consisting of dignified individuals n we define our own lifestyle. The government is selling alcohol in most states in spite of the endless damages it causes both to the individual as well as the society. Agree as it’s a revenue generating business. But why the same is not thought of about marijuana which is far far more organic, has its healing medical properties n far or nil harmful to users ? The same regulations that hold good for alcohol selling, age restrictions etc, be introduced in the case of marijuana but unlisted from the crime list will be a wiser decision expected from the policy makers. Cannabis addiction unlike any other mind altering substance is a myth as endorsed by every educated person these days. What we get in the guise of marijuana these days is mostly laced with pesticides n harmful chemicals which causes addiction. Extensive studies have been conducted in this field n found marijuana is perhaps the mildest of MAS used by humans from time immemorial.
In India cannabis is listed under the general term of Narcotics which is a blanket term for hard n soft ‘drugs ‘ because of the pressure from European communities. It’s ironical that many of those countries have either legalised cannabis n its byproducts whereas we still act like their cronies!
Why not the government adopt innovative n scientific measures to regulate the use of cannabis instead blindly following the dead Victorian morality?
Thank-you sir
Wife and I spent a blissful week in Manali after we got married; we have never returned but I keep track of developments in that beautiful hill state with a lot of affection and empathy. It has been doing well on social indicators. The hard edged approach the new CM is taking towards drugs will, for a start, drive away many Israeli tourists who love the place. Strikes a very jarring note to my untrained ears. The news that comes out of Madhya Pradesh nowadays is not about high agricultural growth but Vyapam and e tendering scams.