{"id":15650,"date":"2011-06-30T05:54:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T09:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=15650"},"modified":"2015-07-14T18:40:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T23:40:08","slug":"on-legalizing-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/on-legalizing-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"On Legalizing Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/time-for-change.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-41707\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/time-for-change-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"time for change\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/time-for-change-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/time-for-change.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wanting repeal of prohibition isn&#8217;t just about getting high. \u00a0Cannabis is a natural medical treatment. \u00a0Many friends suffering from chronic pain, from cancer, MS, rheumatoid arthritis and mood swings of bi-polar could not tolerate mainstream medications. \u00a0Marijuana helped them to manage their symptoms and to ease the anxiety of having a terminal condition. It is a miracle plant put here by a loving Creator, for a reason.\u00a0It is a sacrament. It is holy. One reason I eat healthy is to avoid ever having to take medication since they all interact with each other. That + stress + fatty foods all make the liver work overtime. \u00a0I take zero meds and drink zero alcohol just to have a happy liver. \u00a0I don&#8217;t want to depend on prescriptions during an illness if I can avoid it, if the time ever comes. \u00a0 And it&#8217;s not just about the medicinal side, it&#8217;s also about getting industrial hemp growing in this country again. \u00a0We&#8217;re wising up. \u00a0It&#8217;s time for reform.<\/p>\n<p>Cannabis Oil: Used to treat conditions such as epilepsy, Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease and cancer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/stateroundup\/gov-scott-signs-charlottes-web-marijuana-bill-into-law\/2184590\">the Charlotte&#8217;s Web bill signed June 2014<\/a> legalizes noneuphoric strains of marijuana that are high in cannabidiol, or CBD, but low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound that produces a high.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realfarmacy.com\/spain-study-confirms-cannabis-oil-cures-cancer-without-side-effects\/\"> Study Confirms Cannabis Oil Cures Cancer Without Side Effects<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=34415\">This is what happens when a little girl gives marijuana a try<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realfarmacy.com\/spain-study-confirms-cannabis-oil-cures-cancer-without-side-effects\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.sun-sentinel.com\/2014-06-21\/news\/fl-charlottes-web-qa-20140619_1_cannabis-oil-charlotte-figi-medical-use\">Charlotte&#8217;s Web 101: Medical marijuana and you 7-1-14<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=31232\">Florida Medical Marijuana Supporters, Attorney John Morgan Set Eyes on 2016<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.sun-sentinel.com\/2014-06-21\/news\/fl-charlottes-web-qa-20140619_1_cannabis-oil-charlotte-figi-medical-use\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/politics\/os-charlottes-web-ruling-20150526-story.html\">State&#8217;s medical-marijuana law clears legal hurdle 5-27-15<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/politics\/stateroundup\/judge-clears-way-for-charlottes-web-strain-of-medical-marijuana-in-florida\/2231346\">Judge clears way for Charlotte&#8217;s Web strain of medical marijuana in Florida 5-27-15<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/news\/charlottes-web-marijuana-may-finally-get-to-florida-patients-in-2016-7654036\">&#8220;Charlotte&#8217;s Web&#8221; Marijuana May Finally Get To Florida in 2016 6-1-15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/on-legalizing-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=On Legalizing Marijuana&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/on-legalizing-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/on-legalizing-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/on-legalizing-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=On%20Legalizing%20Marijuana&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/on-legalizing-marijuana\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanting repeal of prohibition isn&#8217;t just about getting high. \u00a0Cannabis is a natural medical treatment. \u00a0Many friends suffering from chronic pain, from cancer, MS, rheumatoid arthritis and mood swings of bi-polar could not tolerate mainstream medications. \u00a0Marijuana helped them to manage their symptoms and to ease the anxiety of having a terminal condition. 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