"Mary Jane" is finally legal.

For information (click here) on recreational marijuana, please visit our State-by-State Recreational Marijuana Laws resource.

October 6, 2022

By Michael D. Shear

Washington - President Biden on Thursday (click here) pardoned all people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and said his administration would review whether marijuana should still be a Schedule 1 drug like heroin and LSD, saying that “makes no sense.”

The pardons will clear about 6,500 people who were convicted on federal charges of simple possession of marijuana from 1992 to 2021 and thousands more who were convicted of possession in the District of Columbia, officials said ahead of the president’s announcement.

Mr. Biden urged governors to follow his lead for people convicted on state charges of simple possession. The number of convictions under state laws vastly outnumbers those who have been charged with a violation of federal laws, limiting the overall reach of the president’s actions on Thursday....

Nano CBD is supposed to be the fountain of youth. (click here)

There is no way marijuana should be a scheduled one drug. It is ridiculous.

Schedule I (click here)

Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.

Heroine and LSD are where they belong, however, LSD is beginning to be used in trials to treat intractable mental illness. It is having an effect. Marijuana has always been classified wrong. The reason is was put into the Schedule One category is the myth that it leads to addition to other substances. It doesn't. There are no cravings for any other drug while under the influence of "Mary Jane." The only thing people on a diet might want in the house if using it recreationally instead of alcohol (liver involvement) is plenty of low carb and low calorie food.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (click here) is often a chronic condition, despite the availability of various evidence-based treatment options. Psychedelics offer new treatment opportunities. 

AIM: An overview of the current evidence, therapeutic context, and possible mechanisms of action of different types of psychedelics in the treatment of PTSD.

METHOD: A scoping review of the available literature.

RESULTS: MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine - click here) - assisted psychotherapy has shown to produce lasting reductions in PTSD symptoms in multiple RCTs. Based on a small number of studies, ketamine administration appears to lead to temporary symptom relief. Current studies are investigating whether the use of ketamine in combination with psychotherapy can lead to lasting reductions in PTSD symptoms. Classical psychedelics (such as psilocybin and LSD) induce psychoactive effects (on behavior or experience) that could contribute to the psychotherapeutic treatment of PTSD but have not yet been investigated in controlled studies. Reported positive effects extend beyond PTSD symptoms only.

CONCLUSION: Psychedelics may have potential to serve as a catalyst for the psychotherapeutic treatment of PTSD. Most evidence exists for MDMA-supported psychotherapy; relatively little research is available on ketamine and classical psychedelics. Future research needs to show whether the use of psychedelics can be integrated into available treatment options for PTSD.

If drugs such as these give relief and partly cures mental illness such as PTSD, it certainly should be used to begin to claim lives away from suicide. I have seen a film on the use of such medications in THERAPY SESSIONS. It really is remarkable how the mind ALLOWS these good feelings to take over the disorientation of PTSD. It is worth considering an "investigational" trial with NIH. Seriously. The alternative is final. Investigational drugs are a last ditch effort to save lives. These trials should include mental health that leads to suicide as well.

MDMA is considered an Empathogen. (click here) These increase a person’s feeling of empathy and benevolence towards others, as well as feelings of being socially accepted and connected.

They can increase friendliness and playfulness, but can also cause mood swings, dehydration and depression. Empathogens are sometimes referred to as entactogens (click here).

America doesn't have an energy crisis. It has a internal combustion engine crisis.

electrify america (click here)

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Other than the needs of allies, why is the USA exporting at all?

 Drive EV!

The United States has been an annual net total energy exporter since 2019 (click here)

Up to the early 1950s, the United States produced most of the energy in consumed.1 Starting in the mid-1950s, the United States began to import greater amounts of energy, particularly crude oil and petroleum products (such as gasoline and distillate fuels) to fill the gap between energy consumption and production. U.S. total energy imports generally increased every year until peaking in 2007. Total energy imports subsequently declined in most years through 2021 as increases in U.S. energy production offset the need for imports and also contributed to increases in U.S. energy exports.

U.S. annual total energy net imports (imports minus exports) generally increased in most years from the mid-1950s until peaking in 2005 and equal to about 30% of total U.S. energy consumption. Since then, total energy net imports generally declined each year to a record low in 2021. The United States became a net total energy exporter in 2019 for the first time since 1952 and maintained that position in 2020 and 2021. U.S. total energy exports exceeded total energy imports by about 3.82 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2021, the largest margin on record. U.S. total energy exports equaled about 25.25 quads, an increase of about 7.6% from 2020, and total energy imports were about 21.43 quads, an increase of about 7.2% from 2020....

Chevy Volt starts at $27,200 (click here). 2023 EVs are now available. That means the 2022s are on sale as well.

The Volkswagen ID4.

Assembled locally in Chattanooga, TN (click here) the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 SUV is truly something to behold. On the outside, clean aerodynamic lines make for a striking presence on the road. On the inside, plenty of room makes for a spacious, comfortable cabin–it will transform how you think about electric cars. Best of all, it comes loaded with value.

Cost starts at $37,495.

Your 2022 Volkswagen ID.4® (click here) comes with 3 years of 30-minute complimentary charging.

ID.4 drivers can focus on the roads and possibilities ahead, leaving gas stations and MPG behind.

The Nissan Leaf (click here) was the first mass-market electric car sold in the United States. Yes, there were EVs available before the Leaf (General Motors' EV1 and Tesla's Roadster are two well-known examples), but it was Nissan that tried to thread the needle of zero-emission mobility with a cost of entry low enough to sell tens of thousands—as opposed to a few hundred or thousand—of EVs to interested customers....

ELECTRIC CARS	BASE PRICE	ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL EV TAX CREDIT	MINIMUM RANGE	MAXIMUM RANGE
2022 Nissan Leaf	$27,400	Yes	149	226
2022 Mini Electric Hardtop	$29,900	Yes	114	114
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV	$31,500	No	259	259

The GOP is desperate enough to tell the truth about their priorities.

The GOP is about power. Not people. The GOP is always throwing away the rights of Americans to benefit their cronies, the people that give them money to take away civil rights and human rights in favor of corporate rights as if they were citizens.

The GOP is so scared about the 2022 elections that it is finally telling the truth about their priorities. The election is not about policy or programs, it is about taking power away from elected Democrats with a conscience. Just that simple.

October 5, 2022

By Andi Ortiz

The hosts of “The View” had no kind words for Dana Loesch (click here) on Wednesday morning, after Loesch said this week that “skanks” get abortions. The women went off on the conservative host, asking “What the hell was that?” and saying she “exposes the moral rot” of the party.

Loesch made her comments on “The First” on Tuesday, saying that “If ‘The Daily Beast’s story is true, you’re telling me Walker used his money to reportedly pay some skank for an abortion, and Warnock wants to use all of our moneys to pay an all bunch of skanks for abortion.” She added that, even if the report is true, she doesn’t care. “I don’t care if Herschel Walker paid to abort endangered baby eagles. I want control of the Senate,” she said.

In response, the women of “The View” were heated, with Whoopi Goldberg needing to bite her tongue a bit....

THE LADIES of the view are exactly correct and the Republicans have no respect for women proven by their lousy track record in women's rights.

Vladimir Putin is not to be trusted in any way.

There are no treaties he signs that are honored by Russia. He has violated every treaty he signed, especially regarding nuclear weapons of every variety of launch vehicle.

The communists of any country are not reliable partners, including China. The communists believe treaties are a weakness in democracies. Treaties are agreed to for developing strategic dominance and not for peace initiatives.

Vladimir Putin will violate the ABM treaty if he feels it will deliver him out of danger.

Putin violated Minsk I and Minsk II. He only signed them to take advantage of the Free World’s compliance. If a treaty is honored unilaterally it is not a treaty, but, a clever trick to be played for an advantage.

There is only one thing to understand about communists. Only one thing. The end justifies the means.

They are killers. They kill each other and their own people. Why? Because the end justifies the means.

Treaties only leverage power against free and peace loving democracies. They have no validity with communists. To recognize a reason for diplomacy regarding nuclear weapons only proves the dangers to people are real and out of control. The Non-proliferation treaty is the only one worth pursuing. It ends nuclear technology used for weapons that is easily verified.

The ABM Treaty does nothing about dismantling from nuclear weapons. It simply sets down words on a piece of paper. Those words mean nothing to Putin while they mean everything to the free world. How much of a means of safety can actually be garnered from a treaty that leaves nuclear weapons in place while asking “pretty please, don’t hurt me?”