Comments on: Behind the Curtain 31: Pot Peddlers, Touring Humboldt – October 8, 2010

By: Robert Benson

Robert Benson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:49:33 +0000

Sharon Letts,
Thank you for the clarification. I concur with your medicinal cannabis comments. However, I wish to assert some alternative information on the issue of alcoholism:
All humans are alcoholics, in that, our bodies make a form of alcohol derived from the carbohydrates (sugars) that we consume; without it, the processes of the body slowdown, or freeze. However, the body makes drops per day, not ounces; we overmedicate. As with most addictions, low blood sugar is the issue. Licorice root is a good place to start.
Dehydration is another issue with alcoholism. As the blood “dries” out, the arterial walls lose elasticity (ability to stretch). This stretching allows the heart’s surge bubble, if you will; to expand, as the surge comes; and collapse, as the surge passes; pushing the bubble onward. The liver, then, produces cholesterol that coats the arterial wall and lubricates the surge bubble’s pathway. Distilled water is a good place to start.
Another issue with dehydration is that the mineral cell salts in our bodies are conductive and, when the conductivity gets too high, the nerves get fried, or short circuited; causing all kinds of nerve damage -including the deterioration of the myelin sheath, which insulates the nerves. Lecithin, or foods high in lecithin, is a good place to start.
Knowing is half the battle. Thank you, again. Enjoy!

By: Sharon Letts

Sharon Letts — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:29:34 +0000

@Robert, thanks for reading. This one needs clarification.
It’s based on actual conversations I had with several people who grew up smoking pot during the 1960s and 70s.
Cannabis is indeed medicine, as confirmed in medical journals – no debate. But, it’s also used for safe recreation.
Can we say that about alcohol? Hardly. Alcohol is used openly purely for pleasure. Sure, it’s a base for medicine, homeopathic and otherwise, but its enjoyment comes with sure addiction and possible death.
If this piece does anything, I hope it will inspire a conversation about this plant that is both medicine and enjoyment for the senses without dire consequences.

By: Robert Benson

Robert Benson — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:39:43 +0000

Is this out of Reefer Madness? Anti-Cannabis propaganda is no longer accepted as fact, by informed adults. Some People abuse food, should we limit their consumption with statutes and ordinances? Would that be American? Enjoy!

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