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Areff Haffejee

Considering I like to read between the lines of all things posted. Who is to say the cop wasn’t driving the Audi.

If you missed it here is the article I am referring to.

I think the cop told the man that we can arrest you for the joint but let me take your car for a spin and we can be friends about this situation.

The owner said shot hey but you drive nice nice. After much debate on how cannabis should be legal they laughed about it.

The policeman got in the driver seat after he told his partner that he is just going for a joyride in this mans car follow me maybe we stop at the bank if not we can arrest the man where I stop. Just follow me.

So in the car they listen to music. Very relaxed. Until the policeman talks about some loose change.

Travelling at some speed. The owner realizes he is being robbed by our protectors. They start arguing maybe the owner tried to go for his gun.

The driver’s foot pressed down fully on the accelerator in the struggle.

He loses control of the Audi and hits the light pole without braking..

The follower sees the car is in a million pieces and he covers up for his friend/partner.

The purpose of this “fictional” story is to get you thinking and asking questions.

Condolences to families of the two deceased.

Sources: http://www.fightagainstcrime.co.za/supercar-crash-cop-drug-bribe-theory/
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/supercar-crash-cop-a-sandton-celebrity-1.1454330
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/Cops-or-robbers-20130112
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/01/17/ipid-gets-audi-r8-rosebank-crash-docket

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“Residents watched from a distance as throngs of soldiers and police in more than 30 vehicles descended on Meadowlands hostel at 8.30am while a police helicopter hovered above.

Think about it for a moment. More than 31 government vehicles including a helicopter, a battalion of soldiers and police officers armed with assault rifles and tactical gear. Swooping down on harmless plants then unleashes an onslaught of terror until the last weed has yelp its crackling cry and billowing smoke in reminiscence of the Soweto uprising of 1976, condolences to the lives lost, however this is an equal violent act upon not only the daggafarians of Soweto but also the community’s access to medicine, an industrial sector and a wealth generator.  Consider the quality of service delivery by municipality if they could have the budget that funds an all out war on a harmless weed.

Imagine the waste of burning this bio mass needlessly without a purpose that is beneficial to the community in which it is illegally burned.

Who is paying the South African National Defense Force & South African Police Service for doing gardening, illegally burning bio-waste & harassing otherwise law abiding citizens? Never mind the tax on the carbon emissions of all the dagga that has to be incinerated annually or the otherwise law abiding citizens that needs to be housed and fed daily in a correctional facility?

Victims of rape, murder and victims of other real crimes are the ones who ultimately pay the price.

Source

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What about the rumors about doom being sprayed on dagga to keep flies away. Do you think it’s possible that they spray it with doom to cure faster?

I have had dagga that feels dry from the outside but once you start crushing and grinding it, it strangely acts like bud that is still wet & sticky but looks dry & burns black.

There is a device that is capable of scanning dagga but it’s very expensive, at over R6000, MyDX will scan your dagga in real-time and tell you the strain and whether it is safe to consume.

This will unfortunately not be an option for many daggafarians, including myself.

The only way to know for sure is to grow it yourself but that is a risky operation to undertake in present time South Africa.

Do you know how to spot laced weed? Do you believe it’s a myth or do you think it’s plausible that our dagga is contaminated by other substances?

Below you will find opinions from two internet users on the effects of laced dagga.

There have been many threads asking if their weed was laced. I decided to make a short guide to explain the common question about the effects and side effects of laced weed.

Why would anyone lace Dagga?

These are in order from most plausible to least possible reasons.

-To sell their weed at higher prices, claiming its more potent
-To get you addicted
-To fuck with you
-By accident
-To experiment on you

Other drugs are more expensive then Dagga, why would my deal ever do this?

For example a bag of heroin is .1g in my area and is worth about 10$. A gram of dank is around 15-20$. Lets say the dealer has some low mid grade dagga. 1g of mids go for 5$ or so around here, so if he laced 1g of mids with a bag of heroin and sold it as dank at 20$ he would be making profit.

The dagga with laced with heroin will still give a more intense high then any dank to user with no opiate tolerance. Even .02g of smoked heroin can produce base line or mild effects which can be confused with really strong weed.

What are some common things Dagga is laced with?

-Heroin
-Meth
-PCP

If you purchase blunts or joints they may also contain MDMA or Crack.

What are the effects and side effects of some of these drugs?

Heroin
-Numbness in parts of your body
-Warmth or change in body temperature
-Strong feelings of euphoria
-Loosing feeling in parts of your body
-Decrease in abillity to feel pain

Side Effects
-Organ damage and or failure
-Suppression of the respiratory system
-Brain Damage
-Death

Meth
-Euphoria
-Feelings of hyperactivity
-Restlessness
-Inability to sleep

Side Effects
-Brain Damage
-Seizures
-Heart Failure
-Heart Attack

PCP
-Disorientation
-Confusion
-Inability to gather your thoughts
-Minor hallucinations
-Anger

Side Effects
-Brain Damage
-Suicidal tendencies
-Stroke
-Hypertension

Lacing is the act of adding one or more substances to another. Some street drugs are commonly laced with other chemicals for various reasons, but it is most commonly. Well either that was some strong dagga or yes it has been laced. dagga is known to cause Panic Attacks like your in a state that you are departed. laced dagga effects. I am an occasional dagga smoker and 7 days ago I smoked dagga that i am certain was laced. It was a very intense. dagga cigarettes or sticks are sometimes dipped in embalming fluid and laced with PCP in order to change the effects. Short Term Effects. By itself, dagga. Cocaine laced joints effects are they like smoking crack? Answer Yes, but only slighty because the pot probably has more of an effect than the coke. The dagga is not so bad, But smoking cocaine of any kind can only lead one downhill. I have never heard of this mixture as a product, But then, I dont. How fast you feel the effects of dagga depend on how you use it:. Violence (may be related to dagga that is laced with a drug called PCP). Thee have been many threads asking if their weed was laced. I decided to make a short guide to explain the common question about the effects and side effects of laced. A General Overview of the Physical Effects of dagga Coming from the plant dagga sativa, dagga is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. Though reports of laced dagga are infrequent. Long-Term Effects. Long-term dagga abuse has several negative impacts on the user.

A General Overview of the Physical Effects of dagga Coming from the plant dagga sativa, dagga is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. laced dagga effects. I am an occasional dagga smoker and 7 days ago I smoked dagga that i am certain was laced. It was a very intense. The dagga is not so bad, But smoking cocaine of any kind can only lead one downhill. I have never heard of this mixture as a product, But then, I dont. Thee have been many threads asking if their weed was laced. I decided to make a short guide to explain the common question about the effects and side effects of laced. Though reports of laced dagga are infrequent. Long-Term Effects. Long-term dagga abuse has several negative impacts on the user. How fast you feel the effects of dagga depend on how you use it:. Violence (may be related to dagga that is laced with a drug called PCP). Cocaine laced joints effects are they like smoking crack? Answer Yes, but only slighty because the pot probably has more of an effect than the coke. dagga cigarettes or sticks are sometimes dipped in embalming fluid and laced with PCP in order to change the effects. Short Term Effects. By itself, dagga. Well either that was some strong dagga or yes it has been laced. dagga is known to cause Panic Attacks like your in a state that you are departed. Lacing is the act of adding one or more substances to another. Some street drugs are commonly laced with other chemicals for various reasons, but it is most commonly.

Though reports of laced dagga are infrequent. Long-Term Effects, Long-term dagga abuse has several negative impacts on the user. Cocaine laced joints effects are they like smoking crack? Answer Yes, but only slighty because the pot probably has more of an effect than the coke. The dagga is not so bad, But smoking cocaine of any kind can only lead one downhill. I have never heard of this mixture as a product, But then, I dont. laced dagga effects. I am an occasional dagga smoker and 7 days ago I smoked dagga that i am certain was laced. It was a very intense. Lacing is the act of adding one or more substances to another. Some street drugs are commonly laced with other chemicals for various reasons, but it is most commonly. A General Overview of the Physical Effects of dagga Coming from the plant dagga sativa, dagga is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. dagga cigarettes or sticks are sometimes dipped in embalming fluid and laced with PCP in order to change the effects. Short Term Effects. By itself, dagga. How fast you feel the effects of dagga depend on how you use it:. Violence (may be related to dagga that is laced with a drug called PCP). Well either that was some strong dagga or yes it has been laced. dagga is known to cause Panic Attacks like your in a state that you are departed. Thee have been many threads asking if their weed was laced. I decided to make a short guide to explain the common question about the effects and side effects of laced.

Effects of laced dagga

Dagga cigarettes or sticks are sometimes dipped in embalming fluid and laced with PCP in order to change the effects. Short Term Effects. By itself, dagga. A General Overview of the Physical Effects of dagga Coming from the plant dagga sativa, dagga is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States. Though reports of laced dagga are infrequent. Long-Term Effects. Long-term dagga abuse has several negative impacts on the user. Thee have been many threads asking if their weed was laced. I decided to make a short guide to explain the common question about the effects and side effects of laced. Lacing is the act of adding one or more substances to another. Some street drugs are commonly laced with other chemicals for various reasons, but it is most commonly. Well either that was some strong dagga or yes it has been laced. dagga is known to cause Panic Attacks like your in a state that you are departed. Cocaine laced joints effects are they like smoking crack? Answer Yes, but only slighty because the pot probably has more of an effect than the coke. How fast you feel the effects of dagga depend on how you use it:. Violence (may be related to dagga that is laced with a drug called PCP). The dagga is not so bad, But smoking cocaine of any kind can only lead one downhill. I have never heard of this mixture as a product, But then, I dont. laced dagga effects. I am an occasional dagga smoker and 7 days ago I smoked dagga that i am certain was laced. It was a very intense.

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Physiological effects of dagga on the human body.

Introduction

For the last 25000 years man has been cultivating dagga, using it to clothe themselves, heal the sick, feed the hungry and alter the state of their consciousness.

The human body, the endo cannabinoid system & dagga

The human body is designed to include a complete cannabinoid system.
Cannabinoids that naturally occur inside the body are called Endo Cannabinoids.
We have cannabinoid receptors located in our brain, skin and organs. Receptors can almost be found in every part of the body.

How dagga is consumed is irrelevant as the end result is the same. The cannabinoids in dagga makes its way into your blood stream, couples with receptors found around the body and even manages to pass the blood brain barrier and couples to CB1 & CB2 receptors in the brain.

This coupling of receptors in the brain is what causes the euphoria or high experienced when consuming decarboxylated THC.

In order for the THC cannabinoid to couple with the receptors the dagga needs to be heated to convert the THC Acid into THC.

Only when dagga is smoked, baked or vaporized does it become active. It is impossible to get high from raw dagga.

Humans have been designed to consume dagga. Dagga is a vegetable and is the most important dietary essential on the planet.

The consumption of dagga is preventative proven by medical benefits.

Did you know? Durban Poison, the well known South African Sativa strain, is one of the favorite medical grade dagga strains in the United States where medical dagga is legal.

Dagga does not cause psychosis. People suffering from predisposed mental conditions are at risk of psychosis. However no clerical evidence exists to make this link.

My personal opinion is that dagga brings forth underlying mental conditions in people with predisposed mental conditions. Dagga is merely an indicator of an existing mental condition.

Did you know? Dagga counters snake venom! You need to be high at the time of bite for it to work. Proving prevention is better than cure.

Prohibition and the freedom of man

Almost all the negative associations of dagga are attributed to prohibition.

Under prohibition dagga is unregulated and open game for crime syndicates, gangs and even otherwise law abiding citizen to exploit for their own benefit.

There is no regulation to ensure quality of the product that makes it to the end-user.

There is no regulation to protect children and persons with predisposed mental conditions in the current illicit dagga industry.

South Africa is poverty stricken but the government corporation keeps throwing millions towards the fight on drug users and peddlers effectively making criminals from otherwise law abiding citizens for profit.

If a harsh jail sentence, admission of guilt fine and a criminal record was not already enough the corporate government also funds a special branch in the South African police Air Wing called DaggaOP that routinely spray dagga crops from helicopter with herbicides like glyphosphate with special tanks and spraying equipment sponsored by the United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency.

These corporate governments who fund these operation do not care that some of these contaminated dagga plants make its way to the dagga users of South Africa pushed on by desperate growers depending on this easy cash crop to support his family.

The law caters the gateway effect

While dagga is unregulated otherwise law abiding citizen using dagga are exposed to other hard drugs some of the syndicates or gangs might be offering thus the gateway effect is created directly by prohibition allowing criminal syndicates to be in control of dagga.

It’s worthy to keep in mind that the majority of dagga dealers are not part of syndicates or gangs. Most dagga dealers are otherwise law abiding citizens whose only means of income is from cultivating or selling dagga.

Industrial dagga freedom from the slave system

Dagga easily grows on its own essentially has zero cost for production value.

Dagga grows from seed to harvest within 8 to 12 weeks* (some strains may take longer to flower) and can be planted in the same soil for up to 20 years.

Dagga provides food, oil, alternative green carbon neutral bio-fuel, textile material, stronger building material, medication and much, much more. This wonder plant has over 50 000 uses!

What can South Africa achieve with legal dagga?

We could speculate at how 50 000 uses of a wonder plant could revolutionise South Africa but let’s take a realistic approach by looking at other countries that have a legalised dagga industry.

Denver, Colorado

Seven ways dagga legalisation has already benefited Colorado in only 8 months.

1. According to Uniform Crime Reporting data for Denver, there has been a 10.1% decrease in overall crime from this time last year and a 5.2% drop in violent crime.

2. The state has garnered over 10 million in taxes from retail sales in the first 4 months. The first 40 million of this tax revenue is earmarked for public schools and infrastructure, as well as for youth educational campaigns about substance use.

3. There are renewed efforts to study the medical efficacy of dagga within the state, making Colorado an epicenter for dagga research.

4. The dagga industry has developed quickly, generating thousands of new jobs. It is estimated there are currently about 10,000 people directly involved with this industry, with 1,000 to 2,000 gaining employment in the past few months alone.

5. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, who opposed Amendment 64, recently compared Colorado’s economy since legalization to that of other states by noting, “While the rest of the country’s economy is slowly picking back up, we’re thriving here in Colorado.” For example, the demand for commercial real estate has increased drastically, with houses in the state appreciating up to 8.7 percent in the past year alone.

6. The voters of Colorado retain an overall positive view of the regulated dagga market, with 54% of Colorado voters still supporting dagga legalization and regulation, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll.

7. By removing criminal penalties for certain dagga-related offenses, thousands of individuals will avoid the collateral consequences associated with a criminal record. The state is estimated to potentially save $12-40 million over the span of a year simply by ending arrests for dagga possession.

Conclusion

Ignorance has no place in law. The science is clear. Dagga is a safer choice to alcohol and tobacco. It is wrong to make criminals of otherwise law abiding citizens and to deny people their medicine.

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The bill is a tailored copy-paste version of the Medical Innovation Bill introduced by Lord Saatchi to the House of Commons and is not suited for South Africa. It fails to address the larger legal and socio-economic implications of introducing a system that allows medical use of cannabis but not recreational use. The proposed system will not be able to effectively cater for large segments of the population, especially in rural and low-income areas with low access to proper health services.

Issues of affordability are not addressed because it ignores the fact that medical grade cannabis and its derivatives are generally expensive. Many South Africans are not financially able to afford these services and treatments. Couple that with the fact that these treatments are only available at certain hospitals and you are faced with a situation where only wealthy patients receive proper care. Impoverished patients will still need to rely on the blackmarket and criminal elements to acquire cannabis.

The bill is a stepping stone in the process of repairing the damage done by Prohibition. New policies must be grounded in evidence and avoid getting bogged down by clashing beliefs and political chest-thumping. All-in-all the bill is a good start but it still needs a better ending.

By Johnny McIntyre

Source: http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/Problems-with-the-Medical-Innovation-Bill-20140918

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First of all get to know your Cannabinoids.

THCA is not active THC.

You can think of THCA as the raw plant. It does not give a high, if you eat it as a salad or juice the leaves and bud.

It’s only when THCA is heated or burned that it’s converted to THC and becomes active.

I have made a non decarboxylated tincture before and I can tell you, nobody will be running around goofed off their heads from THCA.

Vegetable glycerin tinctures are great substitute for alcohol based tinctures.

You need to combine at least a trinity of strains for a SUPER medicine, the more the merrier the saying goes.

Brave Mykayla

If one understand the basics of cannabis, which should be mandatory part of education, any person could potentially utilize high THCA content cannabis with high ratio CBDA (Which is the precursor of CBD like wise THCA is the precursor to THC) strains, without the psycho-active effects.

The basic rule of thumb would be to decide if you require psychoactive or non psychoactive cannabinoids and then follow or ignore decarboxylation instructions in any recipe whether it’s tinctures, oil or edibles or alternatively 50/50 active to non active for a much broader spectrum of cannabinoids…

I would also like to point out, although I have not had personal experience, there are children with serious terminal life hindering diseases or conditions where the active cannabinoids make life altering improvements.

Also being high is not about being goofed off. At least it’s not my experience. It frees my mind from mental slavery. It’s a medicine for my mind, for the brain & for the soul.

Feeling high is not a confused state of mind but a period of intense clarity, happiness and bliss.

Also I do not condone dagga use by children but as other activist pointed out. Older kids rebel and they will be enticed by prohibition to try dagga or even drink alcohol and smoke tobacco.

While dagga is illegal children have easier access to dagga.

“Would you rather have you kids buy dagga from a stranger or give adults their right to choose dagga over alcohol and tobacco and buy from a responsible “dispensary” or Smart Shop where regulation controls and restrict the sale of dagga to minors like with alcohol.” – Buzz

Being high is being responsible.

Your highest regards
MickeyD

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