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I’m not going to fill this with a lot of needless introduction, so without further ado, here it is:

2006: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

#1: Cannabis Smoking Not Linked To Lung Cancer, UAT Cancers, Largest Case-Controlled Study Says
Smoking cannabis, even long-term, is not positively associated with increased incidence of lung-cancer, according to the findings of the largest population-based case-control study ever conducted. “We did not observe a positive association of marijuana use — even heavy long-term use — with lung cancer, controlling for tobacco smoking and other potential cofounders,” investigators concluded. Their data further revealed that moderate lifetime users had an inverse association between cannabis use and lung cancer. The five-year trial was sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Full text of the study appeared in the October issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. Read the full story at: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6912.

#2: Nearly Half Of Americans Say Pot Should Be Regulated Like Alcohol
Nearly one out of two Americans support amending federal law “to let states legally regulate and tax marijuana the way they do liquor and gambling,” according to a national poll of 1,004 likely voters by Zogby International and commissioned by the NORML Foundation in March. Forty-six percent of respondents — including a majority of those polled on the east (53 percent) and west (55 percent) coasts — said they supported legalization. Nearly two-thirds of 18-29 year-olds (65 percent) and half of 50-64 year-olds think federal law should be amended to allow states the option to regulate marijuana. Read the full story at: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6838.

#3: Marijuana Arrests For Year 2005 Most Ever
Police arrested an estimated 786,545 persons for marijuana violations in 2005, the highest annual total ever recorded in the United States, according to statistics compiled in September by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. An American is now arrested for violating marijuana laws every 40 seconds. Read the full story at: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7040.

#4: Clinical Trial: Vaporization Is A “Safe And Effective” Cannabinoid Delivery System
Vaporization is a “safe and effective” cannabinoid delivery system for patients desiring the rapid onset of action associated with cannabis inhalation, but who are seeking to avoid the respiratory risks of smoking, according to clinical trial data published this spring in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vaporization delivers the “pulmonal uptake of THC [in a manner] comparable to the smoking of cannabis, while avoiding the respiratory disadvantages of smoking,” the study concluded. Read the full story at: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6885.

#5: Cannabinoids Curb Brain Tumor Growth, First-Ever Patient Trial Shows
THC administration decreases recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumor growth in humans, according to the findings of the first-ever clinical trial assessing cannabinoids’ anti-tumor action. Previous preclinical studies indicate that cannabinoids and endocannabinoids can stave off tumor progression and trigger cell death in other cancer cell lines, including breast carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, colectoral carcinoma, skin carcinoma, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Read the full story at: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6947.

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More bud wallpapers from yours truly. This time it’s Matanuska Thunderfuck, in my opinion the most colorfully named strain.

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Hey, if you like pot, be sure to check out the newest Pink Eyed Jim Worldwide site: Blunt Notes. It’s a completely unique and real look at pot law, culture, and politics by Mauricio Enigma, who has some very personal experience in all three.
More wallpapers from me. These are of some beautiful Organic Purple Kush that is simply delicious.

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Hope you like ‘em.

Hey, if you like pot, be sure to check out the newest Pink Eyed Jim Worldwide site: Blunt Notes. It’s a completely unique and real look at pot law, culture, and politics by Mauricio Enigma, who has some very personal experience in all three.
In the same set as the others, I have acquired some nice pictures of some Afghooey bud. And again, I’ve made them into wallpapers for you to enjoy.

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No need to thank me.

Hey, if you like pot, be sure to check out the newest Pink Eyed Jim Worldwide site: Blunt Notes. It’s a completely unique and real look at pot law, culture, and politics by Mauricio Enigma, who has some very personal experience in all three.
Here are some wallpaper-sized pictures of some sweet bud. It’s a Sour Diesel X Hawaiian Haze Cross. It’s really nice. So I took the liberty of making some wallpapers. Enjoy.

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Hey, if you like pot, be sure to check out the newest Pink Eyed Jim Worldwide site: Blunt Notes. It’s a completely unique and real look at pot law, culture, and politics by Mauricio Enigma, who has some very personal experience in all three.

I’ve procured some wonderful pictures of some beautiful Soma Dielsel Buds.

I’ve taken the liberty of making a few wallpapers.

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NORML.ORG US: Anti-Drug Ads a Waste, Auditors Say

Here’s a real shocker: The Anti-Pot ONDCP Ads are a huge waste of money, according to the Government Accountability Office, which commissioned Westat, an independent evaluator, to evaluate the ads.

Westat found the ads had no “significant favorable effects” in deterring children from trying marijuana or in getting them to stop. Rather, it found that more 12- to 13-year-olds were trying the drug after seeing the ads, the GAO said.

The Head of the ONDCP, John Walters, naturally opposed these data:

“We have dealt with criticism of the campaign from adversaries, including those who advocate the legalization of drugs,” he said. “And we have periodically needed to place these findings in context, especially because all major youth surveys report declining teen drug use.”

Since our Congress commissioned the study, Walters must be referring to our Republican-led congress as an “adversary” possibly even one that “advocates the use of drugs”.

Don’t make me laugh.