Laplaya Glass - A hand blown glass pipe- A piece of Art - October 2006

[Unicorn]

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We have all heard about programs like D.A.R.E., that try to educate your youth. How would you educate today's youth on Medicinal MJ and drugs in general. 420 words or less

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[soulmate]

I have read the rules.

I would give all schools, libraries a sub to Treating Yourself magazine. I would also give a student rate for individual student sub's that would have to be purchase through the school, to make sure it is a student get the sub.

[JethroMull]

Organise free workshops teaching the skills needed to grow/utilise alternative medicines, and the benifits of using natural sources.
Umm, we could do with another generation of hippies. These youngsters need to put down the Ritalin and say "NO MORE! Ima go smoke a fatty and chill out". Dont know about these "emo's" kinda like docile punks. but alas i diverge...

[mohawk819]

I have read the rules.
I would go school to school showing video on what people go throw the suffer from thing MJ would help. Like nusea from chemo, muscle spasms and cronic pain. People need to see what suffering looks like and how MJ helps to make a differents. I suffer from cronic pain and leg and body spasms people like at me with wide eyes when I spasm. Childern just reach out to help when they see it and they would be our greatess voices for change.

[Roy]

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I would have a class trip. A class trip to the major hospitals in my city. There, I would show them the pain that drugs like tobacco and alcohol cause to not only the people who use those drugs but the pain it causes their friends and family.

I would have them go to rehab centers and have them talk to Crack/Smack/Meth etc. addicts about just how screwed up they are and the pain they have cause their love ones.

I would then have them speak to "Medical Marijuan Patients" who have their government authorizations.

I would then let them make up their own minds!

[GrassMaster]

I have read the rules:

The biggest change I would make would be to make Marijuana a seperate study from other illegal drugs. Just as alcohol is seperated and taught to be "less harmful" than other drugs, I would treat MJ the same. There would be a study of it's benefits, and uses , along with the "bad sides". I would explain Mj use is okay in moderation, just like alcohol. By doing this I would be taking the "taboo" away from it and by doing so make it less intersting or daring to try. Also by doing this it would eliminate the stature of MJ being a gateway drug. If it was considered acceptable, and was a normal thing to do, youths who tried or even smoke MJ regularly would not get the idea of "well I tried one "terrible drug" and it's not at all like what I was taught, geez I wonder if heroin is the same way, i'll have to try it.
In conclusion I would tell them the truth and stop the terrible lies that repress marijuana use, and make it into something it is not.

[Breezy420]

I have read the rules.

I would have a class taught about the MEDICINAL properties MMJ has. My class would only focus on the medical side of Mj and not the recreational side of things. Reasons for this are, kids will be kids, parents wouldnt want their kids being informed on uses of medicine outside the realm of medicinal purposes, and I believe children should learn about Mj the same way. I would put together a series of informational videos dispelling the myths behind the herb, along with information on the benifits opposed to other forms of treatment. That combined with live testimony from medical patients, I think would be an effective way to get through to todays youth.

[DDTPW]

I have read the rules.

I would teach not only just medical MJ, but natural alternatives in general with a focus on how beneficial MJ can be in particular. I would focus on the healthier methods of ingestions such as vaping or eating.

As well I would bring in patients that have benefited from holistic methods of self-medicating. Let them tell of how their lives were before and after using marijuana as medicine. As well, letting them know of the pitfalls of so-called legitimate pharmaceuticals that can be highly addictive along with a laundry list of other potential side-effects.

Most importantly, I would teach children that if the time comes for them to make the decision it is their body and they should have the right to medicate with their preferred medicine in order to live their life to their full potential.

Peace,
DD