you are a better person without pot anti-marijuana psa video
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you are a better person without pot anti-marijuana psa video from the public domain courtesy of http:wwwwabovetheinfluencecomthe national household survey on drug abuse nhsda sponsored by the substance abuse and mental health services administration samhsa department of health and human services has shown that since 1992 the rate of past month marijuana use among youth has more than doubled going from 34 percent in 1992 to 71 percent in 1996 similar trends are evident among both boys and girls among whites blacks and hispanics and in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas samhsa 1997a other studies have also shown a doubling of marijuana use between 1992 and 1995 among 8th graders and significant increases among 10th and 12th graders nida 1997 at the same time the rate of 12 to 17 year olds perceiving great risk in using marijuana has decreased in the 1992 nhsda 39 percent of youths reported that smoking marijuana once a month is of great risk to people compared with 33 percent in 1996 similarly in 1992 64 percent of youths reported smoking marijuana once or twice a week was of great risk to people compared with 57 percent in 1996 samhsa 1997b the national institute on drug abuse nida has reported that marijuana can be harmful both from immediate effects and damage to health over time specifically studies have shown that marijuana can hinder the users039 short term memory and ability to handle difficult tasks schwartz et al 1989 students may find it difficult to study and learn while many of the long-term effects of marijuana use are not yet known studies have shown that daily marijuana smokers who did not use tobacco had more sick days and doctor visits for respiratory problems than a similar group who did not smoke either substance a person who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have tashkin et al 1987 other studies have shown that the regular use of marijuana may play a role in cancer and problems of the respiratory immune and reproductive systems heavy marijuana use can affect hormones in both males and females both animal and human studies have shown that marijuana impairs the ability of t-cells in the lungs039 immune defense system to fight off some infections because of the drug039s effects on perceptions and reaction time users could be involved in automobile accidents nida 1995 according to the 1996 nhsda nearly one million 16-18 year olds 11 percent reported driving at least once within two hours of using an illicit drug in the past year most often marijuana samhsa 1998 although it is not yet known how the use of marijuana relates to mental illness some scientists maintain that regular marijuana use can lead to chronic anxiety personality disturbances and depression nida 1995 some frequent long-term marijuana users show signs of lack of motivation and tend to perform poorly in school pope 1996 a recent study demonstrated similarities between marijuana039s effect on the brain and those produced by such addictive drugs as cocaine heroin alcohol and nicotine volkow 1996 there is substantial interest in the co-occurrence in the general population of illicit drug use with other kinds of behavioral patterns mental syndromes and psychiatric disorders bourden et al 1992 kandel et al 1997 kessler et al 1996 samhsa 1996 a number of descriptive studies have demonstrated that people who use drugs are more likely to have mental disorders physical health problems and family problems nida 1991 in addition a recent study crowley 1998 was conducted with 165 boys and 64 girls between the ages of 13 and 19 who had been referred by social service or criminal justice agencies to a university-based treatment program for delinquent substance-involved adolescents based on interviews medical examinations social history and psychological evaluations the study showed that marijuana use by teenagers who have prior serious antisocial problems can quickly lead to dependence on the drug most of the youths reported that their behavioral problems predated and were not initially caused by their drug use the 1994 1995 and 1996 nhsda incorporated the widely used youth self-report ysr checklist which ranks adolescents on a variety of clinically validated scales of behavioral and emotional problem behaviors achenbach 1991 in this paper the relationship between marijuana use among those age 12-17 and various problem measures as reported on the ysr is shown this paper concentrates primarily on the reported frequency of marijuana use and its relationship with self-reported behaviors

win win: tax marijuana and reduce the federal deficit
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legalizing marijuana can have a significant impact on the growing federal deficit if regulated and taxed the government will make a significant amount of moneytaking into consideration the jobs it would create the significantly reduced time and money spent in the legal system and the medical benefits there are many reasons it should be consideredafter all with today039s national deficit every idea should be considered and explored

huntington needs a skatepark
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huntington needs a skateparkskateboarding is not a crime rather it shouldn039t be currently however in downtown huntington wv it is illegal to skateboard bicycle inline it039s time to make a change and that change begins with youbecome a fan of the facebook page simply search quothuntington needs a skateparkquot and click quotbecome a fanquot or contact huntington council:wwwcityofhuntingtoncomlook under the government tabspeakers: ben thacker kyle smith ampamp blair burnsmusic by gifted tongue assembly itunesstory camera edit: and media ampamp eyeboxgraphics sound color: eyeboxspecial thanks: david tolley ampamp tim cline

us tax funds pedophilia - wikileaks
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cenk uygur host of the young turks shares the latest revelation from wikileaks regarding us taxpayer money going to fund sex with underage boys in afghanistanhttp:humantraffickingchangeorgblogviewwikileaks_reveals_us_tax_dollars_fund_child_sex_slavery_in_afghanistanthe now infamous wikileaks recently released a cable from afghanistan revealing us government contractor dyncorp threw a party for afghan security recruits featuring trafficked boys as the entertainment bacha bazi is the afghan tradition of quotboy playquot where young boys are dressed up in women039s clothing forced to dance for leering men and then sold for sex to the highest bidder apparently this is the sort of quotentertainmentquot funded by your tax dollars when dyncorp is in charge of security in afghanistandyncorp is a government contractor which has been providing training for afghan security and police forces for several years though the company is about as transparent as a lead-coated rock most reports claim over 95 of their budget comes from us taxpayers that039s the same budget that dyncorp used to pay for a party in kunduz province for some afghan police trainees the entertainment for the evening was bacha bazi boys whose pimps were paid so the boys would sing and dance for the recruits and then be raped by them afterward that039s your tax dollars at work -- fighting terrorism and extremism in afghnistan by trafficking little boys for sex with cops-in-trainingin fact the evidence linking dyncorp to bacha bazi was so damning afghan minister of the interior hanif atmar tried to quash the story upon hearing a journalist was investigating dyncorp and the us government039s funding of the sex trafficking of young boys in afghanistan atmar warned any publication of the story would quotendanger livesquot and requested the us suppress the story atmar admitted he had arrested eleven afghans nationals as quotfacilitatorsquot of the bacha bazi party but he was only charging them with quotpurchasing a service from a childquot which is illegal under sharia law and the civil code and in this case quotservicesquot is not used as a euphemism for sex so far no one is being held accountable for the young boys whose rapes were paid for by the us taxpayersas if this story couldn039t get any more outrageous atmar went on to say that if news of the incident got out he was quotworried about the image of foreign mentorsquot in other words why should something as piddling as the humiliation objectification sale and rape of some children tarnish the good name of dyncorp and all the work read: money they039re doing in afghanistan after all bacha bazi is growing in popularity in afghanistan especially in areas like kunduz why shouldn039t us government contractors be able to win local favor by pimping young boysof course this isn039t the first time dyncorp has used us tax dollars to support sex trafficking in bosnia in 1999 kathryn bolkovac was fired from the company after blowing the whistle on dyncorp039s staffers pimping out girls as young as 12 from eastern european countries dyncorp settled a lawsuit involving bolkovac and her story was recently featured in the whistleblower where she was portrayed by rachel weiss it039s a happy ending for one dyncorp whistle blower but will there be a bolkovac in afghanistanit039s time american taxpayers demanded a zero tolerance policy on our money being used to support child sex trafficking overseas tell the un mission to afghanistan the time has come to crack down on those who buy and sell boys in bacha bazi whether they039re afghans or us government contractors security personnel or citizens no one should be able to traffic children so sex and get away with it and that includes repeat offender dyncorp we have a right to demand our tax dollars go to fight trafficking not support it and we have a right to demand the us government and their contractors be held accountable for exploiting the boys of afghanistan

fox news on stephen colbert congressional testimony
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mexican drug gangs using us guns
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http:wwwmsnbcmsncomid40572312nsworld_news-americasnew tyt network channels: http:wwwyoutubecomusertytsportshttp:wwwyoutubecomuserthetopvlognew tyt facebook page: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks http:wwwtheyoungturkscommembershipdiscounts: http:wwwtheyoungturkscomgodaddyfree movies: http:wwwnetflixcomtytnote: the above two links are for tyt sponsorsread ana039s blog and subscribe at: http:wwwexaminercomx-5445-politics-in-education-examinertyt network new wtf channel: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwhattheflickshowcheck out tyt interviews http:wwwyoutubecommexican cartels are taking advantage of us gun laws to buy thousands of weapons that are being used in an escalating drug war that has claimed more than 31000 lives since late 2006 experts and law enforcement officials tell nbc newsus firearms agents estimate that around 80 percent of the weapons used by mexican drug traffickers come from the united states where cartel leaders are hiring americans with clean records to make the purchases for them in the past four years mexican authorities say they have seized 90000 weapons from their nation039s drug warquotthe cartels need their tools of the trade which are the weapons and they are coming to the us to get those weaponsquot william mcmahon of the bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives told nbc newsauthorities say the straw buyers are paid up to 200 per weapon and cite a recent case in oklahoma city where a former state narcotics agent pleaded guilty in such a gunrunning schemefrancisco reyes 29 was accused of paying two friends to buy dozens of firearms destined for mexico according to court documents one of those buyers jorge alexis blanco bought at least 15 guns and attempted to buy three more according to michael randall of the atf in the criminal complaintquotthey are being taken advantage of by these cartels and really are providing something that039s going be used to kill someone in mexicoquot said mcmahon adding that the cartels are specifically looking for high-caliber weapons

pot smoking led to loughner shooting - david frum
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from saviour to seeker
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ganga the longest river of india originating from the great himalayas has been facing severe environmental crisis for decades after 3 decades of government efforts the state of the river has not changed much pollution low flow illegal river bed mining deforestation drying up of springs and many such issues are responsible for the degraded state of the river the film will be a systematical depiction of this issue which needs urgent attention and actions the film- the film will include various issues associated with river ganga opinion of geologists scientists anthropogists concerned authority and the government it will deal with policies not politics successive government efforts over the years on policy and implementation level will be analysed and solutions will be discussed proposed by area experts

george carlin: the illusion of choice
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its all an illusion no choice just the same beast with many heads

undocumented and unafraid queer and unashamed
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discuss: http:facebookcomcuentamewatch the series: http:anhonestconversationorgjorge has an honest conversation with us he knows first hand what the answer is - and he is not afraid to open up and give his opinion he is breaking taboos challenging conventions and shifting paradigms within the latino community and outside of itbrave courageous and up front jorge039s answer will surprise you and inspire you use this video and have an honest conversation with your facebook friends by sharing it on your wall

urgent:- resolution calls for impeachment if obama does not seek war authorization from congress
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with the introduction of concurrent house resolution 107 we urge all citizens to join the mobilization to build support around this resolution which may save the country from destruction a mass distribution leaflet is available here: http:larouchepaccomnode21925contact your congressman immediately ampamp tell them to co-sponsor this resolution please contact your congressman ampamp senators and tell them to cosponsor this resolution for more info: http:larouchepaccomnode21920____________________________________________________________________________kurt nimmoinfowarscommarch 8 2012rep walter jones a north carolina republican has introduced h concurrent resolution 107 which calls on the house the senate concurring to prevent obama from starting another war without authorization from congress the resolution was referred to the committee on the judiciary on march 7obama has violated article i section 8 clause 11 of the constitutionobama039s unconstitutional decision to involve the us in the illegal attack on libya without the consent of congress motivated at least some members of the house of representatives to demand an explanation on june 3 of last year the house passed a resolution demanding that the president provide an explanation to the american people a request that was ignored by obama and his administrationrep jones039 resolution states that any use of military force by obama without explicit consent and authorization of congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article ii section 4 of the constitutionit will be interesting to see if the resolution makes it out the committee on the judiciary it was virtually ignored by the corporate establishment mediathe resolution reads as follows:march 7 2012mr jones submitted the following concurrent resolution which was referred to the committee on the judiciaryconcurrent resolutionexpressing the sense of congress that the use of offensive military force by a president without prior and clear authorization of an act of congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article ii section 4 of the constitutionwhereas the cornerstone of the republic is honoring congress039s exclusive power to declare war under article i section 8 clause 11 of the constitution: now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives the senate concurring that it is the sense of congress that except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the territory of the united states the use of offensive military force by a president without prior and clear authorization of an act of congress violates congress039s exclusive power to declare war under article i section 8 clause 11 of the constitution and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article ii section 4 of the constitutionquothttp:wwwinfowarscomresolution-calls-for-impeachment-if-obama-does-not-see-war-authorization-from-congress

melanotan 2 injections - quota tan to die forquot - news report channel 7 - melanotan ii side effects
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doctors warn that melanotan can kill melanotan is an illegal untested injectable tanning drug that is being purchased online on black market websites because its an untested doctors warn melanotan use could cause melanomathe side effects are unpredictable and unknown however short term melanotan can cause erections very dark freckles fatigue and throwing up nauseamelanotan requires users to inject themselves daily and quotexperts say that those who regularly inject run the same risks of catching aids or hepatitis c as heroin and crack addictsquot http:wwwexpresscoukpostsview177474needle-exchanges-for-tan-addictsthe unregulated production of melanotan is done mostly in china so a potentially leathal batch will not be tested thoughly or be re-called users have no idea what they are injecting into their bodiesthe website featured on this news piece is that is giving users access to suppliers of this drug is melanotanorgthis aired in australia on channel 7 june 5th 2010http:aunewsyahoocomvideonationalwatch20717161885697melanotan is also called: melanotan ii melanotan i melanotan 1 melanotan 2 mt-1 mt-2 mt1 mt2

end the failed war on drugs - cenk on msnbc
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cenk uygur host of the young turks filling in for ed schultz on msnbc explains why we should end the failed war on drugs

az gun show: a glock three high cap mags no background check
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at a gun show in phoenix arizona on january 23 2011 an undercover investigator bought a glock 9mm similar to the one used by the shooter in tucson 15 days before and three 33-round extended magazines no questions no background check

what happened when portugal decriminalized drugs
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quotthe government in portugal has no plans to back down although the netherlands is the european country most associated with liberal drug laws it has already been ten years since portugal became the first european nation to take the brave step of decriminalizing possession of all drugs within its bordersfrom marijuana to heroin and everything in between this controversial move went into effect in june of 2001 in response to the country039s spiraling hivaids statistics while many critics in the poor and largely conservative country attacked the sea change in drug policy fearing it would lead to drug tourism while simultaneously worsening the country039s already shockingly high rate of hard drug use a report published in 2009 by the cato institute tells a different story glenn greenwald the attorney and author who conducted the research told time: quotjudging by every metric drug decriminalization in portugal has been a resounding success it has enabled the portuguese government to manage and control the drug problem far better than virtually every other western countryquotread more: http:wwwalternetorgdrugs151635ten_years_ago_portugal_legalized_all_drugs_--_what_happened_nextcenk uygur discusses the study and what we can learn from it support the young turks by subscribing http:bitlytytonyoutubelike us on facebook: http:wwwfbcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturksfind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt