Comments on: Another Stiletto Stoner Story: Elle Magazine on marijuana as anxiety relief

By: Radical Russ

Radical Russ — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:48:53 +0000

Aiiee! Gotta check those dates when I post stuff I see from the Fresh Stash!

By: Phlynte

Phlynte — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:41:03 +0000

Just to note, the ‘Elle’ article was published on 7/18/2008 – so, not quite an indicator of the *present* climate, but helped us get here.

By: Bodie

Bodie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:15:24 +0000

Anybody out there following this story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/19/new-medical-marijuana-pol_n_325426.html

By: aphoric

aphoric — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:43:29 +0000

You should have December Kennedy on the stash. She has a great blog antisoccermom.com, which kinda fits into this whole women and marijuana law reform movement. She was on Marijuana Radio a month or so ago

By: WakeUpDead

WakeUpDead — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:06:35 +0000

These articals like the Stilleto stoners and this one have to be the best gauge of how well we are doing. The truth is getting out, the facts are making into peoples heads. Now we see this trend to come out of the smoking closet, somewhat, and start talking about being professional and responcible yet smoke marijuana to unwind or to keep oneself off pills and sane!

The more we keep seeing this type of positive stories popping up in these high end womens mags, we will see a great shift in attitude soon to follow. When you have strong powerful women speeking up saying “I do this and it works for me”, well all the readers, other professional women will come out but also, the mothers and homemakers will see the truth and start getting the facts, instead of just assuming marijuana is bad and they have to keep their kids safe from it.

I cant tell you how much these two articals have lifted my hopes to end prohibition. These articals just make me feel like we are getting our part done and people are listening and waking up to the problem with prohibition! We have to take this as a Big Win, but with alot more work to go!

By: fallibilist

fallibilist — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:56:26 +0000

This is good news, to be sure.

But, from my perspective, the problem with marijuana’s image is that it’s too cool, AKA sexy, dangerous, illegal, threatening.

We know that the truth is that cannabis is a harmless herb that is benign in moderation and can enhance everything from spiritual reflection to bedroom performance. It also fights everything from involuntary spasticity in MS patients to degeneration of sight in those suffering from glaucoma.

But dammit if the prohibitionists aren’t impervious to reason. Fighting the “danger” of cannabis is just a giant jobs program for them.

- Fuck Steve Cooley.
- Fuck the Drug Czar.
- Fuck the President of the United States who wants to jail people for doing the exact same thing he used to do.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:50:35 +0000

I also use marijuana for GAD. I’m happy to see its efficacy for this disorder given the attention it deserves.