Something to keep in mind

Heh, good question, eh?

Legal High: Number 1

Legal High: Number 1

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Catnip
nepeta catoria
Family Labiate (Mint Family)

Material: Leaves
Usage: Leaves are smoked alone or with tobacco in equal parts. Also, extract is sprayed on tobacco or other smoking material.
Active Constituents: Metatabilacetone, nepatalactone, nepatalic acid.
Effects: Mild marijuana-like euphoria, more intense and longer-lasting with tobacco.
Contraindictions: No harmful effects known. Tobacco is harmful and addicting.
Supplier: MGH or pet stores. Extract in aerosol from pet stores. Viable seeds; B, FM, G, NK, RCS.

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Disclaimer: This is not a suggestion. Do not try this. Just because it is considered legal, doesn't mean that in anyway it is safe for your health. Think and act responsibly.

All postings concerning legal highs can be found in the book "Legal Highs: A Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Herbs and Chemicals with Psychoactive Properties" by Adam Gottlieb.

The book includes this notice to readers (which we here at Playing in the Grass believe says it best): This book is made available for entertainment, archival, and informational purposes only, in accord with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. It is presented as a historical novelty of the 1973 edition. The author and publisher advocate no illegal activities of any kind, and make no express or implied warrenties of merchantability, fitness for any purpose, or otherwise, with respect to this book or the information it contains. For medical, legal, or spiritual advice, we urge that you consult the appropriate licensed practitioner.

A Good Munchie Idea

Take a look at this nifty novelty that can be found at The Stash (a store that can typically be found in your local mall.) Find your favorite sugar cookie recipe and get baking.

Something to gnaw on...

Think about this:

In the time since the discovery of the marijuana plant, it has only been illegal for less then 1% of it's existence. Dating back before 7000 BC, it wasn't until the early 1900's that awareness for it's uses as a recreational drug came to light.

The earliest known woven fabric is thought to be hemp, and over the centuries the plant was used for food, incense, cloth, rope, and much more. Even today hemp is still used, though required by law to contain very low traces of THC.

Marijuana's medicinal purposes have been known and exploited through out the nineteenth century, however it's popularity dwindled as aspirin and others entered the scene. In the 1600-1700's Virginia farmers were even required by law to farm hemp. Until 1937 in most states marijuana was still legal, and could be openly purchased in bulk from grocers, or bought in cigarette form at newsstands. In that year, federal law made possession or transfer of marijuana illegal without the purchase of a by-then incriminating tax stamp throughout the United States (contrary to the advice of the American Medical Association at the time); legal opinions of time held that the federal government could not outlaw it entirely.

The reason behind the federal government's intervention is speculated to several things. Racism, fear, protection of corporate profits, yellow journalism, ignorant, incompetent, and/or corrupt legislators, personal career advancement, greed, background; just to name a few. Some claimed "that the drug provoked murderous rampages in previously solid citizens" and gave it derogatory terms such as "marihuana" in order to associate the plant with the then increasing number of immigrants, a stereotype that still lives today.

Marijuana has a prominent role in the Rastafarian religion. Although marijuana has been used recreationally throughout its history, it first became well known in the United States during the jazz scene of the late 1920s and 30s. Louis Armstrong became one of its most prominent and life-long devotees. Marijuana use was also a prominent part of 1960s counterculture.

In 1970, the Controlled Substances Act made possession of marijuana illegal again, without the constitutional issues that scuttled the 1937 act. Confusingly enough, it is classified a Schedule 1 drug (reserved for the most dangerous drugs that have no recognized medical use).

To this day, marijuana is currently the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Still used for all of it's intended and unintended purposes. Doctors continue to write prescriptions even though federal law still prohibits it, knowing it's medicinal purposes, even if it is a last resort.

Now given all this, is it really surprising that there is such a strong movement to legalize marijuana?

Visit www.historymarijuana.com for the full story.

Wake and Bake

So what is this blog about you ask?

Well.. for the most part this blog will focus on the wonderful world of cannabis. Here we will post nifty information, pictures, tips, tricks and links to interesting and informative marijuana related sites.

I'd like to make it clear, we are not advocating the use of illegal narcotics, especially to minors. If you are under the age of eighteen then please click here. This site is mainly for entertainment purposes, however you are at your own risk if you take anything posted as a recommendation.

So sit back, relax (in the fashion you are most accustomed to) and wait to see what is to come.