[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] ooooo ooooo .oooooo. oooooooooooo HOE E'ZINE RELEASE #738 `888' `888' d8P' `Y8b `888' `8 888 888 888 888 888 "Propaganda" 888ooooo888 888 888 888oooo8 888 888 888 888 888 " by M4D 3LF 888 888 `88b d88' 888 o 7/16/99 o888o o888o `Y8bood8P' o888ooooood8 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------] Propaganda and outright lies have been used by the United States government to keep its citizens in the dark about the real facts about marijuana since it was first banned and caused it to become a Schedule I drug (one with no known medical benefits) in 1970. This hypocrisy is apparent in the comparison of two brochures published by the National Institute of Drug Abuse; "Marijuana: Facts for Teens (Revised)" and "Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know (Revised)." "Marijuana: Facts for Teens (Revised)" presents the idea that marijuana usage is limited among teens. They lead us to believe that "contrary to popular belief most teenagers have not used marijuana and never will" and use survey statistics to show "only about one in five 10th graders... are current marijuana users... (and) fewer than one in four high school seniors is a current marijuana user." This is mixed with misplaced quotes from former users and written in the "popular" vernacular -- they think we call joints "nails" for some reason, but at least they get "blunt" right. According to the brochure "most young people smoke marijuana because their friends or brothers and sisters use marijuana and pressure them to try it." What?! The only similar information in "Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know (Revised)" is the off-base slang terms for weed; did you know that a blunt smoked with a 40 oz. bottle of malt liquor is called a "B-40?!" No wonder our parents can't talk to us. Although this booklet used the same survey statistics, they were presented in a much darker light. They warn that 21% of 10th grade students and 24% of 12th graders currently have the hots for Mary Jane (1 in 5 and 1 in 4, remember) and that overall marijuana use has increased by about 72 percent. Lifetime marijuana use has doubled among 8th- and 10th-grade students, and increased by a third among high school seniors because of "a decrease in antidrug messages in the media, an increase in prodrug messages through the pop culture, and a lack of awareness among parents." Hmmmm, really now, I thought the other book said that most teens wont ever try pot? That's because a hair less than 50% of 12th graders have tried weed or hash at least once...I guess 50.00000000001% is technically "most." Both booklets warn that the potency of weed has increased over the last thirty years (yea!) and tell you all the things you can't do while you're fucked up. One girl was quoted from the video "Marijuana: What Can Parents Do?" as saying "When I would sit down and try to figure something out it was like my brain would stop working." No driving, walking, or thinking for that matter, all you can do is laugh at shit, be dumb, cause crime, do harder drugs, and have sex with AIDS infected people. Sounds like fun....well the first two anyway. Check it out for yourself. These resources are available online at: http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/Marijintro.html [--------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! HOE #738 - WRITTEN BY: M4D 3LF - 7/16/99 ]