神話、事実、ＦＡＱ

• Myth 1: Marijuana Use is increasing at an alarming rate
• Myth 2: Marijuana Potency has increased substantially
• Myth 3: Marijuana is a drug without therapeutic value
• Myth 4: Marijuana causes lung disease
• Myth 5: Marijuana impairs immune system functioning
• Myth 6: Marijuana harms sexual maturation and reproduction
• Myth 7: Marijuana Use during pregnancy harms the fetus
• Myth 8: Marijuana causes brain damage
• Myth 9: Marijuana is an addictive drug
• Myth10: Marijuana-related medical emergencies are increasing
• Myth11: Marijuana produces an amotivational syndrome
• Myth12: Marijuana is a major cause of highway accidents
• Myth13: Marijuana is a "gateway" to the use of other drugs
• Myth14: Dutch Marijuana policy has been a failure
• Marijuana Myths, footnotes

• Hemp Facts 1-10
1.HEMP FOR FUEL:
2.Hemp Hurds As Paper-Making Material
3.Pinch Hitters for Defense
4.Paints and Varnishes
5.Building Materials and Housing
6.HEMP FOR VICTORY
7.Marijuana: Medical
8.More Info on Medical Uses
9.More Interesting Medical Stuff
10.Even more good medical stuff....



• Hemp Facts 11-20
11.How Hemp Saved George Bush
12.MYTH # 1 Marijuana causes brain damage
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15.Myth #2.Marijuana damages the reproductive system
16.Myth #3.Marijuana is a "gateway" drug it leads to hard drugs.
17.Myth #4.Marijuana suppresses the immune system.
18.Myth #5.Marijuana is much more dangerous than tobacco.
19.Myth #6.Legal marijuana would cause carnage on the highways.
20.Myth #7.Marijuana "flattens" human brainwaves



• Hemp Facts 21-30
21.Myth #8.Marijuana is more potent today than in the past
22.Myth #9.Marijuana impairs short-term memory
22.Myth #10.Marijuana lingers in the body like DDT
23.Myth #11.There are over a thousand chemicals in marijuana smoke
23.Myth #12.No one has ever died of a marijuana overdose
24.A Book to Read: SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO
25.INSIDE STORY 1: MEDICINE, MAN , From Guardian
26.INSIDE STORY 2
27.INSIDE STORY 3
28.INSIDE STORY 4
29.INSIDE STORY 5
30.INSIDE STORY 6



• Hemp Facts 31-40
31.INSIDE STORY 7
31.INSIDE STORY 8
32.Legalization of Marijuana Long Overdue 1 , By Buckley
33.Legalization of Marijuana Long Overdue 2
34.Untruths, unreliable data create obstacles in war on drugs 1 , From PFDFA
35.Untruths, unreliable data create obstacles in war on drugs 2
36.Untruths, unreliable data create obstacles in war on drugs 3
37.The Dark Side of DARE 1
37.The Dark Side of DARE 2
39.A World Gone Mad Part 1 , From Police News
40.A World Gone Mad Part 2



• Hemp Facts 41-50
41.Our Drug Laws Have Failed , From Police News
41.Views from the Front , From Police News
42.Netherlands DRUG MISUSE IN THE NETHERLANDS
43.MoreNetherlands Holland's Approach to Drugs
44.drug decriminalization , From Interpol
45.drugs a threat to democracy, From Interpol
46.Cancer
47.Notables
48.AncientUse
49.DeathRates
50.Drug Usage 1



• Hemp Facts 51-60
51.Drug Usage 2
52.Drug Usage 3
53.Drug Usage 4
54.FAMM Families Against Mandatory Minimums
55.FAMM2 PROPOSED MARIJUANA AMENDMENT
56.FAMM3 The Cost of Mandatory Minimums
57.REEFER MADNESS 1, by Eric Schlosser, Atlantic Monthly
58.REEFER MADNESS 2
59.REEFER MADNESS 3
60.REEFER MADNESS 4



• Hemp Facts 61-70
61.REEFER MADNESS 5
62.REEFER MADNESS 6
63.REEFER MADNESS 7
64.REEFER MADNESS 8
65.REEFER MADNESS 9
66.REEFER MADNESS 10
67.REEFER MADNESS 11, A Farm in Morgan County
68.REEFER MADNESS 12, A Farm in Morgan County (cont.)
69.REEFER MADNESS 13, A Farm in Morgan County-cont.
70.REEFER MADNESS 14, Inside The Industry



• Hemp Facts 71-80
71.REEFER MADNESS 15, Inside The Industry--cont.
71.REEFER MADNESS 16, Inside The Industry--cont.
72.REEFER MADNESS 17, Inside The Industry--cont.
73.REEFER MADNESS 18, Inside The Industry--cont.
74.REEFER MADNESS 19, Inside The Industry--cont.
75.REEFER MADNESS Finale
76.A True Story 1, by B. J. Oppenheimer
77.A True Story 2
78.A True Story 3
79.G. Washington
80.Dennis Miller 1



• Hemp Facts 81-90
81.Dennis Miller 2
82.Drug Test 1 , By David Morris
83.Drug Test 2
84.Food for Thought
85.Sacremnt 1
86.Sacremnt 2
87.Sacremnt 3
88.Sacremnt 4
89.Sacremnt 5
90.Sacremnt 6



• Hemp Facts 91-100
91.Sacremnt 7
92.Sacremnt 8
93.Sacremnt 9
94.Sacremnt 10
95.Sacremnt 11
96.Reefer Madness 1 , By Dune Hartsell
97.Reefer Madness 2
98.Reefer Madness 3
99.Organizations
100.My Personal Views

What is The Drug Education Project (DEP)? What is this leaflet all about?

Health Risk Myths and Realities

Marijuana Overdose
Brain Damage
Memory
Heart Problems
Hormones
Reproductive Damage
The Immune System
Birth Defects
Cancer
Why don't you know any of this?
Fat Cells

Other MJ Myths and Realities

Amotivational Syndrome
Marijuana Potency
Driving
The Gateway Effect
Marijuana and Crime

References

Part1: What's all this fuss about hemp?

1a) What is hemp?
1b) What is cannabis?
1c) Where did the word `marijuana' come from?
2a) How can hemp be used as a food?
2b) What are the benefits of hemp compared to other food crops?
2c) How about soy? Is hemp competitive as a world source of protein?
3a) How can hemp be used for cloth?
3b) Why is it better than cotton?
4a) How can hemp be used to make paper?
4b) Why can't we just keep using trees?
5a) How can hemp be used as a fuel?
5b) Why is it better than petroleum?
6a) How can hemp be used as a medicine?
6b) What's wrong with all the prescription drugs we have?
7) What other uses for hemp are there?

Part 2: So why aren't we using hemp, then?

1) How and why was hemp made illegal?
2) OK, so what the heck does all this other stuff have to do with hemp?
3) Now wait, just hold on. You expect me to believe that they wouldn't have thought to pass a better law, one that banned marijuana and allowed commercial hemp, instead of throwing the baby out with the bath water?
4) Is there a lesson to be learned from all this?

Part 3: Does it? Doesn't it? Is it true that?

1) Doesn't marijuana stay in your fat cells and keep you high for months?
2) But ... isn't today's marijuana much more potent than it was in the Sixties?  (Or, more often ... Marijuana is 10 times more powerful than it was in the Sixties!)
3a) Doesn't Marijuana cause brain damage?
3b) If it doesn't kill brain cells, how does it get you `high'?
4) Don't people die from smoking pot?
5) I forgot, does marijuana cause short-term memory impairment?
6a) Is marijuana going to make my boyfriend go psycho?
6b) Don't users of marijuana withdraw from society?
7) Is it true that marijuana makes you lazy and unmotivated?
8) Isn't marijuana a gateway drug? Doesn't it lead to use of harder drugs?
9a) I don't want children (minors) to be able to smoke marijuana. How can I stop this?
9b) Won't children be able to steal marijuana plants that people are growing?
10a) Hey, don't you know that marijuana drops testosterone levels in teenage boys causing [various physical and developmental problems]?
10b) Doesn't heavy marijuana use lower the sperm count in males?
10c) I heard marijuana use by teenage girls may impair hormone production, menstrual cycles, and fertility. Is this true?
11) Go away.
12) Isn't smoking marijuana worse for you than smoking cigarettes?
13) Don't children born to pot-smoking mothers suffer from ``Fetal Marijuana Syndrome?''
14) Doesn't marijuana cause a lot of automobile accidents?
15) Aren't you afraid everyone will get hooked?
16a) Is urine testing for marijuana use as a terms of employment a good idea? I want to make sure my business is run safely.
16b) Isn't all this worth the trouble, though, in order to reduce accident risks and health care costs?
17) Wouldn't it be best to just lock the users all up?
18) I heard that there are over 400 chemicals in marijuana...Wellllll...?
19) Doesn't that stuff mess up your immune system and make it easier for you catch colds?

Part 4: Why is it still illegal?

1) Why is it STILL illegal?:
2) What can I do to bring some sense into our marijuana laws?
3a) Where can I get more information?
3b) Umm, I'm computer illiterate, so that just went way over my head. Are there any good books I could go get instead?
4) Do you have any advice for people who want to organize their own group?

Part 5: Sources by question number

Part 6: About the alt.hemp FAQ.