MEDIA ROOTS — Pretext for ulterior motive is the standard operating procedure for US/NATO imperialism. Like the so-called War on Terror, the so-called War on Drugs is equally preposterous in its lack of credibility, serving only the function of justification for increasing police state control of our everyday lives, the enrichment of the ruling-class 1%, and totalitarianism. Media Roots contributor Christian … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Disregarding the 1970 National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, which recommended de-criminalizing marijuana usage, President Nixon opted to declare a War on Drugs. Every U.S. President since Nixon has repeated this approach. In order to understand our present condition, we must analyze this war’s key traits, including its history, the means by which it achieves its … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Like many customs handed down to us by ‘experts‘ we often uncritically accept, sleep is yet another custom we may be misinformed about. Daily, millions of people struggle with the simplest of biorhythms—sleep. And we are often led to believe this has always been so. Insomniacs are stigmatised and branded inadequate and defective. But what if everyone … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Anything under the sun can be abused, yet scientific studies increasingly seem to confirm how relatively harmless cannabis smoking is compared with tobacco, alcohol, and other popular substances consumed by humans. MR *** MSNBC — Periodically smoking marijuana doesn’t appear to hurt lung capacity, the largest study ever conducted on pot smokers has found. Even though most marijuana smokers tend to … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- MDMA, the active ingredient in the drug Ecstasy, has shown great potential for use in conjunction with therapy in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.PTSD is caused by extremely violent or unpleasant experiences – either experienced firsthand or witnessed – in which the sufferer’s ability to cope is overwhelmed by stress. One of the most … Read More
