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{Tables About Drug Use Are Plentiful
Nearly everyone has heard
fables, fictions or fallacies
about marihuana, perhaps
hke these:
; "Smoke pot and you wind
tip booked on heroin man,
it's cleaner than alcohol—it’s
the first step right into the
|isycbo ward—there's just no
reason to keep it illegal—why
doesn’t any one tell the truth
about marihuana?”
None of these statements is
based on scientific fact, but
on half-fact or misinforma
tion.
The first statement, al
though wrong, stems from
some studies showing that
sizeable percentages of heroin
addicts previously smoked
marihuana (pot). The re
verse is not necessarily true,
although this adds no reason
ing to the side of those who
favor unrestricted marihuana.
Alcohol and marihuana are
net comparable, as far as No.
2 goes. Moreover, the long
term effects of marihuana
Smoking are simply not
known as yet.
As to No. 3, scientists have
no! proved that marihuana is
a direct cause of mental ill
ness. Nor have they proved
that it prevents mental dis
orders or helps mental health.
There are some reasons on
..the legal side for restrictions
on marihuana, as, for ex
ample, the indisputable fact
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that science does not know
very much about it. It does
not appear, moreover, that
mass, permissive, total popu
lation usage of an unknown
but powerful mind • affecting
drug is rational.
‘ “Why doesn’t anyone tell
the truth about marihuana?”
This despairing kind of cry
is perhaps based on confu
sion brought about by those
who favor taking all shackles
off marihuana and who dis
seminate misinformation or
slanted material rather than
objective information.
Here are some facts about
this controversial substance,
entirely founded on what sci
ence now knows, not on
guesses, rumors and wishful
emotionalizing.
The smoking of marihuana
is illegal in nearly every civil
ized country of the world.
Nevertheless, with the pos
sible exception of alcohol, it
is today probably the most
widely used intoxicant in the
world.
Despite its current per
vasiveness, scientists are
quick to acknowledge signifi
cant gaps in their knowledge
of marihuana’s effects on
man—and animals, too, for
that matter.
The little research that has
been done in the United
States, and there has not been
a great deal anywhere in the
world, has principally used
marihuana seized by the Fed
eral Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs which was
supplied to qualified re
searchers^
But all hatural marihuana
is of uncertain potency, and
seized materials are frequent
ly unrefined and impure. Re
liable research, whether in
test tubes and analytic ma
chines, on animals, or on
man, can only be conducted
if, the drug jg standardized,
the potency constant.
This long-standing problem
seems at last' to have been
largely solved. National In
stitute of Mental Health re
search grantees and others
have succeeded in isolating a
number of compounds in can
nabis, the plant from which
marihuana cigarette material
comes.
In addition, they have de
termined the exact struc
ture of tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC), the probable main,
active principle of marihuana.
Thus, the production of uni
form, synthetic or man-made
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marihuana is now possible.
With this compound, THC,
sometimes called "liquid mari
huana," scientists can at last
run controlled, uniform ex
periments.
What is marihuana?
Marihuana also spelled
"marijuana”—is a drug found
in a plant (cannabis sativa)
that grows in mild climate
countries all around the
world. Some of its nick
names are pot, grass, weed
and Mary Jane,
How is it used?
For use as a drug, the
leaves and flowers are usual
ly dried and crushed or chop
ped into small pieces. This
green-colored product is roll
ed and smoked in cigarettes
or pipes or can be sniffed or
taken in food. Its sweetish
odor is easily recognized. The
smoke is harsh—it smells like
burnt rope or dried grasses.
Is marihuana used for me
dical purposes?
No. It has no known use
in modern medicine. There
are medical research studies
seeking scientific information
on it, but it is not used to
treat or cure illness.
Statements that marihuana
is “medically safe’’ are not
supported by scientific evi
dence.
Do we know what mari
huana does to the mind and
body?
We do not know the
physical effects fully. Long
term effects are absolutely
unknown. The kind of re
search needed to learn the re
sults of continued use has
not yet been done. It is get
ting underway now, how
ever, as pointed out.
Does marihuana affect
judgment?
Yes, but not favorably. A
person using marihuana finds
it harder to make decisions
that require clear thinking.
He is open more easily to
other people’s suggestions.
Doing anything that takes
good reflexes and clear
thinking is affected. It is,
fer example, dangerous to
drive while under the influ
ence of marihuana, just as it
is with alcohol.
For a free leaflet on mari
huana, write to Box 1080,
NIMH, Washington, D. C.
20013.
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ELIZABETH CITY—A Per
quimans County native, Carl
W. Lewis, Jr., has joined
“Project COA” as an occu- ■
pational counselor.
Project CGA is funded by
a Rockefeller Foundation
grant and is aimed at finding
and recruiting people who ,
have proper motivation to ,
take advantage of programs <
at College of the Albemarle
which will benefit them.
Lewis attended Perquimans
High School and was em
ployed by the Peoples Bank
and Trust Company in Hert
ford before accepting this
present position. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Lewis,
Sr., live on Route 2, Hert
ford.
As occupational counselor
Lewis will work with the un
der-employed and unemploy
ed in Perquimans, Chowanj
and Gates counties. He is
especially interested in young
people.
Lewis, who is 21, said: “I
feel that I can better ap
proach a younger person since
I myself am closer to that
age group—and since I’m not
considered because of my age
to be part of the establish
ment’.”
A member of the Perquim
ans Rescue Squad, Lewis is
also assistant Boy Scout
leader for the Hertford troop.
He likes hunting, fishing and
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Lewis said he has done
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4 eggs.'
1 cup water.
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1-2-3 Chicken Stroganoff
2 whole broiler-fryer chick- *(
en breasts.
3 tablespoons butter or ,
margarine. *
2 tablespoons finely chop
ped onion.
% teaspoon salt.
1 can condensed cream of
mushroom soup, undiluted.
1 can sliced mushrooms.
14 cup water.
% cup sour cream.
Bone chicken breasts; re
move skin. Cut each breast
into 10 or 12 strips. As
semble remaining ingredients.
Melt butter in a large skillet
over high heat. Add chicken
and onion; sprinkle with salt.
Cook six minutes, stirring oc
casionally. Add mushroom
soup, sliced mushrooms with
liquid and water. Heat to
boiling, stirring until mixture
is smooth. Reduce heat;
blend in sour cream. Do not
boil. Serve over hot noodles.
Serves four.