URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03.n020.a08.html Newshawk: Christians for Cannabis http://christiansforcannabis.com/ Votes: 6 Pubdate: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 Source: Guardian, The (UK) Copyright: 2003 Guardian Newspapers Limited Contact: letters@guardian.co.uk Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/175 Author: Duncan Campbell, in Los Angeles Cited: Chris Bennett http://www.forbiddenfruitpublishing.com/ High Times http://www.hightimes.com/ Bookmarks: http://www.mapinc.org/spirit.htm (Spiritual or Sacramental) http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis – Medicinal) JESUS ‘HEALED USING CANNABIS’ Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the […]

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n393/a07.html Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm Votes: 0 Webpage: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/165368416.html Pubdate: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2012 Star Advertiser Contact: http://www.staradvertiser.com/info/Star-Advertiser_Letter_to_the_Editor.html Website: http://www.staradvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5154 Author: Ken Kobayashi Page: B2 POT PREACHER CHRISTIE LOSES BID FOR FREEDOM Hawaii island marijuana advocate Roger Christie once again has lost a bid for his release while awaiting trial, scheduled for January, on federal marijuana possession and distribution […]

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n560/a03.html Newshawk: http://www.facebook.com/EFSDP Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/cD056Rqw Pubdate: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2012 The Vancouver Sun Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Author: Ian Mulgrew Page: A13 ANCIENT TRADITIONS GET NEW LIFE Plant-based drugs win accolades as treatments for substance abuse Cynthia Davidson still glows at mere mention of ayahuasca, the Amazon plant known to the Indians as “the vine of […]

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n529/a09.html Newshawk: http://www.facebook.com/EFSDP Votes: 0 Pubdate: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 Source: Maple Ridge Times (CN BC) Copyright: 2012 Lower Mainland Publishing Group Inc Contact: editorial@mrtimes.com Website: http://www.mrtimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1372 Author: Andrew Rezmer Page: A9 SPIRITUAL DRUG ANSWER TO PROBLEMS On Wednesday, Sept.  26, the municipal leaders of B.C.  approved a resolution calling for the decriminalization of Marijuana. Just as the prohibition of alcohol in the […]

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Most glorious Prince of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in “our battle against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness […]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_anointing_oil The holy anointing oil (Hebrew: shemen “oil”, ha-mishchah “of anointing” שמן המשחה) formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the high priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the tabernacle (Exodus 30:26) and subsequent temples in Jerusalem. The primary purpose of anointing with the holy anointing oil was to cause the anointed persons or objects to become qodesh – most holy (Exodus 30:29). […]

A messiah is a savior or liberator of a people in the Jewish, Christian, Islamic or other religions. In the Hebrew Bible a messiah (or mashiach) is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil.[1] However, messiahs were not exclusively Jewish kings, and the Hebrew Bible refers to Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, as a messiah. Following the death of Simon bar Kokhba, a […]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrism Chrism (Greek word literally meaning “an anointing”), also called “myrrh” (myron), holy anointing oil, or “consecrated oil”, is a consecrated oil used in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, and Old-Catholic churches, as well as some other traditions, including the Assyrian Church of the East, and Nordic-style Lutheran churches, in the administration of certain sacraments and ecclesiastical functions. Pure or scented olive oil, although typically not […]

by Edward M. Brecher and the Editors of Consumer Reports Magazine, 1972 Part VIII Marijuana and Hashish Marijuana is the popular name for a plant,  Cannabis Sativa, also known as hemp.  Marijuana is also the common name of the drug prepared by drying the leaves and flowering tops of the plant. The leaves and tops contain several […]

Source: http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/history/first12000/1ref.htm Marijuana – The First Twelve Thousand Years I. The Early Years 1. Cannabis in the Ancient World Millions of years ago, humanoid creatures descended from the trees in Africa. These first men stood erect, their eyes peering into the beyond, their hands grasping rudimentary weapons and tools, ready to bend nature to their will. […]