Dr. Leveque and Bonnie King Discuss Changes in Medical Marijuana for 2011

Informative video covering the updates for medical marijuana in 2011.

Bonnie King and Dr. Phil Leveque Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - Americans are increasingly discovering that one of the best, most effective medicines for a surprising range of ailments, is none other than cannabis, the notorious weed that is officially known as marijuana, but carries as many street names as it does burdens from generations of government propaganda.

In the beginning it was about getting this plant off the market so that synthetic rope and other newly developed goods made in noxious, smoke belching factories, could take its place.

There are funny stories. The movie 'Reefer Madness' which made millions of Americans in the 1930's believe that marijuana was a deadly violence-causing narcotic, was used to push marijuana into outlaw status. Then when WWII broke out, it was suddenly just fine for farmers to again grow marijuana, in this case the industrial strains better known as hemp.

The next thing that happened, was the government's decision to bankroll a movie called, 'Hemp for Victory', which encouraged the production of much-needed hemp for things like parachute rope. When George Bush bailed out of his WWII Navy plane after being shot down by the Japanese, hemp parachute ropes allowed his survival, the ingrate!

Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals, as Dr. Leveque has explained in the past, was one of the nation's top marijuana medicine producers, that is until the industry push to outlaw it in the 30's.

It was at this time that racism was employed to demonize the plant, as it was connected to Mexico, Pancho Villa, etc. In Hearst Newspapers, terrible alcohol-caused crashes would be a small mention in a newspaper's back section, but marijuana-based 'crime' would constantly make the headlines.

These are my thoughts after producing the latest video from Bonnie King and Dr. Phil Leveque, it has been some time since we were able to generate one of these, and it is certainly one of the most entertaining and informative that I can recall. As always, you can send Dr. Leveque your questions about medical marijuana and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and he will do his best to provide helpful answers, either via email or through these video reports. The email address is located below.
- forward by Tim King

More information on the history of Dr. Leveque can be found in his book, General Patton's Dogface Soldier of WWII about his own experiences "from a foxhole". Order the book by mail by following this link: DOGFACE SOLDIER OF WWII If you are a World War II history buff, you don't want to miss it.

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Anonymous September 1, 2011 4:44 pm (Pacific time)

Hemp is illegal because of the banker owned textile corporations, and marijuana is illegal because of the bankers laundering the drug money.. And the bankers own 95% of DC. Period. Its been this way for over a hundred years, and very few even notice it. Look up the word "eugenics". This is their religion.

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