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Will marijuana mouth spray be abused?
Sativex doses can be adjusted to prevent it from entering the blood too rapidly, allowing patients to experience relief without the marijuana high.
Morning light streaming through trees
Fog and Sunlight by dpreview member Cary Maures. Winner of the ‘F’ for Foggy Landscape user challenge.
Below are excerpts from his speech entitled “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” I’m not such a fan of his economics, but how much of this could be too easily applied to our modern interventions in the Middle East!
On cruel irony:
[I]t became clear to me that the war was doing far more…
President Obama swept into office with now infamous promises of the most transparent White House ever. Now, as literally untold hundreds of civilians die in drone strikes in Pakistan, the NDAA is signed into law, and the White House’s petition response page is about 1/3 filled with entries titled with some variation of “Why we can’t comment,” those promises are laughable at best.
Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.
Need a quick read?
Check out “Heaven is for Real,” about a three old boy who takes a trip to Heaven; great story.
Living a Gratifying Life
Step 1: Realizing the difference between happiness and pleasure. Pleasure comes from external stimuli while happiness finds its roots in inner contentment. Living a life of happiness as opposed to patching one’s problems with the band-aids of pleasure will create true gratification for that person. If we as a society will slow down and focus on that which breeds true happiness we will finally be able to make rational and caring decisions that influence the world in a positive way.








