Parker et al BLP or a FLP?
The following is the content from a thought provoking email from Bob Melamede,
a Professor friend of mine. I have replicated it in full for the benefit of
everyone and in particular to those who for expediency choose to misconstrue
the good intentions of this Mayoral candidate's legacy of forward looking
social reform initiatives. Enjoy. /"Mayor Blair".
Anyone who has used marijuana medically knows that it is effective medicine. As
a scientist, I can assure you that there are numerous peer-reviewed articles
that support what patient's claim. However, what I want to talk about today is
that marijuana not only promotes the health of individuals, but of our
democracy and possibly mankind. Fundamental physical laws of the universe are
responsible for all creative forms, from galaxies to humanity. Even man's
economic, political and social systems have evolved by a common underlying
process. Intrinsically, the yin and yang of ongoing creation may be found in;
capitalism vs. socialism, conservatives vs. liberals, democracies vs. fascism.
In all manifestations of life, a tension between opposites is the functional
reality.
All levels of life must maintain balance between the nourishment extracted from
the environment and the waste returned to the environment in order to create
and maintain health. The production of free radicals is a common denominator
that signals an imbalance between a life form and its sustaining environment.
Free radicals are highly reactive and modify the chemistry of life. They are
believed to be responsible for aging and age-related illnesses such as
cardiovascular disease, auto-immune disorders, cognitive dysfunction, and
cancers. Marijuana-like compounds, known as endocannabinoids, are produced by
all humans and are central players in life's biochemical balancing act, known
as homeostasis.
Using this platform, we can speculate on the biology of democracy and the role
played by endocannabinoids and marijuana. Mankind is engaged in an evolutionary
genetic battle between more primitive cannabinoid deficient people who are
backward looking people, BLPs, and evolutionarily more advanced cannabinoid
endowed people. who are forward looking people, FLPs. BLPs appear to be found
in a high concentration in the United States government, whereas FLPs are
excluded from our government, both naturally and by law. I propose that BLPs
are deficient in endocannabinoids in the areas of the brain that allows for
change, Bush being a prime example. BLPs look backwards and therefore tend to
agree with each other. Through this consensus BLPs gain power. In contrast,
FLPs look to the future with optimism because they are wired to embrace change.
They have no unity of thought, other than cooperative acceptance of diverse
opinions. They therefore historically tend not to gain power.
Mankind's survival may depend on FLPs taking control before environmental
change causes the extinction of Homo sapiens. In this rapidly changing world,
we need to be responsive as new information becomes available. Mankind cannot
make the evolutionary shift quick enough. Therefore, we need to increase the
cannabinoid activity of the population by external means. More wisely motivated
cannabis consumption may be necessary to save the species.
There are additional benefits that may occur if this path develops. One hundred
years ago people in the US were predominantly dying from infectious diseases.
Since cannabinoids reduce the inflammatory arm of the immune system, relatively
lower levels could have been beneficial. However, today the main causes of
death in the United States and many other so called advanced countries are age
related illnesses. In animal models of diseases, the onset and severity of
illnesses such as diabetes, arthritis, Crohn's disease, Alzheimer's disease,
arteriosclerosis, etc, are helped by cannabinoids.
Leaders who are BLPs cannot lead. Think of the insanity. BLPs have outlawed the
use of an anti-aging plant. They incarcerate good human beings for defying
stupidity. FLPs have a fundamental moral obligation to participate in, and
improve our society. We need a revolution of consciousness that will manifest
itself in a new world. We must embrace positive change in all aspects of our
lives especially in the voting booths. We must demand that political candidates
address marijuana prohibition. We must all work together to bring about the
necessary changes that will end the current insanity that
characterizes our relationship with mother earth.
Dr. Robert Melamede, Associate Professor and Biology Chairman (ret)
Biology Department, University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
http://www.uccs.edu/~rmelamed/
"Mayor Blair" Anderson
http://blairformayor.blogspot.com
ph (643) 389 4065 cell 027 265 7219