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In Austin for SXSW? Come hang out with the EFF Austin crowd. Looking forward to the gathering! https://effaustin.org/2019/02/march-9th-meet-cindy-cohn-effs-executive-director-at-eff-austins-sxsw-party/
Skimming over the products and efforts of Brave.coop via https://www.brave.coop/resources they reference the Guy Felicella’s TEDx WhiteRock Talk. The talk is of his experience with addition. Harm reduction and the benefit of supervised use are covered. The talk points out the biggest issue preventing some from getting help- the social stigma itself.
CHS came up again on the facebag discussions. A F0x "news" report brought it to the spotlight with the sensationalized scare tactics that sustain most of the viewership. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dr-marc-siegel-heavy-pot-smoking-has-now-been-linked-to-this-strange-syndrome I know one person who was diagnosed with CHS as a condition (smoked at least 10-15 times daily). That said, the condition is declared based…
Texas Legislature Online Bill Alerts for Feb 26th, 2019... Keep on moving! 86(R) HB 1013 :( Relating to repealing automatic driver's license suspensions for certain drug offenses. 2/26/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety View all actions 86(R) HB 1187 :) Relating to prescribing low-THC cannabis to certain patients for compassionate use. 2/26/2019…
At the Texas Capital today for the Veterans lobby day. For details see https://www.texasnorml.org/veterans/operation-trapped/
It was a busy day at the Capital Factory. A small but dedicated group of technical enthusiasts gathered to discuss the IndieWeb movement and associated projects. Links of interest include: General Event Page - https://indieweb.org/2019/Austin Indie Web Chat - https://chat.indieweb.org/ WebMention - Deployed now on proactivestoner.com with details from https://indieweb.org/Webmention
The 86th Regular session of the Texas Legislature is off to a start. It's the 140 day window out of the two year period where representatives and senators can change Texas laws without the governor calling a special session. For advocacy groups and lobbyists alike it's a busy time as the masses convene on the…
What DID Jesus do? Despite being otherwise reserved for "high priests" and select kings he used sacred anointing oil composed of Kaneh Bosm to aid the common man. Solomon and Moses made heavy use of the same as confirmed by the biblical cannon itself. Kaneh = reed/hemp Bosm = aromatic Christ/Kristos/Messiah rooted from ‘anointed’ Kaneh…
The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy Am J Public Health. 2009 February; 99(2): 221–227. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.131714 Abstract I focus on issues surrounding the promotion and marketing of controlled drugs and their regulatory oversight. Compared with noncontrolled drugs, controlled drugs, with their potential for abuse and diversion, pose different public health risks…
