angelburst29
The Living Force
This article brought several questions to mind, considering the on-going exposure of Government agencies being complicit in using chemicals and drugs against the unsuscepting general public.
The whole article is here:
http://intellihub.com/2013/04/12/us-gov-admitted-to-spraying-paraquat-poison-on-marijuana-in-1980s/
Points I want to point out:
Yesterday I published an article on the history of prohibition, discussing how the US Government added poison to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government added more and they killed 10,000 people.
Many of our readers sent in emails and made comments informing us that a similar case occurred in the past few decades, where the government poisoned marijuana crops with a chemical named “Paraquat”. This was admitted by the DEA as reported by the New York Times:
The director of the Drug Enforcement Administration said today that the Government would use the herbicide paraquat and two others in a stepped-up campaign to eradicate domestically grown marijuana.The use of paraquat, banned from national forests in 1983 because of environmental concerns, was announced by the director, John C. Lawn, at a news conference.
A drug agency spokesman, Cornelius Dougherty, subsequently said that, in light of a 1983 ruling by Federal Judge June Green, paraquat would be sprayed for marijuana eradication on private land, not on public property. The other two herbicides cited by Mr. Lawn, 2,4D and glyphosate, are not involved in the ruling and could be used on public lands, a spokesman said.
Jay Feldman, coordinator of the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, said: ”The other two chemicals don’t have the same restrictions, but while that may be complying with the letter of the law, it is violating the principles that protect national lands to ensure the protection of wildlife habitats and recreation areas.”
Paraquat, which is used in agriculture to clear fields before planting and after harvest, is an acid that can produce severe lung damage in humans if ingested. However, The government statement completed in July 1985 and found that ”there is a slight risk that heavy smokers of marijuana could be affected by paraquat-sprayed marijuana.” Totally downplaying the dangers that this chemical could have to humans.
1. "US Government added poison to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government added more and they killed 10,000 people."
I realize, their actions are "to have complete control and form their own private monopoly" but to inflict extreme suffering and even death is beyond human comprehension. Even one death is too many! Plus, during their "imposed history of prohibition" they slapped a heavy tax on alcohol to add insult to injury.
How many were made accountable for their actions?
2. "the government poisoned marijuana crops with a chemical named “Paraquat”. This was admitted by the DEA "
How many were made accountable for their actions?
Yet... "in light of a 1983 ruling by Federal Judge June Green, paraquat would be sprayed for marijuana eradication on private land, not on public property."
But I guess, since a Federal Judge ruled it OK - to spray it on private property, their actions are "Legal?"
Am I to assume, this legality also gave a green light to trespass on Private Property, destroy and leave barren a portion of that Domain?
3. "Paraquat, which is used in agriculture to clear fields before planting and after harvest, is an acid that can produce severe lung damage in humans if ingested."
It maybe used in agriculture but a private Farmer wouldn't risk posioning his other crops including those for use by his Family. Nor, would he want to change the diversity of soil nurients or wildlife in the eco-system within his boundries. So, the article fails to point out, it's a protocol of Argri-business? Same arguement, as in Monsanto's GMO's and herbicides. The Paraquat chemical seems to mimic the properties of Agent Orange in defolage?
4. "The government statement completed in July 1985 and found that ”there is a slight risk that heavy smokers of marijuana could be affected by paraquat-sprayed marijuana.” Totally downplaying the dangers that this chemical could have to humans."
Slight risk - as in Lung Cancer, since "Paraquat produces sever lung damage in humans if ingested?"
And what about regular smoking tobacco? How much Paraquat has been added along with the 200 other additives? Like Prohibition, tobacco has been taxed - upon tax and beyond and the Government pushes, smoking tobacco causes Lung Cancer. Cause and effect?
The whole article is here:
http://intellihub.com/2013/04/12/us-gov-admitted-to-spraying-paraquat-poison-on-marijuana-in-1980s/
Points I want to point out:
Yesterday I published an article on the history of prohibition, discussing how the US Government added poison to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government added more and they killed 10,000 people.
Many of our readers sent in emails and made comments informing us that a similar case occurred in the past few decades, where the government poisoned marijuana crops with a chemical named “Paraquat”. This was admitted by the DEA as reported by the New York Times:
The director of the Drug Enforcement Administration said today that the Government would use the herbicide paraquat and two others in a stepped-up campaign to eradicate domestically grown marijuana.The use of paraquat, banned from national forests in 1983 because of environmental concerns, was announced by the director, John C. Lawn, at a news conference.
A drug agency spokesman, Cornelius Dougherty, subsequently said that, in light of a 1983 ruling by Federal Judge June Green, paraquat would be sprayed for marijuana eradication on private land, not on public property. The other two herbicides cited by Mr. Lawn, 2,4D and glyphosate, are not involved in the ruling and could be used on public lands, a spokesman said.
Jay Feldman, coordinator of the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, said: ”The other two chemicals don’t have the same restrictions, but while that may be complying with the letter of the law, it is violating the principles that protect national lands to ensure the protection of wildlife habitats and recreation areas.”
Paraquat, which is used in agriculture to clear fields before planting and after harvest, is an acid that can produce severe lung damage in humans if ingested. However, The government statement completed in July 1985 and found that ”there is a slight risk that heavy smokers of marijuana could be affected by paraquat-sprayed marijuana.” Totally downplaying the dangers that this chemical could have to humans.
1. "US Government added poison to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government added more and they killed 10,000 people."
I realize, their actions are "to have complete control and form their own private monopoly" but to inflict extreme suffering and even death is beyond human comprehension. Even one death is too many! Plus, during their "imposed history of prohibition" they slapped a heavy tax on alcohol to add insult to injury.
How many were made accountable for their actions?
2. "the government poisoned marijuana crops with a chemical named “Paraquat”. This was admitted by the DEA "
How many were made accountable for their actions?
Yet... "in light of a 1983 ruling by Federal Judge June Green, paraquat would be sprayed for marijuana eradication on private land, not on public property."
But I guess, since a Federal Judge ruled it OK - to spray it on private property, their actions are "Legal?"
Am I to assume, this legality also gave a green light to trespass on Private Property, destroy and leave barren a portion of that Domain?
3. "Paraquat, which is used in agriculture to clear fields before planting and after harvest, is an acid that can produce severe lung damage in humans if ingested."
It maybe used in agriculture but a private Farmer wouldn't risk posioning his other crops including those for use by his Family. Nor, would he want to change the diversity of soil nurients or wildlife in the eco-system within his boundries. So, the article fails to point out, it's a protocol of Argri-business? Same arguement, as in Monsanto's GMO's and herbicides. The Paraquat chemical seems to mimic the properties of Agent Orange in defolage?
4. "The government statement completed in July 1985 and found that ”there is a slight risk that heavy smokers of marijuana could be affected by paraquat-sprayed marijuana.” Totally downplaying the dangers that this chemical could have to humans."
Slight risk - as in Lung Cancer, since "Paraquat produces sever lung damage in humans if ingested?"
And what about regular smoking tobacco? How much Paraquat has been added along with the 200 other additives? Like Prohibition, tobacco has been taxed - upon tax and beyond and the Government pushes, smoking tobacco causes Lung Cancer. Cause and effect?
