Birth of Green Harvest

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Day 153 of 2008
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Paka lolo: marijuana
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Spak brus: marijuana
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The turtle breathes at the wrong moment on a windy day.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Reality is a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs.” (Lily Tomlin)
WEB SURF SPOTS OF THE WEEK — Medical Marijuana ProCon | Industrial Hemp 
NORML (National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws) 
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — The Magic Weed: History of Marijuana
 NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Marijuana Policy Project 
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Good Deed Foundation
TODAY June 1st, 2008: Hurricane Season beginsJune 1st, 1977: “Operation Destroy” begins on Maui and Kauai. People know it today as Green Harvest. It’s point is to eradicate marijuana from the islands.

In part because the program is such a failure — marijuana is Maui’s and the state of Hawaii’s number one cash crop today — it is very difficult to find out how much money the program has cost during the past 30 years. It is certainly in the billions of dollars.Some believe that whatever effectiveness the program has had, has only spurred the use ICE. There’s no way to be sure of that either. Since the first human children thousands of years ago began spinning around and around to feel giddy and dizzy, humankind has sought out alterred states of conscience. To throw money on what is an innate drive is stupid.

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — June 1st
1638: The first earthquake is recorded in the U.S. (Plymouth, MA)
1792: Kentucky becomes the 15th state
1869: The “voting machine” is patented by Thomas Edison
1888: California obtains its first seismograph
1938: “Superman” Comics is first published
1958: Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France
1967: Beatles release “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in the U.S. (goes gold)
1975: Ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as the Rolling Stones guitarist
1980: CNN makes its debut.
2001: The king, queen and seven other members of Nepal’s royal family are slain by Crown Prince Dipendra
2007: The FDA warned consumers to avoid using toothpaste made in China
2007: Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian walks out of a Michigan prison
 
BORN ON THIS DAY — June 1st
1801: Brigham Young, Mormon church founder
1926: Andy Griffith, actor
1926: Marilyn Monroe, (Norma Jean Baker), actress
1934: Pat Boone, singer/actor
1940: Rene Auberjonois, actor
1947: Ron Wood, rock guitarist
1956: Lisa Hartman, singer/actress
1974: Alanis Morissette, singer
1977: Danielle Harris, actress
1973: Heidi Klum, model/TV host