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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
June 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.
