Opinion / The Spotlight / Mar 23, 2012
The Soilent Green Files:: 2012, A Time for Legalization
The upcoming year is said to be the end of the world, a spiritual shift, or some other significant event for the whole of humanity. While opinions differ on the significance of this year, one thing is certain, the marijuana legalization movement is gaining ground in a big way here in the United States. As...
Opinion / The Spotlight / Mar 7, 2012
The Soilent Green Files:: Nutritional Benefits of Hemp
Traditionally, Hemp has been a staple food for many people in the Orient, Russia, and India. It has even been eaten as a form of oatmeal during extended famines due to its high nutritional content. Hemp uses in food products in the United States are not as common, most likely due to marijuana prohibition. Most...
Opinion / The Spotlight / Feb 11, 2012
The Soilent Green Files:: Cannabis Use Does NOT Decrease Lung Function
According to a story published by the Marijuana Policy Project, the American Medical Association conducted a long-term study over 20 year’s time to determine if pot use causes lung damage. The results determined that occasional marijuana smoking (defined as 2-3 times per month) did not reduce lung function and in some cases smokers actually showed...
Opinion / Aug 2, 2011
To Regain Spiritual Immortality
The current marijuana laws are doing more harm than good to our communities with penalties up to 99 years in Texas for felony offenses(1). In fact, a person convicted of growing a marijuana plant is often subjected to the same, and sometimes greater, collateral sanctions than murderers, rapists, and burglars and a misdemeanor conviction means...
Opinion / Jun 14, 2011
A Sobering Music Under the Stars
The Music Under the Stars free concert series has always been an event in which many El Pasoans gathered with their friends and family to enjoy a relaxing night of tunes and camaraderie. But for this season, the great powers that be decided to ban alcohol from the event. Last year and the years before...
Opinion / Feb 27, 2011
One Shot, Two Shots? Espresso or Lead?
Having been an employee of the company for almost three years I know what a dangerous place it can be: people standing in line for twenty minutes to order a coffee so precise, so especially made for them, so important to their daily lives, only to find out that when they get up to order...
