Fck Big Media: Rolling Your Own Network- October 5, 2004 from: Webearth.com Mark Pesce Lecturer, Interactive Media, AFTRS markpaftrs.edu.au www.playfulworld.com Preamble The worldwide consolidation of media industries has led to a consequent closure of the public airwaves with respect to matters of public interest. As control of this public resource becomes more centralized, the messages transmitted by global media purveyors become progressively less relevant, less diverse, and less reflective of ground truth. At present, individuals and...http://www.mindspace.org/archives/001226.php Daley Hints at Change for Illinois Drug Laws- October 4, 2004 Are cities in the USA finally coming around the realization that they would be better off decriminalizing 'the plant' and focus on real crime and terrorism. It's a no-brainer: spend your money on fighting real crime. Also, by bringing these hitherto 'fringe commodities' into the mainstream, it brings us closer to the day where it can actually be taxed. Giving people a safe and legal way of obtaining marijuana would actually take the money away from organized crime as well...http://www.mindspace.org/archives/001225.php Israel to soothe trauma with marijuana- October 4, 2004 Yahoo News By Corinne Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers traumatised by battle with the Palestinians have a new, unconventional weapon to exorcise their nightmares -- marijuana. Under an experimental programme, Delta-9 tetrohydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient found in the cannabis plant, will be administered to 15 soldiers over the next several months in an effort to fight post-traumatic stress disorder. Raphael Mechoulam of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, the chief...http://www.mindspace.org/archives/001224.php |