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Live the truth; be real about Marijuana
DEAR EDITOR,
I would like to respond to a letter by Rooplall Dudhnath and published in the daily Kaieteur News on Saturday 26th May 2018, entitled “Legalising Marijuana has serious disadvantages.”
The comments made by Mr. Dudhnath lack empirical evidence. He merely speaks from the top of his head,
Marijuana began to arrive in British Guiana in the year 1835 with the coming of the indentured servants from India who farmed the herb along the River Nile, and it is known that the indentured servants were allowed to bring the Ganja for their personal use, as it allowed them to relax comfortably after a hard day’s work. These were the days when the USA was cultivating Marijuana for industrial, medicinal, recreational and spiritual purposes.
Mr. Dudhnath is implying in his letter that the East Indians brought the soul-destroying poison to this land.
History will show that the Caciques of the Amerindian tribes were using the Marijuana in their religious ceremonies long before the coming of the Europeans. Marijuana was commonly used by tribes inhabiting the communities stretching along the River Nile all the way down to the Ganges River in India, bordering Africa.
Mr. Dudhnath, marijuana cures glaucoma, inhibits the growth of cancer cells, cures asthma, hypertension, Alzheimer’s, and a host of other illnesses.
The writer knows nothing about Marijuana when he states that Marijuana use may produce anxiety, fear, distrust or panic
I find his comments very distasteful and full of prejudice.
Guyanese were using marijuana since in the early 19th Century and continue to do so until this day, yet there is not that large number of mentally ill persons to justify that biased argument.
We see young men imprisoned when they get drunk and disorderly, go home and terrorize their wives and children, cause mayhem on our roadways, commit incest and suicide, and kill one another over the rum bottle, yet it remains legal.
Yet Mr. Dudhnath does not zero in on the advantages of marijuana production and use. He must also write about the heavy health bill caused by the use of cigarettes and alcohol. Those mentally ill men and women out there are mostly cocaine smokers and alcoholics, why isn’t this truth advanced?.
Marijuana is the sacrament used by Rastafarians in our spiritual ceremonies, and we continue to demand our religious rites to worship.
Yours Respectfully
RAS Aaron Blackman
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