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Wednesday
May 23, 2001

Persians used pot first

As a young professional Iranian female working and living in London I found your link to an article in The Onion about marijuana particularly interesting. I have been smoking weed (marijuana) on and off for past 10 years (sorry if I shocked some nice Iranian women!),and I love it..!!

Well in a stressful life that we are leading in this day and age you do need some stress relieving activity to relax you and make you more mellow (at least it is what I think)!!

Please before you say anything let me explain!! I am not a motaad (addict) you can not get addicted to cannabis as much as you can get addicted to nicotine!! And I am not some sort of loose Iranian girl!! I try to live an honest life by working hard and living a nice life somewhere in the middle of two cultures that I know (Iranian and English).

I think Iranian people do not have much knowledge of this wonderful plant. (I am not trying to encourage people to take drugs). According to research done by some scientists about the history of this plant, Persians were among the first people to use it, either in the medical field or spiritual purposes!

I don't know why some people are so narrow minded when you mention marijuana.The same people go out and get drunk on alcohol, which is far more deadly and addictive.Just look at the rate of the people who die everyday while drink driving..!! Or look at the side effects you get from consuming alcohol.

Nicotine is equally as bad as alcohol. Marijuana on the other hand don't have any deadly side effect; all it does is relax your mussels and make you talk lots and get uncontrollable hunger (it is not that uncontrollable).

I think everyone should just go and read about it and don't put down something you have not got any knowledge of... After all we call the seeds Shahdaaneh..!!! (king of the seeds)...

Neiyla

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