Comments for Weblog - Eric Wolfe, Photographer http://www.ericwolfephoto.com Photographs and insights from recent photo assignments and travel by Eric Wolfe. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on The Triangle Complex Fire by hklekusv http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2008/11/15/the-triangle-complex-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-54 hklekusv Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:03:11 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/?p=32#comment-54 b8etrO <a href="http://cektzapnvpjv.com/" rel="nofollow">cektzapnvpjv</a> b8etrO cektzapnvpjv

]]> Comment on The Triangle Complex Fire by Seven http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2008/11/15/the-triangle-complex-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Seven Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:04:30 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/?p=32#comment-53 Dag nabbit good stuff you whipperspanpres! Dag nabbit good stuff you whipperspanpres!

]]> Comment on The Green Rush: California’s budding pot industry by Leonard Krivitsky, MD http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2010/10/11/oaksterdam-californias-budding-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Leonard Krivitsky, MD Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:21:57 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/?p=153#comment-42 Cannabis is less physically addictive than caffeine, while the so-called "gateway drug" theory is a complete fantasy, and it was just recently called "half-baked" as a result of a scientific study. CNN reported that Cocaine use has dropped sharply, by 30% since 2002, which is really good news. I worked in addiction medicine for years, and this is what I can advice on the matter: Any suppression of Cannabis use will be immediately followed by an increase in alcohol/hard drug/prescription drug abuse! You don't believe me? Then maybe you will believe the Big Alcohol lobby that is financing the Cannabis Legalization opponents for exactly this reason. Right now Cannabis is just simply perceived as a much safer alternative to alcohol/hard drugs, which is precisely how it should be perceived. To have a society in which there is NO psychoactive substance use is an illusion, and it will be good for our government to realize this. So then, it becomes a matter of "safer choices", just like with the sex education. And Cannabis is, without a shadow of a doubt, a much safer choice than alcohol or hard drugs! Just very recently a research study in addiction medicine has determined that Cannabis may actually serve as an "exit" substance for recovering alcoholics/hard drug addicts! And there is another extremely important property of Cannabis that the prohibitionists would love to keep secret: Cannabis use suppresses violent urges and behaviors and, as one prestigious textbook says, "Only the unsophisticated think otherwise" Then, of course, there is a potential of Cannabis in chronic pain, where other drugs may be ineffective (or physically addictive), with very important potential consequences for our wounded veterans, many of whom have chronic pain. It is also worth noting that Cannabis may have certain preventative value for such devastating conditions as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. And all this comes with no danger of overdoses or induction of a physical dependence! Let's be very happy that the cocaine abuse rate is dropping. Let's not interfere with these dynamics, and then we can possibly achieve what has already been achieved in the Netherlands where the drug overdose rate is 85%(!!) lower than in the US, and that is with much more liberal Cannabis possession laws than in this country! Maybe it is time to give up "dogma" about Cannabis, and to start listening to the experts, if we really want to lower the alcohol/hard drug use in this country, and the accompanying dependencies and overdoses!? Cannabis is less physically addictive than caffeine, while the so-called “gateway drug” theory is a complete fantasy, and it was just recently called “half-baked” as a result of a scientific study. CNN reported that Cocaine use has dropped sharply, by 30% since 2002, which is really good news. I worked in addiction medicine for years, and this is what I can advice on the matter: Any suppression of Cannabis use will be immediately followed by an increase in alcohol/hard drug/prescription drug abuse! You don’t believe me? Then maybe you will believe the Big Alcohol lobby that is financing the Cannabis Legalization opponents for exactly this reason. Right now Cannabis is just simply perceived as a much safer alternative to alcohol/hard drugs, which is precisely how it should be perceived. To have a society in which there is NO psychoactive substance use is an illusion, and it will be good for our government to realize this. So then, it becomes a matter of “safer choices”, just like with the sex education. And Cannabis is, without a shadow of a doubt, a much safer choice than alcohol or hard drugs! Just very recently a research study in addiction medicine has determined that Cannabis may actually serve as an “exit” substance for recovering alcoholics/hard drug addicts! And there is another extremely important property of Cannabis that the prohibitionists would love to keep secret: Cannabis use suppresses violent urges and behaviors and, as one prestigious textbook says, “Only the unsophisticated think otherwise” Then, of course, there is a potential of Cannabis in chronic pain, where other drugs may be ineffective (or physically addictive), with very important potential consequences for our wounded veterans, many of whom have chronic pain. It is also worth noting that Cannabis may have certain preventative value for such devastating conditions as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. And all this comes with no danger of overdoses or induction of a physical dependence! Let’s be very happy that the cocaine abuse rate is dropping. Let’s not interfere with these dynamics, and then we can possibly achieve what has already been achieved in the Netherlands where the drug overdose rate is 85%(!!) lower than in the US, and that is with much more liberal Cannabis possession laws than in this country! Maybe it is time to give up “dogma” about Cannabis, and to start listening to the experts, if we really want to lower the alcohol/hard drug use in this country, and the accompanying dependencies and overdoses!?

]]> Comment on USC Men’s Water Polo: 2008 National Champions by Felisha Reaux http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2009/02/26/usc-mens-water-polo-2008-national-champions/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Felisha Reaux Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:12:04 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/?p=64#comment-39 Fantastic blog post, I will be sure to bookmark this post in my Reddit account. Have a great day. Fantastic blog post, I will be sure to bookmark this post in my Reddit account. Have a great day.

]]> Comment on USC upsets UCLA in the Pac-10 Semifinals by Brandon Wong http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2009/03/14/usc-upsets-ucla-in-the-pac-10-semifinals/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Brandon Wong Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:51:00 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/?p=66#comment-17 #3 left me speechless. Great capture Eric. #3 left me speechless. Great capture Eric.

]]> Comment on USC Men’s Water Polo: 2008 National Champions by Brandon Wong http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2009/02/26/usc-mens-water-polo-2008-national-champions/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Brandon Wong Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:05:14 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/?p=64#comment-11 Eric it's great to see that you have continued photography. I recall checking out your facebook to see if you had an online portfolio or blog of some sort but I'm glad to see that I have found it. I was just working with umbrellas outside in the wind... needless to say my umbrella is completely $!@!ed up now. A lesson learned huh? I love your work Eric, you've been officially bookmarked! Update often and KIT! Eric it’s great to see that you have continued photography. I recall checking out your facebook to see if you had an online portfolio or blog of some sort but I’m glad to see that I have found it.

I was just working with umbrellas outside in the wind… needless to say my umbrella is completely $!@!ed up now. A lesson learned huh?

I love your work Eric, you’ve been officially bookmarked! Update often and KIT!

]]> Comment on The Stingers Pep Band by Carolyn http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-stingers-pep-band/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Carolyn Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:40:28 +0000 http://www.ericwolfephoto.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-stingers-pep-band/#comment-3 Hey, nice addition to your website. Did you produce that video? Hey, nice addition to your website. Did you produce that video?

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