Marijuana vs. Opiates?

The answer is obvious.

Today, I read an article that I am in complete agreement with.

Especially this part -

“The misconception is that people are using that [medical marijuana] as an excuse to get high. The reality is our average patient is 55-years-old,” Spirtos said. “These people aren’t out drug seeking. These are real people with real problems that are looking for an alternative that may be more effective.”

I go to doctors in Korea about pain and they just say to live with it. Even doctors are afraid to prescribe painkillers, because of the narcotics laws in Korea.

Fox News: Will medical marijuana replace opioids in war on cancer?

I have had cancer surgery three times, so I am lucky to be alive. It helped me to have a positive attitude on life. Hey! I am still alive! Almost 20 years since the last surgery. Thought I was a goner for sure, so I traveled the world and all around the Korea for a few years. Didn't die, so I had to get a job.

But I still have pain unrelated to cancer, but very serious. That's the reason for my interest in the legalization of cannabis. In addition to relieving pain somewhat, it helps me feel better.

Newsweek: PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS: LSD CHANGES BRAIN, COULD BE USED FOR DEPRESSION, ADDICTION TREATMENT

Korean Local Elections and Media

Yesterday was election day for mayors and district officials. I noticed a large percent of people had no idea about the candidates or their qualifications. They asked each other questions that revealed their lack of knowledge. I guess 20-30%, are voting purely by guesswork with complete disregard of the facts and issues. Most don't even know the names of the candidates and are just voting for the party they like, or according to what the media feeds them.

The media is still strongly conservative. To describe the landslide victory by the liberal Democratic party they used the word "장악". They say that the Democratic party "conquered" all the districts. Media usually uses "장악" with force, dictators, and such, Sounds very negative. If the conservatives won, they would have used the word "landslide victory". Some media did, but some didn't. They keep shading the truth with negativity. Guess that's why the younger generation doesn't watch or read the news. They seem to mostly depend on SNS and peers for information.

Democracy in Korea seems about par with the US in the fifties. Watch the following videos to see what I mean.

Canada Passes Law Legalizing Cannabis

Canada, Portugal, Uruguay have all legalized pot and are creating jobs, wealth and health.

California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and other states are also reaping the benefits and goodwill from legalization.

Turning people into criminals for using pot is very wrong, it should be illegal.

CTV News: After pot law passed key vote, is it legal to toke?

The Dimension of Mind, Knowledge, Consciousness, Logic

Some physicists now say that the "mental" aspect is fundamental to the real world or "reality".

That would seem obvious.

Scientific American: Coming to Grips with the Implications of Quantum Mechanics

Atoms Decay?

According to theory, atoms will decay into "nothing" (radiation). Takes billions of times longer than the age of the universe though. I thought stable atoms lasted forever.

Futurism: Science Explained: Do Atoms Last Forever?





If all mass is turned into radiation, and that radiation is traveling at the speed of light, then the radiation senses no time and space. Isn't that the condition of the big bang? Intense radiation with inflation. But in this case, there is no need for inflation. That is what Sir Roger Penrose postulated in the video embedded in the previous post.

Does time only exist when there is mass?

A "Big Bang" Theory I Can Understand

I was very skeptical of the big bang theory, but in the following video is a kind of a "big bang" theory that I can agree with.

Crooked Judges?

Just a few years ago, I was too scared to write anything criticizing past conservative Korean governments or the conservative party. They could put conservatively minded police, intelligence service and prosecutors on you. Possibly frame you as a North Korean spy or sympathizer.

I also often wondered about some Supreme Court's rulings. Some seemed very unjust. Now, we are beginning to find rare evidence revealing the crooked inner workings of the Korean justice system. 

It appears that the courts spied on liberal judges in order to get incriminating evidence against them, and influenced rulings to favor the rich and powerful. 

Below is a an article about a former Head Justice of the Supreme Court trying to influence a former Korean President through rulings favorable to conservatives (against labor unions, etc.), and favoring conservative judges over liberal ones. The majority of abuses will never become public, so few will know how terrible the situation was and still is, since some of the people involved are still in office. 

Kyunghyang News: Influence Peddling in the Judiciary

On the bright side, it's much better now than before. 

Before 1980, only Koreans granted permission by the government were allowed to go abroad. Articles critical of Korea in Time and Newsweek were censored. There was a curfew from 12 to 4 in the morning. Police randomly stopped people on the street and searched bags, hassled long haired people, and those wearing short skirts. Bribery was common. Alcohol and cigarettes were encouraged on TV, and in real life.