Wednesday, November 20, 2013

"Christ" Not Being Involved In Christmas In Georgia School

A Georgia father is upset about the permission slip that he got back from his child's charter school. This permission slip said that songs in the child's music class about Christmas will only be taught if it does not have religious value. This has been an issue for companies and schools since 1923 when they gave the (X-mas) alternative for the holiday Christmas. The ending result was to take Christ and christianity out of the holiday and make it a holiday not about the birth of Christ. I believe that it should be in the schools because how can you change the meaning of holiday. Then there are facts that were acquired that pointed to the fact that they openly celebrated Halloween with ghosts and devils but dont show the same respect by not allowing baby jesus and religious christmas songs being taught.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Women In Georgia Could Be Criminally Charged For Miscarriages

Pro abortion activists are in outrage because anti abortion lawmakers propose a law that would criminalize miscarriages. Miscarriages in Georgia, according to newrepublic.com "Among women who know they are pregnant, the miscarriage rate is about 15 percent to 20 percent."Its often hard to find out the cause of miscarriage, so this could be a reason that lawmakers are this situation into question. I do not believe the government should punish women for miscarriages because criminal activity is not always the case when babies are lost through the pregnancy process. With the anti abortion lawmakers not being able to determine this, they plan to take advantage of this unknown factor and eliminate it all by the miscarriage penalty. The law is not applicable because this is a natural process that happens due to the women's body condition through her pregnancy. Georgia's citizens should not have to face penalty after already suffering the loss of a child. I think that if they do acquire a penalty that they would have to research every situation individually to determine each cases miscarriage causes.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Georgia's Efforts To Legalize Weed For Medical Use

By:Andrew Hall

The legalization of weed in Georgia and how we need to make better efforts and get more doctors to research this medicine. Which could be looked at as amazing discovery in medicine if it were able to treat severe diseases such as cancer or glaucoma. Given this chance and opportunity they should be looking for ways to legalize marijuana for this cause.

Illinois just recently was the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana with Governor Pat Quinn signing the legislation papers. Georgia has put forth efforts to be the 21st state to make this legal for patients who are prescribed this medicine for their sickness.A lot of individuals do truly use this medicinal weed as a medicine to help them get through severe diseases such as cancer.

The Internet based news article, The Daily Chronic, reported that " James Bell, director for Georgia Campaign for Access, Reform & Education , said Georgia is ready to consider historic legislation allowing for medical marijuana." This is a big step in the plan to legalize this medicine in a republican conservative state.

The Georgia Campaign for Access, Reform & Education  also known as the Georgia C.A.R.E. program is a program of the Georgia Taxpayers Alliance, Inc., a project dedicated to the reform of Georgia’s antiquated marijuana laws.Their mission goals is to seek to allow medical access, decriminalization and legalization of marijuana.


Cancer can have different effects and with this medicine provided this will lengthen some individuals life expectancy. Since the law has been passed 1980 in Georgia to use marijuana for medicinal purposes there hasn't been any progress with this program because of the DEA in the later 80s.

With republicans in the driving seat of Georgia's government the efforts for legalizing medical marijuana has been a slow process. With other republican states such as Vermont falling in line Georgia feels that with its activists and government officials who are pro medical marijuana they are in the process of becoming the next state to legalize it.

Georgia's C.A.R.E program put together a seven page report "A Guide to Enacting Medical Marijuana in Georgia" . This detailed report outlines the steps Georgia must take to remove criminal penalties, so that they can allow doctors to recommend  medical marijuana for therapeutic use and provide for a legal and safe source for it.

These efforts are being made because the effects of marijuana are positive when it comes to the medical effect. Marijuana contains a chemical called beta-caryophyllene, and scientists have researched and proven that it could be used to treat pain. 

The efforts are far from over when it comes to legalizing marijuana in Georgia but with Georgia C.A.R.E program and other activists for medical marijuana I believe that Georgia is moving in a positive direction. With this process the Georgia government will allow doctors and physicians to put the hours and research necessary into the effects and preventions of negative effects of medical marijuana.




Monday, November 4, 2013

Georgia Efforts To Legalize Weed For Medical Use

This article talks about the legalization of weed in Georgia and how we need to make better efforts and get more doctors to research this medicine. This story is newsworthy because a lot of individuals do truly use this medicinal weed as a medicine to help them get through severe diseases such as cancer. Cancer can have different effects and with this medicine provided this will lengthen some individuals life expectancy. Since the law has been passed 1980 in Georgia to use marijuana for medicinal purposes there hasnt been any progress with this program because of the DEA in the later 80s. Now since there is a reemerging concern with the marijuana use for glaucoma and cancer there should be doctors and reasearchers there to reveal findings about how this will better help these patients health because by just ignoring the medicine just because its a drug is hurting our citizens and remotely giving early death sentences to these diseased patients.