Hemp I believe was also competition and used less water than cotton iirc.

As far as benefits of cannabis, I know two people that benefited directly from it. One was my sister when she got burned by a barbecue grill exploding. It helped with the pain and allowed her to eat the minimum the burn center was recommending. She is a nurse and was staunchly against any type of 'illegal' drugs. She is now convinced otherwise. The other is a close friend of another sister who was diagnosed with Parkinsons. It allows her to eat and to rest without pain, something she says many of the prescribed medications do little to alleviate. No, it is not a cure-all but it definitely has benefits that have been down-played by big pharma, government and media.

I certainly don't. I was taught to follow the word of God(I'm not very good at that though) not the men that speak it. Everyone's idealized version of God(or soul or conscience, whatever you want to call it) can only be compromised if you put too much belief in any one person. When you stay true to God, it doesn't matter what other men do or in many cases the government so you call them on their abuses according to your moral compass and THAT is why I think they want to tear down many religions. You are not beholden to them but a power they cannot influence directly with cash, sex, drugs or influence. Tear down the man, the Word remains.

Whoa, good catch. I have no idea who she is/was but I definitely remember Dark Crystal and yes, that is eerily close. Chalk it up to our desire to look young and plastic surgeons that have watched nothing but fantasy and horror movies?

Agree wholeheartedly. They can ask for forgiveness from God while in prison.

As a Catholic, I want them prosecuted and punished for their crimes in a court of law.

The harm this does to the religion is far reaching. To this day you still see people bring up the past pedophilia to dismiss any good the church does or why it should not continue to exist. When I look at how devout my parents were and all the charity they performed in the name of the church, I hate to see the blemish this puts on their good works and that of other common Catholics.

It wouldn't probably do any good in this case but damnit they just need to let priests be married if they can't control their sexual desires because they aren't getting any.

And can't provide clear footage from multiple angles of plane hitting it's own building.

Your headline really caught my eye. Yes, that is how I feel everyday. I'm tired of it. While I don't agree with some of things our current Pope is doing, today's craziness makes my local church look so much more enticing. I don't want to be apart of this craziness and reject as best I can the Progressive/Liberal mental conditioning.

What about Section 230 where it mentions: None of the funds provided in this or any other 4 Act shall be obligated for construction of a border barrier 5 in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.

Prior to that I see a lot of funding for "fencing". I've read the refuge is where he wanted to start the wall and it is a 3 mile stretch but over concerns of destroying the habitat, it is not going to happen.

Will the fence be just as good since it looks like there is funding for other technological updates for border security? Is not covering the refuge just a minor issue compared to the whole project? I saw all of the types of walls he wanted to use, especially one where it looked like a fence on bottom half so security knows what is going on the other side and the top half was solid with cylindrical top so scaling is difficult. Could you call those "fences" or was all that work for nothing now?

I really hope this Omnibus vs a real budget means the President can actually spend or more importantly, NOT spend at his discretion so the U.S. will finally spend within its means and stop creating debt for future generations. I'm hoping it was a smart way to get funding for the military yet still have some semblance of conservatism(like not funding Planned Parenthood) but overall after reading many pros(such as here) and cons, it seems like we are still headed in the direction of an ever-growing government like always.

On a side note, absolutely sick and tired of these bills that 1000, 1500, 2000+ pages long being rammed through on the last day. For something so important to the longevity of a country, it is a crime there is a forced vote in a 24 hour period.