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iq the acton fiw press wednesday june 19 1968 youth mmmmmmmmmmmnw ii scribble scrutiny shows personality traits fresh tracks by barba mcintosh marihuana and its effects while casually talking with a young man at a party in kingston this sprint i discovered that he was a marihuana pusher from toronto unaware thai i was iho intrepid reportertype he related how he buys the hash from a telephone booth in yorkville and sells dime packs which actually cost 10 an ounce to students at the university even though the use of marihuana is still highly illegal in this country the terms pot hash and turn on are becoming in creasingly common especially among young people it is relatively oasy in the urban centres to find someone who knows someone who can contact someone who sells it most people imagine users to be in the lower income and social classes or among the longhaired protest clans yet reports indicate the increasing use of marihuana by members of the con ventional middleclass this is causing considerable concern even panic in our sseloty even though the misuse of alcohol and certain other drugs includ ing the barbiturates constitutes a much greater problem in terms of the known number of misusers and the known possibilities of serious damage lo the excessive user since the widespread smoldng of pot is relatively now on the scene much at this concern is a simple lack of knowledge about the nature of the drug and its effects recently the addiction research foundation of ontario produced an assessment of the current knowledge of marihuana it stales that the acute effects of marihuana like those of any other drug depends on the dose administered and the person to whom it is administered with tho usual doso the effects on most subjects are mild oraallng a general feeling of wellbeing heightened intensity of visual and auditory sensations and a tendency towards passivity and relaxation however sometimes the individual has a reverse reaction characterised by anxiety or panic medical people have concluded that tho difference in effect de pends ossentlally on the menial stale of the user and tho sotting under which tho drug is taken a young man from toronto claims that the ideal way to smoko is lo set up a flashing red light at tho bottom of a floreseont rubber construction cylinder turn out all other lights sit in a circle with a group of friends and pass the marihuana cigarette around to the music of the doors he swears by his yellow coftoobean neck lace that he gets true insight into reality in this way another girl expresses disappointment in her trip she says ii was like a mild case of intoxication and hardly worth tho 10 tho amount of marihuana normally used does not result in any hangover or other physical impairment tho duration of effect produced by a single clgarolte ts highly variable depending on the quality of the preparation and tho way it is taken tho trip can last anywhere from half an hour to eight hours according lo tho report of tho addiction centre there is no evidenco that the use of the drugtnltsolf causes crimes of violence or antisocial behaviour although it is known that any drug that disturbs inhibitions may have such consequences in some persons depending on tholr menial state the report goes on to slate that the risk to the user is very small it the drug is taken in a situation in which others are on band to protect tho individual should there bo illeffects howovor the distorted perception of time and space that results from oven a mild dose could constitute a hazard in driving or in walking sevoral young people have been thought to commit suicide under the effects it is generally agreed that tho chronic marihuana user mav stop taking the drug at any time without risk of physical withdrawal svmptoms however there are good case descriptions of persons who feel they need to maintain a state of marihuana intoxication for most or all of their waking hours lo function in society this con stitutes a drug dependence of tho psychological rather than the physical nature the question remains whether dependence on the drug can result in physical psychological or social harm while studios are being made in this area not enough information has been found to form any definite conclusions white there isnoconcluslvoevfdonceasyotther is considerable indication that many marihuana users go on to marcotlcs and more dangerous drugs like lsd therefore one can conclude that the effects of marihuana are not unlike he effects of alcohol or other drugs capable of altering tho mental and emotional state of the user some individuals will be adversly affected and others will not uost of the problems association with marihuana arise from the tact that possession of the drug is illegal yet so many questions about its longterm effects are as yet unanswered it is probably undesirable to subject users of marihuana to the severe penalties that are provided in the narcotics control legis lation however it is also undesirable to legalise the sale and use of marihuana unless these questions can be satisfactorily answered those who attempt to turnonatthepresent time most certainly run the risk of a harsh tine and a jail sentence they may also be running the risk of lnkiry or death through a bad trip or future physical and mental side effects your hand writing could be telling the world an your inner most secrets graphoanalysls la the art of personality study through writ ing to study the art thoroughly takes from eight to 18 months every type of study has its own society and the international graphoanalysls society has a closely guarded membership in order to avoid crackpots prospective scribblescrutin eers must pass a rigid exam ination however if you are curious tb know what the tnneryou is really saying you can give yourself some simple tests uses sample- of your writing donepreviously so there will be no ehanoo at subconscious cheating if you dot yodr s with a circle you probably consider yourself to be an individual with individual tastes and ideas a high needlepoint tip on your iris and ns denotes a quick grasp of ideas on the other hand if you dont put points on ms and ns it indicates a thor ough and methodical nature the slant of your writing gives your emotional responsiveness the farther to the right your ls mmmmmnm and ls slant tho greater your degree of emotional responsive ness if your lottcrs slant to the left you tend to be introverted if iho lottcrs are vortical vou are moved by judgmont rather than emotions in addition to the way that you form the individual letters much can be detected from the overall style of the writing if it is small you love details and facts and do not consider yourself strongly in noed of com panionship on the other hand if ii is generally large you like to work with people and have an exciting ijoeill life t if your lettersare uniformly joined your piind is logical but if they are unconnected yai act mainly on intuition and impulse a light touch in writing shows sensitivity applying heavy pres sure reveals basically aggres sive attitudes towards people graphoanalysls claims to be able to denote character with some degreo of accuracy if you dont like your writing it appears that you may have to alter your personality to im prove ii at the same time if your per sonality leaves something lo be desired or your social life has been rotten lately perhaps a ihartge in writing style would work wonders remember the higher you cross your ls the higher your goals and ambitions 1345 cancer donation at project action hop at the expense eg many tired feet in this springs marathon walk members of project action presented cheques totalling 1345 to the canadian cancer society at their first dance of the summer in the arena lsst thurs day night accepting the cheques for the marianne coles bob browne and george besherl look part in the ceremony mrs gloria browne one of the strongest atfcilt supporters of the effort was also on hand to share the limelight the dance itself was only a partial success while the floor appearod crowded the net acton cancer society president profit was less than a dollor mrs ray arblc congratulated tho oxpuctod band the who the young people for raising iho uovue apparently suffered a largest single donation received sick player and the sketch by ihe acton branch from a vol turned p instead it was the unlet r group psychedelic type and aptpn boats oyer iso high school students belter lo blues walked from five lo m miles in howovor project action lead- the marathon from metrd city ors are optimistic and plan rhore hall or thornhlll to acton dances through thesummor acton high tribute leonard daniel scarborough of georgetown who is a member of the actongeorgetown st john ambulance brigade received a priory vote of thanks during an impressive eoremony in the great hall hart house univer sity of toronto on saturday premier john roberts was in vested as a knight of the order by lieutenant governor earl rowe on sunday st john brigades paradod to st pauls anglican church for a special service tho acton georgetown brigade did not parade as they wore on duty as usual at the stock car races concert in park the band gave an unexpocted concert in the park sunday night with about zooonjoylng the music they had just decided at their regular wednesday pracllco to have iho concert bpasbaaoeapn oeasaoeaaeaea a now a doit yourself seamless floor covering as easy as abc to prepare surface 1 apply sealer coat lightly with a roller 2 blend your own sparkling custom color combination of vinyl design chips sprinkle evenly over sealer 3 complete job with liberal application glaze coat this material is ideal for kitchens bathrooms rocroation rooms halls and any other surfaco aroas which rocoivo oxtonsivo wear it provides a permanent high gloss nonslip floor covoring that novor loses its original lustre it is complotoly sanitary because it is soamloss with no cracks to harbor dirt and germs 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