Word: potted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...three-day orgy at the TraveLodge in downtown San Antonio, where some Bell women employees became party girls Ashley also accused the company of giving top executives a $1,000 raise on the understanding that it was to be donated in $50 installments to a political slush fund. The pot was used for contributions to local and state officials friendly to Bell rate increases. Ward K. Wilkinson, the company's Austin lobbyist, admitted that he collected $1,200 a month from Bell executives for a political fund that was kept in cash in his office safe...
Being Swedish born and now living in Hawaii, "the great melting pot of the Pacific," I find it unthinkable that Swedes would be racists by nature. The migrants from southern Europe and the Middle East who settled in Sweden are not resented because of their coloring. They are resented, even hated, for their way of living off welfare, for which the home-grown Swede is highly taxed. The people you refer to as irresponsible, riotous hooligans are merely young patriots who wish to keep Sweden Swedish, and for this they should not be rebuked. This is not being racist...
...scientific studies. Early research raised fears that even occasional puffing on a joint might lead to personality changes, birth defects, brain shrinkage, sterility in men, lowered resistance to disease and heart damage. Other studies have disputed these findings. Moreover, several studies have indicated that the major active ingredient in pot, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), might even have medical uses. THC expands bronchial passages, which helps asthma patients breathe easier. It decreases pressure inside the eyes, which alleviates glaucoma. It also controls vomiting, relieves depression and, in some cases, eases pain...
Although a final verdict must await further studies, most researchers now believe that aside from rare bad trips by novice smokers, marijuana is hazardous only for chronic heavy users-people who get stoned nearly every day. They risk becoming psychologically dependent on pot and damaging their lungs with the tar in marijuana smoke. But light or occasional use of marijuana-once or twice a week -usually produces only a pleasant high, no more dangerous than mild intoxication from alcohol. Of course, pot like alcohol affects users' judgment and reflexes, so it can lead to accidents if people drive...
Alaska has no penalties at all for possession of small amounts. Nine other states* have reduced the penalties; 34 more may follow suit. Entrepreneurs would like to cash in on the growing demand for pot. Louisville Promoter Gatewood Galbraith has organized a grassroots campaign to put Kentucky in a position to corner the market if and when pot is legalized. Says he: "Kentucky's already got parimutuel betting. It's got whisky and it's got tobacco. You just can't beat the combination of marijuana and money." Under his plan, the state would license growers...