Social mood affects everything you do!
Quote:The Socionomic Connection
It’s a bold claim, but history proves it out: Positive-trending social mood drives prohibition of substances such as alcohol and marijuana; negative-trending mood drives tolerance and relaxed regulation.
Marijuana Prohibition Go Up in SmokeThe Coming Collapse of Marijuana ProhibitionQuote:In this remarkable July 2009 article, socionomist Euan Wilson made the case that a positively-trending social mood—indicated by a rising stock market—is what produces prohibition of recreational substances such as alcohol and marijuana, whereas a negatively-trending social mood—indicated by a falling stock market—produces relaxed regulation.
Using the prohibition of alcohol as a parallel, Wilson predicted that the Drug War will become more violent and eventually collapse as social mood sours.
In Kenya we are in a major bear market hence negatively trending Social Mood hence efforts to relax prohibition of hard substances:
Experts Give Miraa Clean Bill of HealthQuote:Miraa, the addictive herb chewed for its stimulative effect, has no negative health impact, Kenyan scientists have said in a shocking study released Thursday.
People who chew herb, also known as khat, are less likely to be obese because their appetite is suppressed, or develop heart complications in the future.
And, better yet, their reproductive health is in tip-top shape.
The findings were released by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) at the seventh annual scientific and health conference in Nairobi.
House To Debate Proposal on Bhang LegalisationQuote:It will no longer be illegal to plant, sale or trade in cannabis sativa (bhang) if a petition before Parliament becomes law.
The proposal by Mr Gwada Ogot, a researcher, writer and political analyst, would be introduced formally in the Senate once the lawmakers resume from recess on February 14.
It seeks to decriminalise and legalise the drug.
If his wish is granted, bhang will be deleted from the list of narcotic drugs as listed in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994.
Those serving jail terms for offences related to the drug will have to be set free if the law-makers agree to process the petition, into law.
Conventional thinkers waste time building shelters when they are unnecessary and then have no shelters when they need them the most. Socionomists do the opposite.