War on Drugs Expands to Catnip !!!

Subject: War on Drugs Expands to Catnip -- Beware of CLAWS

Fred Foldvary's Editorial
War on Drugs Expands to Catnip
by Fred E. Foldvary, Senior Editor

Drug warriors scored a virtual victory after the 2006 U.S. elections when they hurriedly extended the War on Drugs to a psychoactive substance previously exempt: nepetalactone, the main psychoactive ingredient in catnip. It is well known that the sniffing of catnip makes some cats "turn on." Their eyes open wide, they roll over on the floor, they hug and bite the catnip toy and kick it with the feet, and they friskily run to and fro, similar to human beings who go crazy ingesting psychoactive drugs.

While catnip does not have the same effect on human beings, the advocates of banning catnip have pointed out that children who give their cats catnip and then see the cat being "happy" might get dangerous ideas about getting high. They think, if the cat can feel good, why not them too? Indeed, the first step to marijuana addiction may well be catnip! According to the drug warriors, catnip has been a major gateway to the human abuse of drugs, and yet there has been no prohibition.

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http://www.progress.org/2006/fold483.htm


Press Release - Catnap Liberation Army With Spirit Beware of CLAWS

Cats have been organizing in neighborhoods throughout the Nation, stalking supermarkets and malls with petitions and have formed an underground action group called the Catnap Liberation Army With Spirit (CLAWS). It's been reported that when they are strong enough (about six more Manx should do it) they plan to invade the White House, claw all the drapes, chew up the house plants and use the first family's shoes as hair ball depositories and litter boxes. If they can not gain enough strength for this attack, they will settle on the last white house on your block. The CLAWS should be feared. Investigations have been launched by the CIA, FBI, Secret Service and Homeland Security. Warn your friends and neighbors of this threat.

This fun little exchange did lead to getting an excellent Catnip tea recipe for sleep. DAP

Don Phillips,
your intrepid reporter
daphil15 [at] hotmail [dot] com