Hollyweed

HOLLYWEED, THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOACTIVE FILM FESTIVAL

It will take place on November 8th.9th,, 10th and 11th, 2007 at the Centro Arte Alameda Alameda 139, Santiago de Chile.

Organized by:

• Revista CAÑAMO - www.canamo.cl
• Gitano Producciones - www.gitano.cl

The Objectives of this Festival are to help to generate a change of mentality in Chile about the topics associated to psycho actives substances by means of a participated and democratic dialogue present in the audiovisual arts.
It is also intended to give Chilean and foreign audiovisual producers a space for diffusion and competition, promoting the artistic and technical quality production and making easier the contacts and creating new support networks.

All films and cultural expressions wishing to participate in this Festival must be related in a clearly and directly way to psychoactive substances (natural, legal or illegal) and/or to different phenomenon associated to it (social, cultural, politics, penalty law, economics); including any kind of use (recreational, experimental, therapeutic, social) and even self cultivate.

The pre-selection format film, in any category, must be on DVD

The screenplay format, in any category, should be on DVD or Mini DV, required for pre-selected films, although they will also accept copies with NTSC or PAL•
Every film, for all categories in competition, must be displayed in Spanish version or with Spanish subtitles.

The Categories of the Festival are as follows:

1. a) Documentary: Official competition for documentary work no longer than 120 minutes (credits included). Will be able compete any documentary finished since January 2005 and ahead.
2. b) Fiction: Official competition for fiction work no longer than 120 minutes (credits included). Will be able compete any documentary finished since January 2005 and ahead.
3. c) Animation: Official competition for animation work no longer than 15 minutes (credits included). Will be able compete any documentary finished since January 2005 and ahead.
4. d) Self-cultivation (special category): Official competition to all films, fiction or documentary, involved in Self-cultivation topic for some psychoactive species. Maximum extension: 60 minutes. Will be able compete any documentary finished since January 2005 and ahead.

The Festival is gibing the followings awards:

1. Best Motion Film in documentary category
2. Best Motion Film in fiction category
3. Best Animated Short film
4. Special Award: Best Film Self-cultivation Category
5. Audience Award (chosen by Internet, at www.hollyweedfestival.com)

The jury will be conformed by outstanding people from the Chilean audiovisual, arts and national culture world.

More Info:
www.hollyweedfestival.com

Using Spider-Web Patterns To Determine Toxicity

SPIDERS on marijuana are so laid back, they weave just so much of their webs and then ... well, it just doesn't seem to matter any more. On the soporific drug chloral hydrate, they drop off before they even get started.

A spider's skill at spinning its web is so obviously affected by the ups and downs of different drugs that scientists at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama think spiders could replace other animals in testing the toxicity of chemicals.

Different drugs have varying effects on the average arachnid addict. On benzedrine, a well-known upper, the house spider spins its web with great gusto, but apparently without much planning, leaving large holes. On caffeine it seems unable to do more than string a few threads together at random.

http://www.newscientist.com/

Author(s):	Noever, David A.; Cronise, Raymond J.; Relwani, Rachna A.
Abstract:	Method of determining toxicities of chemicals involves recording and analysis of spider-web patterns. Based on observation spiders exposed to various chemicals spin webs that differ, in various ways, from normal webs. Potential alternative to toxicity testing on higher animals.
NASA Center:	Marshall Space Flight Center
Publication Date:	Apr 1, 1995
Document Source:	National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), Wheeling, WV http://ntrs.nasa.gov/

LSD and THC affect higher brain functions in the neocortex, an area of the brain which spiders lack.
It is highly unlikely that they would react to drugs in the same way people would.
And it is more than likely another hoax "informing us of the Dangers of Marijuana.

Another option to treat patients

"We are not talking about legalizing drugs, we are talking about giving another option to doctors who are educated enough to know what to suggest to patients"

-- Emmy Award-winner, Talk Show host, Montel Williams

Marijuana, Threat or Menace

A deranged view on Marijuana

"Threat" or "Menace"

The absurd war against marijuana

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See also:
Grass