Comments on: Of the People, By the People, For the People

By: Lebanon in 2020 « Qifa Nabki | A Lebanese Political Blog

Lebanon in 2020 « Qifa Nabki | A Lebanese Political Blog — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:10:20 +0000

[...] seem to take place at warp speed. However, while plenty has changed over the past ten years, most of the things that its citizens care about remain the same or have gotten worse. Unemployment is high, wages are low, traffic is awful, the [...]

By: Abolishing Political Sectarianism in Lebanon « Qifa Nabki

Abolishing Political Sectarianism in Lebanon « Qifa Nabki — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:57:37 +0000

[...] that this issue was voted the top priority on the Lebanese National Agenda poll that we held here a few weeks ago, I think that the time is ripe to launch another 183-comment [...]

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MESA, Refugees, QN Sings the Blues « Qifa Nabki — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:12:01 +0000

[...] the reader response to the first post in our “Lebanese National Agenda” initiative — which deals with #9 on the Top 10 List of priorities — has been [...]

By: Qinab Shami

Qinab Shami — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:15 +0000

Dear QN readers. Please note that there are many varieties of Cannabis. Cannabis Indica is always illegal in Lebanon. Cannabis Sativa is NOT always illegal.

The legal/illegal difference is in the variety of Sativa planted. If it is of the low THC variety (aka industrial hemp or Qinab Shami in Arabic) it is legal. If the seed planted is of the high THC variety (aka Marijuana or Qinab Hindi in Arabic) it is illegal.

The law differentiating the two varieties of Sativa was established in 1957, and it allows for farmers to submit a request for a permit to grow industrial hemp. It is a very progressive law, and one that we are using to establish the hemp industry in Lebanon. Fine health-food, hemp products are already on store shelves now. More to come soon.

To learn more please join the ‘Lebanese Hemp Project’ on Facebook. The official association website is under construction and will be launched soon.

By: ghassan karam

ghassan karam — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:55:59 +0000

Most of the suggestions make sense although some are much more important for a modern society than others. Arguable the cornerstone of such a democratic and vibrant state is a strict enforcement of secular ideas as per #1. But the whay would a “liberal” society need to bother about 7, 16 and 35? I would much rather subsidize bread or transportation rather than wine for the elite; the era of FY plans is so twentieth century and national curriculum would only create another bureaucracy.

By: Antoun Issa

Antoun Issa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:52:23 +0000

Now we just have to find someone to implement these policies, any volunteers?

The first 10 indicate that most respondents desire an end to the political discrimination/segregation as a means to bring stability.

The flow of concerns seem natural and logical:

a) Political stability
b) Economic management
c) Social reforms

That is not to say, however, that social movements and civil society should quit their day job. Their work and lobbying is crucial to changing the social mindset and facilitating the necessary political changes that will foster true stability.