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New design, search and more 2008-05-26 15:48:00

Greetings. Over the past couple weeks we've been cranking out some new stuff here at chronicfile. The first, and most noticeable, is the design. We changed the green to a more mellow, easier on the eyes green. We also expanded the header for those of you who use wide screens, the flow still works. The second big update is to the search. We updated the algorithm to give you better, more specific results for your search. You can also limit your search to only pictures, albums or journals, but of course you can still include all of them in your search too.

We are always working on stuff here, but if you want to see something added that we don't have yet please let us know in the comments, or email us the suggestion here. Toke on.



Album collaboration has arrived 2008-04-24 14:18:00

Starting today, your albums can do so much more. When you create an album you now have the option to add other users as collaborators, which gives them access to add and remove pictures from your album.

To get started, create a new album or view one of your current albums. On your sidebar there will be an option "Share this album"



This is where you decide who has access to your album, and what level of access they have. If your album is private, you can add a user as a viewer which will only let them view your private album, they can't edit it. A collaborator has all the same privileges as a viewer, as well as being able to edit and add pictures to your album. After you have a few people (or just one) added with access to your album, you can easily change their access level, or remove their access all together.


You can see all albums people have shared with you in your profile / albums page (chronicfile.com/users/USER/albums).

So why would you want to let people collaborate on your album? Say you and your friends all had a great 4/20 (I'm sure we all had a great 4/20) and you all took pictures all day long. Each person just has to upload their pictures from the day to Chronicfile then everybody with access to the say "420 pictures" album can add their pictures, then you have one album with all the related pictures in one place, instead of 4-5 different albums. If you have any suggestions on ways to improve on album collaboration just let us know in the comments.



Barney Frank introduces federal marijuana decriminalization bill 2008-04-17 18:35:00

Today, Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced a bill, The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008, to congress that would decriminalize personal use of marijuana and make legal the use of medical marijuana.

“I think it is poor law enforcement to keep on the books legislation that establishes as a crime something which in fact society does not seriously wish to prosecute,” Frank said in a statement.

Under this bill, people would be allowed up to 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) for personal use, however public consumption would be punishable by a $100 fine, the same as most states that have decriminalized it. The cultivation, sale, import and export of marijuana will still be illegal, however a not-for-profit transfer of up to 28 grams would be allowed.

Aaron Houston, a member of the Marijuana Policy Project, says
“Congressman Frank's bill represents a major step toward sanity in federal marijuana policy. The decades-long federal war on marijuana protects no one and in fact has ruined countless lives. Most Americans do not believe that simple possession of a small amount of marijuana should be a criminal matter, and it's time Congress listened to the voters."

I couldn't have said it better myself, with a majority of the American people believing that small amounts of marijuana possession should not be a crime, it's about time somebody in congress started listening to the people.

This is a big step in the right direction for marijuana reform, even if the bill doesn't pass it will have brought up the topic among a powerful group of people and might just make them think a little bit, and if more bills similar to these, especially with public backing, come to them, well they can't deny the will of the people for ever... can they?

This bill was co-sponsored by Republican Congressman Ron Paul (TX). Ron Paul is a rebel-republican who is traditionally conservative and believes in freedom for the individual and small government. This gives the Marijuana Decriminalization Bill bi-partisan support from the very beginning.

Barney Frank called his bill the "Make way for serious criminals" act. Here he is on Real Time with Bill Maher talking about this bill last month.




New study confirms marijuana works for pain relief 2008-04-17 13:51:00

In a recent study at the University of California at Davis, they showed that marijuana gives a significant relief to those who suffer from a verity of different pain cause by damaged nerves. Just over a year ago a similar study concluded that marijuana helped patients who suffered form other symptoms such as cancer and HIV.

In this study patients were given three different joints containing marijuana with different THC levels(0%, 3.5% and 7%). When patients smoked the joints with THC their pain was significantly reduced and it lasted for over five hours. "This is yet more proof that the American College of Physicians was right that U.S. government policy on medical marijuana is totally divorced from scientific reality," said Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C. "Congress needs to act to end the federal war on medical marijuana, but in the meantime states should act on their own to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest, as several states are considering right now."

As Rob said, it's just amazing that with so many studies out that show marijuana is an effective medicine for a wide range of illnesses, and having the American College of Physicians, the second largest group of physicians in the United States, endorse medical marijuana, the government still decides they know best, without knowing anything at all.



Proposals in Colorado for legalizing marijuana causing organized crime? DEA says yes, with no facts to back it up 2008-04-16 19:06:00

Jeffrey Sweetin, a DEA special agent, claimed that

"a law to legalize small amounts of marijuana in Denver and a failed state ballot initiative to do the same thing as making Colorado a good market for drugs and organized crime."

When a spokesman for the DEA was asked about the lack of evidence for this claim he responded
"I don't think there's any numbers I can give," said DEA media representative Mike Turner about the crime connection to legalization efforts. "It's just that the ongoing cases we're seeing I think reflect the fact that that's what's going on."

So because they say there is organized crime because of legalization proposals, were all just suppose to believe it. No facts or information, just their word. And why would we question them, I know the DEA has always had my best interests at heart. This just seems like a scare tactic to try to convince Colorado residents that any new bills that would easy penalties of marijuana is going to lead to more crime and violence in your neighborhood! Scary!

The executive director of Safer Colorado, Mason Tvert, the foundation that was responsible getting an initiative on the ballot in Denver to legalize up to an ounce of marijuana for adults 21 and older, had a few thoughts on the DEA's baseless claims.
"If the DEA were a student submitting a report on organized crime in Colorado, they'd get a 'D,' assuming they spelled 'DEA' correctly. It is unacceptable for our federal law enforcement agencies to be making such broad and baseless claims without any evidence to support them."

I couldn't agree more. As I said before this is nothing more than scare tactics right before the election.