{"id":690,"date":"2012-09-11T07:39:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=19896"},"modified":"2012-09-11T07:39:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T07:39:45","slug":"remembering-911-so-many-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/remembering-911-so-many-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering 9\/11 So Many Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/remembering-911-so-many-years-later\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"213\" height=\"192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/twin-towers.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"twin towers\" title=\"twin towers\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19899\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/remembering-911-so-many-years-later\/attachment\/twin-towers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19899\" title=\"twin towers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/twin-towers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Eleven years ago today, the worst attack on American soil occurred and changed the course of history forever.\u00a0 Several hijacked planes would end the comfort of the 90s and strike some of our most beloved architectural achievements.\u00a0 The ensuing decade would usher in hard times complete with two foreign wars, extreme partisan politics and the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.<\/p>\n<p>Today we are forced to watch what will seem like a looping video of flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0We\u2019ll also hear from the 9\/11 families and testimonies of those who were able to escape the burning towers.\u00a0 While gut wrenching, it is important that we never forget the tragedy that forever changed the direction of our country, for both better and worse.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is a particularly emotional one for us at <a href=\"www.marijuana.net\" target=\"_blank\">marijuana.net<\/a> as several of us were in Manhattan on September 11, 2001.\u00a0 This is the first time I will refer to myself in a marijuana.net article.\u00a0 What started as a typical morning of college classes, quickly turned into one of the worst days of my life.\u00a0 Immediately following the attacks, it was difficult to discern exactly what was going on.\u00a0 In midtown everyone was frantic, but information was not easy to come by.\u00a0 Cell phone networks were overloaded and although close to the carnage, it took some time to figure out what really happened.\u00a0 A fellow student told me that the Empire State Building was struck by a plane.<\/p>\n<p>That ultimately was not the case, but an even worse scenario played out as two icons of the sky would later fall, taking with them thousands of lives from the buildings and on the aircraft.\u00a0 Though we had entered the internet age, we were still years away from the smartphone and wifi age, so televisions in local delis and restaurants were the first source of reliable information for many on that day.\u00a0 The mood and scene was reminiscent of many classic movies as so many were huddled around the old style tube televisions.\u00a0 After many unsuccessful attempts to contact friends and family through my cell phone, I was finally able to speak with a family member on a pay phone.<\/p>\n<p>I still had no idea of the scope of these attacks and I will never forget the most striking words I ever heard someone tell me.\u00a0 On the worst phone call of my life I was told \u201cThe World Trade Center is gone,\u201d in plain language leaving no ambiguity.\u00a0 In reality the towers had not toppled yet, still emitting black smoke that seemed to emanate from hell itself.\u00a0 I would then walk the longest 13 city blocks of my life to a friend&#8217;s apartment just before 10:00 am.\u00a0 Almost immediately after I walked in, the South Tower collapsed.\u00a0 I was hopeful that at least one tower would stand, but then shortly after, all hope seemed lost as the North Tower came down.\u00a0 Many hours later a friend and I were on the roof of his building, watching the cloud of dust and debris move toward us (not a very good idea in retrospect as many health complications have been linked to debris and dust from the towers).\u00a0 We then heard a loud boom, which we would later find out was 7 World Trade Center crashing down.<\/p>\n<p>On this day we are taking a break from legal updates and the election.\u00a0 Today we want to reflect on what was lost and on what was gained.\u00a0 Even if only for a short time, I have never witnessed so much comradery and unity as I did in the days coming out of September 11<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Including the 19 hijackers, 2,996 people died on 9\/11 and while the hijackers will not receive any sympathy or understanding from me, they too had families, families they walked out on in order to achieve selfish and misguided goals.\u00a0 Hopefully that too will serve as a reminder, a reminder of the ineptitude of terrorism.\u00a0 Those men died only for the world to see the death of Osama Bin Laden, a dismantling of Al Qaeda, and an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_World_Trade_Center\" target=\"_blank\">architectural masterpiece <\/a>rise from the ashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"213\" height=\"192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/twin-towers.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"twin towers\" title=\"twin towers\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19899\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/remembering-911-so-many-years-later\/attachment\/twin-towers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19899\" title=\"twin towers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/twin-towers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Eleven years ago today, the worst attack on American soil occurred and changed the course of history forever.\u00a0 Several hijacked planes would end the comfort of the 90s and strike some of our most beloved architectural achievements.\u00a0 The ensuing decade would usher in hard times complete with two foreign wars, extreme partisan politics and the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.<\/p>\n<p>Today we are forced to watch what will seem like a looping video of flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0We\u2019ll also hear from the 9\/11 families and testimonies of those who were able to escape the burning towers.\u00a0 While gut wrenching, it is important that we never forget the tragedy that forever changed the direction of our country, for both better and worse.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is a particularly emotional one for us at <a href=\"www.marijuana.net\" target=\"_blank\">marijuana.net<\/a> as several of us were in Manhattan on September 11, 2001.\u00a0 This is the first time I will refer to myself in a marijuana.net article.\u00a0 What started as a typical morning of college classes, quickly turned into one of the worst days of my life.\u00a0 Immediately following the attacks, it was difficult to discern exactly what was going on.\u00a0 In midtown everyone was frantic, but information was not easy to come by.\u00a0 Cell phone networks were overloaded and although close to the carnage, it took some time to figure out what really happened.\u00a0 A fellow student told me that the Empire State Building was struck by a plane.<\/p>\n<p>That ultimately was not the case, but an even worse scenario played out as two icons of the sky would later fall, taking with them thousands of lives from the buildings and on the aircraft.\u00a0 Though we had entered the internet age, we were still years away from the smartphone and wifi age, so televisions in local delis and restaurants were the first source of reliable information for many on that day.\u00a0 The mood and scene was reminiscent of many classic movies as so many were huddled around the old style tube televisions.\u00a0 After many unsuccessful attempts to contact friends and family through my cell phone, I was finally able to speak with a family member on a pay phone.<\/p>\n<p>I still had no idea of the scope of these attacks and I will never forget the most striking words I ever heard someone tell me.\u00a0 On the worst phone call of my life I was told \u201cThe World Trade Center is gone,\u201d in plain language leaving no ambiguity.\u00a0 In reality the towers had not toppled yet, still emitting black smoke that seemed to emanate from hell itself.\u00a0 I would then walk the longest 13 city blocks of my life to a friend&#8217;s apartment just before 10:00 am.\u00a0 Almost immediately after I walked in, the South Tower collapsed.\u00a0 I was hopeful that at least one tower would stand, but then shortly after, all hope seemed lost as the North Tower came down.\u00a0 Many hours later a friend and I were on the roof of his building, watching the cloud of dust and debris move toward us (not a very good idea in retrospect as many health complications have been linked to debris and dust from the towers).\u00a0 We then heard a loud boom, which we would later find out was 7 World Trade Center crashing down.<\/p>\n<p>On this day we are taking a break from legal updates and the election.\u00a0 Today we want to reflect on what was lost and on what was gained.\u00a0 Even if only for a short time, I have never witnessed so much comradery and unity as I did in the days coming out of September 11<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Including the 19 hijackers, 2,996 people died on 9\/11 and while the hijackers will not receive any sympathy or understanding from me, they too had families, families they walked out on in order to achieve selfish and misguided goals.\u00a0 Hopefully that too will serve as a reminder, a reminder of the ineptitude of terrorism.\u00a0 Those men died only for the world to see the death of Osama Bin Laden, a dismantling of Al Qaeda, and an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_World_Trade_Center\" target=\"_blank\">architectural masterpiece <\/a>rise from the ashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[482,483,484,485,9,51,486,487,488,489,1,3,490,491],"tags":[3056,3057,3058,3059,2631,3060,3061,3062,3063,3064,3065],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}