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WWH – For many patients, traditional medications do work and they do not require or desire medical marijuana. However, for a significant number of serious ill patients, including patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis and chronic pain among others,WWH – For many patients, traditional medications do work and they do not require... more
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(Reuters) - Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law.
The law allows patients who certify they have a serious medical condition such as cancer to possess up to six ounces, or 170 grams, of marijuana.
State-licensed centers will be allowed to grow the marijuana and dispense it to patients 18 and older.
Democratic Governor Jack Markell signed the bill in private without a ceremony, according to his office.
The state Senate passed the measure on Wednesday by a 17-4 vote.
California was the first state to allow marijuana for medical use in 1996.
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Many more states are expected to follow suit. How many states need to do this before cannabis/THC is finally rescheduled? In reality, it should have only taken 1 state... We now have a full THIRD of US states with medicinal cannabis laws even though the government has refused to acknowledge it's medicinal value, let alone the fact that it is a completely safe and non-toxic recreational substance that could offer a valuable alternative to alcohol which is one of this nation's leading substances attributing to the death of thousands of people every year.
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PS - If you're wondering why I called it "Cannabis" that's because I refuse to call it "marijuana". Marijuana is a dirty racist term founded in the roots of the propaganda campaign that led to one of the biggest travesties in history...
Legalize, regulate and educate!! Cannabis should be free for adults to use as they wish, whether it be medicinal, spiritual, inspirational, or just simply recreational use. If we can drink ourselves to death with an accepted toxin with no medicinal value, why can't we choose to use a non-toxic herb for whatever we want???(Reuters) - Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical... more
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Funny stoners comedy variety show. This part features The Dragon's Den with medicinal marijuana macaroons, an editorial on religion from The Invention of Lying, a Ziggy Marley song called Legalize It, then a drunk cop video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnbQy5lwmuAFunny stoners comedy variety show. This part features The Dragon's Den with... more
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Malinda Traudt may be blind and wheelchair-bound but she and her mother are fighters. So, when the City of Dana Point threatened to shut down the collective where they get the medical marijuana Malinda needs to stay alive and manage her pain, they filed suit.
Malinda was born with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, total blindness, and severe cognitive delays. Now 29 years old, she has been in a wheelchair her entire life. Recently, she was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis, a degenerative bone disease. Malinda's doctor gave her pain medication but, within hours, her kidneys began shutting down, her lungs filled with fluid causing pneumonia, she developed a high fever, and vomited for 3 straight days. Malinda's physician recommended that her mother contact hospice to arrange for Malinda's final hours.
In a last-ditch effort to keep Malinda alive while managing her pain, Malinda's mother and her pain specialist replaced the pain medication with medical marijuana. Almost immediately, Malinda's fever subsided, she stopped vomiting, and her suffering lessened. Within days, she began to recover. Malinda's kidneys regained function, she was able to eat, and she began smiling again. Her pain became manageable and her quality of life improved significantly.
Malinda is a medical marijuana patient and member of the Beach Cities Collective in Dana Point. Malinda's mother pushes her, in her wheelchair, to the collective to obtain her life-saving medicine. Unfortunately, Dana Point is trying to close Beach Cities Collective, along with all collectives in that City.
Although numerous lawsuits have been filed by dispensaries, Malinda's is the first by a patient alleging that the ban unconstitutionally interferes with her fundamental rights to life and safety, under the California Constitution.
According to Malinda's attorney, Jeff Schwartz, "When a dispensary challenges a ban, the city simply has to show that the ban serves a legitimate purpose, such as reducing crime, loitering, or traffic. Cities always win that battle. However, when a city interferes with a person's fundamental, constitutional rights, it must prove that the ban serves a compelling public interest and is narrowly-tailored to avoid interfering with other civil rights. And, the city almost always loses."Malinda Traudt may be blind and wheelchair-bound but she and her mother are fighters.... more
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Many Oregon law enforcement officers do not distinguish between medical marijuana patients and illegal pot users, according to the group Protect Your Rights 420. Members said that is why it is important that people who use cannabis medicinally know their rights.
"I've heard it all," said Lorri Duckworth, a Protect Your Rights 420 member, reports Jeff Skryzpek of KEZI 9 News.
"If we do it the right way, the legal way, then maybe law enforcement would open their eyes to the fact that we're not all the typical couch potato stoners," Duckworth said.
A lack of understanding among law enforcement and the general public is giving them a bad name, group members said, and it creates all sorts of hassles and unnecessary encounters with law enforcement.
"It's the specter of reefer madness," said member Christine McGarvin. "It really hasn't changed in a number of law enforcement perceptions."
Police often conduct illegal searches and medical marijuana seizures from documented patients, according to many medical cannabis supporters.
For that reason, Protect Your Rights 420 has embarked on a statewide tour to help medical marijuana patients, growers and caregivers in Oregon understand their rights.
"They don't see what we see," McGarvin said. "They don't see the grandmas and grandpas and the 70-year-olds and the 80-year-olds who are using medicine to improve their qualify of life."
Virginia Bensinger, a caregiver for her husband who is battling brain cancer, said she just wants to be within the law.
"If we did have someone, you know, complain about about a certain smell or something, we knew exactly how to respond to that," Bensinger said.
KEZI 9 News tried talking with the Eugene Police Department about the comments from Protect Your Rights 420 members.
"This isn't a story EPD wants to be involved in," said the department's public information officer.Many Oregon law enforcement officers do not distinguish between medical marijuana... more
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Illinois residents with chronic health conditions which can be alleviated by marijuana are urging state lawmakers to let their state join 14 others, including Michigan and New Jersey, that have legalized cannabis use for medicinal purposes.
The Illinois House adjourned Friday before acting on legislation legalizing medical marijuana which has already passed the state Senate, reports Dean Olsen at The State Journal-Register. But advocates say they will continue to push for Senate Bill 1381, which they say safeguards against abuse of medical marijuana and criminal involvement in growing and distributing the herb.
The usual opponents, including, of course, law enforcement organizations, have lined up in opposition to the bill, citing the same, tired old arguments against medical marijuana.
"There's a lot of stuff in marijuana that's not good for you," claimed Limey Nargelenas, a lobbyist for the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.
"It's like people taking meth," Nargelenas said in one of the most ridiculous statements ever made about medical pot. "People feel a lot better after ingesting methamphetamine."
"We believe you're putting it in the hands of people interested in being responsible citizens," said Brian Mueller, director of Illinois Safe Access, based in Chicago.
Supporters of the bill say studies published in peer-reviewed journals show that cannabis provides medicinal relief to patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Crohn's disease and other serious conditions.
It's clear that medical marijuana has benefits, such as easing nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, said Dr. Eric Larson at Seattle's Group Health Research Institute and co-author of a 1999 Institute of Medicine report on medical marijuana.
But research on cannabis has been hindered by the federal Schedule I classification of marijuana as a "completely illegal drug," Dr. Larson said.
(a little more @ link)Illinois residents with chronic health conditions which can be alleviated by marijuana... more
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Over on Current News user current89 pointed us to this story: Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy.
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
This is a much different tact than the Bush Administration, which carried out federal raids over the protests of state and local officials.
As more states relax their laws around medical marijuana and dispensaries like California's become more common - should we anticipate a shift in federal law that follows this trend? Or will marijuana legalization prove to still be too divisive of a national issue to tackle during Obama's term?
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User current89 pointed us to this story: Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy.
"The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday."
This is a much different tact than the Bush Administration, which carried out federal raids over the protests of state and local officials.
As more states relax their laws around medical marijuana and dispensaries like California's become more common - should we anticipate a shift in federal law that follows this trend? Or will marijuana legalization prove to still be too divisive of a national issue to tackle during Obama's term?User current89 pointed us to this story: Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy.... more
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(09-22) 15:41 PDT San Francisco -- Two prominent East Bay marijuana advocates got clearance from the state today to try to put a pot-legalization initiative on the November 2010 California ballot.
Richard Lee, executive director of the medical marijuana dispensary known as Oaksterdam, and Jeff Jones, former director of the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, are the sponsors of a measure that would allow anyone over 21 to possess or grow marijuana for personal use. It would allow each local government to decide whether to tax and regulate marijuana sales.(09-22) 15:41 PDT San Francisco -- Two prominent East Bay marijuana advocates got... more
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SAN FRANCISCO – A drug deal plays out, California-style:
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A bill to legalize marijuana has been introduced in the U.S. Aaron Houston, the only full time marijuana lobbyist on Capitol Hill, says taxing the drug will bring millions into the U.S. budget.
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Hell ya!! We've got to rally around this bill!! This is it, the time we've been waiting for!
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EDIT: Since I cannot find anything about a legalization bill on the federal level, they must be talking about the bill that has been introduced in California as it is so far the only recent bill to openly call for legalization and regulation similar to what we have for alcohol and tobacco now.
Link: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7814
This is not an April fool's joke like someone has claimed. There has in-fact been a bill to legalize cannabis, and it has been introduced in the US, just not on the federal level (I don't think the video intended to mislead anyone). There are several bills that have been introduced on the federal and state level that seek to both allow industrial hemp production (Federal: HR 1866) and in many states there are both medicinal marijuana bills and decriminalization bills being considered.
The following bills were on the table in the House for the 110th session, with similar bills expected when the new session begins (The next meeting of the Senate is Apr 20, 2009; the House next meets Apr 21, 2009.). How appropriate that they would start on 4/20!! LOL!:
KEY BILLS FROM 2008:
H.R. 5842: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
The bill would have ended marijuana's classification as a Schedule I drug and allowed doctors to prescribe it for medical use. Additionally, this bill would have protected medical marijuana patients who use marijuana legally under state law from arrest and jail. H.R. 5842 was introduced on April 17, 2008 by Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and co-sponsored by Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) along with 22 other representatives. On April 17, 2008, it was referred to the House Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 5843: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008
The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008 marked the first time in decades that Congress has considered removing criminal penalties for marijuana. Introduced by Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), this bill sought to decriminalize the possession of up to 100 grams of marijuana and the not-for-profit transfer of one ounce of marijuana. On April 28, 2008, H.R. 5843 was referred to the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment
The Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment would have prevented the Department of Justice from interfering with state medical marijuana laws. Congress failed to pass this legislation in 2007, but it did receive a record number of votes (165; we need a total of 218).
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Link: http://www.mpp.org/legislation/A bill to legalize marijuana has been introduced in the U.S. Aaron Houston, the only... more
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There's a push by students at Florida State University to legalize marijuana.
Students are gathering petitions for a constitutional amendment. They'll need almost 700,000 to get it on the ballot next year.
Kim Russell is one of the organizers and says it could help her father with Parkinson's disease avoid surgery.
"It's a pain reducer. It's a neuro-protector, meaning it protects the brain. It has anti-oxidant properties. There's many medicinal purposes for it".There's a push by students at Florida State University to legalize marijuana.... more
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Former Seattle Police Chief: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA and ALL DRUGS.
Citing Failed War on Drugs, Former Seattle Police Chief Calls for Legalization of Marijuana and All Drugs
Norm Stamper is a thirty-four-year police officer who retired as Seattle's chief of police in 2000. He now supports the legalization of marijuana and an advisory board member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and a speaker for the 10,000-member Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
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The argument against prohibition keeps getting louder and stronger with every passing week!Former Seattle Police Chief: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA and ALL DRUGS.
Citing Failed War on... more
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Despite having promised not to raid medical marijuana facilities operating legally under state law, his administration yesterday raided a pot dispensary in San Francisco. On what basis? Alleged state law violations. Specifically, evasion of state sales taxes. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws notes, "The normal process in such cases is for the Board of Equalization to audit the business in question, NOT for federal agents to enter like storm troopers and steal all of the business's inventory."Despite having promised not to raid medical marijuana facilities operating legally... more
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Seeing discussions like this take place on national television really encourages me that we could be at the turning point!!!
The more people inform themselves, the more prohibitionists like this asshole Hutchinson will seem completely out of touch with reality (which he totally is).
THEY CAN'T KEEP LYING TO US!!!! THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL!!!
I'm very strongly considering a trip to DC this July to join in the national protest of prohibition. The social climate seems perfect for such an action!Seeing discussions like this take place on national television really encourages me... more
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Despite the ongoing political debate regarding the legality of medicinal marijuana, clinical investigations of the therapeutic use of cannabinoids are now more prevalent than at any time in history. A search of the National Library of Medicine's PubMed website quantifies this fact. A keyword search using the terms "cannabis, 1996" (the year California voters became the first of 13 states to allow for the drug’s medical use under state law) reveals just 258 scientific journal articles published on the subject during that year. Perform this same search for the year 2008, and one will find over 2,100 published scientific studies.
While much of the renewed interest in cannabinoid therapeutics is a result of the discovery of the endocannabinoid regulatory system, some of this increased attention is also due to the growing body of testimonials from medicinal cannabis patients and their physicians. Nevertheless, despite this influx of anecdotal reports, much of the modern investigation of medicinal cannabis remains limited to preclinical (animal) studies of individual cannabinoids (e.g. THC or cannabidiol) and/or synthetic cannabinoid agonists (e.g., dronabinol or WIN 55,212-2) rather than clinical trial investigations involving whole plant material. Predictably, because of the US government's strong public policy stance against any use of cannabis, the bulk of this modern cannabinoid research is taking place outside the United States.
As clinical research into the therapeutic value of cannabinoids has proliferated – there are now more than 17,000 published papers in the scientific literature analyzing marijuana and its constituents — so too has investigators' understanding of cannabis' remarkable capability to combat disease. Whereas researchers in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s primarily assessed cannabis' ability to temporarily alleviate various disease symptoms — such as the nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy — scientists today are exploring the potential role of cannabinoids to modify disease.
Of particular interest, scientists are investigating cannabinoids' capacity to moderate autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as their role in the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's disease.)
Investigators are also studying the anti-cancer activities of cannabis, as a growing body of preclinical and clinical data concludes that cannabinoids can reduce the spread of specific cancer cells via apoptosis (programmed cell death) and by the inhibition of angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels). Arguably, these latter trends represent far broader and more significant applications for cannabinoid therapeutics than researchers could have imagined some thirty or even twenty years ago.
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