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Medical Marijuana the past 2 years

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A New Low For Pot Times

Scandal at the Marijuana Policy Project - http://bit.ly/6mpUR9

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DEA Quashes Medical Marijuana Reseach Project

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected the decision of Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner and blocked a medical marijuana research project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst — a project considered vital if marijuana is ever to be an FDA-approved medicine. The DEA’s ruling, dated Jan. 7, was only released today.

MPP and other supporters of research reacted with outrage. “It’s no surprise that an administration that has rejected science again and again has, as one of its final acts, blocked a critical research project,” said Aaron Houston, MPP’s director of government relations. “With the new administration publicly committed to respecting scientific research and valuing data over dogma, this final act of desperation isn’t surprising, but the true victims are the millions of patients who might benefit.”

Professor Lyle Craker had applied for permission to cultivate marijuana for use in medical research. At present, marijuana for research can only be obtained through the National Institute on Drug Abuse — a government monopoly that does not exist for any other Schedule I drug. Because NIDA’s marijuana is of notoriously poor quality and has only been inconsistently available to researchers, scientists and advocates consider Dr. Craker’s project essential to the advancement of medical marijuana research.

The long and difficult process of seeking approval culminated on Feb. 12, 2007, in a ruling by Judge Bittner that Craker should be allowed to proceed. But such administrative law judge rulings are not binding on the DEA. In the nearly two years since the ruling, several small, pilot studies have shown marijuana to safely and effectively relieve nerve pain that afflicts millions suffering from HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other conditions, making more advanced research — including strains custom-tailored for various conditions, which was one of the goals of Craker and his colleagues — vital.

“Once again, science has taken a back seat to ideology in the Bush administration, with research that could benefit millions needlessly stalled,” Houston said. “They can delay progress, but they cannot stop it.”The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected the decision of Administrative... more

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15 Years of Changing Marijuana Laws

In 1995, medical marijuana was illegal in all 50 states, national support for making... more

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Group Launches Drive to Tax, Regulate Marijuana in Nevada

Nevadans will have a chance to vote in 2012 on whether the state should tax and... more

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Speaking of Drugs More Dangerous Than Marijuana

An FDA panel just recommended reducing the maximum dose of acetaminophen, the active... more

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Israel Moves Toward Expanded Medical Marijuana Law

Yesterday, Israel’s Ministry of Health was ordered to finalize within four... more

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5 Tips for Calling Congress on Marijuana Policy Reform

Watch as MPP's Aaron Houston walks through the things you should know before... more

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MPP's Aaron Houston on Russia Today

Marijuana Policy Project's Aaron Houston, Director of Government Relations, is... more

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The Red Line between Love and Hate

While riding the Metro’s Red Line yesterday, I spotted former drug czar John... more

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The Marijuana Closet

Earlier this month, the organization I work for, the Marijuana Policy Project, inadvertently stirred up a hornet's nest with what we thought was a pretty straightforward TV commercial. That our modest little ad proved too hot to handle for such Los Angeles-area stations as KNBC, KABC, KTLA, KTTV and KCOP (plus a couple stations in San Francisco) says more about socially acceptable attitudes regarding marijuana than about the ad (or the drug) itself.

After a series of images depicting spending cuts expected as a result of California’s budget crisis, Nadene Herndon of Fair Oaks (near Sacramento) looks at the camera and says: “Sacramento says huge cuts to schools, health care and police are inevitable due to California’s budget crisis. Even our state parks could be closed. But the governor and legislature are ignoring millions of Californians who want to pay taxes.

“We're marijuana consumers. Instead of being treated like criminals for using a safe substance, we want to pay our fair share. Taxes from California's marijuana industry could pay the salaries of 20,000 teachers. Isn’t it time?”

The spot concludes with a slide reading, “Tax and Regulate Marijuana. ControlMarijuana.org.”

That’s it. Nothing in the spot urged people to light up, and there were no images of marijuana or marijuana use at all. Yet over half a dozen major-market TV stations, including the NBC and ABC affiliates in LA and San Francisco, flatly refused to air it. The general manager of KABC insisted to me in an oddly heated phone conversation that the commercial advocates marijuana use, and he wasn’t going to advocate illegal activity on his station.

The ad — which you can watch at http://www.mpp.org/states/california/ we-want-to-pay-our-fair-share.html — did nothing of the sort. But what it did do was apparently just as disturbing. It showed in concrete terms that the millions of Americans who use marijuana (nearly 15 million in a typical month, according to government surveys that likely underestimate its true prevalence) are ordinary folks — responsible, hard-working and entirely normal.

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Aaron Houston Testifies Before CongressTo Stop The Fed Raids

MPP Director of Government Relations Aaron Houston breaks down his testimony to... more

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Censorship in California: Marijuana Ad Campaign Rejected by TV Stations

The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) kicked off a TV ad campaign aimed at gaining... more

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We Have a Golden Opportunity to End the War on Drugs: Can You Help?

We can't end the despicable "war on drugs" without an effective media... more

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SHERIFF ALLMAN'S MEDIA WORKSHOP

North End of Hendry property on Della Ave in Willits. Marijuana patch is behind junk... more

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Altered State - California's slow journey to marijuana regulation

Daylight blinds you as you emerge from the BART station underground onto the sidewalk.... more

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Your Bill, Your Decision, Gov. Lynch

Today the New Hampshire Legislature approved a medical marijuana bill custom tailored... more

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Bill to Legalize Cannabis in the US Has Been Introduced!

A bill to legalize marijuana has been introduced in the U.S. Aaron Houston, the only... more

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Marijuana Two-Minute Truths: How Can I Help end the war?

Join Nydia as she answers the question: How can I help end the war on marijuana users?... more

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MPP's Bruce Mirken on The Rachel Maddow Show

MPP Director of Communications Bruce Mirken discusses marijuana policy and the new... more

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In Pot We Trust

A New Low For Pot Times

DEA Quashes Medical Marijuana Reseach Project

15 Years of Changing Marijuana Laws

Group Launches Drive to Tax, Regulate Marijuana in Nevada

Speaking of Drugs More Dangerous Than Marijuana

Israel Moves Toward Expanded Medical Marijuana Law

5 Tips for Calling Congress on Marijuana Policy Reform

MPP's Aaron Houston on Russia Today

The Red Line between Love and Hate

The Marijuana Closet

Aaron Houston Testifies Before CongressTo Stop The Fed Raids

Censorship in California: Marijuana Ad Campaign Rejected by TV Stations

We Have a Golden Opportunity to End the War on Drugs: Can You Help?

SHERIFF ALLMAN'S MEDIA WORKSHOP

Altered State - California's slow journey to marijuana regulation

Your Bill, Your Decision, Gov. Lynch

Bill to Legalize Cannabis in the US Has Been Introduced!

Marijuana Two-Minute Truths: How Can I Help end the war?

MPP's Bruce Mirken on The Rachel Maddow Show

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