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Posted on Tuesday, March 20
NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Current law prohibits medicinal cannabis use even though it has been shown to work more effectively and with fewer side effects then many commercially produced pharmaceuticals to releive certain symptoms. Current law also prevents American farmers from growing industrial hemp. The United States imports ALL of it’s raw industrial hemp and hemp products used and sold in the U.S. and is one of the last industrialized nations in the world still banning the cultivation of industrial hemp. If you would like to help change the current Marijuana Laws you have come to the right place. To become a member of Oakland County NORML simply e-mail us and we will add you to our email notification list. There is no membership fee and your information will NOT be sold to a third party. For only $15 you can become a member of the state chapter, MINORML, AND receive a free 1 year membership in National NORML, a $35 dollar value. To become a member of Oakland County NORML simply e-mail us and we will add you to our email notification list. There is no membership fee and your information will NOT be sold to a third party. For only $15 you can become a member of the state chapter, MINORML, AND receive a free 1 year membership in National NORML, a $35 dollar value.
Posted on Wednesday, April 26
Reefer Madness: Holistic Biochemistry of Cannabinoids, by Robert Melamede, PhD
Medical Marijuana: What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling YouWhat Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You By Paul Armentano Posted June 24, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST) Senator Ted Kennedy is putting forward a brave face following his recent surgery but the sad reality remains. Even with successful surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatment, gliomas -- a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that strikes approximately 10,000 Americans annually -- tragically claim the lives of 75 percent of its victims within two years and virtually all within five years. But what if there was an alternative treatment for gliomas that could selectively target the cancer while leaving healthy cells intact? And what if federal bureaucrats were aware of this treatment, but deliberately withheld this information from the public? Sadly, the questions posed above are not entirely hypothetical. Let me explain. In 2007, I reviewed over 150 published preclinical and clinical studies assessing the therapeutic potential of marijuana and several of its active compounds, known as cannabinoids. I summarized these numerous studies in a book, now in its third edition, entitled Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis and Cannabinoids: A Review of the Scientific Literature. (NORML Foundation, 2008) One chapter in this book, which summarized the findings of more than 30 separate trials and literature reviews, was dedicated to the use of cannabinoids as potential anti-cancer agents, particularly in the treatment of gliomas. Not familiar with this scientific research? Your government is. In fact, the first experiment documenting pot's potent anti-cancer effects took place in 1974 at the Medical College of Virginia at the behest federal bureaucrats. The results of that study, reported in an Aug. 18, 1974, Washington Post newspaper feature, were that marijuana's primary psychoactive component, THC, "slowed the growth of lung cancers, breast cancers and a virus-induced leukemia in laboratory mice, and prolonged their lives by as much as 36 percent." Read more. . . Posted by GregP Wednesday, July 02, 2008 (14:50:24) comments? |
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News: AL: Some Drug Traffickers Are More Equal Than OthersSome Drug Traffickers Are More Equal Than Others Sunday, June 29, 2008 Published at Capital City Free Press Do you ever wonder if the justice system in Alabama is fair? Ever questioned whether justice here is indeed blind? Is it important to you that everyone be treated equal under the law? I believe most citizen's have asked themselves those questions at one time or another. Warning: If you are one of the citizen's who is convinced that we have a fair, neutral and blind justice system in this state and that everyone is treated the same according to the law then you probably shouldn't read any further. I take no responsibility for any meltdown you might have as a result of being exposed to the truth. On March 3, 2008 John Alexander Rochester, son of 40th Circuit Court Judge John Rochester, was arrested at the Ashland City Park in Ashland, AL for possession of meth, first degree possession of marijuana, trafficking cocaine, possession of paraphernalia, distribution of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. I immediately began following the case. Actually, 'following' the case is not the right term. Reporting the case is much more like it, since no other media outlet in the state has deemed it newsworthy to report the arrest of a judge's son for drug trafficking and the special treatment he is receiving from the court system. Yet, every other regular Jim Bob or Mary Jane that has been arrested for the same or similar offenses has had their name and alleged crimes reported in their hometown papers and on the 5 O'Clock News. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, July 01, 2008 (18:59:08)
News: Guest columnist: Drug war needs practical approachGuest columnist: Drug war needs practical approach BY JOSEPH HEPP • JUNE 24, 2008 BattleCreekInquirer.com The war against the sale and use of illegal drugs has received very little media attention during our current political campaigns - probably because both parties feel that it is politically correct to oppose any form of legalization. It should be an issue because, in spite of the valiant efforts on the part of our law enforcement people, we are not winning this war! Besides not winning, it is costing taxpayers billions and billions of dollars for enforcement, not to mention increased crime. The high demand for illegal drugs remains strong in America and since it is a highly profitable business, the drug dealers will continue to find ways to meet the demand. We read about big drug busts and about the confiscation of large amounts of illegal drugs but very little about the overall success of the war on drugs. In some ways the prohibition of illegal drugs has created an appeal - you know the reaction of some people when a movie is banned. There are similarities between the drug war and the prohibition of alcohol (1920-33) which was an action taken to reduce crime and corruption. Unfortunately, conditions actually got worse, more crime and corruption, along with lost tax revenue. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Saturday, June 28, 2008 (21:59:17)
Medical Marijuana: GROUP SEEKS TO PUT MARIJUANA QUESTION BEFORE FERNDALE VOTERSGROUP SEEKS TO PUT MARIJUANA QUESTION BEFORE FERNDALE VOTERS by Michael P. McConnell, Daily Tribune Staff Writer, (Source:Daily Tribune) 04 Jun 2008 Michigan ------- Initiative Would Give NOPM Chance to Dispense Pot to Sick Patients FERNDALE -- City voters will get a chance to decide whether a pro medical marijuana group should have a chance to distribute pot to sick patients if the group has a court order. Carl M. Swanson of the National Organization for Positive Medicine has already collected enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot in Ferndale. Swanson's Ferndale attorney, Thad McCullum, recently turned in petitions with 398 signatures to the City Clerk's office. Only 250 signatures are needed to get the issue on a ballot. "There are a lot of legal barriers to getting from where we are today to the point of having anyone actually dispense medical marijuana," Ferndale City Manager Robert Bruner, Jr. said of the group's effort. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (20:25:44) comments? |
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News: POT-GROWING TEACHERS WON'T LOSE THEIR HOUSEPOT-GROWING TEACHERS WON'T LOSE THEIR HOUSE by Lynn Turner, (Source:Kalamazoo Gazette) 06 May 2008 Michigan ------- KALAMAZOO -- Two teachers who lost their jobs for growing marijuana won't lose their home as part of a drug forfeiture. Brett and Keri Johnson paid $20,000 to the Southwest Enforcement Team before their April 30 deadline, Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Steve McLaughlin said. An agreement between the multijurisdictional drug-enforcement unit and the Johnsons stated that if the money was paid, SWET would not seek to foreclose on the Courtlandt Avenue property in Kalamazoo and various liens would not be attached to the property, according to court documents filed in March. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (20:20:28)
News: CHRONIC-PAIN SUFFERERS DESERVE TREATMENT WITH DIGNITYCHRONIC-PAIN SUFFERERS DESERVE TREATMENT WITH DIGNITY by Jeffrey S. Klein, (Source:Battle Creek Enquirer) 22 Jun 2008 Michigan ------- Pain. We all experience it at some time in our life to varying degrees and for varying periods of time. Caused by injury or illness, it is nature's way of telling us that something is wrong. In a majority of cases, modern medicine does an excellent job of relieving our pain. Through treatment of the cause of the pain or simply controlling the pain that is not easily treatable, most patients receive relief from their pain. Doctors, left to their own resources, do an excellent job of improving the quality of life of their patients. Even those patients suffering from chronic pain are able to live a normal life if properly treated. Some of the time, that proper treatment includes narcotic pain medication. Prescribed and taken properly, narcotics provide the only relief for some chronic pain victims. Spinal injuries, deformities and degeneration are some examples that respond well to narcotic therapy. Many times they are the only choice that will provide relief. It is estimated that 2 percent of Americans are addicted to drugs. This number has not changed over the last 100 years. The "War on Drugs" has not changed this number, in spite of spending almost a trillion dollars in trying to change it. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (20:17:18)
News: MARIJUANA'S RISING POTENCY SPARKS DEBATEMARIJUANA'S RISING POTENCY SPARKS DEBATE by Neil Munshi, Globe Correspondent, (Source:Boston Globe) 23 Jun 2008 United States ------- It's a dangerous, highly addictive drug whose skyrocketing potency has only increased its stranglehold on our nation's youth. Or it's mostly harmless, a substance not much worse than caffeine - with medicinal value to boot. It's marijuana. And the polarized debate about its safety has been rekindled by two reports released separately this month by the federal government and a leading drug prohibition group. Both studies conclude that marijuana's potency has increased, which they link to reports of more addiction, mental health problems, and emergency room admissions related to marijuana use among teenagers. Advocates of less punitive marijuana laws immediately decried the reports as alarmist, saying there's no evidence linking greater potency to a rise in health problems among pot smokers. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (20:10:30)
Medical Marijuana: FEW ISSUES TO MAKE IT ON BALLOTFEW ISSUES TO MAKE IT ON BALLOT by Mark Hornbeck, Detroit News Lansing Bureau, (Source:Detroit News) 23 Jun 2008 Michigan ------- Medical Marijuana Is In, With Stem Cell Research and Government Reform Questions Likely. Michigan voters, who once faced a daunting list of potential ballot questions this November, may decide only a handful of issues after all. The deadline for turning in 380,000-plus petition signatures is only a couple of weeks away and, of the 10 ballot committees that launched campaigns, only a few remain active. Ballot watchers say just two or three are likely to make it to the finish line. A massive government reform proposal -- which would slash pay for elected officials, reorganize the Legislature and the judiciary and enact election law changes -- stands a chance of going before voters. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (20:01:53) comments? |
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