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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
News: Happy Cannabis Day from Vancouver: 25 LBs of joints Given Away!!!Lots of good friends in this video.. nice job folks Posted by MikeyZero Friday, July 04, 2008 (17:20:58) 
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News: LAWMAN CALLS FOR ENDING POT PROHIBITIONLAWMAN CALLS FOR ENDING POT PROHIBITION by Greg Francisco, (Source:Saginaw News) 22 Aug 2008 Michigan ------- Recently, while driving through Saginaw, I happened to tune into a radio program featuring an interview with , who was railing against the dangers of marijuana. Speaking as a former federal law enforcement officer, I would like to respond. We can argue from now until doomsday whether marijuana is a deadly gateway drug, a simple plant neither inherently good nor evil or a great boon to mankind given by a loving creator. And we can continue to completely miss the point. The real question should be, is prohibition the best way to deal with the dangers, real or imagined, of marijuana? Marijuana is here to stay, deeply ingrained in our society. Thinking we ever will achieve the utopian vision of a marijuana-free society is just so much wishful thinking. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (03:23:40)
Federal Court Rules U.S. Government May Not Deliberately Subvert California’sFederal Court Rules U.S. Government May Not Deliberately Subvert California’s Medical Marijuana Laws (8/20/2008) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@aclu.org SAN JOSE, CA - In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal court today held that the U.S. Constitution bars deliberate subversion by the federal government of state medical marijuana laws. "Utilizing selective arrests and prosecutions, the federal government has sought to sabotage California’s reasoned approach to medical marijuana use," said Graham Boyd, Director of the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project. "For the first time, a court has recognized that a calculated plan by the federal government to undercut state medical marijuana laws is patently unconstitutional. Today’s decision forecasts an end to any organized federal effort to sabotage state medical marijuana laws." While previous high-profile cases affirmed the federal government’s power to enforce federal drug laws against individual medical marijuana patients and providers on a case-by-case basis, today’s ruling clearly recognizes that a calculated pattern of federal enforcement can render state medical marijuana laws effectively inoperable, which would violate the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. "It is obvious to anyone paying attention that federal officials have gone to great lengths to sabotage state efforts to allow for appropriate medical marijuana use," said Boyd. "The court made clear that this deliberate interference - once proved - would be unequivocally unconstitutional." Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (15:24:36) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: CA Attorney General Directs Law Enforcement on Medical MarijuanaCA Attorney General Directs Law Enforcement on Medical Marijuana August 25th, 2008 Comprehensive recommendations include protection of dispensaries Sacramento, CA -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown issued long-awaited guidelines on medical marijuana today with support from advocates and law enforcement alike. The guidelines direct law enforcement on how to approach encounters with medical marijuana patients and establish a road map for local police policies. However, more significantly, the guidelines provide recommendations for operating medical marijuana dispensaries in accordance with state law. Specifically, the Attorney General states that, "a properly organized and operated collective or cooperative that dispenses medical marijuana through a storefront may be lawful under California law." The guidelines are the culmination of years of work by Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and other advocates to educate and urge action from the Attorney General and other state officials. "Today we stand beside the Attorney General of California in his effort to fully implement the state's medical marijuana law," said ASA Chief Counsel Joe Elford. "We welcome this leadership and expect that compliance with these guidelines will result in fewer unnecessary arrests, citations and seizures of medicine from qualified patients and their primary caregivers." Read more. . . Posted by GregP Tuesday, August 26, 2008 (15:22:01) comments? |
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Mich. voters to decide on medical marijuana, lifting stem cell research banELECTION 2008 Mich. voters to decide on medical marijuana, lifting stem cell research ban BY DAWSON BELL • FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU • AUGUST 21, 2008 LANSING – The field of statewide ballot proposals for 2008 appears to be set at two – medical marijuana and embryonic stem cell research – following approval of ballot wording by a state elections panel today. The proposal to permit the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana by patients with certain debilitating illness, like muscular dystrophy and HIV-AIDS, was designated as Proposal 1 by the Board of State Canvassers. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Thursday, August 21, 2008 (20:54:13) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: CALIFORNIA WINS ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWCALIFORNIA WINS ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW (Source:Porterville Recorder) 13 Aug 2008 California ------- Fourth District Court of Appeal upholds validity of state law over federal supremacy On July 31 California's Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed that California's medical marijuana laws are valid despite the fact that federal law does not make any provision for the medicinal use of marijuana. This means that state, county and local officials, whether they like the laws put in place by the people through the initiative process and later the Legislature, are duty-bound the implement those laws. For years various officials who don't approve of the laws that give bona fide patients the right to use, possess and grow marijuana have argued that because federal law places marijuana on Schedule I ( which prohibits any use, including medical ) under the 1974 Controlled Substances Act ( CSA ), that the California law is invalid. The doctrine of "federal supremacy," they have argued, doesn't allow states to have less restrictive laws. That argument was always disingenuous or worse. Read more. . . Posted by GregP Friday, August 15, 2008 (01:14:28) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: Inhaled Cannabis Halts HIV PainInhaled Cannabis Halts HIV Pain, Study Says Clinical Trial Results Undermine Feds' 'Flat Earth' Position That Pot Lacks Medical Efficacy August 13, 2008 - San Diego, CA, US San Diego, CA: Inhaled cannabis significantly reduces HIV-associated neuropathy compared to placebo, according to clinical trial data published online on the website of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Investigators at the University of California at San Diego, in conjunction with the University of California Center for Medical Cannabis Research, assessed the efficacy of inhaled cannabis in 28 HIV patients with neuropathic (nerve-related) pain not adequately controlled by other pain-relievers. Researchers reported that the proportion of subjects achieving a pain reduction of 30 percent or more was greater for those smoking cannabis than among those smoking the placebo. “Smoked cannabis … (1-8% THC) significantly reduced neuropathic pain intensity in HIV-associated DPSN (distal sensory polyneuropathy) compared to placebo, when added to stable concomitant analgesics,” authors conclude Read more. . . Posted by GregP Friday, August 15, 2008 (01:09:28) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: Schizophrenics Report Subjective Relief From CannabisSchizophrenics Report Subjective Relief From Cannabis, Study Says September 13, 2008 - Adelaide, Australia Adelaide, Australia: Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia report obtaining subjective relief from cannabis to control various symptoms associated with the disease, according to survey data published in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. An investigator at Flinders University in South Australia interviewed 30 patients aged between 18 and 65 who had a DSM-IV comorbid diagnosis of schizophrenia and cannabis 'abuse.' The investigator reported that over half of the respondents reported using cannabis to control schizophrenic symptoms. Of those interviewed, 25 patients reported that smoking cannabis reduced their anxiety; 21 patients said that marijuana helped them to forget childhood trauma; and 12 stated that cannabis "enhanc[ed] their spiritual awareness." Read more. . . Posted by GregP Friday, August 15, 2008 (01:03:53) comments? |
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