Archive for June, 2007
« Previous EntriesWashington to consider quantity of medical marijuana for patients, USA
Saturday, June 30th, 2007The Washinton Post
June 30, 2007
Joanna McKee poses for a portrait, Wednesday, June, 27, 2007, in Seattle. McKee has been using marijuana to relieve the pain caused by her back and leg problems. This fall, Washington state public servants will convene a series of meetings to answer the question: how much marijuana constitutes a two-month supply? [...]
Production of medical cannabis unprecedented, NM
Saturday, June 30th, 2007The Associated Press
June 30, 2007
DEBORAH BAKER
Law Requires N.M. to Grow Its Own Pot
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico has a new medical marijuana law with a twist: It requires the state to grow its own.
The law, effective Sunday, not only protects medical marijuana users from prosecution _ as 11 other states do _ but requires [...]
Ex-cop says he was growing medicinal marijuana
Saturday, June 30th, 2007Winnipeg Free Press, MB
28 Jun 2007
Mike McIntyre
EX-COP FACES GROW-OP CHARGE
Marijuana For Medicinal Use, Lawyer Argues
A retired Winnipeg police officer who recently came under scrutiny for his role in the wrongful conviction of James Driskell has been charged with running a marijuana grow operation in his home.
Bill VanderGraaf, 56, was arrested in April after police received [...]
New Mexico becomes 12th state to allow patients to grow
Saturday, June 30th, 2007The New Mexican, NM
29 Jun 2007
Diana Del Mauro
STATE TO LET PATIENTS GROW THEIR OWN POT
When lobbyists rallied this year at the Roundhouse to legalize medical marijuana, they distinctly said patients wouldn’t be growing this mind-altering herb. Rather, the state Health Department would create a secure production and distribution system – the first state to do [...]
Censorship, cannabis and the Supreme Court, USA
Friday, June 29th, 2007Washington Post Supreme Court Reporter
June 26, 2007
Robert Barnes
Supreme Court Issues Trio of Big 5-4 Decisions
Rulings Impact Campaign Finance Reform, Bush Faith-Based Initiatives and Student Speech
Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes was online Tuesday, June 26 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the flurry of rulings that came Monday as the court nears the end [...]
Teachers toking with students – trendy or tragic?
Friday, June 29th, 2007The Associated Press
June 28, 2007
Teacher, Students Allegedly Smoke Pot
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A Goleta Valley Junior High School teacher is facing charges for allegedly smoking marijuana with two students.
Melissa Dunning, 31, was charged Wednesday with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one count of furnishing marijuana. She faces arraignment July [...]
Cannabis clearly benefits HIV patients
Friday, June 29th, 2007NORML
New York, NY
June 28, 2007
Cannabis Has “Clear Medical Benefits” For HIV Patients, Study Says — Smoked marijuana produces “substantial and comparable increases in food intake … with little evidence of discomfort and no impairment of cognitive performanceâ€?
New York, NY: Inhaling cannabis significantly increases daily caloric intake and body weight in HIV-positive patients, is well tolerated, [...]
The clinical science of cannabis
Friday, June 29th, 2007JAIDS, Journal of Aquired Immune Deficiency Stndromes
June 21, 2007
Dronabinol and Marijuana in HIV-Positive Marijuana Smokers: Caloric
Intake, Mood, and Sleep.
CLINICAL SCIENCE
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. POST ACCEPTANCE, 21 June 2007 Haney, Margaret PHD *; Gunderson, Erik W MD *; Rabkin, Judith PHD *; Hart, Carl L PHD *+; Vosburg, Suzanne K PHD *; Comer, [...]
Another California city wants to snuff out medical marijuana dispensaries
Friday, June 29th, 2007San Bernardino Sun, CA
27 Jun 2007
Andrew Edwards
MORE CITIES PUSH TO NIX MEDICAL POT SHOPS
YUCAIPA – Another inland town moved closer to snuffing out medicinal marijuana Monday when the City Council approved staffers’ plans to craft an ordinance prohibiting medical cannabis dispensaries.
Yucaipa’s not the only East Valley city addressing the marijuana issue this week. In [...]
Teacher smokes cannabis with students (dejavu)
Friday, June 29th, 2007The Province, BC
28 Jun 2007
Jennifer Saltman
‘AWESOME’ TEACHER ON POT CHARGE
Community In Shock After Arrest Of Longtime Counsellor At Music Festival
LILLOOET – An “awesome” counsellor and teacher at Lillooet Secondary is to appear in court next month, charged with trafficking marijuana.
Don Gordon DeLong, 54, was arrested May 20, after he apparently chaperoned a small group of [...]