Archive for June 20th, 2007
Cannabis-based drug for cancer pain being considered for use in Canada
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Rueters Canada
Jun 19, 2007
Kerstin Neuber
GW says Canada backs cannabis drug for cancer pain
LONDON (Reuters) – A pioneering cannabis-based drug will be considered by Canadian regulators for approval as a treatment for cancer pain, its British developer GW Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Tuesday.
The drug called Sativex is an under-the-tongue spray which is already on sale in [...]
Doctor turns to Canada for nutritional benefits of hemp seeds
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA
15 Jun 2007
Robert Rowen
INSANITY OVER HEMP
EDITOR: The recent arguments regarding marijuana don’t address the most important part of the topic. I am an alternative physician, vegetarian, medical journalist and strongly espouse super nutrition. With government insanity over hemp, citizens are denied their God-given liberty to grow a food of unparalleled [...]
California hopes ID card will protect patients from local officers
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Tahoe Daily Tribune, CA
19 Jun 2007
William Ferchland
CARD WILL GIVE VALIDITY TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS
Those who smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes — and are following a recommendation from a qualified doctor – will soon have another identification card to add to their wallet.
Run through the county’s public health department, the identification card program for medical marijuana [...]
Connecticut says “No” to medical marijuana
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007New York Times
20 Jun 2007
Matthew J. Malone
MEDICAL MARIJUANA MEASURE FALLS WITH CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR’S VETO
Stamford, Conn. — After struggling with what was described as one of the most difficult decisions in her three-year tenure, Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed a measure today that would have legalized the use of marijuana for certain medical conditions.
In a statement, [...]
Pot smuggler goes free (while medical marijuana patients are jailed)
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Windsor Star, ON
19 Jun 2007
Doug Schmidt
JUDGE HANDS FREEDOM TO POT-HAULING TRUCKER
A Toronto area commercial trucker accused of smuggling 21 kilograms of pot across the Ambassador Bridge appeared to not believe his ears when a judge ruled Monday there was insufficient evidence for a conviction.
It took a few minutes before reality sunk in and Pius Idahosa, [...]
DEA says ND hemp farmer’s review of application “still in process”
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Contra Costa Times, CA
19 Jun 2007
James MacPherson
N.D. FARMERS SUE DEA TO GROW HEMP CROP
BISMARCK, N.D. ( AP ) – Two farmers granted the first licenses in the nation to grow industrial hemp filed a federal lawsuit Monday to get final permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to recognize that hemp [...]
Support for NY medical marijuana bill grows
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Buffalo News, NY
19 Jun 2007
Tom Precious
MEDICAL MARIJUANA: NEW YORK IS WAITING TO INHALE
It Could Become the 13th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana, a Move Some Say Could Mean Relief
ALBANY — Joel Peacock, a registered member of the Conservative Party, has little use for liberal politicians.
“I’m as far from liberal as you’re ever going to get,” [...]
Former attorney general has change of heart
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Times Union, Albany, NY
19 Jun 2007
MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE
Two years ago, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, was one of the few state leaders calling for New York to adopt a humane medicinal marijuana law. George Pataki, who was governor at the time, was opposed, perhaps because he was seeking to burnish his tough-on-crime credentials as [...]