Archive for October, 2007
« Previous EntriesCannabis: it’s not just medical – it’s social
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The Times-News, ID
30 Oct 2007
Jared S. Hopkins
HAILEY TO VOTE ON MARIJUANA
Even If Measure Passes, Possibility of Lawsuits Lingers
When Hailey voters go to the polls next week they’ll have an opportunity to light up a whole new Rocky Mountain high.
Thanks to an activist who doesn’t live there, voters will be asked to cast ballots on four [...]
Alcohol celebrated and cannabis reviled
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Victoria Times-Colonist, BC
30 Oct 2007
Dan Gardner
HYPOCRITICAL GOVERNMENTS IGNORE ALCOHOL’S DANGERS
A glossy brochure recently dropped out of my newspaper: “Discover your taste for whisky,” it advised. As it happens, I discovered my taste for whisky long ago and so was not in need of this advice. But it struck me as surpassingly odd that the Ontario [...]
With its (marijuana) broad range of uses, it’s one of the most useful medicines I’ve come across, says doctor
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The Bakersfield Californian, CA
30 Oct 2007
Jason Kotowski
DOCTOR CALLS POT GOOD MEDICINE
Doctors who recommend medical marijuana say it helps treat everything from nausea caused by cancer treatment to spinal pain.
Multiple sclerosis. Anorexia. Anxiety. Muscle spasms. Insomnia.
Dr. Michael Gitter, of Lake Forest, said he’s seen medical marijuana help treat all those ailments and more. He believes marijuana [...]
Records that exonerate them under state law convict them under federal law
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA
29 Oct 2007
Dan Abendschein
POT FARMERS’ CASE MAY CLARIFY LAWS
POMONA – The case of three convicted Azusa pot farmers may help clarify laws on how to legally grow medical marijuana, advocates said.
Bryn Anderson, 38, of Los Angeles; Paul Shaw, 35, of Azusa; and Charles Newcomb, 47, of Azusa were convicted last week [...]
Miller’s crusade to make medical marijuana legal
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Ocean County Observer, NJ
29 Oct 2007
Don Bennett
MEDICAL MARIJUANA HOPEFUL’S TOP ISSUE
TOMS RIVER — James Miller concedes he is a “one-trick pony” in his campaign for the state Senate in the 10th District, keeping a promise he made to his late wife before she died of multiple sclerosis that he would try to get the use [...]
Study helps to build a case that cannabis does have therapeutic value
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Washington Post, US
October 31, 2007
Right Dose of Pot Can Ease Pain
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) — Smoking marijuana can help alleviate pain, but only when used at the right strength, a U.S. study finds.
A team at the University of California, San Diego, found that a low dose of pot produced no effect, a moderate dose [...]
Marijuana not a drug – it’s a leaf
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Los Angeles Times, CA
29 Oct 2007
GOV. SAYS POT IS NOT A DRUG, ‘IT’S A LEAF’
LONDON — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says marijuana is not a drug, a British magazine reported Monday. But his spokesman said the governor was joking.
Schwarzenegger told the British edition of GQ magazine that he had not taken drugs, even [...]
Marijuana Party Candidate Gets Three Months For Trafficking
Friday, October 26th, 2007Gerry Bellett
Vancouver SunOct. 11 2007
Conviction Brings Three Months In Jail Fourth Drug Conviction For Marc Boyer, Who Has Terminal IllnessVANCOUVER – Former Marijuana Party candidate Marc Boyer has been sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty in Vancouver Provincial Court to possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Judge Conni Bagnall [...]
Canada Chooses Cannabis-Not So High On Steroids
Friday, October 26th, 2007Toronto Sun
Oct.12 2007
Alison Korn
Actually, no, not all athletes are on drugs. Of the tiny numbers of Canadian athletes who test positive, it’s more likely to be for cannabis than anything truly sinister. Just two weeks after Canadian cyclist Genevieve Jeanson admitted to using the banned drug erythropoietin,
U.S. sprinter Marion Jones told the world last week [...]
Crowder Skeptical Of Conservative Drug Plan
Friday, October 26th, 2007Oct.11 2007
Niomi Pearson
Nanaimo Bulletin
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder says she is skeptical of the anti-drug strategy recently announced by the federal Conservatives. The $63.8 million drug strategy promises a crack down on cross-border drug smuggling, stiffer penalties for drug dealers. More specifically, $32 million will be allocated for treatment of drug users and $10 million will [...]