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DEA warns of stoned rabbits if Utah passes medical marijuana

2015-03-02T14:31:00.003-08:00

The killer bunny?

Here is the infamous rabbit scene. That rabbit's dynamite!

By Christopher Ingraham

Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state's wildlife may "cultivate a taste" for the plant, lose their fear of humans, and basically be high all the time. That's according to testimony presented to a Utah Senate panel (time stamp 58:00) last week by an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

"I deal in facts. I deal in science," said special agent Matt Fairbanks, who's been working in the state for a decade. He is member of the "marijuana eradication" team in Utah. Some of his colleagues in Georgia recently achieved notoriety by raiding a retiree's garden and seizing a number of okra plants.

Fairbanks spoke of his time eliminating back-country marijuana grows in the Utah mountains, specifically the environmental costs associated with large-scale weed cultivation on public land: "Personally, I have seen entire mountainsides subjected to pesticides, harmful chemicals, deforestation and erosion," he said. "The ramifications to the flora, the animal life, the contaminated water, are still unknown."

Fairbanks said that at some illegal marijuana grow sites he saw "rabbits that had cultivated a taste for the marijuana. ..." He continued: "One of them refused to leave us, and we took all the marijuana around him, but his natural instincts to run were somehow gone."

It's true that illegal pot farming can have harmful environmental consequences. Of course, nothing about these consequences is unique to marijuana. If corn were outlawed and cartels started growing it in national forests, the per-plant environmental toll would be about the same.

But backcountry marijuana grows are a direct result of marijuana's illegal status. If you're concerned about the environmental impact of these grows, an alternative is to legalize and regulate the plant so that people can grow it on farms and in their gardens, rather than on remote mountainsides.

Now, regarding rabbits. Some wild animals apparently do develop a taste for bud (and, yes, best to keep it away from your pets). But I don't know that the occasional high rabbit constitutes grounds for keeping marijuana prohibition in place, any more than drunk squirrels are an argument for outlawing alcohol.

And let's not even get started on the nationwide epidemic of catnip abuse.
There was a time, not too long ago, when drug warriors terrified a nation with images of "the devil's weed" and "reefer madness." Now, it seems that enforcers of marijuana law conjuring up a stoned bunny?

Not scary enough for the Utah Senate, it seems: the panel approved the bill and sent it to the full Senate, where it will be debated this week.

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U.S. Won't Stop Native Americans From Growing, Selling Marijuana On Their Lands

2014-12-11T08:57:00.001-08:00

Source: Hartford Courant

By TIMOTHY M. PHELPS, Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — Opening the door for what could be a lucrative and controversial new industry on some Native American reservations, the Justice Department on Thursday will tell U.S. attorneys to not prevent tribes from growing or selling marijuana on the sovereign lands, even in states that ban the practice.

The new guidance, released in a memorandum, will be implemented on a case-by-case basis and tribes must still follow federal guidelines, said Timothy Purdon, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota and the chairman of the Attorney General's Subcommittee on Native American Issues.

It remains to be seen how many reservations will take advantage of the policy. Many tribes are opposed to legalizing pot on their lands, and federal officials will continue to enforce the law in those areas, if requested.

Representatives from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes in Connecticut, which run the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun resort casinos, respectively, could not immediately be reached for comment.

The policy comes on the heels of the 2013 Justice Department decision to stop most federal marijuana prosecutions in states that have legalized the possession or sale of pot. Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia have all moved to legalize the drug, though the D.C. law may be scaled back by Congress.

Some tribes see marijuana sales as a potential source of revenue, similar to cigarette sales and casino gambling, which have brought a financial boon to reservations across the country. Others, including the Yakama Reservation in Washington state, remain strongly opposed to the sale or use of marijuana on their lands.

Purdon said in an interview that the majority of Native American tribes, mindful of the painful legacy of alcohol abuse in their communities, appear to be against allowing marijuana use on their territory.

The federal government will continue to legally support those tribes that wish to ban marijuana, even in states that now permit its sale, Purdon said.

But the Justice Department will generally not attempt to enforce federal marijuana laws on federally recognized tribes that choose to allow it, as long as they meet eight federal guidelines, including that marijuana not be sold to minors and not be transported to areas that prohibit it.

"The tribes have the sovereign right to set the code on their reservations," Purdon said.

John Walsh, the U.S. attorney for Colorado, said a primary purpose of the memorandum to be released Thursday is to assure U.S. attorney offices and tribes that despite the changes in Justice Department policy announced last year, federal prosecutors still have the authority to prosecute marijuana felonies on tribal lands.

In many cases, federal prosecutors are the only ones permitted by law to prosecute marijuana felonies on tribal lands.

Walsh said that the new memorandum, like the one issued for states last year, emphasizes that states or reservations must have "robust and effective regulatory systems in place" and that federal prosecutors reserve the right to take broader enforcement actions.

The policy is likely to be criticized in states opposed to marijuana sales, particularly those with Native American reservations.

Kevin A. Sabet, an opponent of marijuana legalization and former adviser on drug issues to President Obama, called the policy an "extremely troubling development."

"It once again sends a message that we really don't care about federal drug laws," he said.

Sabet, director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida, said, "Native Americans and their families suffer disproportionately from addiction compared to other groups. The last thing they want is another commercialized industry that targets them for greater use."

Times staff writer Hugo Martin in Los Angeles and Courant staff writer Matthew Sturdevant in Hartford contributed to this report.

Remember we Fought for Freedom and NOT Prohibition

2014-11-11T08:28:00.005-08:00

source: Cannabis Culture
By Jeremiah Vandermeer

November 11 is known as Remembrance Day in Canada, the UK and other Commonwealth countries, and Veterans Day in the US; a day of mourning for soldiers and civilians lost in international conflicts and a recognition of the sacrifices made by all victims of war.

Soldiers and their families and scores of reverent citizens pay their respects for those who gave their blood, their sweat, their freedom, and their lives; assembling at wreath-laying ceremonies and family gatherings as they evoke memories of loved ones affected by the many tragedies of war.

We at Cannabis Culture pay our respects to all those lost in war and those still fighting and suffering around the world in brutal conflicts, including the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, in which 919,967 people have been killed based on lowest credible estimates. The two wars continue to claim lives and cause untold destruction today.

As part of our memorial, we include the millions of casualties of the global War on Drugs, which continues to rage on around the world, intensifying in places like Mexico, where the government vows to continue its violent crackdown. The Drug War death toll in Mexico has now reached 50 deaths a day, and this year’s total toll is expected to exceed 18,000. According to the Globe and Mail, the total number of death since the beginning of President Felipe Calderon’s six-year term may be 60,000, "more than 10 times the number of Americans killed to date in both Iraq and Afghanistan."

Beginning in 1914, the US War on Drugs is the country's longest war, claiming the lives of countless individuals, imprisoning hundreds of thousands of non-violent citizens, tearing apart families, and destroying the hopes and dreams of Americans young and old.

Reports by the International Harm Reduction Association say more than one thousand people face execution for drug offences each year in 32 countries that retain the death penalty for drug crimes.

We also remember the sacrifices of police officers killed on duty enforcing drug laws and military officers overseas battling over drug plantations, like the heroin-producing poppy fields of Afghanistan.

The Papaver rhoeas, the red poppy, is an international symbol for those who died in war and commemorates the pain-relieving properties of the opium plant. The flower was immortalized in the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian poet and soldier Lt Col John McCrae, and is worn on the jacket on Remembrance Day.

In a piece called "Drug War Remembrance" published by the UK's Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Steve Rolles writes,

It is hard to escape the dual-symbolism of the poppy in relation to the Afghanistan conflict. Over 800 coalition soldiers have died in Afghanistan, over a hundred of them British - at least some of which have been as a direct result of anti-drug operations aimed at eradicating the poppy harvest that provides the raw opium that in turn feeds over 90% the West's demand for illicit heroin. Many more Afghans have also died, both combatants and civilians. The symbolic historical links of the poppy with death are not just the blood red from battle fields but also the opium connection; the poppy being used as a traditional tombstone emblem to symbolise eternal sleep.

The Afghan conflict is, of course, more complex than merely a war on drugs, but the massive illicit profits that flow from the poppy fields are fueling the violence, and helping destabilize the entire region. ... It is the prohibition of opiates for non medical use that creates the illicit trade in the first instance. There is no violence, criminal profiteering or terrorism associated with the 50% of global poppy production (for medical use) that is entirely legal and regulated. It is prohibition that creates the link between drugs and terror, and prohibition that is responsible for the nexus of their respective wars.

Though the US and Canadian governments have an official policy of poppy eradication in Afghanistan, there are reports of our troops guarding opium fields and helping to maintain production, and statistics show production of opium has increased significantly since the beginning of the war.

Though it is indeed important on November 11 to pay our respects and remember those affected by war, the only true way to commemorate them is to help end war so future generations are spared the same fate. Remembering the past is pointless unless we use those memories to learn lessons and create a better future.

The fallen didn't have to die in vain. End the War in Afghanistan. End the War in Iraq. End the War on Terror. End the Drug War.
Lest we forget. End all Wars.

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1.Medicine Man: Marijuana dispensary documentary heading to TruTV produced by 24 exec Mirror.co.uk 13:08 Thu, 16 Oct 2014

2.Marijuana: Yes to more steps toward decriminalization The Globe and Mail 02:15

3.Forty years in — and with pot increasingly legalized — what’s the future for premiere... National Post 12:54 Thu, 16 Oct 2014

4.Asylum seekers political pawns of hardline government policy WA Today 07:27

5.Man jailed for six months, fined €700 for cannabis possession MaltaToday 05:08

6.Earley man given two-year community order for cannabis possession Wokingham News 04:56

7.Uruguay’s marijuana law faces uncertain future IOL 02:47

8.Uruguay Marijuana Legalization May Not Last Past Next Year, Regulations Unsurprisingly Failing Reason (Weblog) 12:02

9.Ancient Siberian mummy had breast cancer and self-medicated with marijuana The Raw Story 11:45

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13.Lye man jailed for growing cannabis worth £51,000 Ludlow & Tenbury Wells Advertiser 08:38

14.Uruguay Unable to Effectively Implement Marijuana Legalizing Law RIA Novosti 07:40

15.Medical marijuana could be gateway to drug abuse, groups warn GMA News 07:27

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Suicide of Mountie who shed light on PTSD a terrible loss, RCMP says

2014-10-11T12:37:00.002-07:00

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The death of RCMP Corporal Ron Francis, who helped draw attention to post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency first responders, is a terrible loss that underscores the need to deal with the issue, the RCMP’s commanding officer in New Brunswick said Tuesday.

“It’s unfortunate that this condition, if you will, took over and consumed him, but he didn’t let go,” assistant Commissioner Roger Brown told a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Fredericton. “His goal was to try to make some sense of it himself and to bring an awareness to what this is all about.”

Francis was found dead Monday afternoon at the Kingsclear First Nation. It appears no one else was involved in his death but Brown wouldn’t provide any details about the circumstances of how Francis died.

Brown said the police force was doing all it could to get Francis the support he needed, meeting with him as recently as Sunday.

“I know there will be much speculation about why this happened and assumptions may be made,” Brown said. “Unfortunately this is not the outcome that I would’ve hoped for, that I would’ve anticipated.”

Francis, who served with the Mounties for 22 years, made national headlines last year after he complained that he wasn’t allowed to smoke medicinal marijuana for PTSD while in uniform.

Last November, Francis returned his red serge uniform, saying he was doing so on orders from his superiors, and accused the RCMP and the federal government of not doing enough to support officers with PTSD.

At the time, the RCMP said its officers who are prescribed medicinal marijuana should not be in red serge or regular uniform while taking their medication as it wouldn’t portray the right message to the public.

Brown said Tuesday the uniform still belonged to Francis. He said his goal was to have Francis, who was on leave from the RCMP, return as a contributing member of the force.

“This wasn’t a pot-smoking issue. This wasn’t a red serge issue,” Brown said. “This was a cry for help and a need to raise the awareness as to what PTSDreally is within the organizations that we all work for.”

Francis pleaded guilty last month to assaulting four fellow RCMP officers and was to be sentenced next month.

Provincial court heard that in December, officers confronted Francis on a Fredericton street in an effort to take him to hospital for a mental health assessment. Francis pushed one officer and during the ensuing scuffle, he punched another officer in the face, giving him a bloody nose.

A month later, the RCMP received a call from Francis saying that “things were not going well for him.” Police went to Francis’s home and believed he was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested for breaching a judge’s order not to consume or possess alcohol.

Francis was then taken to the RCMP detachment in Oromocto where he pushed one officer and grabbed another by the shirt and pushed him.

Chief Gabriel Atwin of the Kingsclear First Nation said his community remembers Francis as a role model, particularly for youth.

“Through pain we choose to celebrate his life and honour the character of the man we knew,” Atwin said in a statement. “The depth of loss we feel only proves that a life of service to one’s community earns the respect of all.”

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Alaska News Reporter Charlo Greene Quits Live on Air

2014-09-23T07:12:00.002-07:00

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A news reporter in Alaska dramatically quit her job live on air so she could campaign for the legalisation of marijuana in the US state.

Charlo Greene, a reporter for Alaska-based news channel KTVA-TV, revealed herself to be the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, a "medical marijuana collective" that serves patients throughout Alaska.

Greene has reported on the club several times without ever revealing her connection to it. However, during one segment of the news programme, she revealed herself to be the president of the pro-marijuana legalisation group before adding "f**k it, I quit".

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Following her shock resignation, the camera cuts to a visibly stunned main anchor, who stumbles over an apology before adding "we'll...we'll be right back".

The video of Greene's on-air resignation appeared online and soon went viral. In the video, Greene says: "Now everything you heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy for fighting for freedom and fairness which begins with legalising marijuana here in Alaska.

"And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, f**k it, I quit."

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DENVER — Colorado opened up a new frontier in January when voters approved the recreational use of marijuana.

Since then, it’s led to new jobs in the industry and tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue for the state and cities where it’s sold.

Now, we’re seeing the entertainment industry come calling.

About 200 people came out to audition for a new web reality show in Denver

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The director of the project calls “The Marijuana Show” The Apprentice meets Shark Tank — if the sharks were dolphins.

They came to The Watering Bowl at 541 Leetsdale Drive to pitch their ideas for products and services that’ll change the pot industry and make them marijuana millionaires.

“I never want to say I am going to screw you, it’s just business,” says the show’s director/producer/panelist Wendy Robbins.

The cameras are ready to roll. And panelists are in place for a show that takes a kinder approach to a plant that’s often maligned and misunderstood.

“I am tired of marijuana being illegal,” says Robbins. She wants to help change its perception.

“Four-thousand years ago, the Chinese talked about how marijuana could fiz 100 ailments. And in 1943, it was legal to buy in pharmacies,” she says. “It’s really an important and potent herb and medicine and it needs to be legal. That’s why we are doing this.”

Robbins is creating The Marijuana Show to educate and entertain about all things weed.

“It’s about entrepreneurs coming together to pitch in front of investors who are ready and willing to invest as little as $25,000 to $1-million plus. And we’re here to mentor them,” she says.

“I am here from the District of Cannabis to the Emerald City of Denver Colorado to pitch my fourth feature commercial project,” says Elizabeth Croyden who came in from Washington D.C. to solicit funding for her fourth movie about Mary Jane.

The reality show would be the perfect platform to pot.

“I have seen the gritty truth of how the medical lifestyle of marijuana is a miracle worker, especially with cancer patients. I saw it work for AIDS patients, “ she says.

“What I am wearing now is boutonniere,” says Denver resident Jasmine Maimone.

She’s pitching a cannabis floral design service that incorporates buds into blossoms.

“There is a lot of room for Mary in this industry. She blends in nice with other flowers and that is her natural state,” she says.

Plus, Maimone says the arrangements come with an added bonus.
“The best part of them is smoking them later,” she laughs.

The panel will choose six winners to go through boot camp in Taos, New Mexico–preparing them to sell investors on their pot proposals in Denver in October.

It’s money that is hard to come by right now.

“The entrepreneurs need help because banks won’t fund them. There is only so much you can ask friends, family and mom for,” says Robbins.

And the experience will be the opposite of some other reality show favorites.
“We are not going to say, ‘Your fired.’ We’ll say, ‘You’re hired. Whoo hoo,” says a spirited Robbins.

The show will begin taping the six winners in mid-October and begin airing in November on www.themarijuanashow.com.
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Medical marijuana research stalls after Arizona professor is let go

2014-07-14T14:37:00.001-07:00

By Saundra Young, CNN

(CNN) -- A well-known medical marijuana researcher at the University of Arizona says a study she's been planning for four years has cost her her job.

Dr. Sue Sisley, a clinical assistant professor in the college of medicine, has been with the university for nearly eight years in several capacities. She has been planning a pioneering study on marijuana's effect on veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

"I was on the forefront of the most controversial research happening at the university," said Sisley, the study's principal investigator, said. "And they did not like the optics of veterans smoking and vaporizing marijuana on their campus, even in the context of a rigorous, FDA-approved, randomized controlled trial."

That trial was designed to look at the safety and efficacy of using marijuana to treat veterans who suffer from PTSD and aren't responding to other approved treatments. Seventy veterans were to participate in the randomized, triple-blind study, in which five different potencies would be used; some would be placebos and others would contain doses of up to 12% tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot.

For decades, studies to determine the medical benefits of cannabis have been few and far between because the Drug Enforcement Agency classifies it as a Schedule I drug -- the most dangerous class of drugs. That puts it in the same category as heroin, LSD and ecstasy. Schedule I drugs are defined by the agency as "drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse."

Last year, a search of the U.S. National Library of Medicine revealed 2,000 recent papers on marijuana. But the majority explored the harm of marijuana; only 6% investigated the benefits. It's yet another reason, Sisley says, that this research is important for veterans all over the world.

"All the countries that have vets suffering with PTSD are looking for new treatment options, so the eyes of the world have been on this study for years now and have propelled it forward."

Sisley, a psychiatrist, has been working with vets with PTSD for 15 years. She claims that even with the various government approvals of the study, dating back three years, it was all contingent on the university providing a study location -- something she says they failed to do.

Then last month Sisley says she received notice that her three contracts would not be renewed and she feels politics is behind the move.

Sisley said: "They won't give us a reason and they certainly don't want to admit it's political." She also said her job evaluations and performance have been excellent, adding: "Job performance is not the issue here. It's about the university being fearful of the word 'marijuana' and not wanting their brand aligned with this research."

But now the university is talking about it. While they will not discuss Sisley specifically, Chris Sigurdson, a university spokesman, told CNN Thursday that several employees, who were not involved in marijuana research, also received non-renewal notices.

In a statement they say, "The University of Arizona does not comment on personnel issues. In regard to marijuana research, in general, in 2013, the UA championed state legislation to ensure that universities could perform medical marijuana research on campus ... The UA has not received political pressure to terminate any employee as has been suggested in some media and other reports."

In fact, Sigurdson says, the university is committed to the study and has reached out to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), which is funding the study. "We have been in contact with MAPS, assured them that we want to continue the research and will forward the candidate for the principal investigator."

But MAPS is standing by Sisley:

"We told them that we are glad they are interested in the research, but we haven't agreed to do it with them," said Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of MAPS. "Our goal is still to get Dr. Sisley back her job and we will continue to support her in that. That's our preference."

Right now, they are still working with her.

"We'll be supporting her and her lawyers' efforts to submit an appeal for her reinstatement at the university," Brad Burge, MAPS' communications and marketing director, added. "We expect to receive that proposal for the principal investigator candidate from the University of Arizona, but we are going to continue focusing on Dr. Sisley's appeal to the university."

In the meantime, Sisley, who hopes to get her job back, has hired a lawyer.

Politics dealt the research a blow in April. State Sen. Kimberly Yee, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, singlehandedly blocked a bill that would allow the use of surplus state funds toward the study -- and others on the beneficial effects of medical marijuana -- by refusing to allow a hearing for the House-passed bill.

Yee would not discuss Sisley's dismissal but said in a statement to CNN: "This $9 million of state money could otherwise be used for much needed K-12 education programs and drug abuse prevention. There was significant opposition from the Arizona county prosecutors and veteran-led drug prevention groups. I could not in good faith hear the bill in committee when it came to the Senate."

Sisley says veterans deserve this research and she will not give up.

"We will somehow persevere and find a home for this work. So if it's not at U of A it will be somewhere. We are negotiating with several other universities."

On Wednesday, Will Humble, the director of Arizona's Department of Health Services, wrote on his official "director's blog" that he authorized "the use of marijuana (under AMMA) for patients that are currently undergoing conventional treatment for a diagnosis of PTSD." However, he says, marijuana could only be used for palliative care of PTSD symptoms, not for the treatment of the disorder.

Science and Research of Medical Marijuana

2014-07-14T11:48:00.000-07:00

source: Medscape

Dustin Sulak, DO, is a doctor on the front lines of medical marijuana.

Sulak has recommended various forms of marijuana to his patients and has seen striking results. Patients with chronic pain needed fewer prescription pain meds. Patients with multiple sclerosis had less painful muscle spasms. Patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome began to eat again.

“These responses are the most impressive to me,” says Sulak, who practices at Maine Integrative Healthcare in Manchester. Maine is one of 20 states, along with the District of Columbia, where medical marijuana is legal. “With irritable bowel syndrome, we’ll see patients who were at death’s door turn around dramatically.”

Sulak’s experience is powerful and adds to the large body of personal stories dating from 5,000 years ago -- about the therapeutic value of marijuana.

But the scientific evidence behind the drug’s benefits remains elusive, even as 10 more states consider legalizing medical uses in 2014. The problem: In 1970, the federal government classified marijuana as an illegal, highly addictive drug with no medical value, making research harder to do.

A Marijuana Discovery

Here’s what is known: About 20 years ago, scientists discovered a system in the brain that responds to 60 chemicals in marijuana, also known as cannabis. It’s called the endocannabinoid system. This system plays a role in many of the body’s functions, such as in the heart, along with the digestive, endocrine, immune, nervous, and reproductive systems. The discovery sparked interest in finding specific chemicals made from marijuana that could be targeted for specific conditions.

Since that time, scientific projects around medical marijuana worldwide have sped up dramatically. Many of the studies that have been done show that chemicals in marijuana can help treat some conditions. They have helped manage pain and reduced muscle spasms in MS patients. They’ve worked as an appetite stimulant, and as an alternative drug for brain disorders such as schizophrenia and Tourette’s syndrome.

Few of these studies, though, followed a controlled clinical trial. This is considered the best type of trial because it compares a drug to another drug, or to a placebo (a "fake" treatment).

Also, most of the studies had fewer than 200 patients. So doubt continues about marijuana’s value and who it really can help, says J. Michael Bostwick, MD. He's a psychiatrist at the Mayo Clinic and author of a review of medical marijuana research.

Based on medical science, it seems possible that marijuana-based treatments could be developed for some conditions; but federal restrictions make it hard for the research to advance, Bostwick says.

That’s because scientists in the U.S. have to get approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to do research on medical marijuana.

A series of studies allowed by the DEA came to a conclusion similar to Bostwick's. The 13 studies were done by The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at the University of California in San Diego between 2000 and 2010.

The conclusion: “Cannabinoids may be useful medicine for certain indications” and deserve further research, wrote Igor Grant, professor and executive vice chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the university. The studies also showed that inhaling marijuana through a vaporizer or a spray was a better way to deliver it than by smoking.

Among the unanswered questions about medical marijuana is the risk to users. About 10% of people who smoke marijuana become addicted. It’s not known what that means if it is being used for medical reasons, Bostwick says. He adds that some patients find the effects of marijuana “intolerable.”

Dustin Sulak, D.O. Discusses Medical Cannabis.

Marijuana-Based Drugs

Despite the obstacles, three FDA-approved drugs are made from marijuana. They include:

Marinol and Cesamet (Nabilone): Both drugs are used to treat nausea and lack of appetite related to chemotherapy and in AIDS patients. They are man-made versions of THC, the primary chemical in marijuana that gives users a “high.” Both were approved in the 1980s.

Epidiolex: This drug to treat children’s epilepsy received FDA approval in 2013. Its use is highly restricted.

Another drug, Sativex, is in clinical trials in the U.S. for pain with breast cancer. It is a combination of chemicals from the marijuana herb and is sprayed into the mouth. Sativex is approved in more than 20 countries to treat muscle spasms from MS and cancer pain.

Research on Marijuana

No single organization tracks all research studies of medical marijuana and marijuana-based drugs and herbs. The following review is a summary of controlled studies since 1990. It is based on reporting; research provided by NORML, the marijuana legalization advocacy group; and data found in PubMed, the National Institutes of Health’s RePORTER, and a database maintained by the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines, a medical marijuana research organization based in Cologne, Germany.

Alzheimer’s Disease: One 1997 trial found that synthetic THC could ease symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Patients were less agitated and ate better after treatment.... more studies

Autism: Two animal studies show that chemicals in marijuana may help symptoms of some forms of autism. A study of children with autism is underway at the ..... more studies

Cancer: Several studies on animal and human cells and a small study on 9 people suggested THC and other cannabinoids (chemicals derived from cannabis) might slow the growth of brain cancer. Multiple lab studies in human cells have also shown the potential for them to slow other kinds of cancers, such as breast cancer and leukemia; no studies in people have taken place..... more studies

Chronic Pain: More than 45 studies have looked at marijuana and pain related to chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, HIV, rheumatoid arthritis, and spinal injuries. The studies have included smoked marijuana, along with herbal and man-made forms. The majority of the studies showed an improvement in pain relief in comparison to a placebo or to other traditional pain medications. About a quarter of the studies showed no improvement..... more studies

Epilepsy: Personal stories and animal studies have shown that cannabidiol, one of the chemicals in cannabis, may help seizures in children with epilepsy. New York University just announced it will do a study of children with epilepsy and marijuana..... more studies

Digestive Disorders: Personal stories and several early studies have shown that smoking marijuana can help people with digestive diseases such as colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn’s disease. Some of the results included a reduction in bowel inflammation and reduced acid reflux.

Further, some patients were able to retain more nutrients in their bodies, and the disease went into remission..... more studies

MS: More than 24 studies have looked at smoked marijuana, cannabinoids, and MS. Most reported that it helped relax patients’ rigid muscles and helped with pain. Sativex is approved to treat MS in 24 countries, but not in the U.S..... more studies

Schizophrenia: Two clinical trials showed that THC and cannabidiol could help with psychotic and other symptoms. The National Institutes of Health is funding a small clinical trial that also aims to show whether THC and cannabidiol can ease symptoms..... more studies

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Arizona official: Medical pot can be used for PTSD

2014-07-12T17:19:00.004-07:00

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Arizona's top health official said Wednesday that people authorized to use medical marijuana may soon begin using the drug to relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, if a physician recommends it.

The decision by state Department of Health Services Director Will Humble will allow PTSD sufferers, beginning Jan. 1, to use cannabis for palliative care -- but not as a primary treatment for the disorder.

Arizona's medical marijuana law provides two ways patients can use medical marijuana: to treat specific medical conditions or for palliative care -- to make life more comfortable for those suffering from medical ailments.

The decision is a big win for medical marijuana advocates, many whom have long said cannabis is effective in treating PTSD.

In announcing his decision, Humble cited a recent study published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs that provides evidence that marijuana may be helpful in the palliative care of PTSD in some patients.

"Today I issued a Director's Decision that will authorize the use of marijuana ... for patients that are currently undergoing conventional treatment for a diagnosis of PTSD," Humble wrote in a blog post to be published Wednesday on the health department's website. "Physician certifications would be valid only for the palliative care of PTSD symptoms (not treatment). Certifying physicians will be required to attest that they have reviewed evidence documenting that the patient is currently undergoing conventional treatment for PTSD before signing the medical marijuana certification."

The new policy won't take effect until Jan. 1 in order to give health officials and dispensaries time to develop policies and procedures and educational materials, as required by the rules.

Arizona joins nine states that allow medical marijuana for PTSD, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, Michigan and Nevada, says Karen O'Keefe, director of state policies at the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C. O'Keefe said there is a growing movement by states with medical-marijuana laws to allow those suffering from PTSD to use medical marijuana because it is seen as an effective treatment.

Humble's decision comes after an administrative law judge last month recommended state officials allow those with PTSD to use medical marijuana, reversing an earlier decision by Humble.

In the past, Humble has said there was insufficient research on marijuana's effects on PTSD.

Since the inception of the state's medical-marijuana program, veterans and medical-marijuana advocates have pushed state health officials to allow PTSD to qualify as a condition. Some veterans have told The Arizona Republic that the drug regimes their doctors have put them on are ineffective and have damaged their organs.

1,000 marijuana users to attend 'cannabis festival' at Platt Fields Park

2014-04-18T17:14:00.002-07:00

By Richard Wheatstone

The event in Platt Fields Park on Sunday is part of the '420' day celebrating the drug across the world.

Drug campaigners say around 1,000 people are set to attend a ‘festival’ celebrating cannabis at a south Manchester park.

The crowds are expected at the ‘420’ day at Platt Fields Park - one of a series of events to be held across the world on Sunday.

The event - now in its fourth year - aims to promote the campaign for the legalization of cannabis and organizers have said they plan to smoke the drug in public, as they have in previous years. It is the first time that the event has been held in Manchester, the M.E.N. understands.

Police have warned organizers they do not condone the event at the park in Fallowfield and people seen using the class B drug will face arrest.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Greater Manchester Police have not received any official notification of a planned event at Platt Fields Park on Sunday.

“Officers will be patrolling the area in conjunction with officials from the park and anyone seen to be actively breaking the law, will be dealt with in an appropriate manner.”

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U.S Military Veterans Needed For Medical Cannabis Study

2014-01-25T16:52:00.000-08:00

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U.S. military veterans of all time frames are needed to join a medical marijuana study, "One More Mission."

Ten thousand Vets are to be part of a minimum one year study/commitment to accumulate data on the use of cannabis by Vets who have a primary or secondary diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, according to Al Byrne (US Navy, Ret.), cofounder and director of the group Patients Out of Time.

Vets must be in the 21 states and DC that have positive medical cannabis laws and have met their states requirements as a cannabis patient. Privacy is guaranteed, according to Byrne.

"Please circulate the website www.vptsmc.org far and wide," Byrne said.

"Vets are not treated equally in the U.S. - they receive "medical treatment by geography," Byrne said. "Vets in states without a medical cannabis regulation are not treated in VA facilities if they use medicinal cannabis."

"In 21 states and DC the VA treats them with care," Byrne said. "In the other states they are escorted from VA property."

"Medical treatment by geography is unethical, illogical, immoral and a disgrace to the U.S.," Byrne said.
Byrne invites everyone to call your federal Senator and Representative and demand equal treatment of all our Vets.

"It's the least you can do and I encourage you all to do more, Veteran or citizen," Byrne said. "When your country is wrong - change it."

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2002 - News ~ Natural' cannabis manages memory.

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2002 - News ~ Cannabis-like Brain Chemical Blocks Out Bad Memories.

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2002 - News ~ Marijuana-Like Compound Banishes Fear.

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2006 - Study ~ Aversive memory reactivation engages in the amygdala only some neurotransmitters involved in consolidation.

2006 - News ~ PTSD and Cannabis: A Clinician Ponders Mechanism of Action.

2006 - News/Forum ~ Cannabis Eases Post Traumatic Stress.

2007 - Study ~ Modulation of Fear and Anxiety by the Endogenous Cannabinoid System.

2007 - Study ~ Inhibition of fatty-acid amide hydrolase accelerates acquisition and extinction rates in a spatial memory task.

2007 - Study ~ Posttraumatic stress symptom severity predicts marijuana use coping motives among traumatic event-exposed marijuana users.

2007 - News ~ Medical Marijuana: PTSD Medical Malpractice.

2007 - News ~ Cannabis for the Wounded - Another Walter Reed Scandal.

2008 - Article ~ Marijuana Therapy for Veterans with PTSD.

2008 - Study ~ Association of the Cannabinoid Receptor Gene (CNR1) With ADHD and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

2009 - Study ~ Cannabinoid Receptor Activation in the Basolateral Amygdala Blocks the Effects of Stress on the Conditioning and Extinction of Inhibitory Avoidance.

2009 - Study ~ The use of a synthetic cannabinoid in the management of treatment-resistant nightmares in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

2009 - Study ~ Cannabinoid receptors in brain: pharmacogenetics, neuropharmacology, neurotoxicology, and potential therapeutic applications.

2009 - News ~ Medical Marijuana and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

2009 - News ~ Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder may benefit from synthetic marijuana.

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2009 - News ~ 'Pot' may help combat PTSD U. of Haifa study shows.

2010 - Study ~ PTSD contributes to teen and young adult cannabis use disorders.

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2010 - Study ~ The relationship between substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder in a methadone maintenance treatment program.

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2011 - Study ~ Posttraumatic stress disorder and Cannabis use in a nationally representative sample.

2011 - Study ~ Cannabinoid receptor expression and phosphorylation are differentially regulated between male and female cerebellum and brain stem after repeated stress: Implication for PTSD and drug abuse.

2011 - Study ~ Effect of cannabidiol on sleep disruption induced by the repeated combination tests consisting of open field and elevated plus-maze in rats.

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U.S. military veterans of all time frames are needed to join a medical marijuana study, "One More Mission."
Ten thousand Vets are to be part of a minimum one year study/commitment to accumulate data on the use of cannabis by Vets who have a primary or secondary diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, according to Al Byrne (US Navy, Ret.), cofounder and director of the group Patients Out of Time.
Vets must be in the 21 states and DC that have positive medical cannabis laws and have met their states requirements as a cannabis patient. Privacy is guaranteed, according to Byrne.
"Please circulate the website www.vptsmc.org far and wide," Byrne said.
"Vets are not treated equally in the U.S. - they receive "medical treatment by geography," Byrne said. "Vets in states without a medical cannabis regulation are not treated in VA facilities if they use medicinal cannabis."
"In 21 states and DC the VA treats them with care," Byrne said. "In the other states they are escorted from VA property."
"Medical treatment by geography is unethical, illogical, immoral and a disgrace to the U.S.," Byrne said.
Byrne invites everyone to call your federal Senator and Representative and demand equal treatment of all our Vets.
"It's the least you can do and I encourage you all to do more, Veteran or citizen," Byrne said. "When your country is wrong - change it."

It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana

2014-01-06T08:39:00.000-08:00

That's why Colorado and Washington have the most moral drug laws in America right now.

source: The Atlantic
by Conor Friedersdorf

Under the law in 48 states, here's what can happen when an adult is thought to possess marijuana: Men with guns can go to his home, kick down his door, force him to lay face down on the floor, restrain him with handcuffs, drive him to a police station, and lock him in a cage. If he is then convicted of possessing marijuana, a judge can order that he be locked in a different cage, perhaps for years.

There are times when locking human beings in cages is morally defensible. If, for example, a person commits murder, rape, or assault, transgressing against the rights of others, then forcibly removing him from society is the most just course of action. In contrast, it is immoral to lock people in cages for possessing or ingesting a plant that is smoked by millions every year with no significant harm done, especially when the vast majority of any harm actually done is borne by the smoker.

That there are racial disparities in who is sent to prison on marijuana charges is an added injustice that deserves attention. But if blacks and whites were sent to prison on marijuana charges in equal proportion, jail for marijuana would still be immoral.

America has used marijuana charges to cage people for so long that it seems unremarkable. The time has come to see the status quo for what it is. A draconian punishment for a victimless crime has been institutionalized and normalized, so much so that even proponents of the policy are blind to its consequences.

Commentators are criticizing marijuana policy in Washington and Colorado, where the drug was recently legalized. These commentators aren't willing to put their names on an article stating that human beings who possess or smoke marijuana should be locked in cages among child molesters, gang members, and muggers. Yet they reserve their criticism for states that don't do that.

Status quo bias has mangled their priorities.

Present the American people at large with an individual who admits to having used marijuana and they are more likely to elect him president or to send him to Congress than to suggest that he ought to have been arrested and jailed for his crimes. But a majority of voters in most states, and even a majority of elected officials who've smoked marijuana, continue supporting laws that permit locking various marijuana users in prison among perpetrators of hate crimes and elder abuse.

In his recent column on marijuana policy, David Brooks wrote that "many people these days shy away from talk about the moral status of drug use because that would imply that one sort of life you might choose is better than another sort of life." I submit that a more urgent problem is Americans who shy away from talk about the dubious moral status of marijuana prohibition. It is, at its core, an exercise in using people as means to an end. The end is maintaining a stigma against marijuana use. And the means is locking humans in cages with dangerous people.

One day, we will look back at that tradeoff in moral horror.

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