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Feds Will Study Only ‘Negative Consequences,’ Not Medical Pot
This is the federal government’s marijuana mindset, in a nutshell: That any use of marijuana is by definition “abuse”; therefore, we’ll study only “negative consequences” and not medical benefits.www.tokeofthetown.com
Toke of the Town – Federal Government Gives Florida Man Free Marijuana For Life
On a recent chilly morning, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld interrupted his client calls for a quick joint in the company parking lot. Then he went back to work inside – and nobody said anything about the smell. That joint – legal, for him – was one of mor…
State and Federal Marijuana Laws Collide
Those who use medicinal marijuana in states where it is legal are penalized by the federal government because it’s still illegal under U.S. law.www.usatoday.com
Congress Should Consider Legalizing Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 20, 2010
The federal government should end prosecuting individuals in states which allow licensed physicians to prescribe marijuana for their patients under state law.seminal.firedoglake.com
Legalizing marijuana is public’s top pick to fix WA budget.
Posted by admin in Political News on July 29, 2010
The rankings show up on a website launched by Gregoire last week as part of an effort to involve the public in discussions over the budget. The website allows people to submit suggestions, and then vote for the ones they like.
Gov. Gregoire’s spokesma…
Nullification Should Be Taken Seriously, Not Caricatured
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 7, 2010
No doubt scholars who disagree with Woods will have important and substantive criticisms. Nullification is at the forefront of debates about the relationship between the states and the federal government with respect to immigration and medical marijuan…
Arizonans Dare to Defy the Feds Again!
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on June 16, 2010
An honest reading of the Constitution with an original understanding of the Founders and Ratifiers makes it quite clear that the federal government has no constitutional authority to override state laws on marijuana.www.lewrockwell.com
Got Hemp? by Ron Paul
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on May 11, 2010
…the federal government has banned cultivation of this crop. In every other industrialized country, industrial hemp, defined to contain less than 0.3 percent THC – the psychoactive chemical found in marijuana – may be legally grown. Nobody can be psychologically affected by consuming industrial hemp. Unfortunately, because of a federal policy tha
Lawyers Say Marijuana’s Drug Status Should Change
Posted by admin in Political News on April 23, 2010
The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial by two law professors arguing that the federal government should change to a less restrictive status for marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act.
Push To Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground In California
Posted by admin in Political News on February 15, 2010
These are heady times for advocates of legalized marijuana in California — and only in small part because of the newly relaxed approach of the federal government toward medical marijuana.
A Realistic Look at Marijuana as a Schedule I Drug
Posted by admin in Political News on February 4, 2010
Marijuana and heroin arrestees have one thing in common: you have the possibility of getting nailed with the exact same charges if arrested by the federal government. The idea is almost laughable, until you remember that people are behind bars, losing their student loans, losing custody of their child or, if they’re lucky, just getting fined.
Researchers Find Study Of Medical Marijuana Discouraged
Marijuana is the only major drug for which the federal government controls the only legal research supply and for which the government requires a special scientific review. Thwarted research means there is no good scientific evidence that legalizing marijuana’s use provides any benefits over current therapies.
10th Amendment at Work: New Jersey Medical Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political News on January 12, 2010
An honest reading of the Constitution with an original understanding of the Founders and Ratifiers makes it quite clear that the federal government has no constitutional authority to override state laws on marijuana.
Teens drop booze and cigarettes for marijuana
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on December 25, 2009
Some new figures released by the federal government indicate that today’s teenagers are cutting down on the booze and smokes in exchange for pot. According to a recent federal survey, this is the first time the country has seen this kind of a turnabout in at least ten years. Find out why.
Will Wisconsin legalize medical marijuana?
Posted by admin in Political News on December 21, 2009
An honest reading of the Constitution with an original understanding of the Founders and Ratifiers makes it quite clear that the federal government has no constitutional authority to override state laws on marijuana.
US Man Smokes Record 115,000 Marijuana Cigarette; All Legal
Posted by admin in Political News on November 22, 2009
On November 20, 2009 Irvin Rosenfeld, a Florida stockbroker, set the world record for the consumption of cannabis cigarettes. The U.S. federal government has supplied Rosenfeld and three other US citizens for decades with a smokable cannabis medicine. Irv Rosenfeld has received his medicine for 27 years and is the longest known cannabis patient.
Cannabis?AMA urges review of Marijuana classification…
Posted by admin in Political News on November 18, 2009
Schedule I drugs are considered by the Government to have no medical use and to be harmful under any circumstances. This means the federal government puts marijuana, which is much less dangerous than tobacco or alcohol, in a class with drugs like heroin and LSD.
The AMA eases its stance on marijuana
The American Medical Association (AMA) has called for the federal government to ease restrictions and to facilitate research on the clinical effects of smoking marijuana, as well as other delivery methods for the drug.
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