When Bayer introduced aspirin in 1899, cannabis was America’s number one painkiller. Until marijuana prohibition began in 1937, the US Pharmacopoeia listed cannabis as the primary medicine for over 100 diseases. Cannabis was such an effective analgesic that the American Medical Association (AMA) argued against prohibition on behalf of medical progress. Since the herb is [...]
The Marijuana Policy Project today congratulated White House ‘drug czar’ John Walters for backing a Mexican government proposal that would remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
‘I can’t believe I’m actually saying this, but John Walters is right,’ said MPP executive director Rob Kampia. ‘We heartily second his support for eliminating [...]
Local authorities in southwestern Roosendaal and Bergen-op-Doom announced they could no longer cope with the “drug tourists” whose presence they blamed for traffic congestion, crime and unlicenced dealing.
“Soft drug tourism is the motor of criminality linked to (harder) drugs,” they said in a joint statement. “It has an overwhelming negative effect on public order.” [...]
While a clear increase in cancer risk was seen among cigarette smokers in the study, no such association was seen for regular cannabis users.
Even very heavy, long-term marijuana users who had smoked more than 22,000 joints over a lifetime seemed to have no greater risk than infrequent marijuana users or nonusers.
The findings surprised [...]
Hemp seed is about 25% protein. It is a high-quality, nutritionally-complete food eaten in many cultures for thousands of years. In the Orient, it was often eaten like oatmeal. It is more digestible than soy protein and provides essential omeg-3 fatty acids, fiber and a complete protein all in one food. Hemp seed cakes make [...]
In some ways the notion of cannabis having antibiotic effects is counter-intuitive. This is because it has been proven that the act of smoking marijuana actually increases vulnerability to infections. This vulnerability however seems to be a result of inhaling marijuana smoke or even smoke in general and likely has little to do with the [...]
For example, the 90-year-old couple, Lester (”Smitty”) and Mary Smith–who were raided at their Philo home last week (9.24.08) with law enforcement seizing their life savings and all their plants in the process–are qualified patients with doctors’approvals and did nothing wrong.
Smitty said, “I wasn’t worried a bit. I knew it was legal. I planted [...]
Quietly, with little fanfare, San Francisco is on the way to becoming a model for medical marijuana clubs done the right way. Exploitive, profit-hungry drug clubs are being forced out and community-based, patient-friendly ones are becoming the norm. Neighbors have shut down dispensaries in school zones, and patient services have been increased.
Beginning in 2005, [...]
This past June, Bush struck a deal with Calder n to approve $400 million toward additional drug war assistance (representing a 20% increase in the Mexican anti-narcotics budget) — for still more helicopters, military training, ion scanners, canine units, and surveillance technology.
Considering their close ties, President Calder n’s announcement earlier this month must have [...]
Tyler R. Sutton, 18, pleaded guilty this morning in Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 to three counts of operating a vehicle with a controlled substance causing death and feticide, all Class C felonies.
If Judge Thomas Busch accepts Sutton’s plea with the Tippecanoe County prosecutor’s office, at least two of those counts would have to be [...]