Archive for May, 2010

VA Docs Prohibited From Recommending Medical Marijuana to Returning Vets

The U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) recently adopted a policy prohibiting VA physicians from recommending medical marijuana to their patients, even if marijuana is the safest and most effective medicine to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other service-related conditions. No doubt the policy stems, in part, from the VA’s efforts to address the serious problem [...]

May 27, 2010   Posted in: Articles  No Comments

Washington Drug Agents Seize Pot Legalization Petitions

Washington drug agents have illegally seized signed petitions for marijuana legalization, according to organizers of ballot initiative I-1068. Marijuana advocacy group Sensible Washington says it has learned that a dozen signed copies of the marijuana legalization initiative for Washington State of which it is the sponsor, were seized last week by the federally-funded WestNET drug [...]

May 27, 2010   Posted in: Articles  No Comments

Huge, Legal Cannabis Farm Study Surprises Industry, Officials

The groundbreaking study showing how the City of Oakland could make $2 million per year licensing a medical cannabis growing warehouse caught many locals by surprise this week. Even though city officials and the cannabis industry are looking toward licensing large-scale grows allowed under state law SB 420, the hard numbers appear to be the [...]

May 27, 2010   Posted in: Articles  No Comments

President Obama’s war on his own ‘youthful irresponsibility’

In his high school yearbook photo, President Barack Obama sports a white leisure suit and a Travolta-esque collar whose wingspan could put a bystander’s eye out. Hey, it was 1979. Maybe that explains the rest of young Barry’s yearbook page, with its “still life” featuring a pack of rolling papers and a shout-out to the [...]

May 25, 2010   Posted in: Articles  No Comments

Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer. The new findings “were against our expectations,” said Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles, a pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years. “We hypothesized that there would be [...]

May 24, 2010   Posted in: Articles  No Comments

Support The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2010

Republican Ron Paul is once again seeking to allow for the commercial farming of industrial hemp. House Bill 1866, The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2010, would exclude low potency varieties of marijuana from federal prohibition. If approved, this measure will grant state legislatures the authority to license and regulate the commercial production of hemp as [...]

May 24, 2010   Posted in: Articles, Legislation  No Comments

US drug war has met none of its goals

After 40 years, the United States’ war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread. Even U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske concedes the strategy hasn’t worked. “In the grand scheme, it has not been successful,” Kerlikowske told [...]

May 14, 2010   Posted in: Articles  No Comments

Got Hemp?

Before the US House of Representatives, Statement on Hemp History Week, May 6, 2010 Madam Speaker, I rise to speak about Hemp History Week. To celebrate the American heritage of growing industrial hemp, the Hemp Industries Association, Vote Hemp, several American manufacturers, and allied companies and organizations have declared May 17 to May 23 to [...]

May 14, 2010   Posted in: Articles, Legislation  No Comments

Marijuana’s Social Costs Are Far Less Than Those Of Legal Intoxicants

By Paul Armentano Critics of a proposal to legalize marijuana in California argue that pot’s health and social costs would not be offset by the taxes generated were its adult use regulated. Opponents make this charge because the retail and excise taxes presently levied on the production and sale of alcohol and tobacco do not [...]

May 14, 2010   Posted in: Articles  2 Comments

Marc Emery’s extradition pending

According to Jodie Emery, Marc’s wife, the Canadian authorities have given the order to extradite him to the USA. Keep an eye out for this any time now. Be sure to check out their website for more information.

May 10, 2010   Posted in: News  No Comments