Poll: Marijuana Law Reform

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NIH technical paper below is dated Feb 2008 .. yet the official line is still pot has NO medicinal properties and is still a class III narcotic

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TIL THC has 20 times anti-inflammatory power of aspirin, twice that of hydrocortisone (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2503660/

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Cannabinoids in the management of difficult to treat pain

Abstract

This article reviews recent research on cannabinoid analgesia via the endocannabinoid system and non-receptor mechanisms, as well as randomized clinical trials employing cannabinoids in pain treatment. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, Marinol®) and nabilone (Cesamet®) are currently approved in the United States and other countries, but not for pain indications. Other synthetic cannabinoids, such as ajulemic acid, are in development. Crude herbal cannabis remains illegal in most jurisdictions but is also under investigation. Sativex®, a cannabis derived oromucosal spray containing equal proportions of THC (partial CB1 receptor agonist ) and cannabidiol (CBD, a non-euphoriant, anti-inflammatory analgesic with CB1 receptor antagonist and endocannabinoid modulating effects) was approved in Canada in 2005 for treatment of central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis, and in 2007 for intractable cancer pain. Numerous randomized clinical trials have demonstrated safety and efficacy for Sativex in central and peripheral neuropathic pain, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer pain. An Investigational New Drug application to conduct advanced clinical trials for cancer pain was approved by the US FDA in January 2006. Cannabinoid analgesics have generally been well tolerated in clinical trials with acceptable adverse event profiles. Their adjunctive addition to the pharmacological armamentarium for treatment of pain shows great promise.
Keywords: cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, analgesia, pain management, multiple sclerosis

 

[TenBears]

TIL THC has 20 times anti-inflammatory power of aspirin, twice that of hydrocortisone (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2503660/

full text pdf

Cannabinoids in the management of difficult to treat pain

Abstract

This article reviews recent research on cannabinoid analgesia via the endocannabinoid system and non-receptor mechanisms, as well as randomized clinical trials employing cannabinoids in pain treatment. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, Marinol®) and nabilone (Cesamet®) are currently approved in the United States and other countries, but not for pain indications. Other synthetic cannabinoids, such as ajulemic acid, are in development. Crude herbal cannabis remains illegal in most jurisdictions but is also under investigation. Sativex®, a cannabis derived oromucosal spray containing equal proportions of THC (partial CB1 receptor agonist ) and cannabidiol (CBD, a non-euphoriant, anti-inflammatory analgesic with CB1 receptor antagonist and endocannabinoid modulating effects) was approved in Canada in 2005 for treatment of central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis, and in 2007 for intractable cancer pain. Numerous randomized clinical trials have demonstrated safety and efficacy for Sativex in central and peripheral neuropathic pain, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer pain. An Investigational New Drug application to conduct advanced clinical trials for cancer pain was approved by the US FDA in January 2006. Cannabinoid analgesics have generally been well tolerated in clinical trials with acceptable adverse event profiles. Their adjunctive addition to the pharmacological armamentarium for treatment of pain shows great promise.
Keywords: cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, analgesia, pain management, multiple sclerosis

Think of all the money the drug companies would lose on narcotic sales and the lowered OD numbers.

 

[Coded-Dude]

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has signed legislation decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Markell signed the bill Thursday shortly after it passed the Democrat-controlled Senate on a straight party-line vote.

The measure also received no Republican support when it passed the Democrat-led House earlier this month. Republicans say it sends the wrong message to young people, even though it keeps simple possession a criminal offense for anyone under 18.

http://www.okcfox.com/story/29362301/delaware-governor-signs-marijuana-decriminalization-bill

 

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Oregon Is Celebrating Marijuana Legalization With Free Weed
June 29, 2015

crowd of people smoking marijuana

Not only are people free to smoke weed—the weed is free.

As of July 1, new Oregon laws go into effect making it legal for adults ages 21 and up to possess and use recreational marijuana. It’s legal to grow marijuana in the state—up to four plants per residence, out of public view—and share it with other of-age adults too.

Applications for large-scale growers and retailers aren’t being accepted until early 2016, and no Oregon stores are expected to have marijuana for sale until the fall of 2016. For the time being, then, while recreational marijuana use is legal, people aren’t allowed to buy or sell it.

The odd situation—weed is legal, but there’s nowhere to buy it—has caused marijuana proponents and entrepreneurs to take the very welcomed step of simply giving samples away. The Oregonian reports that the Portland chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) will celebrate the momentous event by gathering on the west side of the Burnside Bridge at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. At midnight (therefore July 1), all 21+ adults with ID will be given free marijuana and cannabis seeds, courtesy of medical marijuana providers and activists.

http://time.com/money/3938535/free-marijuana-oregon-portland/

 

[TenBears]

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/bobby_jindal_marijuana_laws.html

Louisiana/Jindall make MM legal.

In the case of one of the bills, which would set up a framework for dispensing marijuana for medical purposes (SB 143), it will make Louisiana the first state in the South to make marijuana available for a wide range of chronically ill patients. The state passed medical marijuana legislation in 1991, but never set up a framework for how the state would cultivate, prescribe or dispense the drug.

The other bill (HB 149) would reform criminal penalties for marijuana, making it a misdemeanor rather than a felony for a second offense of marijuana possession. It also allows first-time offenders to erase their first conviction for possessing marijuana if they don't re-offend within two years.

 

[zghorner]

What happened when Portugal decriminalised drugs
The Economist

Great video.

“But the hardline approach didn’t make a difference with people stopping use drugs”
“We know, that just repression, that just prohibition, doesn’t work. We know it, for certain. We have lived that”

 

[ZombieHunter]

Oregon Is Celebrating Marijuana Legalization With Free Weed
June 29, 2015

crowd of people smoking marijuana

Not only are people free to smoke weed—the weed is free.

As of July 1, new Oregon laws go into effect making it legal for adults ages 21 and up to possess and use recreational marijuana. It’s legal to grow marijuana in the state—up to four plants per residence, out of public view—and share it with other of-age adults too.

Applications for large-scale growers and retailers aren’t being accepted until early 2016, and no Oregon stores are expected to have marijuana for sale until the fall of 2016. For the time being, then, while recreational marijuana use is legal, people aren’t allowed to buy or sell it.

The odd situation—weed is legal, but there’s nowhere to buy it—has caused marijuana proponents and entrepreneurs to take the very welcomed step of simply giving samples away. The Oregonian reports that the Portland chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) will celebrate the momentous event by gathering on the west side of the Burnside Bridge at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. At midnight (therefore July 1), all 21+ adults with ID will be given free marijuana and cannabis seeds, courtesy of medical marijuana providers and activists.

http://time.com/money/3938535/free-marijuana-oregon-portland/

I was (t)here it was awesome, already growing my 4 starts here, waiting on a producers license regime to come out for mass production.


I cant wait for Oklahoma to do it, acreage I have there is so much more valuable producing an UN-SUBSIDIZED plant that people in Washington and Oregon pay a 800-1000% markup over cost of production at retail.


Not to mention the hundreds and hundreds of products the waste material can be used to manufacture or produce.

 

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Oregon becomes fourth US state to legalise marijuana
Jul 4, 2015

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Recreational marijuana is now legal and can be freely given away in Oregon, with the measure legalising the use of pot in the state officially taking effect on July 1.

Anyone aged 21 years or above can legally possess up to eight ounces of dried marijuana flowers, smoke it in private spaces, share with other people and grow up to four plants for personal consumption.

Regulators will start accepting business license applications in January, with stores slated for next fall. That trips federal rules on interstate commerce and the federal government of course also still considers pot illegal.

The three month gap between legal possession and retail sales of recreational marijuana is much shorter than in Washington.

http://www.belljarnews.com/oregon-becomes-fourth-us-state-to-legalise-marijuana/8516550/

 

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DEA agent shot in SC drug raid has $82,158 in medical bills; shooter gets 8 years

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COLUMBIA, SC An Orangeburg County man who shot and wounded a DEA agent during a surprise pre-dawn drug raid outside his home last fall was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday.

Just before U.S. Judge Michelle Childs passed sentence on Joel Robinson, 33, the agent Robinson shot told the judge there was no excuse for Robinson’s shooting him and that he almost lost his life.

“Two inches higher, it would have been a head shot. Two inches lower, it could have gone under my (bulletproof) vest,” said agent Barry Wilson, a 17-year law enforcement veteran.

Some nine months after Robinson shot him in the arm, breaking his elbow and forearm, Wilson has racked up $82,158 in medical bills, has nerve damage and might need another operation. The total is apparently covered by government medical and disability insurance, but Robinson has been ordered to repay that amount to the insurer as restitution.

Robinson had no reason to shoot at the agents, who were wearing reflective vests marked police and yelling “Police!” when he dashed naked out the back door shooting a .45 caliber handgun, Wilson said.

“Mr. Robinson didn’t ask who we were,” Wilson said. “He simply launched an assault.”

If Robinson truly believed he was the subject of a home invasion, he should have called 911, Wilson said.

Although the agent said he was glad Robinson stopped shooting at him after firing two shots, it was probably that he was running out of bullets and saw so many law officers in his back yard.

“That’s when he decided to surrender,” Wilson said. “I can forgive Mr. Robinson. That doesn’t mean there are not consequences that should come from this.”

One Robinson lawyer, Jim Griffin, said his client had been using marijuana just before the shooting and his mind “may very well have been clouded.”

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article26579143.html

 

[MaddSkillz]

That's the war on drugs for ya. The "for profit" prisons just love it though... Corporations win while the little man loses. Good ol American Capitalism. Ruining lives daily to gain a buck.