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Medical Marijuana Patient`s Worst Enemy: Gil Kerlikozoske (G.K.), the Drug Czar

His stepson has been arrested and jailed for Cannabis use and sales; oh the irony!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I wrote a weird story about this dude a couple of weeks ago. I was so intrigued by his ignorant arrogance regarding the benefits of Marijuana as medicine that I “hit the computer” to see what he was about.

I was astonished at how bigoted he was about the whole subject. My reference is a copy of his speech to the California Police Chiefs Association on March 4, 2010. The title of the article in celebstoner.com is Gil Kerlikowske’s Reefer Madness which seems singularly appropriate. I will pass on some of his words of “wisdom” transmitted to the Chiefs of Police...

PTSD: Medical Marijuana Clinical Studies Confirm Benefits

About fifty years late.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - West Coast Leaf- winter edition, just published the results of a two-year clinical trial about cannabis for PTSD comparing about 40 victims receiving cannabis with about 40 who did not. This work was done at Bat-Yam in Israel and reported at the Cannabinoid Conference 2011 in Bonn, Germany.

The Israeli Army has been using cannabis successfully for its soldiers for since it was officially announced by the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) but this seems to be the first clinically controlled study.

Medical Marijuana Research: U.S. Ardently Supports It

Lies, damned lies and statistics!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This headline will come as a violent surprise to 300 million Americans. This story was prompted by an article by Paul Armenteno of NORML, from a Washington Post exchange by Tennessee Congressman Steven Cohen, who wants the Obama Administration to change cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule II.

And Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, who responded by stating that the government, "ardently supports medical marijuana research".

Governors Gregoire and Chafee file Petition to Reclassify Marijuana on Federal Level

Currently, the DEA classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, equal with heroin.

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) - Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced she filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug, which will allow its use for treatment – prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I-RI) also signed the petition.

The petition will require the Federal Drug Administration to conduct a new scientific review and analysis of recent advances in Cannabis research since the last time the FDA reviewed the matter in 2006.

Medical Marijuana: the Government`s (Cockeyed) View by an Ignorant Staffer

Maybe the Food and Drug Administration has not found marijuana safe and effective, but everyone else has!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The staffer is Rafael Lemaitre who is associate director of the office of National Drug Control Policy.

The New York Times has a motto, 'All the news that's fit to print'. This may be the first time of such a colossal goof.

PTSD: it has Destroyed the Armed Forces

One atrocity after another. Even battle chaplains get PTSD.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Don't question me yet, but take a read about it. The TV says that 9.2 percent of returning veterans can't find work. (Atrocity #1)

Reefer Madness in Obama`s White House

Ethan Nadelman of Drug Policy Alliance calls a spade a 'f' - ing Shovel.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I am completely flummoxed by the complete u-turn made by our president regarding medical marijuana. Nadelman in the NY Times on 7 November points the artillery and fires, what's going on?

In October 2009 he defended the use of medical marijuana and he promised his smoking public that he "would not use the justice department resources to override state laws on the issue". I can not imagine that being a flat-out lie but he surely has some answering to do.

Medical Board and Medical Malfeasance

Is it a good idea to have non physicians looking over the shoulder of doctors?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian newspaper and its continual reports of malfeasance amaze me. The latest headline report in the Oregonian states, Prescriptions May Play Role in Opioid Abuse by Joe Rojas-Burke.

(UPDATE: Petition passes!) Petition to Allow Military Veterans Access to medical marijuana for PTSD

Only a Few Signatures Needed... Last Hours of Petition

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A petition to allow the use of medical marijuana for veterans suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is something readers can quickly sign and show their support for those who serve their country.

Paving The Way With Hempcrete

Hemp is a remarkable natural resource with many uses still untapped.

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - For enthusiasts, it’s all about cementing the power of the industrial hemp movement right into people’s homes. You might ask, squinting one eye, and jutting forward to re-read...Hempcrete? Say what!