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Medical Marijuana and Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Chemotherapy
Even lung cancer patients can use medical marijuana-- studies show that smoking marijuana does not cause cancer.
http://www.medicalmarijuana.net/uses-and-treatments/cancer-and-chemotherapy/
anyone beside me think Dr. Sue Sisley is being completely railroaded? US politicians are such scumbags.
MARIJUANA PREVENTS PHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL DAMAGE FROM TRAUMA, UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA REVEALS
Experiment on Rats May Lead to Ways to Prevent Development of Ptsd in Humans
Giving rats synthetic cannabinoids soon after a traumatic event can prevent post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms caused by the trauma and by reminders of it.
This was discovered by Nachshon Korem and Dr. Irit Akirav of the University of Haifa's psychology department, as just published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
"The importance of this study is that it contributes to the understanding of the brain basis of the positive effect cannabis has on PTSD. This thus supports the necessity of performing human trials to examine potential ways to prevent the development of PTSD and anxiety disorders in response to a traumatic event," the researchers said.
About 9 percent of the population suffer from PTSD; in some groups, such as Holocaust survivors, combat soldiers, prisoners, victims of assault and citizens in lines of confrontation, the prevalence is even higher.
A common phenomenon among those who suffer from trauma is that exposure to a "trauma reminder" an event that is not essentially traumatic but evokes the memory of the experience of the traumatic event can further heighten the negative effects of the trauma. For example, for a person who has developed PTSD syndrome as a result of Color Red rocket-warning sirens, a trauma reminder can occur following a loud car alarm.
In previous studies by Akirav, she discovered that the use of cannabinoids within a specific time window after the traumatic event occurred reduces PTSD symptoms in rats. In this study, together with doctoral student Korem, she aimed to examine whether the use of cannabinoids may also moderate the effects of trauma in cases of exposure to trauma reminders. The researchers chose rats because of their great physiological similarity to humans in the way they respond to stressful and traumatic events.
During the first half of the experiment, the rats underwent the traumatic event of getting an electric shock and were exposed to trauma reminders on the third and fifth days of the trial. After the event, and within the time window found in earlier studies, some of the rats were injected with a cannabinoid substance. The rats then went through extinction procedures for trauma ( a conditional psychological procedure similar to exposure therapy in humans, the purpose of which is to cope with PTSD symptoms ).
It became clear that the rats that were injected with the cannabinoid substance showed no PTSD symptoms such as impaired extinction learning, increased startle response, changes in sensitivity to pain and impaired plasticity in the brain's reward center ( the nucleus accumbens ), compared to those not injected with the drug. The researchers added that the rats injected with the cannabinoid substance showed better results compared to rats who received the antidepressant drug sertraline, a substance used with limited success in reducing PTSD symptoms.
In fact, for some of the symptoms, the rats that were injected with the cannabinoid substance showed behavior similar to that of rats exposed to trauma but not exposed to trauma reminders. In other words, cannabis made the effects of trauma reminders "disappear."
Once they found the moderating effect of cannabis on behavioral aspects, the study examined the neurobiological basis for the improvement caused by the drug.
It was found that rats exposed to trauma and trauma reminders showed an increase in the expression of two receptors in the brain associated with emotional processing the CB1 receptor, a receptor in the brain that cannabinoids bind with, and receptor GR, which is associated with exposure to stress. On the other hand, in rats that received cannabinoids, the increase in the expression of these two receptors was prevented in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex - areas involved in forming and saving traumatic memories.
"The findings of our study suggest that the connectivity within the brain's fear circuit changes following trauma, and the administration of cannabinoids prevents this change from happening. This study can lead to future trials in humans regarding possible ways to prevent the development of PTSD and anxiety disorders in response to a traumatic event," the researchers concluded.
Our newest tool... frack me. No worse than the Kennedy that's SAM'ing us to hypocrisy...
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FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO THE TOP POST FOR U.S. DRUG POLICY
25 Years Sober, Man at Helm of Nation's Substance Abuse Effort Has Firsthand Experience
LYNN, Mass. - America's top drug control official had a confession.
Michael Botticelli was seated on a tattered purple couch in an old Victorian in this city just outside Boston. Above his head was a photo of Al Pacino as a drug kingpin in "Scarface" and gathered around him was a group of addicts who live together in the house for help and support. On one door hung a black mailbox labeled "Urine," where residents must drop samples for drug tests. Botticelli was listening to their stories of addiction and then offered this:
"I have my own criminal record," he said.
"Woo-hoo!" one man yelled after Botticelli's declaration. The crowd burst into applause.
The nation's acting drug czar has a substance abuse problem.
Botticelli, 56, is an alcoholic who has been sober for a quarter-century. He quit drinking after a series of events including a drunken-driving accident, waking up handcuffed to a hospital bed and a financial collapse that left him facing eviction.
Decades later, Botticelli has been chosen to spearhead the Obama administration's drug policy, which is largely predicated around the idea of shifting people with addiction into treatment and support programs and away from the criminal justice system.
Botticelli's story is the embodiment of that policy choice, one that he credits with saving his life.
The approach at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has been, Botticelli said, a "very clear pivot to, kind of, really dealing with this as a public health-related issue of looking at prevention and treatment." He now heads an office that has shifted away from a war on drugs footing toward expanding treatment and preventing drug use through education. Botticelli became the acting
director of drug control policy earlier this year, about a year and a half after he went to Washington to be former drug czar Gil Kerlikowske's deputy. Kerlikowske is now U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
The White House last week formally nominated Botticelli to take over the job permanently. It is a job that has previously been held by law enforcement officials, a military general and physicians. But for now, it is occupied by a recovering addict.
The nation is in the midst of an epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse. The number of drug overdose deaths increased by 118 percent nationwide from 1999 to 2011, most of it driven by powerful prescription opioids and a recent shift that many users are making away from prescription drugs to heroin, which can be cheaper and more accessible.
Drug trends and issues tend to vary geographically, making a sustained national effort difficult. Insurance companies often do not cover inpatient treatment, and an obscure federal rule restricts the expansion of addiction treatment under the Affordable Care Act.
The White House is also grappling with the legal, financial and political implications of medical and legalized marijuana. Botticelli's office has taken the administration's toughest stance against legalization.
"Part of this is, 'How do we look at solutions that work for the entirety of the drug issue?' " he asked. "And not just the entirety of the drug issue, but the entirety of the population?"
Botticelli is trying to expand on some of the programs he used at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he was director of the state's bureau of substance abuse services. They include allowing police to carry naloxone - a drug commonly known as Narcan that can reverse a heroin overdose - and helping people who have completed treatment find stable housing and jobs.
Botticelli spends much of his time on the road, meeting with state and local officials. He visits treatment programs where he is, by all accounts, treated like a rock star by people with substance abuse issues, a group he calls "my peeps." While Botticelli easily shares his struggles, those who have worked with him said that he doesn't let it dictate policy.
"He was very good at separating his story from the work, which I think allowed him a little more objectivity," said Kevin Norton, CEO of Lahey Health Behavioral Services in Massachusetts.
Botticelli drank in high school and college, and he once got fired from a bartending job after repeatedly telling the manager he couldn't work, only to show up as a patron. In the 1980s, he moved to Boston, where he spent most of his time outside of work at the Club Cafe, a Boston gay bar. Along with a group of regulars, Botticelli would stay well into the next morning, knocking back drinks and ridiculing people heading to the gym below the bar for an early workout.
"A lot of the center of gay life, particularly in urban areas, focused on bars," Botticelli said. "And so that's where you went to socialize, to meet people."
In May 1988, Botticelli was drunk when he left a Boston bar and drove west on the Massachusetts Turnpike. What happened next is hazy: He may have been reaching for a cigarette in the console of his car. Botticelli's car collided with a disabled truck. He remembers being placed on a stretcher and put in an ambulance.
Hours later, he woke up in the hospital, handcuffed to a bed. A state trooper stood sentry in his room. Botticelli was lucky: His injuries consisted mainly of bumps and bruises. He was taken to the state police barracks, got booked and had his license suspended.
"At some level I knew I had a problem," Botticelli said. "But at another level, because my license was taken away, I thought that my problems were solved. Because I wasn't drinking and driving anymore, so how could it really be an issue?"
The case was continued without a finding after Botticelli paid the fines and restitution associated with it. It is no longer a matter of public record.
Botticelli had to ask his brother for the money to make the payments, and his downward spiral continued that summer. He ended a relationship and drank heavily, despite going to a court-ordered course on the dangers of drinking and driving, and to a 12-step recovery group.
"I felt that because I wore a suit to work and a lot of the other people in the class came from more blue-collar jobs, that somehow I was better and I didn't have a problem. There was a sense of arrogance about me," he said.
Botticelli's path to recovery began, of all places, in a bar. He met a man who acknowledged that he was an alcoholic. The two swapped stories and went on a date. The romance didn't materialize, but they remained friends. Botticelli was soon after served an eviction notice and called his brother, who asked if Botticelli was an alcoholic.
"I finally said, 'Yes,' " he said. "I remember distinctly thinking to myself, 'If I say I'm an alcoholic, there's no going back.' "
Botticelli's friend took him to a 12-step meeting in downtown Boston. The following night, Botticelli stepped into the Church of the Covenant in Boston, a neo-
One of Botticelli's recent trips took him back to Boston last month. Soon after arriving, he was smoking a cigarette outside a Starbucks when a woman had a question: Why are there burly agents standing around? ( He gets a protective detail. ) They chatted; she told Botticelli she was addicted to prescription painkillers, progressed to heroin and became homeless. She began recovery months earlier and started working at Starbucks the week before.
"And that was like 'Oh, my God, our work is done here,' " Botticelli said. "Anything else was going to pale in comparison to just listening to people's stories."
Botticelli's day in Massachusetts was packed with meetings on what he called his home turf. There was a round table with more than a dozen doctors, nurses, law enforcement agents and others. He met with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, also an alcoholic, and had sandwiches with law enforcement agents who spoke about the massive spike in heroin addiction. In Lynn, a city of about 90,000, there were 188 opiate overdoses and 18 deaths in 2013; as of July 31, there were 163 overdoses and 20 deaths.
Botticelli hugged and shook hands with residents at the group home with the tattered purple couch and spoke to the men about the struggles of addiction and finding what he called a bridge job, something that you do while getting better to make money and get back into the workforce.
"Don't be ashamed to work at Dunkin' Donuts," one of the men said. Botticelli nodded.
Hours later, Botticelli stood outside the church where his recovery started and marveled at how he got from there to the White House.
"When I first came here ... all I wanted to do was not drink and have my problems go away," he said. "I'm standing here 25 years later, working at the White House. And if you had asked me 25 years ago when I came to my first meeting here if that was a possibility, I would've said you're crazy. But I think it just demonstrates what the power of recovery is."
Came across this during some DD. (no pun intended)...
Marijuana Can Ruin Your Erection
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http://www.nitecap-x.com/marijuana-s-effect-on-erections.html
Had to laugh.
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keep following the pump doc!
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Great board. Also the mods there are awesome!!! You see GW today? Pushing $105. I think FDA news very soon!!!
Yeah, that is crazy but it sounds like he brought it on himself.
Maybe more folks will be visiting here... http://investorshub.advfn.com/Marijuana-Companies-&-Stocks-16679/
Bogus.... Greensies' board got shut down and he got the boot...
it was the closest thing to a discussion until the goofball started banning good posters that didn't like his favorite stock.
I'm not sure if it's just serious pumpers or are people really whipped up into investing in these scams?
crazy shit man... meanwhile GW is a sustaining ten bagger... fools.
I want to start another board, but I don't have the time to mod and it really seems pointless arguing with these monkeys anymore.....
and they think I'm paid? LMFAO....
I get paid in the outright comedy that comes from them.
Let's reschedule this shit and research it already...
I've seen cannabis do some pretty good stuff but I am only one tiny voice in a world of billions.
Oh, BTW, while you reschedule and research, please give me my god given right to grow my vegetables peacefully.....
TIA
HOW DID CASINO INTERESTS GET MIXED UP IN MARIJUANA DEBATE?
WEST PALM BEACH. So what's a Las Vegas casino mogul doing in the middle of Florida's medical marijuana debate?
Sheldon Adelson, the owner of the Las Vegas Sands, donated $2.5 million this month to the Drug Free Florida Committee, which was formed to oppose the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Florida, an issue state voters will decide in November by referendum.
Adelson doesn't live in Florida, and he is a huge supporter of research that supports using marijuana to treat debilitating diseases.
He and his wife, Miriam, are the principal benefactors of the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Center for the Biology of Addictive Diseases at Tel Aviv University.
"Marijuana has long been known to relieve pain and nausea, but the medical benefits may in fact be much more significant," the center reported. "Researchers at the Adelson Center are finding major medical properties in marijuana that could affect the way neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries are treated."
So you would think if Adelson was going to throw his money around in Florida on the marijuana issue, it would be to support medicinal legalization, not fight it.
Unless you consider that Adelson's money has nothing to do with marijuana.
Adelson's primary interest in Florida is as a locale for his casinos.
Gov. Rick Scott has been in negotiations with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which wants to renew its contract to run the only Las-Vegas style casinos permitted in Florida. Part of the current deal the tribe has with Florida expires next year.
Meanwhile, Adelson and another casino operation, the Genting Group, have been lobbying hard and donating heavily to the political campaigns of Florida's leaders in an effort to get them to rewrite the gambling laws in the state to permit a few casinos in South Florida. Genting, a Malaysian company, has plans to build the world's largest casino in Miami.
But the casino interests have a strong opponent in the Walt Disney Co., which sees the expansion of gambling in Florida as a threat to its theme-park business. So Disney has been lobbying and donating in opposition to the expansion of casino gambling.
This clash of deep-pocket titans has put the Florida Legislature in a state of paralysis. Rather than take a side, lawmakers decided last session to wait and see what sort of agreement Scott and the Seminoles will make.
So Adelson's $2.5 million gesture against medicinal marijuana in Florida is really just another down payment on his casino plans and a way to keep Scott's ear.
Scott really needs help on the marijuana issue. It's on the ballot due to one man, John Morgan, the Central Florida personal injury attorney and political godfather of Charlie Crist, who is Scott's likely opponent in this year's gubernatorial election.
Morgan spent millions of dollars of his own money to get the marijuana issue on the ballot, an issue that is bound to chum some casual voters into showing up in November to vote for it, and for its supporter, Crist.
Scott would have been better off to embrace medicinal marijuana, rather than to provide Crist such an easy issue. Polls have shown that Floridians are overwhelmingly in favor of medicinal marijuana.
It's one of those social issues -- like gay marriage and immigration reform -- that slow-to-evolve Republicans resist at their peril.
The Republican-led Legislature tried to deflect the medicinal marijuana issue this spring by approving a low-euphoric form of marijuana known as Charlotte's Web to treat some children with epilepsy. Scott said he would support that.
"I'm a parent and a grandparent," Scott said. "I want to make sure my children, my grandchildren have access to the health care they want."
But instead of evolving on the amendment, like Scott did on in-state college tuition for the children of immigrants here illegally, he has clung to opposing it. And so now his political supporters have decided to launch an uphill campaign to convince Floridians that medical marijuana is a bad idea. Adelson's donation is the lion's share of that effort.
So if you're keeping score at home, the most influential voices on the issue of medical marijuana in Florida are two people with ulterior motives: an Orlando personal injury lawyer playing a game of political chess, and an out-of-state casino billionaire looking for the opportunity to fleece Florida gamblers.
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n511/a05.html?1153
This one is another tear jerker... and ironic to say the fucking least...
Thank you Rolling Stone !!! you let us have it w/o paying and for that we thank you !!!!
$FFFC FastFunds Financial Corporation Subsidiary Cannabis Angel Signs Agreement With a European Investment Advisor to Identify and Evaluate Potential Cannabis Related Businesses in Europe http://www.barchart.com/headlines/story/3370681/fastfunds-financial-corporation-subsidiary-cannabis-angel-signs-agreement-with-a-european-investment-advisor-to-identify-and-evaluate-potential-cannabis-related-businesses-in-europe
She’s one smart cookie! Girl scout, 13, capitalizes on the munchies and sells 117 boxes of snacks outside medical marijuana clinic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2564740/Shes-one-smart-cookie-Girl-scout-13-capitalizes-munchies-sells-117-boxes-snack-outside-medical-marijuana-clinic.html
Florida Marjuana news...
Rep. Bracy plans to propose legislation legalizing recreational pot
February 19, 2014|By Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel
Saying it is time to expand the discussions of marijuana to broader social and criminal justice issues, state Rep. Randolph Bracy of Orlando said Wednesday he intends to propose legalizing recreational marijuana use in Florida.
Bracy, a Democrat, said he will introduce a bill this week to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults in private settings. He said he expects state Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay, to file a companion bill in the Florida Senate.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-02-19/news/os-bracy-legalize-pot-bill-20140219_1_medical-use-medical-marijuana-marijuana-laws
Can you refrain from posting stocks on this board, please.
Thanks
I'm so pissed right now!!
The fucking cat pushed my 'glass' off the counter!!!!!!!
MDRM will be exciting when everyone finds it next week
I got so excited i couldn't even type lmao
lol its MDRM!
MDMR up 33% so far, nice find !!
NEW MJ Stock MDRM
IHUB hasn't found this one yet!
Crazy low OS 195,480,000
New CEO just announced going into MJ!
Modern Mobility Aids, Inc. Announces New Management
TORONTO, ON, Feb 12, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Nevada-based Modern Mobility Aids, Inc. (OTC Pink: MDRM) (the "Company"), has recently appointed Mr. Samuel Hill as a Director and CEO and Mr. Declan French as Director and Chairman of the board.
MDRM will strive to be a premier company in the cannabis domain as the attitudes in the western world towards medical marijuana are rapidly changing and there is a strong movement towards legalization of medical marijuana in many jurisdictions and the Medical marijuana industry is expected to experience remarkable growth in the next ten years as many countries legalize medical marijuana. For centuries, cannabis has been used around the world for treatment of various illnesses, including pain, anxiety, sleep disorders and stress.
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http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/MDRM/news
Not real sure how this bill is important. Hemp isn't the same thing.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/07/6137837/president-obama-signs-farm-bill.html
Mass. Approves First 20 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses
January 31, 2014 11:33 AM
http://health.einnews.com/article/188317548/5oxZWn7iUqdNdq5F?n=1&code=kSvMhJmV7kLfDste
I know sweetheart...I've known since $0.001 lol
Glad you're banking now too!
TOLD YOU $AEGY - MONSTER GAP TODAY!
$AEGY Grabbing Cheapies before she goes up lol (-19.23%)
Thank you 'Mr. McBalls'!!! Looks like things have worked out rather well. Considering it's been less than a year since you posted this.
It's amazing how fast things can change.
Funny shit, eh?
I don't think many people realize the impact of the legalization of marijuana. The law books are about to be rewritten. Pharmaceutical companies are scrambling. So are companies like RJ Reynolds, the makers of Marlboro.
The wheels of change have been set in motion. The competition is about to get nasty.
Some food for thought...
There will always be a limited need for Medical Marijuana. Children will need a prescription. Marijuana may be legal in most states by the end of the year but, I can't imagine the parents of the children that need CBD knowing what they should choose in a store that sells 50 different types of marijuana. Nor would they trust the advice of Joe Schmoe behind the counter, they'll more than likely consult a pediatric physician. Children with certain disabilities don't need to get high, they need the CBDs.
I want to get high just as much as anyone else but, let's not lose the focus on what the MJ movement could do for millions of children and their parents. The parents won't have to sit back and watch their child suffer, they won't have to face prosecution for helping their child to live somewhat of a normal life and maybe the child, who doesn't have a voice in the matter, may live a normal life.
That's all the movement has meant to me since I saw an episode of 20/20 4 or 5 years ago about a child that was diagnosed with ADHD, his mother tried everything the 'normal' doctors prescribed and it didn't help. She came across a doctor that prescribed marijuana and 20 minutes after taking it, he told his mother "I love you mommy" for the first time in 4 years of his natural born life.
Play the play, don't get caught up in the hype. Make the money, swing trade. Grab the vapo, do what you need to do but, don't lose focus on what this is all about.
FWIW and GLTY!!
Rich
Throughout human history, stoners have always sought the best way to get stoned. Let’s examine them closely!
Device: Joint
Tokability: Depends on who’s rolling.
Advantages: You really taste your strain.
Disadvantages: Mononucleosis
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Device: Blunt
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Advantages: Added dizziness effect!
Disadvantages: Added vomit effect.
Overall Rating: No one can tell that your personal stash sucks. LOL
Device: Spliff
Tokability: For advanced stoners only.
Advantages: Jah, Rastafari!
Disadvantages: A $250 joint
Overall Rating: If it was good enough for Bob Marley…
Device: Wood Pipe
Tokability: Extreme mellowosity
Advantages: Your bowl seems to last forever!
Disadvantages: That’s because your bowl is on fire.
Overall Rating: Expect harshness, but it’s the world’s oldest way to smoke.
Device: Metal Pipe
Tokability: OK, if you like metallic flavor in your pot.
Advantages: When your house burns down, it survives.
Disadvantages: Third-degree burns. Metal cools slowly.
Overall Rating: Poor, but your pipe can double as a weapon!
Device: Glass pipe
Tokability: Smooth as silk.
Advantages: Easy to clean and conceal.
Disadvantages: Gravity does its evil deed.
Overall Rating: Glass kicks ass!
Device: Waterpipe/Bong
Tokability: Delicious, pristine hits.
Advantages: The most bang for your buck.
Disadvantages: Do you know a good carpet cleaner?
Overall Rating: Not uncommon for stoners to become romantically involved with their piece.
Device: Hookah
Tokability: You suck and suck and suck…
Advantages: Great for parties.
Disadvantages: Kiss your stash good-bye.
Overall Rating: Not for the lung-challenged.
Device: Chillum
Tokability: Perfect – if you have three hands!
Advantages: Name sounds cool.
Disadvantages: You swallow your hit.
Overall Rating: Rarely worth the trouble.
Device: Table-Top Vaporizer
Tokability: Like smoking out of R2D2.
Advantages: Lengthy instructions and set-up time help you to conserve weed.
Disadvantages: Whatever happened to a pack of matches?
Overall Rating: Stoners often find themselves wondering: “Did I actually get a hit?”
Device: Vapor Pens
Tokability: Outstanding.
Advantages: Utter stealth and secrecy.
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Overall Rating: Designed for the modern Stone Age!
http://www.hightimes.com/read/11-greatest-ways-toke
As marijuana attitudes shift, this may be a year of legalization
"Florida looks like the country as a whole," said Ben Pollara, campaign manager for the Sunshine State's effort. "If Florida does this, it is a big deal for medical marijuana across the country."
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-marijuana-laws-20140120,0,4841538.story#axzz2qvCO2yeE
5 Historical Pro-Pot Quotes
#5 ~ Homer Simpson - "Prohibition? HA! They tried that in the movies and it didn't work”
#4 ~ Ian Fleming - “Prohibition is the trigger of crime.”
#3 ~ Al Capone - “Prohibition has made nothing but trouble”
#2 ~ Mark Twain - "Prohibition only drives drunkenness behind doors and into dark places, and does not cure it, or even diminish it."
#1 ~ Abraham Lincoln - "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded."
http://www.hightimes.com/read/5-historical-pro-pot-quotes
NFL to Lift Ban on Marijuana?
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell has indicated that the future of medicine in the NFL could eventually lend itself to an amendment of the league’s drug policies, allowing players the use of medical marijuana.
http://www.hightimes.com/
Commissioner Says NFL May Be Open To Medical Marijuana For Players
http://thinkprogress.org/sports/2014/01/16/3173221/marijuana-nfls-head-injury-remedy/
When it comes to marijuana legalization, Florida is poised to let the people decide the issue of medical marijuana. The petition to allow a vote on the issue in the November, 2014 state elections appears to have gathered the required number of signatures.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1083788/marijuana-legalization-florida-petition-has-almost-one-million-demanding-medical-pot/
New Hampshire House to Vote on Marijuana Legalization Today
By Thomas H. Clarke | The Daily Chronic January 15, 2014
CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire House is expected to vote on a bill Wednesday that, if passed, would legalize and tax marijuana in the state. The vote was originally scheduled for last week, but was postponed.
If passed, House Bill 492 would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for recreational use for anyone age 21 and older and allow adults to grow up to six plants for personal use.
The bill would allow for licensed and regulated marijuana retail stores, in addition to licensed facilities to cultivate, and manufacture marijuana. The bill would also impose a $30 per ounce tax on retail sales.
The bill faces an uncertain future, as Gov. Maggie Hassan told WMUR-TV last week that she would veto the bill if it were to pass.
“I don’t support the decriminalization of marijuana any further, and I would veto it if it comes to my desk,” she said.
State Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, a Manchester Republican supporting the bill, says the legislation is modeled after one approved by Colorado voters last year and is similar to one Washington voters passed.
“Nothing in the bill would allow anyone to drive under the influence of marijuana or any other substance. By legalizing, regulating and taxing (marijuana), society would in effect be taking the profit away from illegal operations which truly harm society,” he wrote fellow representatives in support of the bill.
Vaillancourt said taxing marijuana would produce millions of dollars in tax revenue. He noted that the bill would not be effective until July 1 to provide time to implement it properly.
Opponents argue marijuana is bad for people’s health and would be difficult to regulate.
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Chairwoman Laura Pantelakos also noted that marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
“If New Hampshire were to legalize and regulate marijuana, it would create an unclear picture of the state versus federal law enforcement, particularly since the (Department of Justice) has stated it will rely on states that legalize to strictly enforce and regulate marijuana,” Pantelakos said in a report to the House. She said that could shift regulatory costs onto the state.
Lawmakers have considered but rejected decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use in the past, most recently last session.
If the bill passes the House, it faces a doubtful future. The Senate rejected a bill to decriminalize possession of up to one-quarter ounce of marijuana last year, and Gov. Hassan opposes any further marijuana reform in the state.
A similar bill, HB 1705, fell one vote short of being approved by the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee in 2012.
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