Rebecca Brown says she tried every prescription drug she could find to control the frequent seizures her son suffered because of a severe form of epilepsy.
When nothing worked consistently, and the drugs and special diet caused kidney stones and pancreas problems as side effects, the Oakland County woman turned to medical marijuana.
Now, Cooper Brown, 14, is one of 44 Michigan residents younger than 18 with a medical marijuana card. His mom says his seizures have dropped off dramatically since he started using it early this year. Read more »
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A new campaign has kicked off that's trying to convince you to legalize marijuana in Colorado. Colorado Springs is being used as a test market for the effort which includes a 30 second TV ad and mailers with information.
The ad features a woman in a coffee shop who says that she doesn't like marijuana personally, but believes "it's time for a conversation" about legalizing it.
It's the start of what will likely become a year-long statewide campaign as marijuana advocates push for legalization. The law proposal would let anyone over 21 buy pot, but slap on a hefty tax that could go to fund schools, law enforcement, and health care. The idea is to regulate marijuana like alcohol.
"Put safety warnings up and make sure the little kids can't have it of course, but for adults who are mature and know what they're doing, especially for medical uses, yeah I definitely agree with it," said Dennan Welch, who has a medical marijuana card. Read more »
Ads on Denver’‘s RTD buses promoting an upcoming marijuana convention at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center have drug investigators and a state police organization questioning their message.
Advertising placed on Regional Transportation District buses that promote the KushCon II Convention being held in Denver December 17-19 have given members of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association and the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police symptoms far-removed from a Rocky Mountain high.
The Denver Post reports that Daniel Brennan, president of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police is drafting a letter to be sent to RTD regarding the ads. “We’re sending mixed messages, I think, to the public and to the youth on this,” Brennan is quoted in the Post report. He is also police chief of the Wheat Ridge police department. Read more »
An addiction support group in Quebec has announced a controversial plan to open two supervised injection sites for intravenous drug users, with or without government approval.
The community group Cactus Montreal made the announcement to offer clean needles on Wednesday, World AIDS Day, to draw attention to the problem of HIV transmission through intravenous drug use.
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule on the legality of a similar injection site in Vancouver next spring. Read more »
Angus-Reid polling conducted a highly flawed poll on marijuana and Marc Emery. When it was pointed out to them, they took the parts about Marc down, and told the media they never existed! Here's the original press release from Angus Reid:
Half of Canadians Support the Legalization of Marijuana
Almost half of respondents believe Marc Emery should be allowed
to serve his sentence for "manufacturing marijuana" in Canada. Read more »
First, there was Facebook's censorship of marijuana leaves in legalization ads on its social network. Then came Google's decision to accept and run nearly identical ads. Now, an announcement from social news site Reddit's corporate owner, Conde Nast, to Just Say Now that it will not run any display advertising relating to marijuana legalization has resulted in an near-insurrection among the site's users -- and administrators, who said they were "blindsided" by the move.
That decision, unlike Facebook's, pertains not just to images of marijuana leaves, but to any ads supporting legalization of marijuana, according to the "corporate offices" of Reddit's parent company, Conde Nast. Read more »
There's a widespread belief within the NFL that the 2010 draft represents one of the deepest and most promising pools of collegiate talent in years. But in addition to the vast potential of this year's draft class, numerous NFL personnel evaluators told SI.com they are concerned about the increased number of prospects who have a history of marijuana use in their background, with players often acknowledging a failed drug test for pot in college in interviews with team executives.
SI.com interviewed four NFL head coaches, four general managers and two other high-level club personnel executives for this story. Due to the sensitivity of the topic, all requested anonymity in order to speak candidly about the issue.
The smoke has cleared, yet a suspicious odor still lingers in the air. Representatives from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Foundation (NORML) are inhaling a sigh of relief. In the end, the marijuana legalization flag is set to fly high above Times Square.
First it was on, then it was off, and now it is back on again. A 15-second digital ad promoting the financial benefits of marijuana legalization is scheduled to debut in New York City’s Times Square next week. Produced and paid for by NORML’s educational arm, the ad evokes the organization’s message that “money can grow on trees.”
When the D.C. Council gathers this afternoon to hear testimony on legislation legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes, they'll likely hear different opinions from people on the same side of the argument.
As we wrote last week, some medical marijuana advocates believe that legislation introduced in late January on the issue is too restrictive and limits access to marijuana for qualifying patients in the District. The bill, sponsored by Council member David Catania (I-At Large), would set up five dispensaries where patients with specific ailments and a prescription from their primary care physician could go to pick up a 30-day supply of marijuana. The dispensaries would have to be 1,000 feet from any school or youth center and would require patients to pay registration fees. Some advocates believe that the proposal does not live up to the spirit of the 1998 voter initiative that originally green-lighted the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes in the District.
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser was an "unnecessary humiliation" and shows that political expediency "rules the roost", a leading scientist who quit over the affair has warned.
By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor, Telegraph.co.uk
Dr Simon Campbell resigned from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on Tuesday after Professor David Nutt was forced to step down for criticising Government policy, especially relating to cannabis.
He was one of three advisers to go this week taking the total of those who have resigned in support of Prof Nutt to five.
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By. Lynn Herrmann
By. CBC News
Angus-Reid polling conducted a highly flawed poll on marijuana and Marc Emery. When it was pointed out to them, they took the parts about Marc down, and told the media they never existed! Here's the original press release from Angus Reid:
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The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser was an "unnecessary humiliation" and shows that political expediency "rules the roost", a leading scientist who quit over the affair has warned.
