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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Medical Marijuana News Updates
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Timothy Garon was a Seattle-area man suffering from Hepatitis C who had a recommendation for medical marijuana from his physician for pain relief and nausea and also as an appetite stimulant. He was denied a spot on the transplant list at two of his local hospitals, allegedly largely because of his medical marijuana use, Shortly afterward, Tim Garon died. For more information click here. Barack Obama, asked by the Medford, OR Mail-Tribune about his position on medical marijuana, specifically regarding state laws allowing access and whether the federal government should interfere with these laws, responded: "I'm not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue." The American College of Physicians, the nation's largest organization of Internists, is calling for protection of both doctors and patients from criminal and civil penalties in states that have adopted medical-marijuana laws. For more info, check out this CSDP Public Service Ad. The American College of Physicians has endorsed easing restrictions on medical marijuana. From their webpage: "ACP believes the science on medical marijuana should not be obscured or hindered by the debate surrounding the legalization of marijuana for general use." For more information, click here. Legislators in the state of Kansas will have the opportunity to consider a bill granting limited protection to some medical cannabis patients. For more information, click here. A new vending machine product is now available in California: medical marijuana. For more information, click here.
This study yielded a somewhat unexpected profile of a hitherto hidden population of users of America's most popular illegal drug. It also raises questions about some of the basic assumptions held by both proponents and opponents of current policy. Read more by
clicking here.
Montana activist and patient Robin Prosser took her own life in October 2007. Read this
touching tribute by Tom Daubert.
The US Justice Dept.'s Drug Enforcement Administration raided ten medical cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, July 25. For more information click here. The US Drug Enforcement Administration is threatening landlords in Los Angeles with seizure of their property and possible prison terms for renting to cannabis dispensaries. For more information, click here. Marijuana reform advocate and cultivation expert Ed Rosenthal was sentenced on Friday, July 6 to one day in prison, time already served. For more information, click here. A bill to make the Rhode Island state medical marijuana law "permanent," allowing the program to continue, has passed into law in spite of the governor's veto. For more information, click here. On June 20, 2007, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell vetoed legislation which would have allowed patients in CT to have legal access to the medicine they need. For more information click here. The New York State Assembly passed a measure to legalize medical marijuana in that state. Differences with the State Senate on the other hand may hamstring efforts. For more information, click here. An initiative petition to allow patients in need to have access to medical marijuana has been approved for circulation in the state of Michigan. For more info, click here. As expected, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri vetoed the medical marijuana legislation which reached his desk recently. Proponents have enough votes to override the governor. For more information, click here. Legislation to allow patients in need to have access to medical marijuana has passed both houses of the state legislature and is on the way to the governor for approval. For more information, click here. The Vermont State Legislature has passed a measure expanding the state's medical marijuana law. The bill will be enacted without the governor's signature. For more information, click here. Noted author and marijuana legalization advocate Ed Rosenthal was found guilty by a federal jury in his retrial on marijuana cultivation charges, however he will not be punished further. For more information, click here. The Connecticut State House of Representatives approved legislation allowing patients in need to have access to medical marijuana. For more information, click here. Legislation has passed both houses of the Rhode Island Legislature by margins sufficient to over-ride a threatened veto. For more information, click here. The Illinois State Senate voted against SB650, that would have allowed some patients in Illinois to have access to medical marijuana. For more information, click here. The Minnesota State Senate approved a bill allowing patients in need to get access to medical marijuana. For more information, click here. Governor Bill Richardson signed medical marijuana legislation, making New Mexico the 12th state to allow patients in need to have access to medical marijuana. For more information, click here. On March 14, a federal appeals court decided against medical marijuana patient Angel Raich. The ruling rejected Raich's argument that she had a right to life. For more information, click here. The city of Flint, MI, approved a ballot measure to allow patients in need to have access to medical marijuana. For more information, click here. Americans for Safe Access have filed suit against the federal Department of Health & Human Services, accusing it of ignoring the scientific data regarding medical cannabis. For more information, click here. Legislation which would allow authorized patients better access to adequate amounts of medical cannabis passed a Vermont State Senate committee and will proceed to the floor of the Senate for debate. For more information, click here. David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative (Tory) Party in England, has endorsed the legalization of medical marijuana. For more information click here. A California state judge rejected a lawsuit by three counties challenging state's medical marijuana law. For more information click here. Update: San Diego County Supervisors vote to continue challenge to CA's medical marijuana law. Click here for the full story. South Dakota voters failed to approve a ballot measure which would have allowed patients in need access to medical marijuana. For more information click here. A federal grand jury has re-indicted Ed Rosenthal and two co-defendants. For more information click here. The feds conduct a new grand jury investigation into Ed Rosenthal before his new trial. For more information, click here. Court Ruling Allows Patients, Advocates To Oppose San Diego County In LawsuitPatients and their advocates, including the ACLU, will be allowed to join in defending against the suit by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors aimed at overturning California's medical marijuana laws. For more information click here. Several San Diego Dispensaries Raided July 6; At Least 15 ArrestedFederal and county police in San Diego area raided several medical marijuana dispensaries. At least 15 people face a variety of charges. For more information click here.
Supporters put up a valiant effort and vow to continue.
The state of California has enacted a policy which will allow the state's medical marijuana dispensaries to be able to secure business licenses and begin to collect and pay state sales tax. For more about this click here. Santa Cruz, CA took the first step toward helping patients in need secure safe access to sufficient supplies of medical marijuana by moving to create the country's first city marijuana department, the Office of Compassionate Use. Click here for more info. Americans for Safe Access held a series of protests at HHS offices around the country on Oct. 26, 2005. Click here for more information about these rescheduling rallies. Performer/Songwriter/Cancer Survivor Melissa Ethridge appeared on Dateline NBC Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005, to speak about her breast cancer, her survival – she's now in remission – and medical marijuana. Click here to read the transcript. Yanked from a Canadian hospital, turned over to US authorities with a catheter still attached, held for days without medical attention — Judge orders Steven Tuck temporarily released in order to be taken for treatment. Read more inside. Legislation to allow patients in need in Rhode Island to have access to medical marijuana vetoed by governor was over-ridden by Senate but session ended before House could vote. Governor Carcieri has also called for a special session, during which House could bring bill to vote. Click here for an earlier blog entry on Rhode Island efforts. Drug stores in Canada to begin stocking medical cannabis. Health Canada says a national pharmacy distribution program could take up to three years to implement. Learn more by clicking here. Ed Rosenthal's appeal of his conviction on federal marijuana charges finally begins after more than two years. Click here to read more about Ed's case. Report by Dr. Mitch Earleywine and MPP researcher Karen O'Keefe finds that marijuana use by young people declined in states with medical marijuana. Click here to learn more. California Highway Patrol Revises PolicyCHP revises policy, will allow certified patients to possess and carry up to eight ounces of medical marijuana in a motor vehicle. Click here for more info. California officials decide to reinstate medical marijuana patient ID program. To learn more click here. California's state government suspended a new program to issue ID cards for medical marijuana patients. The suspension does not change the legal status of medical marijuana nor does it stop doctors from approving patients. For details, click here. Three medical marijuana facilities in San Francisco raided by feds. Click for more info. The US House by a 264-161 vote on Wednesday, July 15, failed to pass an amendment which would have barred the Justice Department from going after medical marijuana patients who are following state laws which allow the practice. For more on this story click here. A setback, not a defeat: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against medical marijuana patients. The Court's decision in the case of Ashcroft v. Raich was handed down on June 6, 2005. For more information click here. New York State Sen. Vincent L. Leibell (R-Dutchess County) introduced S5040, a bill to allow legal use of medical marijuana. Click here to read more. Canada becomes the first country to approve Sativex® for medical use. The drug will initially be made available to MS sufferers. Click here for more information. Check out CSDP's new public service ad on Sativex. Medical marijuana is on the move in states across the US in 2005. Bills have been introduced in several state legislatures including Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Alabama. Click here for more. The federal government lost its case in the 9th Circuit against Angel Raich and Diane Monson, two patients in California. The feds took the case to the Supreme Court. To learn more about the case of Ashcroft v. Raich, click here. Click here to view this CSDP public service ad on the medical marijuana issue featuring case of Raich v. Ashcroft, or download a PDF copy of the ad by clicking here. Buckling to election-year pressure, the UK's Labour government has announced that it will re-examine the classification of cannabis, which it had moved from Class B to Class C in Jan. 2004. Because there is no federal medical necessity exemption, juries cannot take all the facts into consideration when hearing a case involving medical marijuana. The US Justice Dept. is forcing hundreds of seriously ill patients, who rely on these support groups, to turn to the streets and black market in order to obtain their medicine while providers face long prison terms for their compassion. Contact your Congressperson and let them know how you want an end to the Federal assault against medical marijuana. Statewide Billboard Campaign Proclaimed: "Medical Marijuana: Compassion Not Federal Prison"As federal prosecutions against medical marijuana patients and providers escalate, a coalition of patients, care givers, doctors and public officials united behind the 8-year-old daughter of a now-free federal prisoner to call for an end to these injustices. The ads showed Ashley Epis holding a sign saying "My Dad is not a criminal," with the message, "Medical marijuana: compassion, not federal prison. www.MedicalMJ.org." For a copy of the news release from the SF ad launch, click here. For a review of news coverage of the campaign's launch, click here. Help spread the word! Download, print and display these high-resolution copies of the billboard ad and of the transit shelter ad.
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Relative Addictive Properties of Various Commonly Used Drugs 
Source: Dr. Jack E. Henningfield, Ph.D. for NIDA. Reported by: Philip J. Hilts, New York Times, Aug. 2, 1994 "Is Nicotine Addictive? It Depends on Whose Criteria You Use." Image courtesy of Drug War Facts. Irvin Rosenfeld, one of the handful of remaining legal federal medical marijuana patients, was detained by police in Springfield, IL, after testifying in support of a medicalization bill. Click here for more about the Illinois legislation. Canadian health officials gave preliminary approval for trials of GW Pharma's drug Sativex, a medication derived from the cannabis plant. Already nearing approval in England, the UK-based company plans to apply for approval in other Commonwealth countries soon. Legislation to allow medical marijuana for patients in need has been introduced in the Illinois legislature. A former federal official, stumping the state to oppose the measure, refuses to debate the bill's merits with the sponsor, an AIDS victim and former cop. The Spanish Health Ministry is expected to approve a Catalonian plan to allow doctors to prescribe medical cannabis. This plan, involving 60 pharmacies and four hospitals, surpasses the reforms in place in The Netherlands and in England. Jan. 2005: Legislators in South Dakota rejected legislation which would have allowed doctors to recommend marijuana to patients in need. The feds say they want scientific evidence that marijuana is medicine, but do they? In 2001, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst applied to the government grow marijuana for research. Finally in 2004, after pressure from the courts and from advocates to issue a decision, the DEA announced it was denying permission. Click here for more about this issue. Also, view this Common Sense PSA on federal obstruction of legitimate research.
The federal raid on a Santa Cruz, CA, medical marijuana co-operative backfired in a big way. The city and county governments took the side of Valerie and Mike Corral and the other activists and supporters of WAMM, the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana. A federal judge finally agreed with Santa Cruz and WAMM, and told the feds to back off. Click here for more about the WAMM case. View CSDP's PSA on the Santa Cruz-Corral case, also available in camera-ready PDF. Marijuana is medicine for millions of patients around the US. Click here for medical marijuana news. Federal opposition persists in spite of successful medical marijuana programs in several states. States, cities moving to allow medical use by those in need. For more information on medical marijuana and other drug policy reform issues, check out the Common Sense for Drug Policy. For the facts about medical marijuana, check out Drug War Facts: Medical Marijuana, and this CSDP public service ad on medical cannabis to learn more. For The Latest News Check Out: Support The Campaign!Support the Coalition campaign! To make a tax-deductible donation click here.
Get Active!Help make sure that patients can access medical cannabis safely and legally. Americans for Safe Access maintains this terrific Take Action page on their site to help you decide what actions you can take. Common Sense for Drug Policy also maintains this organizers' toolkit on their website.
Meet The PatientsThe US Justice Department continues to stand between patients and their medicine. Click here to meet some of the patients and read their stories, and learn why this issue is so important. 
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Marijuana Is Safe, Effective MedicineCannabis, or marijuana as it is often called when referring to the drug form of the plant, is an effective medicine that is relatively safer than many commonly-used pharmaceutical products. In the last several decades US doctors and patients have been denied legal access to this substance. Click here to read this well-researched article about the medical benefits of cannabis and learn more about its uses. The Ed Rosenthal Case
Rosenthal jurors outraged that medical marijuana aspect of case
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The US Justice Department is pressing forward with an aggressive campaign to prosecute medical marijuana offenders in spite of California's medical marijuana law (Prop 215) and in defiance of efforts by local officials to support legal medicine for patients. Targets have included prominent medical marijuana patients groups, caregivers, and individual patients attempting to grow medicine for themselves.... Click here for more.
In the Dark: Medi-Pot Juries Kept
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The Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, May 3, 2007 "State Senate Gives Medical Marijuana Tentative OK," Pioneer Press (Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN), May 2, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Advocates Take on Texas House," KAMC-TV (Lubbock, TX), May 2, 2007 "Pols Like Medical Marijuana," The Pawtucket (RI) Times, May 2, 2007 "Feds Raid Oildale Marijuana Dispensary," KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA), May 2, 2007 "Senate Passes Bill To Permit Medical Marijuana Use," Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, May 1, 2007 "Cannabis Chemical Curbs Psychotic Symptoms, Study Finds," The Guardian (Manchester, UK), May 1, 2007 "'Shadow Hearing'," The Houston (TX) Chronicle, May 1, 2007 "Ease Patients' Suffering with Access to Medical Marijuana," Huffington Post April 30, 2007 "Butte's Medical Marijuana Growing and Distribution Policy is Challenged," Mercury-Register (Oroville, CA), April 27, 2007 "Maury County Center of Medicinal Marijuana Debate," WTVF-TV (Nashville, TN), April 24, 2007 "Maine Medicinal Marijuana Bill Debated," Bangor (ME) Daily News, April 24, 2007 "Fully Fund Prop 36," The Los Angeles (CA) Times, April 24, 2007 "Backers Stress Compassion of Medical Marijuana," St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, April 24, 2007 "Pot Clubs Mired in San Francisco's Bureaucratic Maze," KCBS-TV (San Francisco, CA), April 24, 2007 "Marijuana Activists' Feud Goes to Court," Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), April 24, 2007 "Marijuana's Long and Colorful History Taints Its Reputation Today," The Campus Press (Univ. of CO, Boulder), April 23, 2007 "Clergy Join Push To OK Medical Use Of Marijuana," St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, April 22, 2007 "Parenting Through The Haze," San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, April 22, 2007 "Still Seeking Some Relief," The Stockton (CA) Record, April 20, 2007 "HMS Prof Promotes Medicinal Pot Use," The Harvard Crimson (Cambridge, MA), April 20, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Prohibition Doesn't Make Sense," Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), April 19, 2007 "State Elections Officials Violated Law, Judge Says," The Argus (Oakland, CA), April 19, 2007 "Bongloads of Justice," Pasadena (CA) Weekly, April 19, 2007 "Study: Pot Slows Lung Cancer in Mice," Bloomberg News / Newsday (Long Island, NY), April 18, 2007 "Clergy Back Medical Marijuana in Illinois," Los Angeles (CA) Times, April 18, 2007 "Legalize Medical Marijuana," Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, April 18, 2007 "Employers Grapple With Medical Marijuana Use," USA Today (McLean, VA), April 17, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Laws Vary Among States," USA Today (McLean, VA), April 17, 2007 "O.C. Officials to Vote on Medical Pot Plan," Los Angeles (CA) Times, April 17, 2007 "Rockford Pastor Supports Medical Marijuana," Rockford (IL) Register Star, April 17, 2007 "Pushing the Medical Marijuana Debate," Orange County (CA) Register, April 16, 2007 "Ottawa Puts High Price Tag on Its Pot," The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), April 16, 2007 "Plea for a Drug War Armistice," The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), April 13, 2007 "Marijuana Bills Clear Hurdles," The Pawtucket (RI) Times, April 12, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Use Should Be Left to the States," The Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton), April 12, 2007 "DEA Agents Seize Medical Marijuana," The Billings (MT) Gazette, April 12, 2007 "Snoop Dogg Pleads No Contest to Two Felony Charges," The Los Angeles (CA) Times, April 12, 2007 "Lawmakers Scramble As Deadline For Action Nears," Providence (RI) Journal, April 11, 2007 "Senate Says Yes to Medical Marijuana," AP / KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN), April 11, 2007 "Judge Takes Leave a Month After Pot Bust," The Miami (FL) Herald, April 11, 2007 "Mary Jane is Not Just Peter Parker's Best Friend," The Chronicle Herald (Halifax, NS, Canada), April 11, 2007 "Marijuana: Medicine or Drug?" The Missoulian (MT), April 10, 2007 "After 30 Years, Another Push to Relax Pot Laws," Wisconsin State Journal (Madison), April 10, 2007 "Medicinal Pot Dealers Subject to Sales Taxes," The Mercury News (San Jose, CA), April 9, 2007 "Sick People Need Pot," Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, April 8, 2007 "Constitution Has No Cannabis Clause," The Orange County (CA) Register, April 6, 2007 "House Passes Measure to Clarify Stance on Medical Marijuana," The Seattle (WA) Times, April 6, 2007 "Medical Pot Bill Passes; Foes Urge More Legislation," AP / The Olympian (Olympia, WA), April 5, 2007 "Bob Barr vs. Bob Barr," The Austin (TX) Chronicle, April 5, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Makes Living with AIDS Bearable," The Pawtucket (RI) Times, April 5, 2007 "Wait…You Mean Weed's Not Legal Yet?," Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), April 5, 2007 "Medical Marijuana is State Issue," Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) / Tonawanda (NY) News, April 4, 2007 "Pot Now Legal for Serious Illness," AP / Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News, April 3, 2007 "The Witch Hunt Continues," Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), April 3, 2007 "Getting High, and Low, Over Medical Marijuana," The Examiner (Denver, CO), April 3, 2007 "Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill," KOB-TV (Albuquerque, NM), April 2, 2007 "Weed for Medicine: Regulate the Crop," The Seattle (WA) Times, April 2, 2007 "Barr Shifts in Support of Medical Marijuana," Cox News / Atlanta (GA) Journal Constitution, March 30, 2007 "Take Another Look at Legalizing Marijuana," The Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), March 30, 2007 "Patients Urge Legislators to Permanently Allow Medical Marijuana," AP / WLNE-TV (Providence, RI), March 29, 2007 "House Rejects Use of Medical Marijuana," Union Leader (Manchester, NH), March 29, 2007 "A Modest Proposal," The Austin (TX) Chronicle, March 29, 2007 "Council Makes Permanent Marijuana Ordinance," WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH), March 29, 2007 "Alameda Supervisors Lower Pot-Card Fee," The Mercury-News (San Jose, CA), March 28, 2007 "Elderly Woman's Death Changes Atlanta PD," AP / The Guardian (Manchester, UK), March 28, 2007 "Legalize Medical Marijuana in CT?" News Times (Danbury, CT), March 28, 2007 "Rally Amplifies Voices on Medical Marijuana," The Olympian (WA), March 27, 2007 "APSU Debate to Focus on Legal Marijuana," The Tennessean (Nashville), March 26, 2007 "Raid Closes Local Compassion Society," Canoe (Toronto, ON, Canada), March 26, 2007 "Study: Alcohol, Tobacco Worse Than Drugs," AP / USA Today (McLean, VA), March 23, 2007 "LA Minister Sues Police Over Marijuana Raid at Church," Canton (OH) Repository, March 23, 2007 "Judiciary Panel OKs Medical Marijuana," The Connecticut Post (Bridgeport), March 22, 2007 "Marijuana as Medicine a Decision for Doctors," The Republican (Springfield, MA), March 22, 2007 "Perils Grow in Battle for Medical Pot," The San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, March 22, 2007 "No Charges Against Portland Parole Supervisor Who Stole Marijuana," AP / The Oregonian (Portland), March 21, 2007 "Over Police Objections, House Committee OKs Medical Marijuana Bill," Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), March 20, 2007 "The Federal Government Should Allow States to Create Their Own Drug Laws," The Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, March 20, 2007 "Longtime Broward Judge Accused of Smoking Pot in Hollywood Park," Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), March 20, 2007 "The Biggest U.S. Threat: Dying Marijuana Users," Rocky Mountain Collegian (Colorado State University, Fort Collins) / The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University, Morgantown), March 20, 2007 "The Laws Against Marijuana Are Stupid" by Jon Carroll, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, March 19, 2007 "Court Hears 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Case," Reuters, March 19, 2007 "Applaud Lawmakers For Medical Pot Bill," Albuquerque (NM) Tribune, March 19, 2007 "Richardson to Legalize Medical Marijuana," AP / The Guardian (Manchester, UK), March 16, 2007 "Very Hazy Landscape," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), March 16, 2007 "Pot Smoker Jailed for Life is Free at Last," Dallas (TX) Morning News, March 16, 2007 "Judge Dismisses Case Against 'Guru of Ganja'," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), March 15, 2007 "Class Action Sought in Pot Suit," The Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA), March 15, 2007 "Medical Necessity Does Not Shield Medical Marijuana Users," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), March 15, 2007 "Court Rules Against Dying Woman In Medical Marijuana Case," AP / San Mateo (CA) Daily Journal, March 14, 2007 "House Approves Use of Medical Marijuana," Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News, March 14, 2007 "Appeal Continues in County's Medical Marijuana Case," North County Times (Escondido, CA), March 12, 2007 "Marijuana Activist Groups Hold Conference At MU," Columbia (MO) Missourian, March 11, 2007 "Medical-Marijuana Bill Not Dead Yet," AP / Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, March 10, 2007 "Marijuana Bill Snuffed," Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News, March 9, 2007 "Editorial: Medical Marijuana," California Aggie (University of CA, Davis), March 8, 2007 "YPU Members Vote for Legalized Pot," Yale Daily News (New Haven, CT), March 8, 2007 "Belvidere Man Says Marijuana Saved His Eyesight," WREX-TV (Rockford, IL), March 7, 2007 "The Wonder Drug," Carthage (MO) Press, March 6, 2007 "Maybe Some Relief for Medical Marijuana Patients in Lake County?," Lake County (CA) Record-Bee, March 6, 2007 "Post-Polio Sufferer Wants Medical Marijuana Legalized," Annapolis (MD) Capital, March 5, 2007 "Legalizing Marijuana Would Save Lives, Money," New Hampshire (Manchester) Union Leader, March 5, 2007 "Research, not Rhetoric: Marijuana Can Save Lives," Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, March 5, 2007 "Judge To Decide Validity Of Case Against Marijuana Advocate," New York (NY) Times, March 4, 2007 "California Backs Off Big Hike In Medical Marijuana ID Fees," Orange County (CA) Register, March 3, 2007 "State Relents on Fee for Marijuana Card," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), March 2, 2007 "Killing Highlights Risk Of Selling Marijuana, Even Legally," New York (NY) Times, March 2, 2007 "Relearning Value of Repeal," Kennebec (ME) Journal, March 1, 2007 "Marijuana as Wonder Drug," The Boston (MA) Globe, March 1, 2007 "Expansion of Medical Marijuana Gets First OK," Times Argus (Barre, VT), March 1, 2007 "Leno Demands Reduced Med Pot ID Fee; Advocates Sue Feds," Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco, CA), March 1, 2007 "Flint Voters OK Legalizing Medical Marijuana," AP / The Kalamazoo (MI) Gazette, Feb. 28, 2007 "His Quest to Make Marijuana Legal," Lansing (MI) State Journal, Feb. 28, 2007 "Support Mounts for Looser Pot Penalties," Diamondback (Univ. of Maryland, College Park), Feb. 28, 2007 "Man Disputes Law, Marijuana Conviction," The Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA), Feb. 27, 2007 "Ill Should Not Have to Fear a Drug Bust," Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 26, 2007 "Democrats Spar Over Medical Pot for Workers," The Oregonian (Portland), Feb. 26, 2007 "Rural Voters To Weigh In On Push For Pot Law Reform," Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal, Feb. 25, 2007 "County's Red Tape Ties Up Medical Marijuana Cards," San Luis Obispo (CA) Tribune, Feb. 24, 2007 "Group Promotes Proposal To OK Medical Marijuana," Flint (MI) Journal, Feb. 23, 2007 "Silence Still Equals Death," Washington (DC) Blade, Feb. 23, 2007 "VT Senate May Soon See Medical Marijuana Bill," Rutland (VT) Herald, Feb. 23, 2007 "Chong Helps Out 'Guru of Ganja'," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Feb. 23, 2007 "U.S. is Sued Over Position on Marijuana," The New York (NY) Times, Feb. 22, 2007 "Judge Supports Bid to Grow Research Pot," The Austin (TX) Chronicle, Feb. 22, 2007 "Court Ruled Growing Marihuana Legal In The Czech Republic," Jurnalo.com (Berlin, Germany), Feb. 21, 2007 "Medical Pot Advocates Sue Feds Over False Info," Alameda (CA) Times-Star, Feb. 21, 2007 "DEA Stymies Science," St. Petersburg (FL) Times, Feb. 21, 2007 "Senate to See Rx Marijuana Bill," Bennington (VT) Banner, Feb. 21, 2007 "Supreme Court Rules Growing Cannabis Legal," Prague (Czechoslovakia) Daily Monitor, Feb. 21, 2007 "Sensibility on Cannabis," The Diamondback (Univ. of Maryland, College Park), Feb. 20, 2007 "Marijuana Provider's Death Stirs Questions," Denver (CO) Post, Feb. 20, 2007 "Patients Deserve Choice of Marijuana Therapy," Norwich (CT) Bulletin, Feb. 16, 2007 "Medical MJ Advocates Want to Drop 'Sunset Clause'," The Pawtucket (RI) Times, Feb. 15, 2007 "Poll: Most Residents OK with Use of Medical Marijuana.," Sante Fe Free New Mexican, Feb. 15, 2007 "Corporate America, Say Hello to Your New Partner, NORML," The Austin (TX) Chronicle, Feb. 15, 2007 "Judge: Medical Researchers Need More Pot," McClatchy Newspapers / Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Feb. 14, 2007 "The Folly of Prohibition," Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) Sun, Feb. 14, 2007 "GW Pharma Signs Partner for Cannabis Drug in U.S.," Reuters / The Scotsman (Edinboro), Feb. 14, 2007 "Fees for Medical Pot Cards to Spike," San Jose Mercury News (CA), Feb. 14, 2007 "Medical Pot Cuts Pain, Study Finds," The San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Feb. 13, 2007 "UMass Professor Gets Boost in Bid to Grow Marijuana for Research," AP / Boston (MA) Herald, Feb. 13, 2007 "Tracy Closes a Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Feb. 13, 2007 "HIV Patients: Marijuana Eases Foot Pain," AP / San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Feb. 12, 2007 "UK's David Cameron Doesn't Deny Smoking Marijuana as Teenager," Bloomberg News (New York, NY), Feb. 11, 2007 "Police Track B.C. Pot Expertise South of the Border," CanWest News Service / Times Colonist (Victoria , BC, Canada), Feb. 11, 2007 "Council Halts Medical Marijuana Dispensaries," Porterville (CA) Recorder, Feb. 10, 2007 "Advocates Decry Higher Fees For Medical Pot ID Card," Contra Costa (CA) Times, Feb. 10, 2007 "Ordinance May End Growing in Lakeport," Lake County (CA) Record-Bee, Feb. 9, 2007 "Brain 'Cannabis' Parkinson's Hope," BBC News (London, UK ), Feb. 8, 2007 "Senate OKs Medical Marijuana Bill," Carlsbad (NM) Current-Argus, Feb. 8, 2007 "'Idol' Loses His Slot; He Once Went to Pot," New York (NY) Daily News, Feb. 8, 2007 "County OKs Medical Marijuana Dispensaries," The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA), Feb. 7, 2007 "'Cannabis Clubs' a Step Closer," Santa Maria (CA) Times, Feb. 7, 2007 "Solution to Drug Problem: Just Legalize Them All," State Press (Arizona State University, Tempe), Feb. 7, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Bill Heads to Senate," AP / Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News, Feb. 6, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Act Up for Review," The Brown (Brown University, Providence, RI) Daily Herald, Feb. 6, 2007 "Legislation Introduced for Reduction of Marijuana Penalties on Campus," Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg), Feb. 6, 2007 "Pot ID Applications Spike with Price Hike News," The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA), Feb. 5, 2007 "John Stossel: Washington Should Leave Potheads Alone," Manchester (NH) Union-Leader, Feb. 4, 2007 "Medical Pot Bill Moves Ahead," AP / Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News, Feb. 3, 2007 "Man Asks Police to Return His 18 Pounds of Marijuana," AP / WTKR-TV (Hampton Roads, VA), Feb. 3, 2007 "Medical Marijuana: Easy Panel Passage Gives Hope For Supporters," Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, Feb. 2, 2007 "We Need an Honest, Rational Drug Policy," Technician (North Carolina State University, Raleigh), Feb. 2, 2007 "A Change in the Weather," Los Angeles (CA) City Beat, Feb. 1, 2007 "New Priorities, Not New Prosecutors," Reason (Los Angeles, CA), Feb. 1, 2007 "Knock the Law Not the Cops for Making Marijuana Illegal," Ladysmith (BC, Canada) Chronicle, Jan. 30, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced," Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN), Jan. 30, 2007 "MP Wants War on Grow-Ops," The Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Sun, Jan. 29, 2007 "Some Santa Cruz Pot Users, Sellers Find Loopholes In State's Medical Marijuana Laws," Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel, Jan. 28, 2007 "Pot Bust Exposes 'Medical' Loophole," Honolulu (HI) Star-Bulletin, Jan. 27, 2007 "Marijuana Patient Won't Be Sent to Jail," The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), Jan. 26, 2007 "Let Them Have Their Pot," The Los Angeles (CA) Times, Jan. 26, 2007 "Medical Marijuana: Justice Goes Awry," The Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 25, 2007 "It's Time to Declare Defeat in War on Drugs," Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC), Jan. 25, 2007 "New Medical Pot Rule Delayed," Fresno (CA) Bee, Jan. 24, 2007 "Case Highlights Medical Pot Dilemma," The Seattle (WA) Times, Jan. 24, 2007 "Panel Backs Moratorium on New Pot Dispensaries," The Los Angeles (CA) Times, Jan. 24, 2007 "Gatewood Galbraith Files for Governor's Race," Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, Jan. 24, 2007 "Patients Struggle With Legalized Marijuana Rules," KXLY-TV (Spokane, WA), Jan. 23, 2007 "The War on Common Sense," The Michigan Daily (Univ. of MI, Ann Arbor), Jan. 23, 2007"Major Study Into How Cannabis Use is Policed," 24dash.com (Hereford, UK), Jan. 23, 2007 "Enforce Medical Marijuana Laws," Pasadena (CA) Star-News, Jan. 22, 2007 "Sacramento Protest Against Pot Raids," San Francisco (CA) Bay Area Independent Media Center, Jan. 22, 2007 "Panel Approves Expansion Of Medical Marijuana Program," Burlington (VT) Free Press, Jan. 20, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Raided In Everett," The Daily News (Longview, WA), Jan. 20, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Raids are Criticized," Los Angeles (CA) Times, Jan. 19, 2007 "Two Activists See Drug Raid as Revenge," The Seattle (WA) Times, Jan. 19, 2007 "100 Protest Raids by Feds on Medical Marijuana Facilities," The Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA), Jan. 19, 2007 "It's Time to End Pointless War on Drugs," Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH), Jan. 19, 2007 "Officer Testifies in Favor of Pot Decriminalization," Nashua (NH) Telegraph, Jan. 18, 2007 "DEA Raids Medical Marijuana Clinics," AP / Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Jan. 18, 2007 "Senator Moves to Legalize Medical Marijuana," The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), Jan. 17, 2007 "LA Puts Hold on Permits for New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries," The San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, Jan. 17, 2007 "Redefining Moderate Voters," The Denver (CO) Post, Jan. 17, 2007 "Moratorium Sought on New Pot Clinics," The Los Angeles (CA) Times, Jan. 16, 2007 "Former Narcs Say Drug War is Futile," Fox News (New York, NY), Jan. 16, 2007 "Marijuana Cards Taking Price Hike," The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA), Jan. 15, 2007 "Bill Would OK Medical Marijuana," Florence (SC) Morning News, Jan. 12, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Bill Aims To Change Conditions," Manchester Journal (Manchester Center, VT), Jan. 12, 2007 "Family Critical Of Police In Pittsburg Killing," Contra Costa (CA) Times, Jan. 12, 2007 "Patients Argue for Expansion of Medical Marijuana Law," Burlington (VT) Free Press, Jan. 12, 2007 "Arthritis, Rheumatism Cost U.S. $128 Billion," AP / The Mercury News (San Jose, CA), Jan. 12, 2007 "Med Pot Operator Unfazed by Ruling," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), Jan. 10, 2007 "DEA Selective in Medical Marijuana Arrests," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Jan. 9, 2007 "Marijuana Ingredient Reduces Intraocular Pressure," BBS News (Charlotte, NC), Jan. 9, 2007 "Cities Say No to Medical Marijuana," Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Jan. 8, 2007 "How Tri-Valley Cities Keep Cannabis Clubs Canned," The Daily Review (Hayward, CA), Jan. 7, 2007 "Arbiter Could Decide Fate of Tracy Pot Club," The Record (Stockton, CA), Jan. 5, 2007 "Taft Temporarily Prohibits Medical Marijuana Stores," Bakersfield (CA) Californian, Jan. 4, 2007 "The Time Has Come to Stop the War and Reform Our Drug Policies," Times Argus (Barre, VT), Jan. 4, 2007 "Fewer Register To Use Medical Marijuana," Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, Jan. 2, 2007 "Azusa Council Poised To Approve Ban On Pot Dispensaries," AP / San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, Jan. 2, 2007 "Medical Marijuana Groups Claim DEA Unfair," UPI, Jan. 1, 2007 "Marijuana's Only Problem," Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), Dec. 31, 2006 </ |
