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Thursday, Jul 2, 2009
Medical Marijuana News Updates
The Coalition
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ASA Protests Federal DEA Raids in CaliforniaThe medical marijuana activist community comes together for a protest against federal raids on medical facilities. Check out the protest. ( "ASA Protest") Obama Will Not Tolerate Federal DEA RaidsCurrent DEA raids are contrary to President Obama's campaign promises to stop the raids. It is expected that these raids will end once Obama nominates someone to take charge of DEA which is still run by Bush administration holdovers. For more information,( "Bush Holdovers at DEA Continue Pot Raids") Website Highlights Leading Medical Marijuana CasesA website developed by Saint Louis University and the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics has a focus on pain and corresponding state laws. Of particular use, an outline of the leading medical marijuana cases ("Pain and the Law"). Americans for Safe Access has filed suit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles to stop the state from suspending and revoking the driving licenses of medical marijuana patients. For more information, click here. The passage of Prop 1 in Michigan has inspired advocates in other midwestern states to renew their efforts to allow patients in need to have access to medical cannabis. For more on this story, click here. The state of California has issued guidelines designed to help patients, caregivers, and law enforcement navigate their way through that state's medical marijuana law. For more info, click here. A California state appeals court has upheld that state's medical cannabis law. The court dismissed a challenge filed by two counties against the law and against the state's patient ID program. For more information, click here. San Diego and San Bernardino Counties were in the California Court of Appeals, continuing their fight against medical cannabis patients. For more information, click here. New York may potentially enlist as the 13th state in allowing medicinal marijuana use. The latest tactic is television ads. For more information, click here. 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
withheld from them.
Read this lament by
jury member Marney Craig,
"Medical Marijuana: Blind Injustice,"
published by the San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 6, 2003.
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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
Uninformed Can't Seek Out the Course of Justice
-- Read this excellent piece from the March 6, 2003 LA and
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When A Jury Should Just Say No -- Read this excellent piece
from the Feb. 19th San Francisco Chronicle:
Read the news release, "Federal Government Supplies Medical Marijuana to Some While Prosecuting California Patients and Providers" for details. Photos from the news conference also available by clicking here.
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Medical MarijuanaCourtesy of Drug War Facts, a project of Common Sense for Drug Policy.
For additional research on medical marijuana, see this excellent analysis of medical marijuana research by Common Sense for Drug Policy President Kevin B. Zeese and this update from Common Sense for Drug Policy, as well as the Drug War Facts section on marijuana. |
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