Dispensing medical marijuana: some halachic parameters.
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- Dispensing medical marijuana: some halachic parameters.
- Former hockey players pleads guilty to selling smuggled marijuana.
- Dr. Denney Sues the DEA, et al
- Altoona police make big drug bust: Two PSU students, one recent grad…
- Mosher In Court
- Drug use report contains startling statistics
Dispensing medical marijuana: some halachic parameters.
Free with registration – Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish… – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 22, 2006
(4) In January 1997, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy asked the Institute of Medicine to assess the potential health benefits and risks of marijuana and its cannabinoid compounds. Their report, released in March 1999, recommends continued research into physiological effects of marijuana’s constituent cannabinoids and their potential therapeutic value for pain relief, including closely monitored clinical trials of smoked marijuana. It has been documented that marijuana is an analgesic for sufferers of nausea related to chemotherapy, appetite and weight loss related to AIDS, migraine headaches, Alzheimer’s, muscle spasms, fibromyalgia, arthritic pain, glaucoma and other conditions. The Institute of Medicine’s report also recommends short-term use of marijuana for patients with debilitating symptoms for whom all approved medications have failed and relief of symptoms could be reasonably expected, with treatment administered under medical supervision and the guidance of an institutional review board. (5) If marijuana is superior to other drugs, and given that there are a number of concerns about its continued usage, we need to analyze a number of pertinent halachic issues to determine if it is permissible to prescribe it according to Jewish law: (6) The issues raised here are not based on opinion or emotion. This essay seeks to open the door to a fuller discussion of the topic based on halachic categories. We are not dealing with legal issues from the perspective of secular law… The United States Supreme Court has determined that medical necessity does not justify the distribution of marijuana despite state laws permitting it. Our discussion is framed by strictly halachic considerations. (7) Since marijuana is still illegal in most places, does the principle of dina d’malchuta dina ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]–lit. , the law of the land is the law) apply? Even where marijuana has been legalized, do the dangerous side effects of the drug militate against its use? Does compassion for the patient override concerns of possible long-term harm? Under which circumstances may a patient put himself into a potentially harmful situation? If the non-medicinal properties of marijuana promote a feeling of well-being so that a patient feels relief, does that constitute a valid reason to write a prescription? A full discussion of the medical, legal and social issues relating to medical marijuana is beyond the scope of this paper and is not my primary focus. Dina D’malchuta Dina The issue of dina d’malchuta dina seems fairly straightforward. We must follow the law of the land in which we live.
Former hockey players pleads guilty to selling smuggled marijuana.
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 22, 2006
Former hockey players pleads guilty to selling smuggled marijuana. | The America’s Intelligence Wire (June, 2006).
Dr. Denney Sues the DEA, et al
CounterPunch – Jun 22, 2006
Earlier this year, when Denney first learned about and protested being lied to by law-enforcement agents, Police Chief Moty and DA Benito contended that it was incidental to their investigation of a local dispensary, Dixon Herbs. As reported in the Redding Record-Searchlight: "The purpose of visiting Denney’s office, Redding police Chief Leonard Moty said, was to obtain signed statements from a physician that could then be used to purchase pot at Dixon Herbs. ‘Many people use (the medicinal marijuana law) as a means to get around illegal use of marijuana,’ Moty said. The investigation into Dixon Herbs ‘demonstrates how easy it is (to get a recommendation). It speaks a little bit to the credibility of the examination. ‘ "Both Moty and District Attorney Jerry Benito said Denney was never the focus of the investigation. ‘Under the medicinal marijuana laws, we cannot touch the doctors in any way,’ Benito said… The collusion between the state agencies and the feds is for no other purpose than to overturn the will of the voters. " Denney has been licensed in California for almost 30 years and has never run afoul of the medical board. He has a cannabis-oriented practice with offices in Sacramento and Orange County, as well as Redding. "I’m confident I can convince a jury that my rights and my patients’ rights were violated, and that government agencies have been conspiring to block the implementation of the medical marijuana law since it was enacted. This goes back to 1996, to [former attorney general] Dan Lungren’s strategy of forcing doctors to appear in court and [former drug czar] Barry McCaffrey’s threat to revoke Tod Mikuriya’s license. " Denney hopes to learn through the discovery process details of the DEA investigation into his practice. The suit cites ITAL Planned Parenthood v.
Altoona police make big drug bust: Two PSU students, one recent grad…
Free with registration – Centre Daily Times – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 22, 2006
| Centre Daily Times (State College, PA) (June, 2006). 22–Altoona police have shut down a major marijuana-growing operation that may have been supplying drug users in Centre County, a state official said Wednesday… –> COPYRIGHT 2006 Centre Daily Times Byline: Adam Smeltz Jun. 22–Altoona police have shut down a major marijuana-growing operation that may have been supplying drug users in Centre County, a state official said Wednesday. Authorities on Sunday discovered 346 marijuana plants growing in the apartment building at 323 Beech Ave. — a find with a reported street value of $519,000. The state attorney general and the Blair.
Mosher In Court
WBKO – Jun 22, 2006
Williams testified he found marijuana in Mosher’s handbag and in her vehicle, that she admitted to using. And preliminary test results from Logan Memorial Hospital show Mosher had marijuana in her system. But Wheeler maintains that marijuana can stay in a person’s system for 30 days after its use, and that it does not give them probable cause to hold Mosher. Logan County Commonwealth Attorney, Charles Orange, says: “Mr. Wheeler is a capable lawyer and his arguments did not go unanticipated… Williams testified he found marijuana in Mosher’s handbag and in her vehicle, that she admitted to using. And preliminary test results from Logan Memorial Hospital show Mosher had marijuana in her system. But Wheeler maintains that marijuana can stay in a person’s system for 30 days after its use, and that it does not give them probable cause to hold Mosher. Logan County Commonwealth Attorney, Charles Orange, says: “Mr. Wheeler is a capable lawyer and his arguments did not go unanticipated. But I believe the facts and the law will control and ultimately win in this situation. ”
Both sides appealed to Judge Sue Carol Browning about what should be done in the case.
Drug use report contains startling statistics
AntiguaSun – Jun 22, 2006
Thirty per cent of the youth, the study claims, reported that boys deliberately burst the condoms to ensure pregnancy, while in cases where sex is exchanged for money the young people are forced to oblige the dictates of the payee, with condom use being minimal. The study also revealed that many young people use drugs including marijuana, Spanish Fly and alcohol deliberately to have sex, with boys sneaking Spanish Fly in drinks for a “quick fix” and with some girls deliberately consuming it, either to experiment or to become sexually active. It also made reference to marijuana and alcohol as being commonly used among youth, with marijuana being the drug of choice with first use age being six years, while youth may experience their first taste of alcohol at age two. The report also looked at the combination of drugs used by youth, indicating that marijuana laced with cocaine (spranga) being the most commonly known combination. It stated that young people were using drugs because of peer pressure, for stress relief, popularity, curiosity and parental influences. A recommendation was made for massive national sensitisation and mobilisation programmes, particularly through greater and more regular use of the media. Maginley, contacted in Washington last week in respect of the startling disclosures in the report said he was awaiting a copy.