Group sues feds over medical marijuana claims
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- Group sues feds over medical marijuana claims
- Long-Term Marijuana Use May Impair Lung Function
- 2 admit possession of marijuana: Police found more than 100 pounds.
- Medical marijuana bill ignites a debate in Oregon Legislature.
- Albany OKs marijuana dispensary.
- DEA stymies science
- Police Bust Three Homes On Same Block With Marijuana
Group sues feds over medical marijuana claims
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 21, 2007
(AP) — Armed with a new study that showed smoking marijuana eased pain in some HIV patients, medical marijuana advocates launched their latest attempt to decriminalize the drug by suing the federal government Wednesday over its claim that pot has no medical value. The lawsuit filed in federal court by Americans for Safe Access accuses the U. Department of Health and Human Services of engaging in “arbitrary and unlawful behavior” that prevents “sick and dying persons from seeking to obtain medicine that could provide them needed, and often lifesaving relief. The Oakland-based advocacy group wants a judge to force the department and the Food and Drug Administration to stop giving out information that casts doubt on the efficacy of marijuana in treating various illnesses… “Not only do I have this profoundly humiliating disability, I smoked pot, and my family has been taught the same addictive narcotic story that I had been. Last week, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco reported in the journal Neurology that a test involving 50 HIV patients showed that those who smoked pot experienced much less pain than those given placebos. Americans for Safe Access said in the lawsuit that Health and Human Services has rejected its requests to retract the assertion that cannabis “has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States,” a position the agency has advertised since 2001. Countering that statement by petitioning the government and distributing evidence that marijuana eases the symptoms of cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV and other conditions has cost Americans for Safe Access more than $100,000, the group said in its suit. Since California voters approved medical marijuana use in 1996, 10 other states have adopted measures protecting qualified patients from state prosecution. They are Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
Long-Term Marijuana Use May Impair Lung Function
Forbes – Feb 21, 2007
07, 12:00 AM ETWEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — People who smokemarijuana for a long time face many of the same kinds ofrespiratory problems — such as phlegm, coughing and wheezing — aslong-term cigarette smokers, say researchers at the Yale School ofMedicine. They reviewed previous studies from 1966 to 2005 that examinedthe association between marijuana and pulmonary function andrespiratory complications. Some of the studies found a link betweenshort-term marijuana use and relaxation and opening of the airpassages. However, other studies identified an association betweenlong-term marijuana use and increased risk of respiratory symptoms,suggestive of obstructive lung disease. The data did not show anassociation between long-term marijuana smoking and airflowobstruction (emphysema), the Yale researchers said… 21 (HealthDay News) — People who smokemarijuana for a long time face many of the same kinds ofrespiratory problems — such as phlegm, coughing and wheezing — aslong-term cigarette smokers, say researchers at the Yale School ofMedicine. They reviewed previous studies from 1966 to 2005 that examinedthe association between marijuana and pulmonary function andrespiratory complications. Some of the studies found a link betweenshort-term marijuana use and relaxation and opening of the airpassages. However, other studies identified an association betweenlong-term marijuana use and increased risk of respiratory symptoms,suggestive of obstructive lung disease. The data did not show anassociation between long-term marijuana smoking and airflowobstruction (emphysema), the Yale researchers said. Their study is published in the current issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. There were several common kinds of limitations in the studiesthey reviewed, the Yale researchers noted.
2 admit possession of marijuana: Police found more than 100 pounds.
Free with registration – Detroit Free Press – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 21, 2007
Charles Richard Ford, 56, and William Michael Earles Sr. , 53, made the plea in Oakland County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Medical marijuana bill ignites a debate in Oregon Legislature.
Free with registration – Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 21, 2007
Medical marijuana bill ignites a debate in Oregon Legislature. | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (February, 2007).
Albany OKs marijuana dispensary.
Free with registration – Contra Costa Times – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 21, 2007
| Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) (February, 2007). 21–The Albany City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance that would allow the establishment of a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. The council, in a u.
DEA stymies science
St. Petersburg Times – Feb 21, 2007
Only marijuana has been limited to a single supplier. It also happens to be the drug most likely to prove benefits for patients suffering from a host of ailments. Twelve states have approved access to medical marijuana for patients who have a doctor's recommendation. Yet, even in those states the DEA continues to treat its use as criminal. For too long federal policy toward marijuana has been grounded in politics rather than science. By keeping such a tight rein on supplies, it almost appears as though the DEA is afraid of what medical science will discover when marijuana is finally put to the test. © 2007 • All Rights Reserved • St… Twelve states have approved access to medical marijuana for patients who have a doctor's recommendation. Yet, even in those states the DEA continues to treat its use as criminal. For too long federal policy toward marijuana has been grounded in politics rather than science. By keeping such a tight rein on supplies, it almost appears as though the DEA is afraid of what medical science will discover when marijuana is finally put to the test. © 2007 • All Rights Reserved • St. Petersburg
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Police Bust Three Homes On Same Block With Marijuana
NBC6.net – Feb 21, 2007
“Nobody ever seemed to be living there though. A man would show up every so often and do gardening and maybe go in the house for a few moments. “Police said they seized 91 mature marijuana trees at the first home, 48 mature marijuana trees at the second home and 112 mature marijuana trees at the third residence on the block. The total street value of these drugs is $2 million. “We couldn’t quite figure out what was going on there,” Hayden said. Police said each home that contained the clandestine labs also contained laboratory equipment and paraphernalia commonly used in marijuana growth. Police arrested three men in connection to the marijuana homes, but police said they are still trying to figure out if the three men were working together… “We couldn’t quite figure out what was going on there,” Hayden said. Police said each home that contained the clandestine labs also contained laboratory equipment and paraphernalia commonly used in marijuana growth. Police arrested three men in connection to the marijuana homes, but police said they are still trying to figure out if the three men were working together. Just two months ago, police said they discovered another marijuana growth house on the same street. Police believe that at any given time, there were four marijuana growth homes in the same area. The investigation is ongoing.