Subpoenas worry users of medical marijuana
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- Subpoenas worry users of medical marijuana
- Marijuana cultivation surges in fertile Merced County
- Study fails to show dangers of marijuana
- Study fails to show dangers of marijuana
- Study fails to show dangers of marijuana
Subpoenas worry users of medical marijuana
Seattle Times – Aug 13, 2007
The patients are not targets of the grand jury. A Seattle spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration declined to comment. The subpoenas were served on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, which issues permits to patients and their authorized growers. A second subpoena went to The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, a private Portland clinic where doctors determine whether a patient’s condition would be eased by marijuana. The DEA raided DuPay’s Portland home in June and seized 135 marijuana plants DuPay said he was growing for patients. DuPay, who hosts a local cable-access program on medical marijuana, says he has not been arrested… A Seattle spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration declined to comment. The subpoenas were served on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, which issues permits to patients and their authorized growers. A second subpoena went to The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, a private Portland clinic where doctors determine whether a patient’s condition would be eased by marijuana. The DEA raided DuPay’s Portland home in June and seized 135 marijuana plants DuPay said he was growing for patients. DuPay, who hosts a local cable-access program on medical marijuana, says he has not been arrested. 1, lawyers from the state and from the ACLU, representing the Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, asked Chief U.
Marijuana cultivation surges in fertile Merced County
San Francisco Chronicle – Aug 13, 2007
(AP) — The value of Merced County’s marijuana crop has surpassed the individual value of alfalfa hay, corn silage, chicken eggs and cotton. In 2006, Merced County law enforcement destroyed as much as $87 million worth of pot — about 29,000 plants. This year, law enforcement officials have already surpassed those figures, destroying 36,420 plants with a combined street value of up to $109 million, county officials say. As the prime harvest months of September and October approach, the officials anticipate they will beat the county’s record of 40,000 plants found by the end of the year, a combined value up to $120 million. Just a few years ago, methamphetamine dominated the drug scene in this county near the geographic heart of California… Just a few years ago, methamphetamine dominated the drug scene in this county near the geographic heart of California. Officials believe production of that drug in the county is dropping, thanks in part to new federal controls on ephedrine and other substances used in the drug’s production. However, pot growers are now producing more potent forms of marijuana containing increased levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the plant’s primary active ingredient. ___Information from: Merced Sun-Star,.
Study fails to show dangers of marijuana
Daily Illini – Aug 13, 2007
substring(0, thispageresult. This research has reignited the debate over whether or not marijuana use is safe. The study, conducted in the U. and published in The Lancet, a prestigious European medical journal, concluded that marijuana use can increase the risk of psychotic illnesses by 40 percent for casual users and up to 200 percent for heavy users. The findings scared many, and have the U… This study uses some correlations between drug use and psychosis that imply that marijuana is the cause of this increased risk, but nowhere can it prove this conclusion. What news reports have failed to mention is that in another study on marijuana, published in the same medical journal, it was concluded that: “The smoking of cannabis, even long-term, is not harmful to health. … It would be reasonable to judge cannabis as less of a threat … than alcohol or tobacco. ” So just how does marijuana compare to alcohol and tobacco? For starters, unlike nicotine and alcohol, marijuana does not contain addictive properties. Marijuana is also less dangerous. According to The Drug Awareness Warning Network Annual Report, published by the U.
Study fails to show dangers of marijuana
Daily Illini – Aug 13, 2007
substring(0, thispageresult. He studied marijuana for two years and was shocked to find that it is “remarkably non-toxic. “In 1967 his 10-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, and had terrible nausea and vomiting with every chemotherapy session. He found that when his son smoked marijuana 20 minutes before his chemotherapy, it completely eliminated his son’s nausea and vomiting. Greenspoon’s son only lived another year and a half after that, but he did so with a vastly improved quality of life… He studied marijuana for two years and was shocked to find that it is “remarkably non-toxic. “In 1967 his 10-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, and had terrible nausea and vomiting with every chemotherapy session. He found that when his son smoked marijuana 20 minutes before his chemotherapy, it completely eliminated his son’s nausea and vomiting. Greenspoon’s son only lived another year and a half after that, but he did so with a vastly improved quality of life. On this subject Dr. Greenspoon said: “There is now a growing body of evidence that marijuana is a medically valuable treatment.
Study fails to show dangers of marijuana
Daily Illini – Aug 13, 2007
So it isn’t surprising that in 2001 the Center for Disease Control (CDC) found that over 5,841 men and women died from alcohol abuse and alcoholic dependency. The CDC also found that in 2005, 16,885 people died in alcohol related motor vehicle crashes, which accounts for 39 percent of traffic-related deaths. All other drugs, including marijuana, accounted for 18 percent of deaths, but were most often used with alcohol. And as for tobacco, the CDC also found that 400,000 people in the U. die every year from cigarette smoking. They estimated that one in every five deaths in the US is smoking related… They estimated that one in every five deaths in the US is smoking related. Marijuana has also not been linked to cancer. Another thing we hear a lot about is how marijuana is a “gateway” drug. The theory essentially admits that marijuana use is harmless on its own, but argues that it can lead to the use of more harmful drugs. It’s estimated that 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and between 80 and 100 million have smoked it at some point in their lives. For the gateway theory to ring true we would see most of these people moving onto harder drugs, but there isn’t a single piece of evidence to support this theory. In fact, studies have shown that most people start using alcohol and tobacco before using any other drug.