Calif. Firms Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users
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- Calif. Firms Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users
- Marijuana Withdrawal As Bad As Withdrawal From Cigarettes
- Raid nets underground marijuana stash
- Opinion: Our View - Friday | state, right, marijuana : Gazette.com
- Cannabis factory raided by police
Calif. Firms Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users
Washington Post - Jan 25, 2008
The 5 to 2 ruling came in a state that was the first to legalize cannabis for medical use but has followed up with ambiguity and ambivalence about making it a reality. In the latest ruling, the high court said a. Ross showed RagingWire Inc… Ross showed RagingWire Inc. a copy of his physician’s recommendation to smoke the drug to relieve chronic back pain from three lumbar vertebrae fractured when he fell off the wing of an F-16 as an Air Force mechanic in 1983. “From 1999 when my doctor started recommending medical marijuana, I can stop that spasm from getting into a knot and I don’t need any pain medication,” said Ross, adding he smokes only when he experiences spasms. “Prior to 1999 I was carted off in an ambulance a half a dozen times. Since 1999, only once. “But the company fired him, arguing that drug use was illegal under federal law. "What are they supposed to do?" said Deborah La Fetra of the Pacific Legal Foundation, which filed a brief supporting the company.
Marijuana Withdrawal As Bad As Withdrawal From Cigarettes
Science Daily - Science Daily (press release) - Jan 25, 2008
, of the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Admissions in substance abuse treatment facilities in which marijuana was the primary problem substance have more than doubled since the early 1990s and now rank similar to cocaine and heroin with respect to total number of yearly treatment episodes in the United States, says Vandrey… Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Admissions in substance abuse treatment facilities in which marijuana was the primary problem substance have more than doubled since the early 1990s and now rank similar to cocaine and heroin with respect to total number of yearly treatment episodes in the United States, says Vandrey. He points out that a lack of data, until recently, has led to cannabis withdrawal symptoms not being characterized or included in medical reference literature such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, (DSM-IV) or the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10). Since the drafting of the DSM-IV in 1994, an increasing number of studies have surfaced suggesting that cannabis has significant withdrawal symptoms. What makes Vandrey’s recent study unique is that it is the first study that compares marijuana withdrawal symptoms to withdrawal symptoms that are clinically recognized by the medical community - specifically the tobacco withdrawal syndrome. "Since tobacco withdrawal symptoms are well documented and included in the DSM-IV and the IDC-10, we can infer from the results of this comparison that marijuana withdrawal is also clinically significant and should be included in these reference materials and considered as a target for improving treatment outcomes," says Vandrey. Vandrey added that this is the first "controlled" comparison of the two withdrawal syndromes in that data was obtained using rigorous scientific methods - abstinence from drugs was confirmed objectively, procedures were identical during each abstinence period, and abstinence periods occurred in a random order.
Raid nets underground marijuana stash
The Age - Jan 25, 2008
Police raided a house in Neal Road, Deer Park, at 11. 20pm afterinvestigations revealed a hydroponic marijuana crop may be on theproperty. They searched the home and found a power bypass in the roof. The supply was followed to a closet where the occupants hadremoved floorboards to get under the house… The supply was followed to a closet where the occupants hadremoved floorboards to get under the house. Police believe the residents dug into the earth under the houseto fashion rooms suitable for growing marijuana plants. In these underground rooms police found about 75 marijuanaplants. A 47-year-old woman from Deer Park and a 45-year-old Deer Parkman have been arrested and are assisting police with theirinquiries. Senior Constable David Fitzgerald said the house was built onstilts and the pair had allegedly dug down and constructed threesmall rooms beneath the house, with an entrance via a cupboard inthe kitchen. “If you were small enough you could crouch down, crouch throughthe cupboard and get into these three little rooms down below,” hesaid. The 47-year-old woman was charged and bailed to appear in theSunshine Magistrates Court.
Opinion: Our View - Friday | state, right, marijuana : Gazette.com
Colorado Springs Gazette - Jan 25, 2008
When Ross failed a drug test, his employer promptly fired him. Ross had proof-positive that his drug use was legal. He had a medical marijuana card authorizing him to use the drug for treatment of pain from a back injury sustained while serving in the United States Air Force. Despite his condition and his card — and despite an injury sustained while serving his country — the California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the company’s decision to fire him. Based on an Associated Press report, the company — Ragingwire, Inc. , a small telecommunications firm in Sacramento — argued that federal law does not recognize marijuana deregulation in California and 11 other states, including Colorado… He had a medical marijuana card authorizing him to use the drug for treatment of pain from a back injury sustained while serving in the United States Air Force. Despite his condition and his card — and despite an injury sustained while serving his country — the California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the company’s decision to fire him. Based on an Associated Press report, the company — Ragingwire, Inc. , a small telecommunications firm in Sacramento — argued that federal law does not recognize marijuana deregulation in California and 11 other states, including Colorado.
Cannabis factory raided by police
BBC News - Jan 25, 2008
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