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Medical Marijuana: Valuable Medicine: at 4500 Years- the Best Record

Dr. Phil Leveque, Physician, Pharmacologist, Toxicologist; is an instrumental aspect of Oregon's evolving medical marijuana laws.

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(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Anybody who reads my postings must know that I am a strong advocate of the above title. I get a ton of bitches and complaints, and usually conclude critiques are talking about Heroin or Oxycontin which are real killers- not marijuana.

Alternatively, because both are smoked, I think they are confusing Marijuana with tobacco which kills about 400,000 U.S. citizens per year. For the entire world it must be in the millions.

Marijuana, whether used for medicine or recreation, has never killed anyone. The worst side effect of Marijuana is falling asleep in front of the refrigerator looking for food.

To me the one of the most important advocates has been 'Granny' Storm Crow who must have expended hundreds of thousands of hours finding and reporting the Medical Journal references for Dr. Tod’s list. There are maybe as many as 10,000 Medical Journal references.

The late Dr. Todd MiKuriya

Among the strongest advocates of Marijuana as medicine is Dr. Tod Mikuriya, who by interviewing thousands of patients reported it is effective for about 200 widely different diseases. Many have scorned this reciting, “they just want to get high (euphoria)”. This euphoria IS a beneficial side effect. Click here to read Tod Mikuriya’s list: Medical Marijuana Use & Miracle Medicine For Dozens Of Diseases.

The next most useful reference is Wikipedia but it is too laborious to discover what you may be seeking.

My own articles on Salem-News.com Staff Page will be easily found!

Marijuana/Cannabis is medically effective for more diseases than any other medicine. In fact, it is more effective and better than at least 50 other medicines. As a Physician/Pharmacologist I predict it will soon be considered the drug of choice for many of these conditions.

Obviously the big drug companies are fighting this like cornered wildcats because they cannot “corner the market”, but several of the major drug companies such as Merck, Parke-Davis and Ely Lilly DID have many cannabis-based medical preparations before it was Federally outlawed in 1938.

This did not stop people from using their effective, safe medicine. My longest patient-users have been using 55 years. The average is about is about 25 years and I have interviewed and successfully treated at least 5000 patients.

Other doctors, especially in California have had as many as 20,000 Marijuana patients. The legalization of Marijuana as medicine by 14 states has increased the number of legal users by hundreds of thousands, and thousands are getting their permits everyday. The majority of these patients have been illegally using it for many years. They just want to become legal and avoid the illogical fear of arrest by scotch drunk cops.

I searched 'Marijuana is Good Medicine'. I found 1000 postings. None will help you.

YES, MARIJUANA IS SPECTACULARLY GOOD MEDICINE!!!


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green jeans October 18, 2010 9:26 pm (Pacific time)

Dr. Leveque thank you for your ongoing efforts regarding cannabis. You Sir are one of my heros ! Keep up the good fight. Thanks Salem-News you all rock!


Suzy Q October 18, 2010 6:07 pm (Pacific time)

So what's the death/accident rate by OSHA for marijuana intoxication on the job? What's the same data for car accidents? People usually refrain from alcohol while at work because of odor, etc. With marijuana workers use it and more will if legalized. For medical reasons I'm for it under an md's supervision, and by mouth(pill) only. The reason you do not see democrats pushing hard for this is because they see what's coming down the line. Even the Netherlands is re-evaluating their open policy. There may be a few victories here and there, but when the powers that be decide to campaign against legalization on a national level, all possible current legalization will be cancelled/rolled back. I miss the days back in the 60's when in places like Oklahoma and Texas, if caught with a joint you got 20 years. These were good policies and they will be back. In time the cartels will be annilihated. Those of you who love the muslims and think they're so peaceful, then look at Sharia Law. I'm sure the fags know their outcome under these peaceniks.

Tim King: So Israel is fine with you because it embraces homosexuality?  Is every single point you make a lie?  Is it part of the program with you guys?  You know nothing about marijuana or Sharia law and Muslim people, give it up.  


Dr. Leveque October 18, 2010 1:35 pm (Pacific time)

Here is Granny Storm's List of Cannabis-helped diseases:
Anti-Anguish,
Addiction Treatment,
Alcoholism Treatment,
ALS,
Alzheimer’s,
Anti-Bacteriacidal,
Anti-Inflammatory,
Anti-Oxidant/Neuroprotectant,
Anxiolytic,
Appetite Stimulant,
Anti-Arthritis,
Anti-Asthma,
Anti-Atherosclerosis,
Anti-Autism,
Anti-Psychotic,
Anti-Hypertensive,
Anti-Cancer,
Anti-Leukemic,
Anti-Hunningtons,
Anti-Nauseant,
Anti-Morning Sickness,
Anti-Cough,
Anti-COPD,
Anti-Crohns/Colitis,
Anti-Depressant,
Anti-Dystonia,
Anti-Epileptic,
Anti-Febril,
Anti-Fibromyalgia,
Anti-Glaucoma,
Anti-Heart Disease, /
ADD/ADHDHepatitis Treatment,
Anti-Herpetic,
Anti-HIV/AIDS,
Anti-Lupus,
Anti-Mad Cow Disease,
Anti-Migraine,
Anti-Multiple Sclerosis,
Anti-MRSA,
Cannabis Neurogenisis,
Anti-Neuropathic Pain,
Neuroprotectant,
Anti-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
Anti-Osteoporesis,
Strong Analgesic,
Anti-Spastic,
Anti-Parkinsonism,
Anti-PTSD,
Anti-Prion Toxicity,
Anti-Pruritis,
Anti-Schizophrenic,
Anti-Psychotic,
Sedative/Hypnotic,
Anti-Spastic – Spinal Cord Injury,
Anti-Stroke/Cerebroprotective,
Anti-Tourettes,
and Anti-Tobacco – Protectant. div


JK October 18, 2010 11:37 am (Pacific time)

Another great article, Dr. Phil (the real one!) Stuck as I am in the land of "W", it is always a pleasure reading your refreshingly pragmatic treatment of what will fast become a hotly contested and hugely controversial issue: Stopping the huge pharmaceutical industry's major polluters of our minds and bodies from killing us by depriving us of the most effective, safe and free! medicine ever known.

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